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[09/24/13 - 06:37 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank," "Last Man Standing" Top Charts
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, september 20, 2013)

Here are the highlights of 25 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
6.857 million viewers, #1; 2.244 million adults 18-49 (1.77 rating), #1

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
6.670 million viewers, #2; 1.936 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #2

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
5.601 million viewers, #3; 1.711 million adults 18-49 (1.35 rating), #3

Dateline NBC (9:00, 120 Minutes) - NBC
5.561 million viewers, #4; 1.417 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #5

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
4.582 million viewers, #5; 1.484 million adults 18-49 (1.17 rating), #4

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.985 million viewers, #6; 0.406 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #18

Wander Over Yonder (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.819 million viewers, #7; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #19

A.N.T. Farm (8:00) - Disney
2.609 million viewers, #8; 0.370 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #22

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.602 million viewers, #9; 0.970 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #6

Phineas & Ferb (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.554 million viewers, #10; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #21

Fish Hooks (9:30, 30 Minutes) - Disney
2.332 million viewers, #11; 0.327 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #25

College Football: Boise State at Fresno State - ESPN
2.124 million viewers, #12; 0.862 million adults 18-49 (0.68 rating), #7

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
1.383 million viewers, #13; 0.481 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #11

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.363 million viewers, #14; 0.461 million adults 18-49 (0.36 rating), #12

Say Yes to the Dress (9:30) - TLC
1.362 million viewers, #15; 0.431 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #14

Haven - Syfy
1.360 million viewers, #16; 0.548 million adults 18-49 (0.43 rating), #8

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.303 million viewers, #17; 0.446 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #13

Real Time with Bill Maher - HBO
1.284 million viewers, #18; 0.429 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #15

What Not to Wear (10:00) - TLC
1.260 million viewers, #19; 0.424 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #17

Inside Raising the Concordia - Discovery
1.241 million viewers, #20; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #10

America's Next Top Model (9:00) - CW
1.122 million viewers, #21; 0.532 million adults 18-49 (0.42 rating), #9

Ghost Adventures (9:00) - Travel
0.935 million viewers, #22; 0.428 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #16

Deadly Women (10:00) - ID
0.763 million viewers, #23; 0.350 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #23

Bellator MMA Live - Spike TV
0.692 million viewers, #24; 0.385 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #20

Kendra on Top (10:30) - WE tv
0.475 million viewers, #25; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #24

[EDITOR'S NOTE: As of press time, numbers for Strike Back (10:00), Fashion Police (9:00), Hello Ross (10:00), The Watsons Go to Birmingham, L.T.: The Life & Times, Perfect Score (8:00), Best Week Ever were not available.]

Source: Nielsen Media Research





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