RATINGS RECAP: 4/13/12

ABC 
8:00 Shark Tank
Viewers: 5.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Primetime: What Would You Do?
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 5.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6

CBS
8:00 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 7.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7
9:00 Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
Viewers: 7.8 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4 

NBC
8:00 Who Do You Think You Are? (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Grimm
Viewers: 5.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 4.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0

FOX
8:00 The Finder
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Fringe
Viewers: 2.8 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 

On Friday night, NBC was new from 9-11pm. Grimm was up half a million viewers and a nice three tenths in the demo. This show benefits from airing new episodes in a row as it has recovered nicely in recent weeks. At 10pm, Dateline NBC was up six tenths in viewers and eveh in the demo. FOX was barely competitive with its combo of The Finder and Fringe. At 8pm, The Finder was down five tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo for a series low. At 9pm, Fringe was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. This show really doesn't deserve to come back for even a shortened final season but I could definitely see that happening.  

ABC had a pretty typical evening. At 8pm, Shark Tank was down three tenths in viewers but up a tenth in the demo from its last new airing. Primetime: What Would You Do? was down a tenth in viewers and two tenths in the demo from last week despite having a better lead-in. At 10pm, 20/20 was up a tenth in viewers and the demo. CBS started with Undercover Boss which was down eight tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo for a series low. A Lionel Richie concert special followed and did decent in total viewers but skewed old in the demo.