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[01/27/14 - 05:40 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank" Still Demo Champ for ABC
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 24, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 43 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
8.292 million viewers, #1; 2.349 million adults 18-49 (1.85 rating), #2

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
8.178 million viewers, #2; 2.769 million adults 18-49 (2.18 rating), #1

Bones (8:00) - FOX
7.494 million viewers, #3; 2.302 million adults 18-49 (1.81 rating), #3

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
7.288 million viewers, #4; 1.767 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #6

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
6.344 million viewers, #5; 1.741 million adults 18-49 (1.37 rating), #7

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
5.877 million viewers, #6; 1.957 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #5

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.342 million viewers, #7; 1.962 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #4

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
3.786 million viewers, #8; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #13

Enlisted (9:00) - FOX
3.228 million viewers, #9; 1.331 million adults 18-49 (1.05 rating), #8

Dracula (10:00) - NBC
3.043 million viewers, #10; 1.242 million adults 18-49 (0.98 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
3.029 million viewers, #11; 1.182 million adults 18-49 (0.93 rating), #11

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.895 million viewers, #12; 0.585 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #15

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.692 million viewers, #13; 0.563 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #17

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.691 million viewers, #14; 1.287 million adults 18-49 (1.01 rating), #9

Raising Hope (9:30) - FOX
2.354 million viewers, #15; 1.060 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #12

Wander Over Yonder (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.286 million viewers, #16; 0.445 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #22

Phineas & Ferb (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.229 million viewers, #17; 0.417 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #28

Fish Hooks (9:30) - Disney
2.216 million viewers, #18; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #24

Treehouse Masters (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.468 million viewers, #19; 0.575 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #16

Cold Justice (8:00) - TNT
1.398 million viewers, #20; 0.402 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #31

Helix (10:00) - Syfy
1.393 million viewers, #21; 0.559 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #18

NBA Regular Season: Clippers at Bulls - ESPN
1.326 million viewers, #22; 0.817 million adults 18-49 (0.64 rating), #14

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.280 million viewers, #23; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #29

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.266 million viewers, #24; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #20

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:30) - TLC
1.205 million viewers, #25; 0.482 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #19

Nightmare Next Door (9:00) - ID
1.192 million viewers, #26; 0.470 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #21

Real Time with Bill Maher (10:00) - HBO
1.185 million viewers, #27; 0.418 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #27

Imposters (10:00) - ID
1.013 million viewers, #28; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #32

APB with Troy Dunn (9:00)* - TNT
0.929 million viewers, #29; 0.247 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #35

The Carrie Diaries (8:00) - CW
0.896 million viewers, #30; 0.422 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #26

The Dead Files (10:00) - Travel
0.797 million viewers, #31; 0.426 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #25

Fashion Police (9:00)* - E!
0.750 million viewers, #32; 0.404 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #30

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.633 million viewers, #33; 0.389 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #33

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.624 million viewers, #34; 0.437 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #23

Kentucky Justice (9:00)* - NGC
0.590 million viewers, #35; 0.196 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #36

10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty (10:00)* - Spike TV
0.551 million viewers, #36; 0.248 million adults 18-49 (0.20 rating), #34

Banshee (10:00)* - Cinemax
0.364 million viewers, #37; 0.166 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #37

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (9:00)* - OWN
0.242 million viewers, #38; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #39

The Diamond Collar (10:00)* - OWN
0.242 million viewers, #39; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #40

The Diamond Collar (10:30)* - OWN
0.242 million viewers, #40; 0.075 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #41

The Monkey's Paw (9:00)* - Chiller
0.139 million viewers, #41; 0.076 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #38

Love That Girl (9:00)* - TV One
0.122 million viewers, #42; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #42

Love That Girl (9:30)* - TV One
0.122 million viewers, #43; 0.061 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #43

[EDITOR'S NOTE: * denotes individual program numbers were not available so the network's primetime average is listed]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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