RATINGS RECAP: 12/3/10

ABC
8:00 Supernanny
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do?
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 6.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.9

CBS
8:00 Medium
Viewers: 6.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 CSI: NY
Viewers: 10.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 11.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

NBC
8:00 Movie: A Walk in My Shoes
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

FOX
8:00 The Good Guys (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:00 The Good Guys
Viewers: 2.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7

ABC had a quiet Friday evening. The tired reality show Supernanny was even in viewers and the demo from its last airing two weeks ago while Primetime: What Would You Do? was down two tenths in viewers and the demo for season lows. This show should be doing better but maybe the poor lead-in is hurting it this season. Finally at 10pm, 20/20 was up 1.1 million viewers and eight tenths in the demo from last week's post-Thanksgiving. This is the second time in three weeks there was major growth for the veteran newsmagazine.

CBS had a new night of its drama lineup. The soon-to-depart Medium was down over half a million viewers and even in the demo from the last new episode two weeks ago. Will it see a small bump in January in its final three episodes? CSI: NY followed and was down a tenth in viewers but up two tenths in the demo as it has helped stabilize Friday night. New drama Blue Bloods followed and was down a tenth in viewers and up a tenth in the demo from last week. Forget the old-skewing nature of this show, it is very impressive that it regularly gets over 11 million viewers.

NBC was barely on the map with a low-rated movie from 8-10pm, though it was above the levels the dud School Pride had been receiving at 8pm in recent weeks. A one hour Dateline NBC followed and was clobbered at 10pm. NBC still has not learned that Dateline does much better when it's not competing with ABC's 20/20. These terrible 10pm numbers make the now-cancelled Outlaw look much better. FOX double-pumped episodes of The Good Guys. A new episode at 9pm was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo from the last new episode two weeks ago. The fall finale (and likely series finale) airs next week.

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