Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, August 21, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, August 21. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

–Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.54 million, ABC: 2.42, NBC: 2.19, Fox: 2.17, CW: 411,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.6 rating/4 share, ABC and NBC: 0.4/ 3 each, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 0

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.87 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.30 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.46 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.24 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 5 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 645,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.62 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.14 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#3t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.14 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 515,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.31 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.02 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.19 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 236,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.23 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.50 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.96 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.10 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 246,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.91 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.25 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.21 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.12 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 23 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.36 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research