Ratings: Broadcast Finals for August 24, 2012

CBS lead the night with a preseason NFL game. 5.2 million viewers and a decent 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

On the down side of the ratings, GRIMM is not looking well on Friday night. Yes, I know. Its summer time, but one of the strong returning series for NBC should not be looking like COMMUNITY or WHITNEY in the ratings.

In premiere ratings AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL did gather a million viewers. Something very rare from the CW. This has got to be the last cycle of the series. Its been brain dead for a while, so just pull the plug now.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	4.110	1.0
9:00	ABC	20/20 [R]	4.930	1.1	19.95%
10:00	ABC	20/20 [R]	5.930	1.3	20.28%
8:00	CBS	NFL Preseason Football	5.150	1.5
8:00	CW	America's Next Top Model	1.090	0.4
9:00	CW	Nikita [R]	0.590	0.2	-45.87%
8:00	FOX	Bones [R]	3.000	0.8
9:00	FOX	Bones [R]	3.080	0.9	2.67%
8:00	NBC	America's Got Talent [R]	2.940	0.6
9:00	NBC	Grimm [R]	1.980	0.5	-32.65%
10:00	NBC	Dateline	3.730	0.9	88.38%

* - in millions