Friday TV Ratings 7/2/21: Weaker Stanley Cup Leads, SmackDown Slips, Emergency Call Ends Down (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: NBC's telecast of game 3 of the 'Stanley Cup Finals' (0.5) was just strong enough to surpass all programs on the other networks. In a close second, Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.4) lost a tenth from last week's installment. 'Emergency Call' (0.3) inched down for its season (series?) finale on ABC and led into an encore of '20/20' (0.3). CBS got the same rating all night long from a rerun of 'Magnum PI' (0.2) and a double-pump of 'Blue Bloods' (0.2/0.2). The CW failed to even register in the Nielsen system, with an original 'Dynasty' (0.0) losing a tenth and tying its 'Charmed' repeat lead-in (0.0).

Finals Update: Stanley Cup Game 3 (+0.2), WWE SmackDown (+0.1), Emergency Call (+0.1), and the repeat of 20/20 (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 6/25/21: Daytime Emmys Abysmal, Olympic Gymnastic Trials Easily Lead (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: NBC's broadcast of the 'Olympic Gymnastics Trials' (0.7) managed to bring back some life to Friday nights. The 'Trials' telecast topped usual champion 'WWE Smackdown' (0.5), the latter of which was steady with last week on Fox. A 10pm 'Dateline' original (0.5) noticeably benefited from the stronger 'Olympics' lead-in. On ABC, 'Emergency Call' (0.3) was on-par with its previous episode and led into a '20/20' encore (0.3). CBS's showing of the '48th Daytime Emmy Awards' (0.2) completely tanked at 8, even by Friday standards. A repeat of 'Blue Bloods' (0.2) matched the ceremony at 10. 'Charmed' (0.1) and 'Dynasty' (0.1) posted the same rating as the week prior on the CW.

Finals Update: US Olympic Gymnastics Trials (+0.1) and Emergency Call (+0.1) adjusted up. Dateline NBC (-0.1) adjusted down.

Friday TV Ratings 6/18/21: Juneteenth Special Very Low, SmackDown Leads, Olympic Trials Rise from US Open (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: In rather predictable news, Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.5) outdid all other broadcasts in the 18-49 demographic and matched its last installment. NBC was steady with yesterday with the 'U.S. Open Golf Championship' (0.3). That was followed by 'Olympic Swimming Trials' (0.4) and 'Track & Field Trials' (0.4). On ABC, 'Emergency Call' (0.3) shed a tenth and led into a low-rated 'Juneteenth' special (0.2). CBS had another batch of 'Magnum PI' (0.3/0.2) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.2) reruns. The CW was flat all-around with 'Charmed' (0.1) and 'Dynasty' (0.1). 

Finals Update: The repeats of 'Blue Bloods' (+0.1) and 'Magnum PI' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 6/11/21: Minions Very Low on NBC, WWE SmackDown Slips but Remains #1, Emergency Call Steady (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.4) lost a tenth but still tied '20/20' for the honor of being the highest-rated program of the night. ABC's 'Emergency Call' (0.3) shed a tenth but matched its week-ago preliminary rating. '20/20' (0.4) similarly ticked down in the 9pm slot. CBS went with reruns of 'Magnum PI' (0.3/0.2) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.2). NBC's broadcast of 2015 animated film 'Minions' (0.2) completely tanked at 8. 'Dateline' (0.3) picked up the slack from there. 'Charmed' (0.1) held even as 'Dynasty' (0.1) inched up on the CW.

Finals Update: WWE SmackDown (+0.1), Emergency Call (+0.1), Minions (+0.1) and the repeat of Blue Bloods (+0.1) adjusted up.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 3: ABC Sunday Game Shows Enter as Locks to Return

Summer moves onward with the returns of multiple shows in the past week, including ABC's Sunday game show lineup, Fox's Beat Shazam and the midseason premiere of Emergency Call. Keep reading for initial predictions for all of these shows, plus an initial prediction for Small Fortune.