In the ratings battles on Friday night, The Eye Network did very well.
Fire County’s 9 PM slot series premiere on CBS was a ratings success, attracting 5.74 million people while outpacing its rivals by more than 3 million.
The #1 new series this season thanks to that outstanding performance is Fire County.
With the addition of Fire Country to East New York and So Help Me Todd, CBS now has the top three new shows this season.
S.W.A.T.’s sixth season debut won its time slot at 8 PM with 4.63 million viewers. While at 10 PM, perennial strong draw Blue Bloods‘ 13th season premiere at with 6.11 million viewers, posting over a one million viewer advantage over the combined competition.
All ratings are Live/Same Day and are subject to change once the final results are in.
Logan Paul’s altercation with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline helped Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown win the night in the network demo warfare with an overall rating of 0.5. The triumph comes before tonight’s WWE Extreme Rules, which is live on Peacock.
Entrepreneur panellists Mark Cuban, Kevin O’Leary, Lori Greiner, Barbera Corcoran, and guest judge Kendra Scott heard proposals from companies that made tools for carving pumpkins, fitness products, Korean food, and sculpted playsets on ABC’s new Shark Tank. That was respectable for a 0.4. Investigating a homicide in Louisiana, Newsmag 20/20 scored a 0.3.
The iHeart Radio Music Festival, including Morgan Wallen, Megan Thee Stallion, Halsey, and others, was broadcast on The CW. Demos recorded a 0.1 for the lineup.
The Capital One College Bowl, an NBC quiz show featuring students competing for scholarships, scored a 0.2. Following newsmagazine Dateline highlighted a death in Nevada that was initially classified as a suicide, but the family fought the legal system. This resulted in a 0.3.
