RATINGS RECAP: 12/7/12

ABC 
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
8:30 Malibu Country
Viewers: 6.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
Viewers: 5.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 4.6 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
8:00 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 8.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 CSI: NY
Viewers: 10.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 11.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

NBC
8:00 SNL Christmas (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.5
10:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7 

FOX 
8:00 Kitchen Nightmares
Viewers: 3.0 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
9:00 Fringe
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 

It was a rough Friday night for the broadcast networks as the highest demo all night was a 1.7. Starting with ABC, the 8pm comedies dropped back to their season lows as Last Man Standing was down two tenths in viewers and a tenth the demo and Malibu Country was down three tenths in viewers and a tenth in the demo. After a Shark Tank repeat, 20/20 was down a big 1.1 million viewers and half a demo point as Dateline took a turn spiking this week. Speaking of Dateline, it was up a big 1.4 million viewers and six tenths in the demo after following solid repeat numbers for the SNL Christmas special.

Over on CBS, the entire lineup was down in the demo just like on ABC. Undercover Boss was down seven tenths in viewers and two tenths in the demo. CSI: NY was up a tenth in viewers and even in the demo and Blue Bloods was down a tenth in viewers and a tenth in the demo. Will Golden Boy fare any better on this night when it gets here in March? Finally FOX's lineup returned for the first time in three weeks and Kitchen Nightmares was down four tenths in viewers and even in the demo while Fringe was even in viewers and the demo.