Preliminary Ratings: Friday 07/21/2017

A special Friday edition of BIG BROTHER allows CBS to compete with NBC for the top spot on Friday night. The reality series was the #1 program of the night, with 5.4 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49, down from its season average. The only real difference between CBS and BC was NBC edge in the A18-34 demographic.

ABC was one of the half-dozen Disney owned networks to simulcast the original movie, DESCENDANTS 2 ABC averaged a low 1.6 million viewers and a 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49.

Preliminary L+SD Network Averages:

	Total viewers	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
ABC	1.50 million	0.2	0.4	0.4
CBS	4.60 million	0.5	0.8	1.1
CW	1.10 million	0.1	0.2	0.3
FOX	1.40 million	0.3	0.4	0.6
NBC	4.70 million	0.6	0.8	1.1

Time	Net	Program	P2*	A18-34	A18-49	A25-54
8:00	ABC	Movie: Descendants 2	1.60	0.2	0.4	0.4
10:30	ABC	After-Party	1.10	0.2	0.3	0.3
7:00	CBS	Big Brother (S)	5.40	1.0	1.4	1.8
8:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O [R]	3.80	0.3	0.5	0.7
9:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	4.70	0.3	0.5	0.7
8:00	CW	Masters of Illusion	1.30	0.1	0.2	0.3
8:30	CW	Masters of Illusion [R]	1.10	0.1	0.2	0.3
9:00	CW	Penn & Teller: Fool Us [R]	1.00	0.1	0.2	0.3
8:00	FOX	Masterchef [R]	1.50	0.3	0.4	0.5
9:00	FOX	Beat Shazam [R]	1.30	0.3	0.4	0.6
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	4.70	0.6	0.8	1.1
10:00	NBC	Dateline	4.60	0.5	0.9	1.2

* - viewers in millions