Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Leadership

Friday, August 14, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, August 14. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.58 million, NBC: 2.71, ABC: 2.60. Fox: 1.98, CW: 332,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/4 shar, ABC and NBC: 0.4/ 3 each, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.89 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

CBS – The Greatest #AtHome Videos (season or series finale)
Viewers: 4.03 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5 4 (#1t)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 449,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.53 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – The Greatest #AtHome Videos (season or series finale)
Viewers: 3.79 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 3 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5 4 (#1t)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)

Viewers: 459,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.54 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.14 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.84 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.07 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 214,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.42 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.13 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 206,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.55 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.59 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.94 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.67 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.81 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.02 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t

Source: Nielsen Media Research