Friday TV Ratings 10/10/25: MLB Playoffs Dominate, WNBA Finals Rise for Final Game, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Slips Again [+ Analysis]

Fox's MLB broadcast (1.74) was the clear winner on Friday night, easily surpassing its competitors in Adults 18-49 ratings and total viewers. On NBC, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (0.15, -0.02) continued to slip, while Dateline (0.20, +0.05) bounced back. ABC's 20/20 (0.16, -0.04) lost some ground. CBS aired repeats of Fire Country (0.12/0.09) and one last Blue Bloods encore (0.10). The CW aired Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) and Masters of Illusion (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 10/3/25: WNBA Finals Heavily Up from 2024, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Dips, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Tops Broadcast [+ Analysis]

On Brand with Jimmy Fallon (0.18, -0.04) was down from its Tuesday premiere on NBC, and Dateline (0.15, -0.04) also slipped. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, -0.04) dealt with a similar-sized decline on ABC, while 20/20 (0.20, 0.00) held steady. CBS went with repeats of Fire Country (0.10/0.09) and Blue Bloods (0.10). Fox aired college volleyball (0.18). Encores of Law & Order Toronto (0.02/0.04) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 9/26/25: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Solid on New Night, College Football on ESPN Easily Leads, WNBA Playoffs Decline [+ Analysis]

ABC's Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.31) had a solid start to its Friday night stint, topping its time slot handily. At nine, 20/20 (0.20) dropped by more than a tenth from its lead-in, barely fending off NBC's Dateline (0.19). CBS aired a Big Brother clip show (0.24) and drama reruns (0.09/0.09). Fox's college football game (0.28) was a few hundredths shy of Wheel. The CW aired repeats (0.03/0.04/0.02). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 9/19/25: Liberty/Mercury WNBA Playoffs Matchup Rises for Game 3, The Rainmaker and On Patrol: Live Rise, College Football Easily Leads [+ Analysis]

College football on Fox (0.58) led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, rising noticeably from last week's broadcast. CBS aired Big Brother: Unlocked (0.19) and a Fall First Look (0.08). ABC went with an encore of High Potential (0.10) and 20/20 (0.15). NBC aired a repeat of America's Got Talent (0.13) and Dateline (0.18). The CW aired encores of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Totally Funny Animals (0.02/0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Friday TV Ratings 9/5/25: WWE SmackDown Rebounds, The Rainmaker Ticks Down, Big Brother Unlocked Leads Broadcast on a Weak Night [+ Analysis]

CBS's Big Brother: Unlocked (0.23) was the top-rated offering on broadcast on Friday night, with ABC repeats of Shark Tank (0.15) and 20/20 (0.17) close behind. NBC's reruns of America's Got Talent (0.12) and Dateline (0.13) were a notch below that, and Fox's women's volleyball broadcast (0.07) fell even lower. The CW aired encores of Penn & Teller (0.06) and Totally Funny Animals (0.05/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.