With the Season 13 return of its procedural “Blue Bloods,” CBS was first in total viewers, averaging 6.4 million, according to official live plus same-day Nielsen data. But Fox came in first among the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, wrestling its way to a 0.54 for “Friday Night Smackdown.”
Overall, CBS saw success with the return of its police dramas, including “S.W.A.T.,” which netted nearly 4.8 million average viewers and a 0.38 rating. The network also debuted its new firefighting series “Fire Country,” which drew the second largest audience of the night, with 5.9 million viewers on average and 0.4 rating in the key demo.