Friday TV Ratings 1/2/26: RuPaul’s Drag Race Returns Lower, Holiday Bowl Easily Leads Quiet Night, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Encore is Top Non-Sports Program on Repeat-Filled Night [+ Analysis]

Fox's Holiday Bowl broadcast (0.40) was Friday night's highest-rated program by a comfortable margin. On ABC, 20/20 (0.19) fell behind the repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.24) that led into it. NBC aired repeats of Happy's Place (0.19), Stumble (0.14), and Dateline (0.21). CBS aired encores of Sheriff Country (0.16), Fire Country (0.13), and Boston Blue (0.08). The CW aired reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Holiday Bowl: AZ v. SMU	0.40	7	2.39	Fox
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R)	0.24	4	3.00	ABC
	Happy's Place (R)	0.19	3	2.08	NBC
	Sheriff Country (R)	0.16	3	2.87	CBS
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.03	1	0.45	CW
8:30 PM	Stumble (R)	0.14	3	1.35	NBC
9 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.21	4	2.05	NBC
	20/20	0.19	3	2.56	ABC
	Fire Country (R)	0.13	2	1.95	CBS
	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.02	0	0.35	CW
10 PM	Boston Blue (R)	0.08	1	1.91	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.28	N/A
NHL	TNT	0.24	N/A
RuPaul's Drag Race	MTV	0.21	N/A
Gold Rush	Discovery	0.14	N/A
Untucked	MTV	0.10	N/A
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.09	N/A
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.08	N/A
Hannity	Fox News	0.07	N/A
Men's College Basketball	ESPN2	0.07	N/A
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.06	N/A
NHL	TruTV	0.05	N/A
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.04	N/A
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.04	N/A
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.03	N/A
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.03	N/A
Power Book IV: Force	Starz	0.02	N/A
NewsNight	CNN	0.02	N/A