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RATINGS RECAP: 2/10/12

ABC 
8:00 Shark Tank
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8
9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do?
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 A Gifted Man
Viewers: 8.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 CSI: NY
Viewers: 10.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 11.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.8

NBC
8:00 Who Do You Think You Are?
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3
9:00 Grimm
Viewers: 5.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5

FOX
8:00 Kitchen Nightmares
Viewers: 3.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
9:00 Fringe
Viewers: 3.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1

On Friday night, ABC started strong as Shark Tank was up a nice seven tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a season high in the demo. This is a strong Friday player for ABC as it tied Blue Bloods for top demo draw of the night. At 9pm, Primetime: What Would You Do? was down half a million viewers for a season low but up a tenth in the demo. ABC could probably do better in this timeslot as What Would You Do? seems tired. Finally, 20/20 closed out the night down four tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo.

Over on CBS, A Gifted Man started off the night up four tenths in viewers and even in the demo. It moves to 9pm next week, will it pick up in the ratings and make things interesting? At 9pm, CSI: NY was up a tenth in viewers and the demo as it heads to a hiatus until the end of March. If CBS slips and its missed, its chances for coming back go up. Finally at 10pm, Blue Bloods was up four tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo.

NBC started with Who Do You Think You Are? which was down five tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo from last week's season premiere. At 9pm, Grimm rebounded a bit from last week's low as it was up half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo. Why did NBC choose to encore the already hot The Voice on Thursday night instead of originally planned encore of this show which is doing ok for a Friday but could use extra exposure? Finally at 10pm, Dateline NBC was up half a million viewers and four tenths in the demo for its best demo since December 9. Finally on FOX, Kitchen Nightmares was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo while Fringe was down a tenth in viewers and the demo.

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