Friday TV Ratings 3/6/26: Happy’s Place Jumps to Season High, Stumble Also Rises, Sheriff Country and Fire Country Rebound [+ Analysis]

NBC sitcom Happy's Place (0.33, +0.09) jumped to a new season high on Friday night, and Stumble (0.23, +0.07) also rose substantially. Dateline (0.20, 0.00), however, held steady at nine, tying ABC's 20/20 (0.20, +0.04). Sheriff Country (0.27, +0.12) and Fire Country (0.22, +0.08) soared on CBS, but Boston Blue (0.16, +0.01) was only up slightly. Baseball on Fox (0.7) outpaced all other over-the-air competitors in the key demographic. Repeats of Penn & Teller (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	2026 World Baseball Classic: USA v. Brazil	0.70	10	2.64	Fox
	Happy's Place	0.33	5	3.24	NBC
	Sheriff Country	0.27	4	5.10	CBS
	RJ Decker (R)	0.15	2	2.32	ABC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.03	0	0.45	CW
8:30 PM	Stumble	0.23	3	1.89	NBC
9 PM	Fire Country	0.22	3	3.79	CBS
	20/20	0.20	3	2.32	ABC
	Dateline NBC	0.20	3	2.26	NBC
	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.02	0	0.30	CW
10 PM	Boston Blue	0.16	2	3.50	CBS