The Breakdown: ABC Friday in 2023-24 (Shark Tank, 20/20)

It's time for a journey through the ABC Friday schedule in 2023-24...


fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2022-23	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	87
	2022-23	109		109	76		76	76		76		87
2023-24	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	81 (-7%)
	2023-24	91 (-16%)		91.3669580169079	76 (+0%)		76 (+0%)	76 (+0%)		76 (+0%)		81.4103023355782
VsAvg	+39%		0.392885620751479	+9%		0.0923100141146952	+12%		0.120585988820651	+20%
Rank	4/25		4/25	8/25		8/25	5/25		5/25	7/25

The usually reliable ABC Friday lineup had a surprisingly down year, mostly because longtime stalwart Shark Tank took a double digit decline in all three phases of the season.

winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2022-23	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	100
	2022-23	119		119	91		91	91		91		100
2023-24	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	85 (-15%)
	2023-24	101 (-15%)		100.811138773463	77 (-15%)		77 (-15%)	77 (-15%)		77 (-15%)		85.0854796532454
VsAvg	+43%		0.434145225459265	+1%		0.00840240904054234	+4%		0.0434502981059539	+16%
Rank	4/25		4/25	11/25		11/25	10/25		10/25	7/25

Compared to Shark Tank, 20/20 was steadier for the most part, but didn't get the winter bounce it often does.

spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2022-23	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	76
	2022-23	91		91	69		69	69		69		76
2023-24	Shark Tank		Shark Tank	20/20				20/20	20/20	20/20	71 (-7%)
	2023-24	80 (-12%)		80.1217939532884	66 (-4%)		66 (-4%)	66 (-4%)		66 (-4%)		70.8533188852271
VsAvg	+32%		0.322590376851185	+0%		0.00465476491267948	+1%		0.00842116743203617	+11%
Rank	5/25		5/25	11/25		11/25	12/25		12/25	8/25

Rating the Ratings

Name	Lo	Avg	Hi	y2y	Plus	Label	Plusy2y	Results
Shark Tank*	0.3	0.35	0.5	-23%	92	hit(Fri)	-14%	detail
20/20*	0.2	0.28	0.4	-18%	74	solid(Fri)	-7%	detail

Shark Tank: It was a surprisingly bad season for this show seemingly out of nowhere; this was its lowest Plus for a fully Friday season since all the way back in 2012-13! (Though it aired for three years on Sunday and two of those were lower.) Throw in the departure of Mark Cuban after this upcoming season and the show is in a more uncertain place than usual. Like several unscripted shows that had around this decline (The Voice, The Masked Singer, American Idol), bumping the grade up a notch because of the smaller league average decline. Grade: C.

20/20: Couldn't get the winter bounce that has become commonplace for this show but otherwise was roughly even. Grade: C+.

The names in this last table link to the shows' War of 18-49 pages. Links with an asterisk(*) have been updated with the new info. Updates to younger shows will come later in the summer.

Previous Breakdowns for ABC Friday: 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23

Here's the now updated Schedules Plus for ABC Friday.