RATINGS RECAP: 9/27/13

ABC 
8:00 Last Man Standing 
Viewers: 5.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 The Neighbors
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.0
9:00 Shark Tank
Viewers: 6.9 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 4.4 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

CBS
8:00 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 8.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 9.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 11.7 million, 18-49 demo: 1.7

NBC
8:00 The Michael J. Fox Show (Repeat)
Viewers: 4.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 6.5 million, 18-49 demo: 1.3 

FOX
8:00 Masterchef Junior
Viewers: 4.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.6
9:00 Sleepy Hollow (Repeat)
Viewers: 2.7 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9 

Friday night had premieres on CBS and FOX. First up, CBS debuted its new Friday lineup with Hawaii Five-0 in the middle. First up, Undercover Boss debuted to a 1.6 demo which is on the low end of what it was getting last year, but this show tends to fluctuate. At 9pm, Hawaii Five-0 came over to Fridays from Mondays at 10pm. Though it hit a series low in the demo, it actually did better in total viewers than it did most of last year. Overall, it was a very solid start by Friday standards. It seemed to help Blue Bloods too which had its best demo since April 6, 2012. NBC had a two hour Dateline NBC which slightly outdid 20/20 in total viewers but tied it in the demo. In late October, they will no longer have to compete against each other when Dracula launches.

FOX had the series premiere of Masterchef Junior and it got off to a solid start as it beat Undercover Boss to win the 8pm hour. For a Friday reality show, this is pretty good. Finally, ABC had some troubles at 8pm against new competition. After lackluster starts last week, Last Man Standing fell a million viewers and three tenths in the demo while The Neighbors was down half a million viewers and two tenths in the demo to a low 1.0. Friday isn't always a huge priority but these numbers are troubling this early. At 9pm, Shark Tank was even in viewers and up two tenths in the demo despite more competition and a lower lead-in. Finally at 10pm, 20/20 was down 1.2 million viewers and a tenth in the demo.