Friday TV Ratings 10/17/25: Boston Blue and Sheriff Country Have Uneventful Debuts, Fire Country Returns Down, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Slips [+ Analysis]

CBS drama Fire Country (0.30) returned down from its April finale, but it was still several ticks above the disappointing series debut of Sheriff Country (0.22). At ten, Boston Blue (0.23) grew from there for its launch. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, 0.00) tied its last episode on ABC, and 20/20 (0.21, +0.05) bounced back. On Brand (0.15, -0.02) and Dateline (0.17, -0.03) dipped on NBC. College football on Fox (0.49) was ahead of the other broadcast network offerings. Penn & Teller (0.04, -0.01) declined on the CW, but Masters of Illusion (0.05, +0.02) jumped. Key: (P) = premiere.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	College Football: NE v. MN	0.49	7	2.66	Fox
	Fire Country (P)	0.30	5	4.11	CBS
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	0.27	4	2.76	ABC
	On Brand with Jimmy Fallon	0.15	2	1.45	NBC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	0.04	1	0.38	CW
9 PM	Sheriff Country (Series Premiere)	0.22	3	4.38	CBS
	20/20	0.21	3	2.66	ABC
	Dateline NBC	0.17	3	1.99	NBC
	Masters of Illusion	0.05	1	0.30	CW
10 PM	Boston Blue (Series Premiere)	0.23	4	4.68	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
College Football: Louisville v. Miami	ESPN	0.83	3.41
MLB ALCS: Blue Jays v. Mariners	FS1	0.76	3.95
MLB NLCS: Brewers v. Dodgers	TBS	0.71	3.51
College Football: NC v. CA	ESPN	0.49	1.58
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.28	1.18
MLB NLCS: Brewers v. Dodgers	TruTV	0.23	0.96
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.12	2.64
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.11	2.38
The Rainmaker	USA	0.09	0.62
Hannity	Fox News	0.08	2.05
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.05	1.29
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.48
Mistletoe Murders	Hallmark	0.04	0.62
Mistletoe Murders	Hallmark	0.04	0.60
NewsNight	CNN	0.04	0.56
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.03	0.49
Andrew Young: Dirty Work	MSNBC	0.02	0.91
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	0.02	0.53
Vampirina: Teenage Vampire	Disney	0.02	0.09