The Breakdown: CBS Friday in 2019-20 (Hawaii Five-0, Magnum P.I., Blue Bloods and more!)

It's time for a journey through the CBS Friday schedule in 2019-20...

Spotted Ratings, Friday 4/3/20

FINALS UPDATE: Shark Tank (0.8) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The series finale of Hawaii Five-0 (0.9) matched last week's season high-tying rating. It was surrounded by even performances from MacGyver (0.8) and Blue Bloods (0.7).

• Fox's WWE SmackDown! fell to 0.6 for the first time in its Fox run, and the CW's Charmed dropped to 0.1 for the third time this season. The rest of broadcast was roughly even, from ABC with Shark Tank (0.9) and 20/20 (0.7/0.6) to NBC with The Blacklist (0.6) and Dateline (0.6).

Spotted Ratings, Friday 3/27/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• CBS partially returned to originals on Friday, making MacGyver (0.8) the latest show to hit a new season high in this time of heightened viewing levels. The penultimate episode of Hawaii Five-0 (0.9) got its own spike to tie its early January season high.

• The stars of last week's show, Shark Tank (0.9) and The Blacklist (0.6) both came back to earth but still had their second-biggest ratings of the season. 20/20 (0.7), Dateline (0.6) and WWE SmackDown! (0.7) each lost a tenth while the CW's Charmed (0.2) and Dynasty (0.1) returned even.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 3/13/20

FINALS UPDATE: MacGyver (0.7) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Shark Tank (0.8) stayed on top of broadcast Friday in its third week back on the night, and its lead-out 20/20 (0.7) stayed on the high end as well.
  

• NBC finished the season of Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For the Bone Collector (0.6/0.5), with the show its eyeing its first 0.6 since the series premiere. CBS was even with MacGyver (0.6) and up a notch with Hawaii Five-0 (0.7) and Blue Bloods (0.7).

Spotted Ratings, Friday 3/6/20

FINALS UPDATE: Penn and Teller: Fool Us (R) (0.1) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 2/28/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Longtime Friday staple Shark Tank (0.7) returned to the night for the first time in almost three years and got a strong welcome, topping its last five Sunday episodes and tying American Housewife's season high in the slot. Its lead-out 20/20 (0.6) also picked up some steam.

• CBS' Hawaii Five-0 (0.7) got an uptick on the night after its surprise cancellation, building on MacGyver (0.6). NBC (0.4/0.5/0.6) and the CW (0.2/0.1) were even-ish while Fox's WWE (0.8) was on the high end.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 2/21/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The double-episode series finale of Fresh Off the Boat (0.5/0.4) came back after two weeks off and looked like a pretty standard episode for the show, while 20/20 (0.4) remained low in the last two hours.

• CBS' MacGyver (0.6) and Hawaii Five-0 (0.6) came down a bit from their recent hot streaks, while NBC (0.4/0.5/0.7) and Fox (0.7) and the return of the CW's dramas (0.2/0.1) were all even.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 2/14/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 2/7/20

FINALS UPDATE: Democratic Presidential Debate (1.3, +0.2) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. ABC aired a Democratic presidential debate, while CBS brought MacGyver back to its longtime 8/7c slot and slid Hawaii Five-0 to 9/8c.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 1/31/20

FINALS UPDATE: Fresh Off the Boat (0.4) adjusted up while Charmed (0.1) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 1/10/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• NBC got a decent-for-Friday premiere out of new drama Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (0.6), tying The Blacklist's season high on the night. Dateline (0.7) grew from there, winning the head-to-head with 20/20 (0.6).

• CBS was down a notch in the first two hours (0.8/0.7) vs. last week's Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. crossover, while Blue Bloods (0.7) was even at 10/9c.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 1/3/20

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 12/13/19

FINALS UPDATE: American Housewife (0.5) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 12/6/19

FINALS UPDATE: Pac-12 Championship (1.5, +0.2) adjusted up.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 11/22/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 11/15/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 11/8/19

FINALS UPDATE: High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Special (0.4) and WWE SmackDown! (0.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers to come.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 11/1/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Though the clocks haven't changed yet, it was still a nice Friday for some of the 8/7c offerings as American Housewife ticked up to 0.7 for the first time since premiere week and The Blacklist (0.6) is eyeing a new season high in the prelims. ABC was then even with Fresh Off the Boat (0.5) and down a notch from last week with 20/20 (0.5), while NBC's Dateline (0.6) was on the high end alongside Blacklist.

• After a one-week stop on FS1, WWE SmackDown! (0.8) returned to big Fox and was up a tenth vs. two weeks ago. CBS (0.7/0.6/0.6) and the CW (0.2/0.1) matched last week.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 10/25/19

FINALS UPDATE: World Series (2.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Against Game 3 of the World Series (2.4/2.7/2.8), it was another night of stability or even growth for the competing regular broadcast lineups. Following even comedies American Housewife (0.6) and Fresh Off the Boat (0.5), 20/20 (0.6) was up two tenths. CBS was up with Hawaii Five-0 (0.7) and Magnum P.I. (0.6), while Blue Bloods (0.6) was steady. And NBC got a rebound from The Blacklist (0.5). The CW (0.2/0.1) matched last week.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 10/18/19

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.