RATINGS RECAP: 12/13/13

ABC
8:00 Last Man Standing
Viewers: 6.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
8:30 The Neighbors
Viewers: 4.0 million, 18-49 demo: 0.9
9:00 Shark Tank
Viewers: 7.2 million, 18-49 demo: 2.0
10:00 20/20
Viewers: 5.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4

CBS
8:00 Undercover Boss
Viewers: 7.3 million, 18-49 demo: 1.4
9:00 Hawaii Five-0
Viewers: 9.1 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2
10:00 Blue Bloods
Viewers: 10.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

NBC
8:00 Dateline NBC
Viewers: 6.2 million, 18-49 demo: 1.1
9:00 Grimm
Viewers: 4.9 million, 18-49 demo: 1.2

FOX
8:00 Bones (Repeat)
Viewers: 3.5 million, 18-49 demo: 0.8
9:00 Raising Hope
Viewers: 2.1 million, 18-49 demo: 0.7
9:30 Raising Hope
Viewers: 1.9 million, 18-49 demo: 0.6

It was a quiet Friday night. ABC started off with its comedy hour. Last Man Standing was even in viewers but down two tenths in the demo while The Neighbors was down two tenths in viewers and even in the demo. At 9pm, Shark Tank was the best demo of the night as usual. It was down four tenths in viewers but even in the demo. At 10pm, 20/20 was up nine tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo. NBC started with Dateline NBC and it was down 1.1 million viewers and three tenths in the demo. A two hour Grimm followed. It was down a rough 1.4 million viewers and four tenths in the demo though some of that could be due to airing in the 10pm hour. This show seems to have been negatively impacted by the return of the CBS lineup but this is a surprising drop for a two hour event that was pretty well promoted.

CBS had its lineup back after a couple weeks off but everything was down. At 8pm, Undercover Boss was up half a million viewers and even in the demo but that was a clip show. It was down three tenths in the demo from its last regular episode a month ago. At 9pm, Hawaii Five-0 was down eight tenths in viewers and three tenths in the demo for a series low. It seems like the momentum this show was building was dulled during these couple weeks off as Shark Tank has been stronger again lately in the hour. At 10pm, Blue Bloods was down a million viewers and three tenths in the demo as it fell with Hawaii. Two episodes of Raising Hope on FOX were each down a tenth in the demo from last week.

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