Friday Ratings: ESPN Easily Wins with Tennessee-Clemson in the Orange Bowl

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, December 30, 2022 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

— Households (rating / share):
NBC: 1.5/5, Fox: 1.5/4, CBS: 1.4/4, ABC: 1.4/4, CW: 0.3/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 2.45, Fox: 2.44, CBS: 2.20, ABC: 2.10, CW: 0.45

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.5/5, NBC: 0.3/3, ABC: 0.2/2, CBS: 0.2/2, CW: 0.0/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.4/6, ABC: 0.1/2, NBC: 0.1/2, CBS: 0.1/2, CW: 0.0/1

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.8/6, NBC: 0.5/4, ABC: 0.4/3, CBS: 0.3/2, CW: 0.1/1

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, it is projected that ESPN (with college football’s Orange Bowl: Tennessee vs. Clemson) will be the top network in prime time.

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8:00 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 1.7/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.59 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

CBS — S.W.A.T. (repeat)
Households: 1.7/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.71 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

NBC — The Wheel (special)
Households: 1.4/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.19 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.5/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.8/6 (#1)

CW — iHeartRadio Music Festival (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.48 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.0/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 1.6/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.46 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

CBS — S.W.A.T. (repeat)
Households: 1.6/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.61 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

NBC — The Wheel (special)
Households: 1.2/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.4/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/5 (#1)

CW — iHeartRadio Music Festival (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.47 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.0/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.4/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.04 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS — Fire Country (repeat)
Households: 1.4/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.4/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.25 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/3 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.5/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.45 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.5/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.8/6 (#1)

CW — iHeartRadio Music Festival (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.46 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.0/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.4/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.98 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS — Fire Country (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.12 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.5/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.42 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.5/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.52 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.8/6 (#1)

CW — iHeartRadio Music Festival (repeat)
Households: 0.3/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.41 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.0/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#2)

CBS — Criminal Minds (repeat)
Households: 1.1/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.80 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#2)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.8/6 (#1)
Viewers: 2.90 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.4/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/4 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.4/4
Viewers: 2.20 million, Adults 18-49: 0.3/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.2/3, Adults 25-54: 0.5/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.4/1
Viewers: 0.64 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1, Adults 25-54: 0.1/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — 20/20
Households: 1.2/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.69 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#2)

CBS — Criminal Minds (repeat)
Households: 1.1/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.74 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/2 (#2)

NBC — The Wheel (special)
Households: 1.9/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.03 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.4/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/5 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.1/4
Viewers: 1.76 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.4/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.3/1
Viewers: 0.50 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1, Adults 25-54: 0.1/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research