Friday TV Ratings 7/4/25: Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Heavily Down from 2024, Resident Alien Jumps in Earlier Time Slot, WWE SmackDown Drops [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC's broadcast of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks (0.39) declined by 35% from last year in the Adults 18-49 demographic (0.60), but the 10 p.m. repeat (0.42) actually grew from there. Reruns of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.19) and 20/20 (0.15) aired on ABC. CBS was a notch below that with encores of NCIS: Sydney (0.11/0.11) and Fire Country (0.10). Repeats of MasterChef (0.20) and The 1% Club (0.10) aired on Fox. The CW's Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular (0.07) built on the rerun of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.06) that led into it. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 6/27/25: WWE SmackDown Rises and Easily Leads the Night, NASCAR XFinity Solid for CW, NHL Draft Respectable [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NASCAR Xfinity (0.08) gave the CW a fairly decent rating on Friday night, albeit it was still behind the other broadcast network offerings. ABC went with encores of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.22) and 20/20 (0.14). CBS aired repeats of Fire Country (0.20) and Grammy Greats (0.13). NBC re-aired episodes of Happy's Place (0.14/0.13) and Dateline (0.16). Fox's reruns of MasterChef (0.13) and Secret Service (0.12) were a few ticks above the week-ago encores. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 6/13/25: NBA Finals Rise for Game 4, World Cup Special Low, WWE SmackDown and On Patrol: Live Drop [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The NBA Finals (2.66, +0.06) rose slightly in game four, and that was more than enough to make ABC the top-rated network on Friday night. NBC aired repeats of Happy's Place (0.17), St. Denis Medical (0.12), and Dateline (0.14). CBS went with encores of Fire Country (0.19) and Ringo & Friends at the Ryman (0.10). FIFA World Cup 26: One Year to Go (0.09) disappointed on Fox, but a rerun of The Snake (0.08) went even lower. Repeats of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) and Masters of Illusion (0.05/0.05) were close behind on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday Cable Ratings 5/10/24: BMF Steady for Finale, Real Time with Bill Maher Ties All-Time Low, NBA Playoffs Rise

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 5/10/24. Items of note include Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, the season finale of BMF on Starz, and NBA Playoffs on ESPN.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)

Friday Cable Ratings 4/26/24: Real Time with Bill Maher and BMF Stable, NFL Draft Drops, NBA Playoffs Dominate

Below are the top 50 programs on cable on Friday, 4/26/24. Items of note include Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, BMF on Starz, and NBA Playoffs on ESPN.

(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in purple or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)