Friday TV Ratings 12/5/25: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Tops College Football to Lead the Night, Fire Country Hits Another Series Low [+ Analysis]

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (0.46) remained a force on NBC, and its ratings prowess gave Happy's Place (0.26, +0.04) a little boost, but Stumble (0.15, -0.03) regressed. ABC's football broadcast (0.39) placed second in the key demo, while football on Fox (0.24) was a notch below. On CBS, Sheriff Country (0.19, -0.09) collapsed, Fire Country (0.15, -0.02) dipped, and Boston Blue (0.15, 0.00) held steady. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03, -0.01) and Masters of Illusion (0.03, -0.01) lost a hundredth apiece on the CW.

Friday TV Ratings 11/21/25: Fire Country Slides to Another Series Low, Stumble Ticks Up as Happy’s Place Declines, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Tops Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Sheriff Country (0.28, -0.02) was down slightly on CBS, while Fire Country (0.17, -0.06) and Boston Blue (0.15, -0.06) dealt with more sizable declines. NBC's Happy's Place (0.22, -0.02) and Dateline (0.16, -0.03) were both down, but Stumble (0.18, +0.01) was up in the middle. 20/20 (0.23, +0.11) surged on ABC, with the help of a shockingly strong Celebrity Wheel rerun (0.31). Fox aired college basketball (0.15). Penn & Teller (0.04, -0.01) lost a hundredth on the CW, while Masters of Illusion (0.04, +0.01) gained one. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 10/17/25: Boston Blue and Sheriff Country Have Uneventful Debuts, Fire Country Returns Down, On Brand with Jimmy Fallon Slips [+ Analysis]

CBS drama Fire Country (0.30) returned down from its April finale, but it was still several ticks above the disappointing series debut of Sheriff Country (0.22). At ten, Boston Blue (0.23) grew from there for its launch. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, 0.00) tied its last episode on ABC, and 20/20 (0.21, +0.05) bounced back. On Brand (0.15, -0.02) and Dateline (0.17, -0.03) dipped on NBC. College football on Fox (0.49) was ahead of the other broadcast network offerings. Penn & Teller (0.04, -0.01) declined on the CW, but Masters of Illusion (0.05, +0.02) jumped. Key: (P) = premiere. 

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 3/28/25: World Figure Skating Championships Rise from 2024, March Madness Also Rises, RuPaul’s Drag Race Drops [+ Analysis]

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.