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[04/07/14 - 03:02 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Blue Bloods," "Shark Tank" Claim Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 4, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 42 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
11.691 million viewers, #1; 1.850 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #3

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
9.674 million viewers, #2; 1.729 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #4

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
7.493 million viewers, #3; 2.520 million adults 18-49 (1.98 rating), #1

Unforgettable (8:00) - CBS
7.320 million viewers, #4; 1.195 million adults 18-49 (0.94 rating), #8

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
6.492 million viewers, #5; 1.959 million adults 18-49 (1.54 rating), #2

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
6.302 million viewers, #6; 1.724 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #6

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
6.114 million viewers, #7; 1.457 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #7

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
4.887 million viewers, #8; 1.727 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #5

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
3.871 million viewers, #9; 1.131 million adults 18-49 (0.89 rating), #9

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
2.712 million viewers, #10; 0.948 million adults 18-49 (0.75 rating), #11

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.388 million viewers, #11; 0.480 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #17

Hannibal (10:00) - NBC
2.179 million viewers, #12; 0.989 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #10

Fish Hooks (9:00) - Disney
1.909 million viewers, #13; 0.473 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #19

NBA Regular Season: Thunder at Rockets - ESPN
1.746 million viewers, #14; 0.929 million adults 18-49 (0.73 rating), #12

Raising Hope (9:00) - FOX
1.600 million viewers, #15; 0.759 million adults 18-49 (0.60 rating), #14

Raising Hope (9:30) - FOX
1.524 million viewers, #16; 0.717 million adults 18-49 (0.57 rating), #15

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (8:00) - CW
1.503 million viewers, #17; 0.558 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #16

NASCAR Nationwide SRS (8:30) - ESPN2
1.468 million viewers, #18; 0.451 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #21

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.375 million viewers, #19; 0.910 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #13

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.337 million viewers, #20; 0.393 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #24

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.274 million viewers, #21; 0.348 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #26

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.217 million viewers, #22; 0.403 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #22

Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (9:30) - TLC
1.145 million viewers, #23; 0.384 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #25

Nightmare Next Door (10:00) - ID
1.141 million viewers, #24; 0.302 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #32

Real Time with Bill Maher (10:00) - HBO
1.103 million viewers, #25; 0.342 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #27

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
0.908 million viewers, #26; 0.319 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #29

Game of Stones (10:00) - Discovery
0.883 million viewers, #27; 0.478 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #18

Bruce Springsteen's High Hopes (9:30)* - HBO
0.828 million viewers, #28; 0.325 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #28

Bellator MMA Live (9:00) - Spike TV
0.828 million viewers, #29; 0.455 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #20

Continuum (10:00) - Syfy
0.812 million viewers, #30; 0.308 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #30

NBA Regular Season: Nuggets at Grizzlies - ESPN
0.800 million viewers, #31; 0.395 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #23

Hart of Dixie (9:00) - CW
0.726 million viewers, #32; 0.303 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #31

Tanked (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.550 million viewers, #33; 0.295 million adults 18-49 (0.23 rating), #33

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.430 million viewers, #34; 0.218 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #34

Fashion Police (9:00)* - E!
0.423 million viewers, #35; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #35

Hello Ross (10:00)* - E!
0.423 million viewers, #36; 0.205 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #36

Showdown of the Unbeatables (9:00)* - NGC
0.388 million viewers, #37; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #37

Diggers (10:00)* - NGC
0.388 million viewers, #38; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #38

Diggers (10:30)* - NGC
0.388 million viewers, #39; 0.141 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #39

Cesar 911 (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.290 million viewers, #40; 0.121 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #40

NHL Regular Season: Capitals at Devils* - NBCSN
0.196 million viewers, #41; 0.078 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #42

The Rickey Smiley Show (9:00)* - TV One
0.128 million viewers, #42; 0.084 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #41

[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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