Friday TV Ratings 6/24/22: Daytime Emmys Low, Stanley Cup Rises for Game 5, WWE Smackdown Slips (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The '49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards' (0.21) lost two-hundredths when compared to the 48th ceremony (0.23) and did little to boost CBS's Friday night lineup. Earlier in the night, 'Come Dance With Me' (0.20, +0.02) grew by two-hundredths for its season finale. Game 5 of the '2022 Stanley Cup Finals' (1.49, +0.18) impressed on ABC and rose by nearly two-tenths from the previous one. Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.53, -0.04) declined by four-hundredths but was still the strongest broadcast outside of the 'Stanley Cup'. NBC got 0.3s from reruns of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.26) and 'Dateline NBC' (0.31). The CW's 'Dynasty' (0.03, -0.01) shed a hundredth and trailed the encore of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.08) that led into it. 

Finals Update: '2022 Stanley Cup Game 5' (+0.7) and the repeat of 'American Ninja Warrior' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Dynasty' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Friday TV Ratings 6/17/22: Dateline Amber Heard Interview Weak, Juneteenth and Watergate Specials Very Low, WWE SmackDown Bounces Back (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC attempted to mine for ratings gold by airing a 'Dateline' interview with Johnny Depp's ex-wife Amber Heard (0.27), but the telecast made almost no noise in the 8PM hour. Though it did rate higher than Fox's TMZ special about the Depp-Heard debacle (0.17), this number was a good bit below last week's normal edition of 'Dateline' (0.40). The peacock network slipped even more from there with a rerun of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.16). ABC had even less luck with 'Sound of Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration' (0.24), but a rerun of '20/20' (0.32) picked up the pace from there. CBS series 'Come Dance with Me' (0.18, -0.02) dropped by two-hundredths and led into a 'Watergate' special (0.14) that probably would have done better a couple decades ago. On the Fox network, wrestling program 'WWE Smackdown' (0.57, +0.13) shot up to a shockingly strong rating and topped the night altogether. The CW had reruns of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.07) and 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.05/0.05).

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary ratings.

Friday TV Ratings 6/10/22: Charmed Ends Steady, NBA Finals Inches Down for Game 4, Come Dance With Me Rises (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Game four of the 'NBA Finals' (3.63, -0.02) dropped by two-hundredths in the Adults 18-49 demographic and tied the 2022 low set by game one (3.63). Though it went below the second (3.71) and third (3.65) games in the Nielsen ratings department, this was actually the most-watched of the four in terms of total viewership and the first to cross the 12 million mark. Before the game, ABC had its usual duo of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (0.46, -0.05) and 'NBA Countdown' (0.82, -0.02). These two also experienced some minor slippage but still eclipsed everything on the other networks. On Fox, 'WWE Smackdown' (0.44, -0.03) lost three-hundredths in the face of legitimate competition. CBS series 'Come Dance With Me' (0.20, +0.02) recovered a bit from last week's fall and led into encores of 'Magnum PI' (0.17) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.21). NBC went with a repeat of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.23) and a rising 'Dateline' (0.40, +0.12). The CW's 'Charmed' (0.07) held steady on series finale night and was followed by reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.06/0.05).

Finals Update: Game 4 of the 'NBA Finals' (+1.3) and a repeat of 'Magnum PI' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (-0.6), 'NBA Countdown' (-0.2), and the rerun of 'American Ninja Warrior' (-0.1) adjusted down. The chart below reflects these changes. 

Friday TV Ratings 6/3/22: WWE SmackDown Leads Quiet Night, Charmed and Dynasty Post Small Gains (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's 'WWE SmackDown' (0.47, +0.04) rose by four-hundredths and reigned victorious on a very quiet Friday evening. ABC's rerun of 'Shark Tank' (0.38) and '20/20' (0.46) were close behind but neither could beat out the wrestling program. Though it was starting to look a little healthier in the past two weeks, CBS's 'Come Dance With Me' (0.18, -0.07) plunged to a new series low in the 8PM timeslot. Repeats of 'Magnum PI' (0.17) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.21) filled out the rest of CBS's evening. NBC had a modest rerun of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.21) and a passable 'Dateline' (0.28). On the CW, 'Charmed' (0.07, +0.02) and 'Dynasty' (0.04, +0.01) rose ever so slightly. 

Finals Update: 'WWE SmackDown' (+0.1) and repeats of '20/20' (+0.1) and 'Shark Tank' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 5/27/22: The Blacklist Inches Up for Finale, WWE SmackDown Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC drama 'The Blacklist' (0.24, +0.01) wrapped up its ninth season with a predictably meager rating but at least managed to scrape together an extra hundredth for said season finale. The 'Dateline' rerun (0.29) that came after 'Blacklist' ended up growing from it by five-hundredths. ABC's 'Together As One' Soul of a Nation special about Asian-Americans (0.27) was unremarkable in the 8PM hour and lost out to the '20/20' encore (0.28) that followed it. 'Come Dance With Me' (0.25, -0.01) shed a single hundredth on CBS and led into weakened repeats of 'Magnum PI' (0.19) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.21). On Fox, 'WWE Smackdown' (0.43, -0.02) was two-hundredths lower than last week but easily topped the night. The CW's 'Charmed' (0.05, -0.01) dropped by a hundredth as 'Dynasty' (0.03) tied its week-ago broadcast. 

Finals Update: 'Together As One' (+0.1) and repeats of 'Dateline NBC' (+0.1) and '20/20' (+0.1) adjusted up.