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[01/13/14 - 02:34 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Shark Tank," "Blue Bloods" Lead Demos, Viewers
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, january 10, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 44 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
12.679 million viewers, #1; 1.920 million adults 18-49 (1.51 rating), #5

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
10.739 million viewers, #2; 1.973 million adults 18-49 (1.55 rating), #3

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
7.360 million viewers, #3; 2.664 million adults 18-49 (2.10 rating), #1

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
7.181 million viewers, #4; 1.928 million adults 18-49 (1.52 rating), #4

Bones (8:00) - FOX
6.880 million viewers, #5; 1.910 million adults 18-49 (1.50 rating), #6

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
6.732 million viewers, #6; 2.157 million adults 18-49 (1.70 rating), #2

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
5.335 million viewers, #7; 1.655 million adults 18-49 (1.30 rating), #8

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
4.808 million viewers, #8; 1.419 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #9

Gold Rush (9:00) - Discovery
3.900 million viewers, #9; 1.853 million adults 18-49 (1.46 rating), #7

Going for Gold (8:00) - NBC
3.546 million viewers, #10; 0.960 million adults 18-49 (0.76 rating), #13

WWE Smackdown - Syfy
2.816 million viewers, #11; 0.918 million adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), #15

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
2.700 million viewers, #12; 0.501 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #23

Raising Hope (9:00) - FOX
2.695 million viewers, #13; 0.991 million adults 18-49 (0.78 rating), #12

Bering Sea Gold (10:00) - Discovery
2.511 million viewers, #14; 1.158 million adults 18-49 (0.91 rating), #11

NBA Regular Season: Heat at Nets - ESPN
2.485 million viewers, #15; 1.295 million adults 18-49 (1.02 rating), #10

Dracula (10:00) - NBC
2.468 million viewers, #16; 0.903 million adults 18-49 (0.71 rating), #16

Enlisted (9:30) - FOX
2.413 million viewers, #17; 0.935 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #14

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.377 million viewers, #18; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #29

Wander Over Yonder (9:00, 15 Minutes) - Disney
2.037 million viewers, #19; 0.405 million adults 18-49 (0.32 rating), #30

Helix - Syfy
1.824 million viewers, #20; 0.734 million adults 18-49 (0.58 rating), #18

Phineas & Ferb (9:15, 15 Minutes) - Disney
1.750 million viewers, #21; 0.353 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #34

Fish Hooks (9:30) - Disney
1.734 million viewers, #22; 0.366 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #33

Treehouse Masters (10:00) - Animal Planet
1.554 million viewers, #23; 0.795 million adults 18-49 (0.63 rating), #17

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:30) - TLC
1.498 million viewers, #24; 0.433 million adults 18-49 (0.34 rating), #28

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:30) - TLC
1.465 million viewers, #25; 0.509 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #22

Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (9:00) - TLC
1.449 million viewers, #26; 0.447 million adults 18-49 (0.35 rating), #27

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
1.428 million viewers, #27; 0.465 million adults 18-49 (0.37 rating), #26

House Hunters (10:00) - HGTV
1.421 million viewers, #28; 0.512 million adults 18-49 (0.40 rating), #21

House Hunters International (10:30) - HGTV
1.305 million viewers, #29; 0.485 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #25

After the First 48 (10:00) - A&E
1.162 million viewers, #30; 0.555 million adults 18-49 (0.44 rating), #19

The Dead Files (10:00) - Travel
1.048 million viewers, #31; 0.499 million adults 18-49 (0.39 rating), #24

NBA Pre-Game - ESPN
0.816 million viewers, #32; 0.524 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #20

The Carrie Diaries (8:00) - CW
0.812 million viewers, #33; 0.378 million adults 18-49 (0.30 rating), #31

Facing Evil with Candice DeLong (8:00)* - ID
0.773 million viewers, #34; 0.266 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #36

Wives with Knives (10:00)* - ID
0.773 million viewers, #35; 0.266 million adults 18-49 (0.21 rating), #37

Banshee (10:00)* - Cinemax
0.731 million viewers, #36; 0.371 million adults 18-49 (0.29 rating), #32

10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty (10:00) - Spike TV
0.643 million viewers, #37; 0.299 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #35

Bigfoot: The New Evidence (8:00)* - NGC
0.633 million viewers, #38; 0.212 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #39

Bigfoot: The New Evidence (9:00)* - NGC
0.633 million viewers, #39; 0.212 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #40

Fashion Police (9:00)* - E!
0.553 million viewers, #40; 0.237 million adults 18-49 (0.19 rating), #38

Oprah: Where Are They Now? (8:00)* - OWN
0.362 million viewers, #41; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #43

Oprah's Lifeclass (9:00)* - OWN
0.362 million viewers, #42; 0.127 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #44

Sweet Home Alabama (10:00)* - CMT
0.361 million viewers, #43; 0.172 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #42

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.361 million viewers, #44; 0.198 million adults 18-49 (0.16 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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