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A three-way tie for the crown in the demo wars marked Friday’s ratings, as ABC’s Shark Tank and newsmag 20/20 joined Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown atop of the pile with an 0.5. Shark Tank saw Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John bet big on body care, customizable hats, lingerie…

Friday saw WWE's Friday Night SmackDown on Fox pin the demo wars, scoring an 0.5 to easily top the night’s field. The show was highlighted by superstar Ronda Rousey's first in-ring appearance on the blue brand, as she confronted current SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair ahead of their much-anticipated…

There was something for everyone this Friday night, and that’s reflected in the demo numbers. ABC’s Shark Tank, Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown, and ABC’s 20/20 recap of a family’s murder by antifreeze all tied atop the stack with an 0.5. At NBC, the return from hiatus of The Blacklist brought in an 0.3, buoyed by a…

A cold winter’s night saw a unique divide between Sharks and Smacks, as ABC’s Shark Tank and Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown tied atop the demo pool, each raising an 0.6. Shark Tank’s new episode saw Mark Cuban, Daymond John, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner, Daymond John and Barbara Corcoran duel over entrepreneurs…

Once again, everything was coming up fives in the Friday evening demo wars for the major networks. Six shows tied for the top spot in early demo numbers on the night, leaving it to total viewership to break any ties. The total viewer honors go to perennial champion Blue Bloods, which helped the CBS crime drama lineup…

Friday night was coming up fives in primetime for the major networks, as five – count ’em – five shows tied for the top demo mark on the evening. The CBS crime drama lineup was the king of Friday night, as SWAT, Magnum PI, and Blue Bloods all came in with an 0.5 rating in the 8 PM to 11 PM span. Blue Bloods also had…

The battle for the Pac-12 representative in the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl was fought on Friday evening, with No. 17 Utah handily beating No. 10 Oregon by a 38-10 score to win the conference championship. Devin Lloyd returned an interception for a touchdown and Cam Rising threw for another score for the winners. It is…

Forget Santa, Frosty, and Grandma. When it comes to Friday ratings, the vox populi went with The Grinch and the Fox WWE Friday Night SmackDown. On a night heavy with holiday specials, the WWE SmackDown tied for the top in the demo wars with an 0.5, as the battle royal to determine the No. 1 contender (won by Sami…

ABC’s 20/20 won the Friday night demo wars with a huge 1.0, as the newsmag and interviewer Diane Sawyer profiled the “House of Horror” story of the Turpin family, whose 12 children suffered unimaginable torture and sexual abuse at the hands of their parents. The show was seen by more than 7 million viewers. Earlier…

It was a Friday night filled with sharing the ratings wealth among the networks. A three-way tie atop the demo wars on the night saw ABC’s Shark Tank and newsmag 20/20 both score an 0.5, with the WWE Friday Night SmackDown on Fox also coming in with an 0.5, the latter a momentum-builder for next weekend’s Survivor’s Se…

Friday was a good night for CBS, as the Eye Nework’s lineup of crime dramas all had season-best deliveries. The lineup tied for the top spot in demos and had the night’s largest audience for Blue Bloods at 6.07 million viewers. At 8:00 PM, S.W.A.T. was tops in its hour with 4.70 million viewers, up +5% from its last…

Friday night’s Game 3 of the 2021 World Series on Fox scored a 1.9 in demos and a total viewership of 9.37 million, as fans tuned in to see the Atlanta Braves take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup. Although baseball won the night, so far the overall ratings for the World Series are down. Game 2 saw 10.28…