On CBS, Boston Blue (0.21, +0.04) bounced back considerably, even as Fire Country (0.24, -0.03) dipped. Sheriff Country (0.23, 0.00) matched last week's rating. Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.28, -0.03) declined on ABC, as did 20/20 (0.17, -0.07). Happy's Place (0.26, +0.03) and Dateline (0.23, +0.04) both rose on NBC. UFL on Fox (0.11) remained low. The American Bible Challenge (0.03, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Coverage of the Artemis II return brought some life back to broadcast on Friday night. ABC's coverage (1.85) easily led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, while NBC (0.73) placed a distant second. CBS (0.5) came in last among the big three, but this rating still doubled that of last week's Sheriff Country (0.25). After the coverage, NBC's Happy's Place (0.23, +0.01) ticked up, but Dateline (0.19, -0.07) plummeted. Sheriff Country (0.23, -0.02) and Boston Blue (0.17, -0.02) slipped on CBS, while Fire Country (0.27, +0.02) rose. ABC's 20/20 (0.24, +0.01) inched up. UFL on Fox (0.1) did not impress. The American Bible Challenge (0.02, -0.02) declined on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Sheriff Country (0.25, +0.02), Fire Country (0.25, +0.06), and Boston Blue (0.19, +0.05) all rose on CBS, while ABC's 20/20 (0.23, -0.01) ticked down. Happy's Place (0.22, 0.00) held steady on NBC, while Dateline (0.26, +0.14) surged. UFL on Fox (0.15) was up from last week. The network premiere of The American Bible Challenge (0.04) fell behind a repeat of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
CBS's March Madness broadcast (2.23) led the way on Friday night, while UFL on Fox (0.11) evidently underwhelmed. Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.31, 0.00) was stable on ABC, while 20/20 (0.24, -0.03) cooled down. NBC aired comedy repeats (0.20/0.12) and Dateline (0.17/0.12). The CW went with reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) and Masters of Illusion (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.
On ABC, Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.31, -0.01) ticked down, but 20/20 (0.27, +0.07) surged. NBC sitcom Happy's Place (0.22, -0.03) slipped, and Dateline (0.15, -0.07) plummeted. March Madness coverage (0.55/0.61) was significantly lower than yesterday on CBS. Fox aired repeats of Doc (0.08) and Best Medicine (0.06). Remarkable Women (0.01) underwhelmed on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
ABC got a solid rating out of the premiere of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.32), but 20/20 (0.20, 0.00) did not appear to benefit from the stronger lead-in. NBC sitcom Stumble (0.19, -0.04) was down for its season finale, but Dateline (0.22, +0.02) rose at nine. Happy's Place (0.25, -0.08) plummeted at eight. Over on CBS, dramas Sheriff Country (0.23, -0.04), Fire Country (0.19, -0.03), and Boston Blue (0.14, -0.02) all slipped. Baseball on Fox (1.08) remained a dominant force. The CW aired a repeat of ABBA: Against the Odds (0.02). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
NBC sitcom Happy's Place (0.33, +0.09) jumped to a new season high on Friday night, and Stumble (0.23, +0.07) also rose substantially. Dateline (0.20, 0.00), however, held steady at nine, tying ABC's 20/20 (0.20, +0.04). Sheriff Country (0.27, +0.12) and Fire Country (0.22, +0.08) soared on CBS, but Boston Blue (0.16, +0.01) was only up slightly. Baseball on Fox (0.7) outpaced all other over-the-air competitors in the key demographic. Repeats of Penn & Teller (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Sheriff Country (0.15, -0.04) and Fire Country (0.14, -0.03) both dropped to new series lows on CBS, while Boston Blue (0.15, 0.00) held steady. Happy's Place (0.24, -0.01) ticked down on NBC, and Stumble (0.16, -0.45) returned to its usual levels. Dateline (0.20, +0.01) gained a hundredth at nine. On ABC, 20/20 (0.16, -0.16) lost half of last week's rating. Fox was on top with college basketball (0.44). The CW aired repeats of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.07) and Masters of Illusion (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.
With the help of an Olympics lead-in (1.45), NBC sitcom Stumble (0.61, +0.46) jumped to a new series high in a later slot. On ABC, 20/20 (0.32, +0.03) rose from last week. This Is UFC (0.13) made little noise on CBS, falling a tenth behind college basketball on Fox (0.23). Repeats of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
The Winter Olympics (1.21, -0.27) weakened considerably on NBC, even as nothing came close to it in the key demo. On ABC, 20/20 (0.29, +0.05) grew significantly, rising from an already solid Celebrity Wheel rerun (0.26). CBS aired repeats of Survivor (0.15) and Sheriff Country (0.08/0.09). College basketball (0.23) was down from last week on Fox. The CW aired reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.
The opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics (2.3) was up by 17% from 2022 (1.97) in the Adults 18-49 demographic, giving NBC a clear lead on Friday night. ABC aired a Celebrity Wheel repeat (0.2) and 20/20 (0.15). CBS went with reruns of Sheriff Country (0.13) and Boston Blue (0.11/0.11). Fox aired college basketball (0.29). The CW aired encores of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.06) and Masters of Illusion (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.
NBC sitcoms Happy's Place (0.32, +0.11) and Stumble (0.22, +0.06) jumped to new season highs on Friday night, while Dateline (0.19, -0.01) took a step down. On ABC, a repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.34) eclipsed the rating of last week's original episode, and 20/20 (0.23, +0.04) gained some momentum. CBS aired repeats of Sheriff Country (0.16), Fire Country (0.13), and Boston Blue (0.12). The CW went with encores of Scrabble (0.02) and Trivial Pursuit (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.
The US Figure Skating Championships (0.22) enjoyed a 16% uptick in the Adults 18-49 demographic when compared to last year's NBC broadcast (0.19). Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, -0.01) inched down on ABC, but 20/20 (0.19, 0.00) held steady. On CBS, an encore presentation of the Harlan Coben's Final Twist premiere (0.16) outrated the original broadcast (0.13). Fox's TMZ Investigates special (0.13) lost to a repeat of Hell's Kitchen (0.14) that followed. Masters of Illusion (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Fox's Holiday Bowl broadcast (0.40) was Friday night's highest-rated program by a comfortable margin. On ABC, 20/20 (0.19) fell behind the repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.24) that led into it. NBC aired repeats of Happy's Place (0.19), Stumble (0.14), and Dateline (0.21). CBS aired encores of Sheriff Country (0.16), Fire Country (0.13), and Boston Blue (0.08). The CW aired reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: ABC's 20/20 (0.33, +0.19) experienced a sudden surge, even as its Shark Tank lead-in (0.32, +0.03) only grew slightly. On CBS, NCIS: Sydney (0.30, +0.08), Fire Country (0.39, +0.12), and SWAT (0.30, +0.05) all made noticeable gains. NBC's Grosse Pointe (0.13, +0.01) rose but still lost to a repeat of Dateline (0.15). UFL on Fox (0.13) was steady with last week. The CW aired encores of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.05) and Mysteries Decoded (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: ABC's Shark Tank (0.29, +0.06) rose significantly on Friday, but 20/20 (0.14, -0.04) had a noticeably soft showing. On NBC, Grosse Pointe (0.12, +0.01) ticked up, but Dateline (0.12, -0.11) collapsed. NCIS: Sydney (0.22, +0.01) and SWAT (0.25, +0.05) grew on CBS, but Fire Country (0.27, -0.01) inched down. Fox remained low with UFL (0.13). Penn & Teller was frozen at 0.07 on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: In its move to Friday nights, NBC drama Grosse Pointe Garden Society (0.11, -0.02) declined from its previous installment in the Adults 18-49 demographic. At nine, Dateline (0.23, +0.02) more than doubled its Grosse lead-in in the key demo. After taking a week off, Shark Tank (0.23, +0.03) and 20/20 (0.18, +0.01) were both up a bit on ABC. On CBS, dramas NCIS: Sydney (0.21, -0.05), Fire Country (0.28, -0.08), and SWAT (0.20, -0.12) all collapsed. Fox's UFL broadcast (0.13) made no noise. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.07, 0.00) held steady on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: A 0.15 rating was all that NBC's airing of the World Figure Skating Championships could manage, but that still served as a 25% improvement on last year's broadcast (0.12). On CBS, coverage of March Madness (1.59/1.85) was up noticeably from Thursday (1.37/1.60). ABC's reruns of Shark Tank (0.17) and 20/20 (0.21) trumped Fox's UFL broadcast (0.15) in the key demo. Penn & Teller (0.07, +0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.05, +0.01) were on the rise on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
Ratings Analysis: CBS's March Madness coverage (0.79/0.66) was down markedly from Thursday (1.42/0.94), but the network still topped broadcast on Friday night. That clearly took a toll on the other networks, as NBC's Happy's Place (0.20, -0.10) lost a full tenth on finale night and set a new series low. ABC mainstays Shark Tank (0.20, -0.11) and 20/20 (0.17, -0.11) dropped in a similar manner, but Dateline (0.21, 0.00) was surprisingly resilient. Penn & Teller (0.04, 0.00) and Masters of Illusion (0.04, 0.00) were also steady on the CW. Fox got nothing out of its NASCAR broadcast (0.13). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Ratings Analysis: NBC comedy Happy's Place (0.30, +0.04) was on the rise, but Dateline (0.21, -0.08) struggled at nine. Shark Tank (0.31, +0.03) and 20/20 (0.28, +0.09) both grew on ABC. NCIS: Sydney (0.26, -0.01) ticked down on CBS, but Fire Country (0.36, +0.04) and SWAT (0.32, +0.07) surged. Fox remained competitive with college basketball (0.31/0.21/0.35). Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.04, -0.01) and Masters of Illusion (0.04, -0.01) shed a hundredth apiece on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.