Friday TV Ratings 11/8/24: Trivia at St. Nick’s Solid on Hallmark, Happy’s Place and Shark Tank Rise, Fire Country Slips but Still Leads Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC sitcom Happy's Place (0.27, +0.02) finally stopped its slide, but Lopez vs Lopez (0.18, 0.00) was unable to rise alongside it. In the 9 p.m. hour, a sinking Dateline (0.17, -0.07) lost to a stable edition of ABC's 20/20 (0.24, 0.00). Shark Tank (0.26, +0.01) ticked up in the 8 p.m. hour. SWAT (0.31, -0.01), Fire Country (0.35, -0.02), and Blue Bloods (0.28, -0.05) slipped on CBS. Fox aired a repeat of Accused (0.15) and college football (0.35). Inside the NFL (0.03, -0.01) dropped on the CW and led into an anemic Joan finale (0.01, -0.01). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Friday TV Ratings 11/1/24: Shark Tank and Fire Country Rise to Season Highs, Happy’s Place Drops Again, WWE SmackDown Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC mainstays Shark Tank (0.25, +0.05) and 20/20 (0.24, +0.06) gained some momentum after being crushed by the World Series last week, enough so that Tank was able to set a new season high. CBS was also up across the board with dramas SWAT (0.32, +0.05), Fire Country (0.37, +0.03), and Blue Bloods (0.33, +0.08). NBC sitcoms Happy's Place (0.25, -0.04) and Lopez vs Lopez (0.18, -0.03) declined, but Dateline (0.24, 0.00) held steady. Whose Line (0.06, +0.01) ticked up on the CW, but Joan (0.02, -0.01) dipped. Fox aired repeats of The Masked Singer (0.13) and The Floor (0.14). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 10/18/24: Happy’s Place Off to Solid Start, Shark Tank and SWAT Return with New Lows, WNBA Finals Jump, Countdown to Christmas Starts Lower with ’Twas the Date Before Christmas [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Reba McEntire sitcom Happy's Place (0.35) had a successful launch on NBC and led into the season premiere of Lopez vs Lopez (0.25). Dateline (0.21, +0.01) picked up a hundredth at 9. Over on ABC, Shark Tank (0.24) faltered in its return but seemed to help 20/20 (0.23, +0.04). CBS dramas SWAT (0.28) and Fire Country (0.35) were down from their May finales, but Blue Bloods (0.30) was up. Fox's Oregon/Purdue college football game (0.48) topped broadcast. Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.05, -0.04) and Joan (0.03, -0.02) declined on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. 

Friday TV Ratings 10/11/24: Padres/Dodgers MLB Playoff Game Dominates, Big Brother Clip Show Modest, Joan Rises in New Slot [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Fox led the way on Friday night as their Padres/Dodgers MLB game (1.77) dominated in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On CBS, a Big Brother clip show (0.26) was the top non-sports offering of the night. Reruns of The Summit (0.14) and Ghosts (0.12) followed. ABC aired a Latinos in Hollywood special (0.18) and a rising 20/20 (0.19, +0.02). Dateline (0.20, -0.05) declined on NBC. The CW's Joan (0.05, +0.02) was up in its move to Friday nights. Whose Line (0.09, +0.03) also grew. Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/2/24: The Masked Singer and The Floor Slide, Chicago Med and Chicago PD Rise Despite Chicago Fire Slipping, Survivor Stays #1 on Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Fox staple The Masked Singer (0.35, -0.10) lost a full tenth in week two, and Rob Lowe game show The Floor (0.30, -0.09) dealt with a similar-sized decline at 9. Survivor (0.63, -0.09) also plummeted on CBS, while The Golden Bachelorette (0.30, -0.04) had a more modest decline on ABC. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.36, +0.03) and Chicago PD (0.36, +0.02) built on their week-ago premieres, but Chicago Fire (0.36, -0.02) slipped. The CW's Sullivan's Crossing (0.05) actually fell behind last week's repeat (0.06) in its season premiere. From there, the series premiere of Joan (0.03) was modest at best, even by the network's standards. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.