Friday Ratings: CBS Dramas Grow, SmackDown Stays Strong

In the latest TV ratings, CBS’ Blue Bloods was Friday’s most-watched show, while Fox’s SmackDown as usual dominated in the coveted-and-delicious 18-49 demo.

Over on CBS, the newly un-cancelled S.W.A.T. (with 4.6 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating) and Fire Country‘s introduction of a potential spinoff character (5.1 mil/0.4) both ticked up a smidgen in audience; in a TVLine poll, some 86% of you say you would definitely/maybe tune in for a Fire Country spinoff starring Morena Baccarin as Edgewater Country sheriff Mickey Fox. Blue Bloods (with 5.4 million viewers) grew 10% week-to-week.

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Coming out of WrestleMania XL, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox drew 2.5 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating, nearly matching last week’s largest audience since December of 2022, and tying last week’s best demo delivery since December of the year 2020.

ABC’s Shark Tank (3 mil/0.3) was steady.

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