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[10/14/13 - 02:29 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank," NLCS Lead Demo Race
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, october 11, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 29 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
10.560 million viewers, #1; 1.785 million adults 18-49 (1.41 rating), #4

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
9.243 million viewers, #2; 1.870 million adults 18-49 (1.47 rating), #3

Undercover Boss (8:00) - CBS
7.865 million viewers, #3; 1.667 million adults 18-49 (1.31 rating), #6

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
6.534 million viewers, #4; 2.207 million adults 18-49 (1.74 rating), #1

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
6.029 million viewers, #5; 1.581 million adults 18-49 (1.25 rating), #7

NLCS, Game 1 - TBS
5.450 million viewers, #6; 1.926 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #2

Dateline NBC (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
5.283 million viewers, #7; 1.461 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #8

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
4.745 million viewers, #8; 1.361 million adults 18-49 (1.07 rating), #9

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
4.117 million viewers, #9; 1.156 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #10

MasterChef Junior (8:00) - FOX
3.923 million viewers, #10; 1.760 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #5

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.911 million viewers, #11; 0.614 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #13

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
2.814 million viewers, #12; 0.549 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #17

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.453 million viewers, #13; 0.889 million adults 18-49 (0.70 rating), #11

Wander Over Yonder (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.190 million viewers, #14; 0.372 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #26

Phineas & Ferb (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.143 million viewers, #15; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #27

The Legend of Korra (8:30) - Nickelodeon
1.951 million viewers, #16; 0.640 million adults 18-49 (0.50 rating), #12

NLCS, Game 1 Pre-Game - TBS
1.862 million viewers, #17; 0.493 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #20

Haven - Syfy
1.587 million viewers, #18; 0.553 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #16

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
1.425 million viewers, #19; 0.511 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #18

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.287 million viewers, #20; 0.407 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.282 million viewers, #21; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #23

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.262 million viewers, #22; 0.400 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #25

Gold Fever (9:00) - Discovery
1.203 million viewers, #23; 0.479 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #21

America's Next Top Model (9:00) - CW
1.129 million viewers, #24; 0.505 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #19

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.095 million viewers, #25; 0.332 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #28

Gold Rush (8:00) - Discovery
0.943 million viewers, #26; 0.317 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #29

World Cup Qualifying - ESPN
0.913 million viewers, #28; 0.569 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #15

Ghost Adventures (9:00) - Travel
0.913 million viewers, #27; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #14

College Football: Temple at Cincinnati - ESPN
0.872 million viewers, #29; 0.427 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #22

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Strike Back (10:00), Fashion Police (9:00), Hello Ross (10:00), Made in America, Bellator MMA Live, Best Week Ever were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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