Friday TV Ratings: ‘Blue Bloods’ Returns Down But Still Scores a Win

Meredith Jacobs
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Both Shark Tank and the Blue Bloods premiere took home top honors for Friday, in the key demo and total viewers, respectively. Shark Tank (0.6 rating) was steady with its last outing. Meanwhile, 6.3 million tuned in to the CBS procedural, but that’s down from last season’s finale.

Elsewhere on the night, the other drama premieres, MacGyver and Magnum P.I., also returned down.

Here’s the breakdown for Friday, December 4, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):

Time Show Adults 18-49 Rating Total Viewers (millions)
8 p.m. Shark Tank (ABC) 0.6 3.9
MacGyver (CBS) 0.5 4.8
The Voice (NBC) 0.3 2.3
WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Fox) 0.5 2.1
The Hollywood Christmas Parade Greatest Moments (CW) 0.1 611,000
9:00 p.m. 20/20 (ABC) 0.5 3.4
Magnum P.I. (CBS) 0.5 5.4
Dateline NBC (NBC) 0.4 2.9
WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Fox) 0.5 2.0
The Hollywood Christmas Parade Greatest Moments (CW) 0.1 564,000
10 p.m. 20/20 (ABC) 0.5 3.4
Blue Bloods (CBS) 0.5 6.3
Dateline NBC (NBC) 0.4 3.0
20/20Blue BloodsDateline NBCMacGyver (2016)Magnum P.I. (2018)Shark TankThe VoiceWWE SmackDown



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    PurpleChilli

    Everyone dislikes Whoopie and as long as she stays on Blue Bloods their ratings will go down.

    I fast forward thru her part. Cant stand her. We have watched Blue Bloods since the beginning.

    If she becomes a permanent part of the show we will stop watching.

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      GreenCoffee

      Totally agree.

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    GoldTeepee

    I also don't like whoppie in Blue Blood.Very Negative...

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    GoldTeepee

    A Great show Blue Bloods..Without whoppie...Like Joe Hill in Franks new Grandson...Mostly edit him in slowly...Be interesting to watch Joe Hill..That's my Opinion...

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    OrangeGuitar

    You literally just made it about race while saying "shame on you?" Amazing. I'm sure Blue Bloods will be fine without you. 🤣

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    GoldCocktail

    No no politics here just think she is not right for the part

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    GoldCocktail

    Totally agree I will stop watching if Goldberg still in it

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    RedPretzel

    Everybody doesn’t hate her. I love Whoopi! And I believe this hatred is political more than anything else.

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