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[03/10/14 - 02:43 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank" Continues Its Demo Reign
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 7, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 47 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
12.029 million viewers, #1; 1.822 million adults 18-49 (1.44 rating), #6

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
10.346 million viewers, #2; 1.753 million adults 18-49 (1.38 rating), #8

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
7.746 million viewers, #3; 2.314 million adults 18-49 (1.82 rating), #2

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
7.690 million viewers, #4; 2.649 million adults 18-49 (2.09 rating), #1

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
7.435 million viewers, #5; 1.873 million adults 18-49 (1.48 rating), #4

Undercover Boss (8:00) - CBS
7.393 million viewers, #6; 1.764 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #7

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
6.376 million viewers, #7; 1.713 million adults 18-49 (1.35 rating), #9

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
5.653 million viewers, #8; 1.857 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #5

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
4.402 million viewers, #9; 2.150 million adults 18-49 (1.69 rating), #3

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
3.599 million viewers, #10; 1.106 million adults 18-49 (0.87 rating), #10

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
3.142 million viewers, #11; 1.088 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #11

Hannibal (10:00) - NBC
2.502 million viewers, #12; 1.046 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #12

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.042 million viewers, #13; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #26

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
2.008 million viewers, #14; 0.420 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #25

Game of Stones (10:00) - Discovery
1.893 million viewers, #15; 0.900 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #14

Fish Hooks (9:00, 30 Minutes) - Disney
1.845 million viewers, #16; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #29

Enlisted (9:00) - FOX
1.840 million viewers, #17; 0.831 million adults 18-49 (0.65 rating), #16

NBA Regular Season: Pacers at Rockets - ESPN
1.784 million viewers, #18; 1.000 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #13

Raising Hope (9:30) - FOX
1.565 million viewers, #19; 0.697 million adults 18-49 (0.55 rating), #17

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.466 million viewers, #20; 0.838 million adults 18-49 (0.66 rating), #15

Cold Justice (8:00) - TNT
1.425 million viewers, #21; 0.463 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #24

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.338 million viewers, #22; 0.489 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #23

The First 48 (9:00) - A&E
1.292 million viewers, #23; 0.599 million adults 18-49 (0.47 rating), #18

Helix (10:00) - Syfy
1.281 million viewers, #24; 0.540 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #20

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.267 million viewers, #25; 0.506 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #22

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.159 million viewers, #26; 0.520 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #21

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.088 million viewers, #27; 0.376 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #27

NBA Regular Season: Grizzlies at Bulls - ESPN
1.084 million viewers, #28; 0.576 million adults 18-49 (0.45 rating), #19

Betty White's Off Their Rockers (10:00)* - Lifetime
0.724 million viewers, #29; 0.298 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #30

Betty White's Off Their Rockers (10:30) - Lifetime
0.711 million viewers, #30; 0.263 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #31

Nightmare Next Door (9:00)* - ID
0.709 million viewers, #31; 0.235 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #34

Imposters (10:00)* - ID
0.709 million viewers, #32; 0.235 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #35

Inside Job (9:00)* - TNT
0.679 million viewers, #33; 0.238 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #32

Save Our Business (10:00)* - TNT
0.679 million viewers, #34; 0.238 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #33

Bellator MMA Live (9:00) - Spike TV
0.653 million viewers, #35; 0.345 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #28

Tanked (10:00)* - Animal Planet
0.499 million viewers, #36; 0.175 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #41

Ancient Aliens (9:00)* - H2
0.482 million viewers, #37; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #38

Hangar 1: The UFO Files (10:00)* - H2
0.482 million viewers, #38; 0.181 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #39

Close Encounters (10:00, 60 Minutes)* - Science
0.396 million viewers, #39; 0.091 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #44

Banshee (10:00)* - Cinemax
0.354 million viewers, #40; 0.179 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #40

Hello Ross (10:00)* - E!
0.341 million viewers, #41; 0.198 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #36

Marriage Boot Camp (9:00)* - WE tv
0.331 million viewers, #42; 0.188 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #37

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.249 million viewers, #43; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #42

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00)* - OWN
0.248 million viewers, #44; 0.059 million adults 18-49 (0.05 rating), #46

Cesar 911 (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.231 million viewers, #45; 0.098 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #43

Love That Girl (9:00)* - TV One
0.156 million viewers, #46; 0.085 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #45

Gucci: The Director (8:00)* - Showtime
0.040 million viewers, #47; 0.013 million adults 18-49 (0.01 rating), #47

[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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