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[04/14/14 - 04:16 PM]
Friday's Cable Ratings & Broadcast Finals: "Blue Bloods," "Shark Tank" Hold Onto Top Spots
By The Futon Critic Staff (TFC)

select final nielsen ratings
(national numbers for friday, april 11, 2014)

Here are the highlights of 40 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the broadcast and cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Blue Bloods (10:00) - CBS
11.051 million viewers, #1; 1.805 million adults 18-49 (1.42 rating), #3

Hawaii Five-0 (9:00) - CBS
9.168 million viewers, #2; 1.699 million adults 18-49 (1.34 rating), #4

Unforgettable (8:00) - CBS
7.588 million viewers, #3; 1.264 million adults 18-49 (1.00 rating), #9

Shark Tank (9:00) - ABC
6.948 million viewers, #4; 2.267 million adults 18-49 (1.79 rating), #1

Last Man Standing (8:00) - ABC
5.898 million viewers, #5; 1.493 million adults 18-49 (1.18 rating), #6

20/20 (10:00) - ABC
5.767 million viewers, #6; 1.845 million adults 18-49 (1.45 rating), #2

Grimm (9:00) - NBC
4.730 million viewers, #7; 1.419 million adults 18-49 (1.12 rating), #8

The Neighbors (8:30) - ABC
4.058 million viewers, #8; 1.096 million adults 18-49 (0.86 rating), #10

108 Hours: Inside the Hunt for the Boston Marathon Bombers (8:00) - NBC
3.702 million viewers, #9; 0.873 million adults 18-49 (0.69 rating), #13

Kitchen Nightmares (8:00) - FOX
3.067 million viewers, #10; 1.544 million adults 18-49 (1.22 rating), #5

Dog with a Blog (8:30) - Disney
2.990 million viewers, #11; 0.578 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #16

Kitchen Nightmares (9:00) - FOX
2.901 million viewers, #12; 1.449 million adults 18-49 (1.14 rating), #7

Jessie (8:00) - Disney
2.814 million viewers, #13; 0.590 million adults 18-49 (0.46 rating), #15

WWE Smackdown (8:00) - Syfy
2.717 million viewers, #14; 0.998 million adults 18-49 (0.79 rating), #11

Hannibal (10:00) - NBC
2.247 million viewers, #15; 0.940 million adults 18-49 (0.74 rating), #12

Sons of Guns (9:00) - Discovery
1.463 million viewers, #16; 0.790 million adults 18-49 (0.62 rating), #14

NASCAR Nationwide SRS (8:00) - ESPN2
1.440 million viewers, #17; 0.314 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #27

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (8:00) - CW
1.360 million viewers, #18; 0.486 million adults 18-49 (0.38 rating), #18

Real Time with Bill Maher (10:00) - HBO
1.222 million viewers, #19; 0.419 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #20

Boss Hog (10:00) - Discovery
1.085 million viewers, #20; 0.521 million adults 18-49 (0.41 rating), #17

Say Yes to the Dress (9:00) - TLC
0.970 million viewers, #21; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #23

Something Borrowed, Something New (10:00) - TLC
0.953 million viewers, #22; 0.340 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #24

Boss Hog (10:30) - Discovery
0.917 million viewers, #23; 0.423 million adults 18-49 (0.33 rating), #19

Continuum (10:00) - Syfy
0.876 million viewers, #24; 0.357 million adults 18-49 (0.28 rating), #21

Say Yes to the Dress: Randy Knows Best (9:30)* - TLC
0.854 million viewers, #25; 0.280 million adults 18-49 (0.22 rating), #30

Hart of Dixie (9:00) - CW
0.808 million viewers, #26; 0.343 million adults 18-49 (0.27 rating), #22

Masters Golf Tournament (8:00) - ESPN
0.762 million viewers, #27; 0.323 million adults 18-49 (0.25 rating), #26

Nightmare Next Door (10:00)* - ID
0.696 million viewers, #28; 0.234 million adults 18-49 (0.18 rating), #31

Fashion Police (9:00) - E!
0.635 million viewers, #29; 0.309 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #28

Tanked (10:00) - Animal Planet
0.573 million viewers, #30; 0.324 million adults 18-49 (0.26 rating), #25

Bellator MMA Live (9:00) - Spike TV
0.572 million viewers, #31; 0.305 million adults 18-49 (0.24 rating), #29

Hangar 1: The UFO Files (10:00)* - H2
0.538 million viewers, #32; 0.182 million adults 18-49 (0.14 rating), #33

Hello Ross (10:00)* - E!
0.453 million viewers, #33; 0.219 million adults 18-49 (0.17 rating), #32

Best Week Ever (10:00)* - VH1
0.297 million viewers, #34; 0.145 million adults 18-49 (0.11 rating), #34

Marriage Boot Camp (9:00)* - WE tv
0.242 million viewers, #35; 0.132 million adults 18-49 (0.10 rating), #35

Showdown of the Unbeatables (9:00)* - NGC
0.230 million viewers, #36; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #36

Diggers (10:00)* - NGC
0.230 million viewers, #37; 0.097 million adults 18-49 (0.08 rating), #37

Mad Dog: Inside the Secret World of Muammar Gaddafi (9:00)* - Showtime
0.184 million viewers, #38; 0.094 million adults 18-49 (0.07 rating), #38

The Rickey Smiley Show (9:00)* - TV One
0.180 million viewers, #39; 0.082 million adults 18-49 (0.06 rating), #39

NHL Regular Season: Hurricanes at Red Wings* - NBCSN
0.125 million viewers, #40; 0.051 million adults 18-49 (0.04 rating), #40

[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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