Ratings: Broadcast Finals for November 16, 2012

CBS and ABC are getting Friday night TV done right, to an extent. Both networks drew demo ratings in the mid one range and decent to strong viewership numbers. CBS took 8:00 p.m. with UNDERCOVER BOSS' 9 million viewers and 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. ABC took the next hour with a strong showing by SHARK TANK, 6.8 million viewers and a night's best 1.9 demo rating. at 10:00 p.m., CBS aired the Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston. it won it's time slot in both viewers and demo rating (tied), but the viewership was off by over 30% from what BLUE BLOODS normally pulls in the hour.

What was nice to see from the night is that between the BIG 4 networks, only two of the twelve combined programed hours had a demo rating below a 1.2. NBC's encore comedies of GO ON and GUYS with KIDS posted the nights low rating of a 0.7. FRINGE, on FOX posted a slightly better 0.9 demo rating.

Over at the CW, it was closing time for AMERICA'S NEXT TOP MODEL with its season finale. the 1.34 million viewers and 0.7 A18-49 rating was actually down from the week before. It is time for the CW to let the series go and give the viewers something new, something exciting and something worth watching.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	Last Man Standing	7.130	1.4
8:30	ABC	Malibu Country	6.670	1.4	-6.45%
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.820	1.9	-4.35%
10:00	ABC	20/20	5.850	1.4	-14.22%
8:00	CBS	Undercover Boss	9.010	1.8
9:00	CBS	CSI: NY	9.590	1.4	6.44%
10:00	CBS	Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston	7.180	1.4	-25.13%
8:00	CW	America's Next Top Model	1.340	0.6
9:00	CW	ANTM Behind the Scenes	0.710	0.2	-47.01%
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.380	1.2
9:00	FOX	Fringe	2.700	0.9	-20.12%
8:00\	NBC	Go On [R]	2.520	0.7
8:30	NBC	Guys With kids [R]	2.150	0.7	-14.68%
9:00	NBC	Grimm	5.030	1.6	133.95%
10:00	NBC	Dateline	4.540	1.2	-9.74%

* - in millions