Friday Overnight Ratings: CBS Wins Again with Trio of Season Premieres, ABC Up Slightly in Households from Year-Ago Premiere Night

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Note: CW affiliate in NY (WPIX) aired NY Yankees at Texas

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 4.9/ 9, NBC: 2.7/ 5, ABC: 2.5/ 5, Fox: 1.0/ 4, CW: 0.4/ 1

—Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (9/28/18):
ABC: + 9, NBC: no change, CBS: – 2, CW: -33, Fox: -71

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, September 27 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.5/ 5 (#2) — “American Housewife” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.8/10 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “Bluff City Law” (repeat)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “WWE Smackdown! Greatest Hits” (special)
CW: 0.6/ 1 (#5) — “Masters of Illusion”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 4 (#3) — “Fresh Off the Boat” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.9/10 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.0/ 4 (#2) — “Bluff City Law” (repeat)
Fox: 0.9/ 2 (#4) — “WWE Smackdown! Greatest Hits” (special)
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “The Big Stage”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.4/ 5 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.2/ 8 (#1) — “Magnum P.I.” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.9/ 5 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)
Fox: 1.0/ 2 (#4) — “Prodigal Son” (repeat)
CW: 0.3/ 1 (#5) — “Peaking”

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.6/ 5 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 4.2/ 8 (#1) — “Magnum P.I.” (season premiere)
NBC: 2.9/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)
Fox: 1.0/ 2 (#4) — “Prodigal Son” (repeat)
CW: 0.2/ 0 (#5) — “Peaking”

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.9/ 6 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 5.5/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (season premiere)
NBC: 3.0/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.7/ 6 (#3) — “20/20” (season premiere)
CBS: 5.5/11 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (season premiere)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC” (season premiere)

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.6/ 4 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 3.0/ 8 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.o/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 1.9/ 6 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.3/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.0/ 4 (#3) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.1/ 4 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.9/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.8/ 3 (#2) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.7/ 3 — “A Little Late with Lilly Singh” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research