UPDATED Friday Ratings - 'MasterChef Junior' Premiere Leads Night; 'Blindspot' and 'Taken' Rise; 'Hawaii Five-0' Dips

On March 2, 2018, FOX won in the Adults 18-49 demographic with a 0.95 rating - followed by CBS (0.87), NBC (0.60), ABC (0.47) and The CW (0.20).

Furthermore, CBS won in total viewers with 7.972 million viewers - followed by FOX (3.397), NBC (2.995), ABC (2.324) and The CW (0.590).

UPDATE - There were no adjustments to any of the preliminary ratings.

FOX (0.95 Rating, 3.397 Million Viewers)

        MASTERCHEF JUNIOR (0.9) SEASON PREMIERE

CBS (0.87 Rating, 7.972 Million Viewers)

        MACGYVER (0.8, -0.1)
        HAWAII FIVE-0 (0.9, -0.1)
        BLUE BLOODS (0.9, +0.0)

NBC (0.60 Rating, 2.995 Million Viewers)

        BLINDSPOT (0.7, +0.1)
        TAKEN (0.5, +0.1)
        DATELINE (0.6, -0.1)

ABC (0.47 Rating, 2.324 Million Viewers)

        ONCE UPON A TIME (0.4, -0.1)
        AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. (0.5, -0.1)
        20/20 (0.5, -0.1)

THE CW (0.20 Rating, 0.590 Million Viewers)

        IZOMBIE (0.2) REPEAT
        JANE THE VIRGIN (0.2, -0.1)

                                            The Final Ratings for Friday, March 2 

Time	Network	Show	18 - 49 Rating	Viewers (Millions)
8:00 PM	FOX	MasterChef Junior (8-10)	0.9	3.397
	CBS	MacGyver	0.8	6.927
	NBC	Blindspot	0.7	3.119
	ABC	Once Upon a Time	0.4	2.140
	The CW	iZombie - R	0.2	0.564
9:00 PM	CBS	Hawaii Five-0	0.9	8.002
	NBC	Taken	0.5	2.451
	ABC	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	0.5	1.903
	The CW	Jane the Virgin	0.2	0.590
10:00 PM	CBS	Blue Bloods	0.9	9.061
	NBC	Dateline	0.6	3.483
	ABC	20|20	0.5	2.834

Average Rating: 0.59

Average Viewership: 3.706


NOTE: For the 2017-18 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 119.6 million TV households. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.