Ratings: Broadcast Finals for August 31, 2012
As expected, viewership was way down on Friday night as the US population was more interested in getting their three day holiday weekend started than watching TV. Only two programs cracked four million viewers and only one of those managed to get over a one rating in the Adults 18-49 demo graphic.The 9:00pm airing of 20/20 posted the best demo rating with 1.1 rating. The news magazine also ranked as the second most watch program of the night with 4.6 million viewers. Only CBS' BLUE BLOODS attracted more bodies in front of the television, 4.7 million viewers.
The night's only original program, AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL, did manage one million viewers. But this is a far cry from when the secy competition series could attract over three million viewers just three years ago.
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | Demo | +/- |
| 8:00 | ABC | Shark Tank [R] | 3.930 | 0.9 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | 20/20 [R] | 4.580 | 1.1 | 16.54% |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 [R] | 3.980 | 0.9 | -13.10% |
| 8:00 | CBS | Undercover Boss [R] | 3.700 | 0.9 | |
| 9:00 | CBS | CSI: NY [R] | 3.500 | 0.5 | -5.41% |
| 10:00 | CBS | Blue Bloods [R] | 4.670 | 0.6 | 33.43% |
| 8:00 | CW | America's Next Top Model | 1.070 | 0.4 | |
| 9:00 | CW | Nikita [R] | 0.630 | 0.2 | -41.12% |
| 8:00 | FOX | Bones [R] | 3.020 | 0.7 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Bones [R] | 2.860 | 0.6 | -5.30% |
| 8:00 | NBC | America's Got Talent [R] | 3.060 | 0.6 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Grimm [R] | 2.010 | 0.5 | -34.31% |
| 10:00 | NBC | Dateline | 3.760 | 0.8 | 87.06% |
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