The latest TV show ratings saw a five-way tie for Friday’s demo win, Blue Bloods garnered the biggest audience of the night and CBS’s Fire Country emerged as the fall’s most watched series debut (so far).
CBS | A beautiful SWAT premiere drew a total of 4.6 million viewers and a demo rating of 0.4, which is just a tad below previous averages. Fire Country debuted at 5.7 million and 0.4, attracting a few more viewers than its NBC-pegged timeslot predecessor Magnum PI (which averaged 5.2 million/0.4 last season). Fire Country averaged a TVLine reader rating of “B+,” with 86% planning to stay tuned. The Blue Bloods’ season opener (6.1m/0.4) was right up there with previous averages.
ABC | Shark Tank (3.2 mil/0.4) held up against the tougher competition.
FOX | Friday Night SmackDown (2.1 mil/0.4) dipped on both bars.
ABC | College Bowl (1.7 mil/0.2) ticked down.
THE CW | Night 1 of the iHeartRadio Music Festival averaged 550K/0.1.
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The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our ratings column do not reflect the overall performance of a show due to the increasing use of delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms, as well as viewing outside the home. These numbers (Nielsen Fast Nationals unless designated Finals) instead aim to simply illustrate trends or superlatives. This is an exhibition only, not a competition; Please no bets.