Friday TV Ratings 10/23/26: A Tepid Start for Newlyweds, Happy’s Place Returns Up from Finale but Down from Season Average, World Series Slightly Below 2025 Start (Updated with Cable)

Analysis to come.

Friday TV Ratings 10/16/26: Hallmark Countdown to Christmas Starts Up in Demo but Down 30% in Viewers from 2025 with Tis the Season for Setups, Sheriff Country and Fire Country Slide, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Tops Non-Sports Programming

Analysis to come.

ABC Renew/Cancel Week 3: Abbott Elementary Will Remain in Session

This week on the ABC Renew/Cancel, a look at ABC's most senior comedy, and a prediction change for a veteran reality series!

Friday TV Ratings 10/9/26: Sheriff Country Soars to New Series High for Season Two Premiere, Fire Country and Boston Blue Also Return Higher, Anna Pigeon Ends Down [+ Analysis]

CBS drama Sheriff Country (0.39) soared to a new series high in its premiere, putting it within striking distance of Fox's college football broadcast (0.45) among adults 18-49. Fire Country (0.31) and Boston Blue (0.25) also had robust returns. Over on ABC, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.32, +0.02) and 20/20 (0.28, +0.04) were both up, while NBC's Dateline (0.19, -0.01) ticked down. College football on the CW (0.06) was at a modest level. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

ABC Renew/Cancel Week 2: Scrubs Returns Under the Weather

This week on the ABC Renew/Cancel, several new shows join the fold, including the second season of the revival of a beloved 2000s sitcom. Plus, news about ABC's midseason scheduling hints at the renewal odds of some of ABC's crime dramas.