Friday TV Ratings 7/19/24: Inspiring America: Team USA Special Weak, WWE SmackDown Easily Leads, On Patrol: Live Stable [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC's Inspiring America: Team USA special (0.19) underwhelmed in the 8 p.m. time slot and lost to the Dateline rerun (0.21) that aired at 9. Fox's WWE Smackdown (0.65, -0.05) remained in the lead despite a decline. ABC had a strong Jeopardy! Masters rerun (0.28), but the 20/20 encore (0.16) dropped noticeably from there. CBS's Lingo (0.13, -0.03) slipped in a one-off 10 p.m. showing. The Big Bakeover (0.04, -0.01), Totally Funny Animals (0.04, -0.04), and Totally Funny Kids (0.04, -0.03) all declined on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 7/12/24: Shark Week Hits Another All-Time Low, WWE SmackDown Returns to #1, Lingo Drops [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: WWE Smackdown (0.70, +0.04) inched up on Fox and was the top-rated program of the night for the first time in over a month. CBS's Lingo (0.16, -0.05) declined and was followed by encores of SWAT (0.13) and Blue Bloods (0.14). ABC's repeat of Jeopardy! Masters (0.24) trumped NBC's encores of Night Court (0.13/0.11), but NBC's Dateline rerun (0.19) beat ABC's 20/20 repeat (0.17). The Big Bakeover (0.05, +0.02) was up slightly on the CW, while Totally Funny Animals (0.08, +0.06) and Totally Funny Kids (0.07, +0.05) surged. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 7/5/24: President Biden Interview Draws Strong Ratings, WWE SmackDown Takes Second, Lingo Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: George Stephanopoulos's interview with President Joe Biden was a roaring success for ABC. The interview garnered a 0.7 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic and passed the eight-million mark in total viewership, making it the top program of the night. Viewers quickly fled from there, as reruns of Jeopardy! Masters (0.26) and 20/20 (0.22) were nowhere near Biden. Fox's WWE Smackdown (0.66, 0.00) assumed second place in the key demo yet again, with this serving as its fourth week being blocked from the top spot. On CBS, Lingo (0.21, +0.02) increased in size. NBC went with repeats of Night Court (0.15) and Dateline (0.16). On the CW, The Big Bakeover (0.03, -0.01), Totally Funny Animals (0.02, -0.03), and Totally Funny Kids (0.02, -0.03) all declined.

Friday TV Ratings 6/28/24: Women’s Gymnastics and Track & Field Olympic Trials Dominate, WWE SmackDown Slips [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The US Olympic Trials (0.80/0.80) remained a force on NBC, with the Women's Gymnastics portion topping the night in both Adults 18-49 ratings and total viewership. On Fox, WWE Smackdown (0.66, -0.07) slowed down a bit and remained in second place for the third-straight week, a rarity for a series that usually outrates all competitors. CBS's Lingo (0.19, 0.00) matched its week-ago rating, while 20/20 (0.25, -0.05) slipped on ABC. The Big Bakeover (0.04, 0.00) and Totally Funny Animals (0.05, 0.00) were stable on the CW, but Totally Funny Kids (0.05, +0.01) inched up.

Friday TV Ratings 6/21/24: Stanley Cup Slightly Down, Olympic Trials Jump for Track & Field Trials, WWE SmackDown Climbs [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In game 6, the Stanley Cup (1.11, -0.02) inched down but still topped the night, giving ABC its second Friday-night victory in a row. WWE Smackdown (0.73, +0.21) soared on Fox, but it had to settle for second place once more. On NBC, the track & field portion of the US Olympic Trials (0.53) sported a higher rating than the swimming portion (0.39) that aired before it. CBS's Lingo (0.19, +0.01) picked up a hundredth and led into repeats of SWAT (0.12) and Blue Bloods (0.14). The Big Bakeover (0.04, +0.02) doubled last week's premiere rating on the CW. Later in the night, Totally Funny Animals (0.05, +0.02) and Totally Funny Kids (0.04, +0.02) were also up.