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[03/17/14 - 02:56 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: ABC Tops Demo Charts with "Shark Tank," "20/20"
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, march 14, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 45 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
11.682 million viewers, #1; 1.765 million adults 18-49 (1.39 rating), #4

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
9.529 million viewers, #2; 1.724 million adults 18-49 (1.36 rating), #5

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
7.489 million viewers, #3; 2.502 million adults 18-49 (1.97 rating), #1

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
6.987 million viewers, #4; 2.380 million adults 18-49 (1.87 rating), #2

Undercover Boss (8:00) - CBS
6.564 million viewers, #5; 1.564 million adults 18-49 (1.23 rating), #6

Dateline NBC (8:00) - NBC
6.122 million viewers, #6; 1.406 million adults 18-49 (1.11 rating), #8

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
5.357 million viewers, #7; 1.989 million adults 18-49 (1.57 rating), #3

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
3.458 million viewers, #8; 1.456 million adults 18-49 (1.15 rating), #7

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
3.447 million viewers, #9; 1.044 million adults 18-49 (0.82 rating), #11

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
2.801 million viewers, #10; 1.068 million adults 18-49 (0.84 rating), #10

Hannibal (10:00) - NBC
2.468 million viewers, #11; 1.119 million adults 18-49 (0.88 rating), #9

Rake (8:00) - FOX
1.819 million viewers, #12; 0.619 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #16

College Basketball (7:00) - ESPN
1.497 million viewers, #13; 0.562 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #20

Game of Stones (10:00) - Discovery
1.482 million viewers, #14; 0.665 million adults 18-49 (0.52 rating), #14

College Basketball (9:35) - ESPN
1.463 million viewers, #15; 0.687 million adults 18-49 (0.54 rating), #12

Cold Justice (8:00) - TNT
1.454 million viewers, #16; 0.523 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #21

Raising Hope (9:30) - FOX
1.416 million viewers, #17; 0.587 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #18

Enlisted (9:00) - FOX
1.356 million viewers, #18; 0.622 million adults 18-49 (0.49 rating), #15

Helix (10:00) - Syfy
1.181 million viewers, #19; 0.580 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #19

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.159 million viewers, #20; 0.414 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #22

Beyond Scared Straight (10:00) - A&E
1.135 million viewers, #21; 0.671 million adults 18-49 (0.53 rating), #13

Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives (10:00) - Food
1.117 million viewers, #22; 0.615 million adults 18-49 (0.48 rating), #17

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.012 million viewers, #23; 0.369 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #26

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.003 million viewers, #24; 0.364 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #27

Nightmare Next Door (10:00) - ID
0.995 million viewers, #25; 0.355 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #28

Tanked (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.991 million viewers, #26; 0.390 million adults 18-49 (0.31 rating), #24

Real Time with Bill Maher (10:00) - HBO
0.973 million viewers, #27; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #30

After the First 48 (9:00) - A&E
0.941 million viewers, #28; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #23

Colin & Brad: Two Man Group (9:00) - CW
0.848 million viewers, #29; 0.383 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #25

College Basketball (9:27) - ESPN2
0.789 million viewers, #30; 0.353 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #29

Banshee (10:00) - Cinemax
0.733 million viewers, #31; 0.349 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #31

Bellator MMA Live (9:00) - Spike TV
0.699 million viewers, #32; 0.344 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #32

Inside Job (9:00)* - TNT
0.675 million viewers, #33; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #35

Save Our Business (10:00)* - TNT
0.675 million viewers, #34; 0.246 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #36

Betty White's Off Their Rockers (10:00)* - Lifetime
0.659 million viewers, #35; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #33

Betty White's Off Their Rockers (10:30)* - Lifetime
0.659 million viewers, #36; 0.311 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #34

Ancient Aliens (9:00)* - H2
0.547 million viewers, #37; 0.188 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #38

Hangar 1: The UFO Files (10:00)* - H2
0.547 million viewers, #38; 0.188 million adults 18-49 (0.15 rating), #39

Live from Space (8:00)* - NGC
0.447 million viewers, #39; 0.130 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #43

Fashion Police (9:00)* - E!
0.355 million viewers, #40; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #40

Hello Ross (10:00)* - E!
0.355 million viewers, #41; 0.170 million adults 18-49 (0.13 rating), #41

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.307 million viewers, #42; 0.203 million adults 18-49 (0.16 rating), #37

Marriage Boot Camp (9:00)* - WE tv
0.232 million viewers, #43; 0.139 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #42

Cesar 911 (9:00)* - Nat Geo WILD
0.192 million viewers, #44; 0.093 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #44

Love That Girl (9:00)* - TV One
0.080 million viewers, #45; 0.039 million adults 18-49 (0.03 rating), #45

[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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