TV Ratings 4/14/17: MacGyver Ends on a New Low, First Dates and Toy Box Inch Down

Friday Ratings

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Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers (In Millions)
8:00pm	MacGyver (F) (CBS)	0.8	6.57
	The Toy Box (ABC)	0.7	3.26
	First Dates (NBC)	0.7	3.16
	Rosewood (FOX)	0.5	2.48
	The Originals (CW)	0.3	0.87
9:00pm	Shark Tank (ABC)	1.1	4.38
	Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)	1.0	8.49
	Dateline NBC (NBC)	0.8	4.26
	You The Jury (FOX)	0.3	1.20
	Reign (CW)	0.2	0.63
10:00pm	Blue Bloods (CBS)	1.0	9.43
	20/20 (ABC)	0.9	3.80

Finals Update: Shark Tank (1.1) adjusted up while The Originals (0.3) adjusted down.

Following in the footsteps of Dr. Ken, CBS's MacGyver (0.8) ended a fairly successful season with a new series low. It's a far cry from its 1.7 premiere back in September, but averaging a 1.1 on Friday is still very impressive for any show. Hawaii Five-0 (1.0) and Blue Bloods (1.0) remained stable at 9 and 10 respectively.

ABC's The Toy Box (0.7) dropped a tenth from an already lackluster start but still doesn't look too bad and could easily be brought back as filler. Meanwhile, Shark Tank (1.0) slipped two-tenths from last week's return, merely matching its series low. 20/20 (0.9) rounded out the night as the only program to be up in the 18-49 demographic.

NBC's First Dates (0.7) fell a tenth while Dateline (0.8) remained steady.

FOX's You the Jury (0.3) inched down from an already horrid start, at least Rosewood (0.5) matched last week's result at 8.

The Originals (0.4) and Reign (0.2) remained even on the CW.

TV Ratings 4/7/17: The Toy Box Malfunctions, First Dates Does Not Go Well, You the Jury Guilty

Friday Ratings

Credit: ABC

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	Total Viewers (In Millions)
8:00pm	MacGyver (CBS)	0.9	6.62
	The Toy Box (P) (ABC)	0.8	4.09
	First Dates (P) (NBC)	0.8	3.78
	Rosewood (FOX)	0.5	2.48
	The Originals (CW)	0.4	1.08
9:00pm	Shark Tank (ABC)	1.2	4.88
	Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)	1.0	8.77
	Dateline NBC (NBC)	0.8	4.07
	You The Jury (P) (FOX)	0.4	1.54
	Reign (CW)	0.2	0.71
10:00pm	Blue Bloods (CBS)	1.0	9.77
	20/20 (ABC)	0.8	4.13

(R) = repeat

(P) = premiere

Finals Update: Shark Tank (1.2) adjusted up.

With ABC's comedy duo absent for the rest of the season, the alphabet network plugged in a new reality series, The Toy Box (0.8). It was significantly below Last Man Standing's lowest data point but was in line with the typically Dr. Ken showing. For what it's worth, it didn't outright bomb but definitely didn't do well considering the amount of time that ABC spent advertising it. Toy Box led into Shark Tank (1.1) which sank three-tenths from its last outing after being off the air for over a month. a steady 20/20 (0.8) rounded off the night.

CBS's drama trio had a steady night as MacGyver (0.9) and Hawaii Five-0 (1.0) each stayed frozen at their low points, but Blue Bloods (1.0) fell a tenth from last week to match its low.

NBC offered the premiere of First Dates (0.8), it managed to match ABC's The Toy Box and performed around what a typical Grimm episode would do, so it can't be called a total loss, but much like Toy Box, any long-term success looks bleak. At 9, Dateline (0.8) slipped a tenth from last week. 

If ABC and NBC's reality offerings looked weak, it was nothing compared to Fox's You the Jury (0.4) which outright bombed leading out of a steady Rosewood (0.5). Expectations for You the Jury were incredibly low, so it doesn't come as a surprise, at least it didn't fall below the typical Sleepy Hollow showing.

The CW's The Originals (0.4) gained back a tenth it lost last week but Reign (0.2) stayed frozen at its lowest and only data point. 

Predict the Ratings of the Friday Reality Premieres

Tonight, three new reality shows will make their debut on broadcast TV. ABC, NBC, and Fox are debuting The Toy Box, First Dates, and You the Jury, respectively. Which of these shows, if any, do you think will be successful?

The Toy Box, 8 PM on ABC

The first series is ABC's the Toy Box. The series has received a decent amount of promotion, and having a familiar face to ABC audiences (host Eric Stonestreet) could help the show. It will take over for Last Man Standing and Dr. Ken, which ended their seasons last week with a 1.1 and 0.7. Can The Toy Box improve on those numbers?




First Dates, 8 PM on NBC

Also premiering at 8 is First Dates on NBC. The series will be taking over for Grimm, which ended with a 0.9. The series has received some promotion, but hasn't received the push that the Toy Box received. Like the hit series Little Big Shots, First Dates hails from executive producer Ellen DeGeneres. Can First Dates manage to be successful?



You the Jury, 9 PM on Fox

You the Jury is the only new series airing at 9. It is taking over for Sleepy Hollow, which ended for the season with a 0.5. With low-rated Rosewood as its lead-in, You the Jury is going to need to grow from its lead in to be considered a success. Do you think this is possible?

You the Jury Ratings--Season 1 (Spring 2017)