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RATINGS RECAP: 11/12/10

ABC
8:00 Supernanny
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do?
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 5.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

CBS
8:00 Medium 
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 CSI: NY
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 10.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

NBC
8:00 School Pride
Viewers: 2.2 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6
9:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

FOX
8:00 House (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 The Good Guys
Viewers: 2.4 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

ABC had a typically quiet Friday evening. Supernanny led things off at 8pm and was up half a million viewers but even in the demo from last week's season premiere. Primetime: What Would You Do? followed and was up over half a million viewers and a tenth in the demo. It has grown each week since its season premiere and had the night's highest demo (no show got a 2 or more). 20/20 followed and was even in viewers and the demo from last week.

CBS remained the overall viewers champ but the demos leave a lot to be desired. Medium started things off and was down a tenth in viewers and the demo, justifying its shortened season. CSI: NY followed and was down over half a million viewers and a troubling three tenths in the demo, though still getting 10 million viewers on a Friday is acceptable enough. New drama Blue Bloods followed and was up three tenths in viewers but down two tenths in the demo, hitting a series low. This drama is getting older-skewing by the week.

NBC continued to languish with the huge flop School Pride which was even in viewers and the demo. There are two installments left for NBC to suffer through. Dateline NBC followed and was even in viewers but up a tenth in the demo. The demo numbers are the best since it switched to 9-11pm from 8-10pm. Finally FOX had its usual lineup. A House repeat was down a tenth in viewers and even in the demo from last week while The Good Guys was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. The Good Guys wraps its first (and likely only) season on December 10.

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