The Hooper Ratings will only focus on the fictional networks. For the real-life networks, they use A.C. Nielsen ratings.
8 PM (7 PM CST)[]
- Discover with Jeff Wells (Import); 7.3
- ABN Unsolved Mysteries (ABN): 7.2
- The WNBA on MyTV Sports (MyTV): 7.2 (tie)
- Name That Tune (RDN): 7.1
- DuMont Friday Night Movie (DuMont); 6.9
- Insomniac with Dave Attel (YesNet): 6.8
- Ghost Whisperer (The Works): 6.7
- Get this Party Started: Expectation vs. Reality (UPN): 6.7 (tie)
- Mindreaders (UDC): 6.6
- Nanny and the Professor (America One): 6.6 (tie)
- Amazing Spiderman (R) (The WB): 6.5
- 50 Grand Slam (DBC): 6.5 (tie)
- Panorama: FRIDAY (The National Television): 6.4
- The Rifleman (R) (Omni): 6.4 (tie)
- Black Sash (WBTV): 6.4 (tie)
- Out of the Blue (R) (Channel America): 6.2
8:30 PM (7:30 PM CST)[]
- Insomniac with Dave Attel (YesNet): 7.0
- Win, Lose or Draw (UDC): 6.8
- The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (America One): 6.7
- Poker After Dark (DBC): 6.6
- Bogie's Diner (R) (Channel America): 6.4
9 PM (8 PM CST)[]
- The Dark (ABN): 7.2
- Tough Crimes (Import); 7.2 (tie)
- Bingo in America (RDN): 7.0
- YesNet Presents: World's Dumbest (YesNet): 6.9
- Moonlight (The Works): 6.9 (tie)
- Las Vegas, Gambit! (UDC): 6.7
- Batgirl (R) (The WB): 6.6
- Chains of Love (UPN): 6.6 (tie)
- Room 222 (America One); 6.6 (tie)
- Soap (Channel America); 6.4
- Brains against Brawn (DBC): 6.4 (tie)
- Chaser's War on Everything (The National Television): 6.4 (tie)
- The Wild, Wild West (R) (Omni): 6.3
- Everwood (WBTV): 6.3 (tie)
9:30 PM (8:30 PM CST)[]
- Lotsa Luck (America One); 7.0
- Oh, Governor! (Channel America); 6.8
- What's This Song? (DBC): 6.6
- CNNNN: Chaser's Non-stop News Network (The National Television): 6.4
10 PM (9 PM CST)[]
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (RDN): 7.1
- Jackpot Bowling (UDC): 6.9
- The Road to Stardom: America's Most Talented (UPN): 6.6
- Hellcats (The Works): 6.6 (tie)
- Your First Impression (DBC): 6.5
- Judd, for the Defense (America One): 6.4
10:30 PM (9:30 PM CST)[]
- It's Anybody's Guess (DBC): 6.7
Overall Ratings for Aug. 4, 2017 (By Network)[]
- Import: 7.3
- ABN: 7.2
- MyTV: 7.2 (tie)
- RDN: 7.1
- DuMont: 6.9
- YesNet: 6.9 (tie)
- UDC: 6.8
- The Works: 6.7
- America One: 6.7 (tie)
- UPN: 6.6
- The WB: 6.6 (tie)
- DBC: 6.6 (tie)
- Channel America: 6.5
- The National Television: 6.4
- Omni: 6.4 (tie)
- WBTV: 6.4 (tie)