Friday TV Ratings 4/10/26: ABC Dominates Coverage of Artemis II Return, Fire Country Builds on Sheriff Country, Happy’s Place Ticks Up [+ Analysis]

Coverage of the Artemis II return brought some life back to broadcast on Friday night. ABC's coverage (1.85) easily led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, while NBC (0.73) placed a distant second. CBS (0.5) came in last among the big three, but this rating still doubled that of last week's Sheriff Country (0.25). After the coverage, NBC's Happy's Place (0.23, +0.01) ticked up, but Dateline (0.19, -0.07) plummeted. Sheriff Country (0.23, -0.02) and Boston Blue (0.17, -0.02) slipped on CBS, while Fire Country (0.27, +0.02) rose. ABC's 20/20 (0.24, +0.01) inched up. UFL on Fox (0.1) did not impress. The American Bible Challenge (0.02, -0.02) declined on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Artemis II: Coming Home	1.85	22	12.01	ABC
	Artemis II Splashdown	0.73	9	5.16	NBC
	CBS News: Artemis II Return To Earth	0.50	6	5.25	CBS
	UFL: Orlando v. Louisville	0.10	1	0.67	Fox
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.05	1	0.37	CW
8:30 PM	Celebrity Jeopardy! (R)	0.48	6	3.90	ABC
	Happy's Place	0.23	3	2.72	NBC
	Sheriff Country	0.23	3	4.50	CBS
9 PM	20/20	0.24	3	2.73	ABC
	Dateline NBC	0.19	3	2.14	NBC
	The American Bible Challenge	0.02	0	0.28	CW
9:30 PM	Fire Country	0.27	4	3.98	CBS
10:30 PM	Boston Blue	0.17	2	3.43	CBS