Friday TV Ratings 9/18/26: Greatest @Home Videos: CEDY Awards Decent, Houston/Texas Tech College Football Game Dominates, Anna Pigeon Dips [+ Analysis]

On CBS, The Greatest @Home Videos: CEDY Awards (0.18) was a decent Friday night offering, and Big Brother: Unlocked (0.19, 0.00) held steady for its finale. Dateline (0.12) struggled on NBC, while ABC's 20/20 (0.20) was on more solid ground. College football on Fox (0.72) dominated overall. The CW's NASCAR broadcast (0.10) made the network more visible. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Friday TV Ratings 9/11/26: 9/11 Tribute in Light Strong, College Football on Fox Leads, Anna Pigeon Dips [+ Analysis]

On a somber Friday night, ABC's 9/11 Tribute in Light (0.41) brought in a strong rating, while CBS's 9/11: We Remember (0.15) received noticeably less attention. Dateline (0.13) underperformed on NBC, but it was saddled with an abysmal NFL Kickoff Spotlight lead-in (0.09). Fox was on top with college football (0.68). Totally Funny Animals (0.04, +0.02) rose on the CW, and there was another uptick at 9:30 (0.05, +0.01). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 8/28/26: CW Takes Third for the Night with NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Jeopardy! Masters Ticks Up, Anna Pigeon Sinks Again [+ Analysis]

NASCAR (0.12) brought some life to the CW on Friday night, enough to surpass NBC repeats of America's Got Talent (0.09) and Dateline (0.11) in the key demographic. On the other hand, college volleyball on Fox (0.07/0.05) completely underwhelmed. Jeopardy! Masters (0.26, +0.01) ticked up on ABC, while NFL on CBS (0.51) led the way overall. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 8/21/26: Anna Pigeon and WWE SmackDown Rebound, Celebrity Jeopardy! Repeat Tops a Quiet Night on Broadcast, Real Time with Bill Maher Goes Low [+ Analysis]

ABC's Celebrity Jeopardy! rerun (0.21) was the top performer on broadcast on Friday night, but the 20/20 repeat (0.14) that followed dropped markedly from there. NBC aired repeats of America's Got Talent (0.14) and Dateline (0.15). CBS aired drama reruns (0.11/0.15/0.11), while Fox continued with reality (0.12/0.14). Totally Funny Animals (0.03, -0.01) dipped on the CW, and the decline continued for the 9:30 episode (0.02, -0.01). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 8/14/26: WWE SmackDown and Anna Pigeon Slide, NFL Preseason Narrowly Leads, Celebrity Jeopardy! Repeat Tops Broadcast [+ Analysis]

On Friday night, repeats of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.23) and 20/20 (0.17) made up ABC's lineup, while NBC aired reruns of America's Got Talent (0.17) and Dateline (0.18). This is UFC (0.08) flopped on CBS, losing to Fox reruns of MasterChef (0.12) and Nation's Dumbest (0.18). Over on the CW, Totally Funny Animals (0.02, 0.00) was steady with last week at nine, but there was some upward momentum at 9:30 (0.04, +0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.