Friday TV Ratings 11/7/25: Stumble Stumbles Out of the Starting Gate, Happy’s Place Returns as Top Entertainment Program of the Night, Fire Country Holds Steady at Series Low [+ Analysis]

New comedy Stumble (0.18) had a relatively lackluster start on NBC, dropping noticeably from the season premiere of Happy's Place (0.25). At nine, Dateline (0.19, +0.01) inched up. On CBS, Sheriff Country (0.22, -0.04) declined, Fire Country (0.18, 0.00) held steady, and Boston Blue (0.16, +0.01) grew slightly. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.19, +0.04) and 20/20 (0.18, +0.06) recovered on ABC. Fox's college football broadcast (0.44) topped the night in the key demo. On the CW, Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.06, +0.02) rose, but Masters of Illusion (0.03, -0.02) slipped. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Happy's Place (P)	0.25	4	3.01	NBC
	Sheriff Country	0.22	4	4.63	CBS
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	0.19	3	2.61	ABC
	Doc (R)	0.11	2	0.85	Fox
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	0.06	1	0.53	CW
8:30 PM	Stumble (Series Premiere)	0.18	3	2.02	NBC
9 PM	College Football: Northwestern v. USC	0.44	N/A	1.91	Fox
	Dateline NBC	0.19	3	2.57	NBC
	20/20	0.18	3	2.31	ABC
	Fire Country	0.18	3	3.86	CBS
	Masters of Illusion	0.03	1	0.37	CW
10 PM	Boston Blue	0.16	3	4.00	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
College Basketball: KS v. NC	ESPN	0.33	1.37
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.26	1.14
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.15	2.51
College Football: Houston v. UCF	FS1	0.15	0.65
Everything on the Menu	USA	0.13	0.53
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.11	2.70
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.08	0.68
College Basketball: Georgetown v. MD	FS1	0.08	0.30
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.07	0.66
Hannity	Fox News	0.07	1.94
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.05	1.12
NewsNight	CNN	0.05	0.59
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.04	1.04
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.04	1.02
Mistletoe Murders	Hallmark	0.04	0.77
Mistletoe Murders	Hallmark	0.03	0.77
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	0.03	0.51