Ratings: Broadcast Finals for January 25, 2013

38 percent of the Friday prime time schedule was in repeat mode. Nothing posted over a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and only the CBS encores drew a total audience over 6 million viewers. The winter blahs have set in.

At 8:00 p.m., NIKITA and KITCHEN NIGHTMARES went heat to head as the only original shows for the hour. KITCHEN NIGHTMARES posted 3.8 million viewers (#4) and a 1.4 demo rating (#1). That is up 61% in viewers and 56% in the demo from its last original episode, back on December 21, 2012.

NIKITA, on the CW, collected a season high of 1.5 million viewers and a 0.5 demo rating. Those are gains of about 25% in each category from the previous season highs. As we approach the February sweeps, we'll see if ratings can be maintained at this level.

At 9:00pm, a two hour DATELINE grabbed 5.5 million viewers (most by a non-CBS program), but only managed a 1.2 A18-49 rating. Although it attracted more viewers, it was 14% behind 20/20 in the demo ratings. Neither news program captured the attention of the viewing public on the night.

FOX won the night in the A18-49 ratings with a 1.3 rating averages, followed ABC at 1.2 and both CBS and NBC with a 1.1 rating. The CW finished up with a 0.5 rating. CBS easily takes the night in Viewers with a 7.5 million viewer average, followed by NBC with 5.1 million, ABC with 4.7 million, FOX with 3.5 million and finally the CW with 1.2 million.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	Demo	+/-
8:00	ABC	Last Man Standing [R]	4.77	0.9
8:30	ABC	Malibu Country [R]	4.14	0.8	-13.2%
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank  [R]	5.11	1.4	23.4%
10:00	ABC	20/20	4.49	1.4	-12.1%
8:00	CBS	Undercover Boss [R]	7.16	1.3
9:00	CBS	CSI: NY [R]	7.45	1.0	4.1%
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	7.83	1.0	5.1%
8:00	CW	Nkita	1.53	0.5
9:00	CW	The Carrie Diaries [R]	0.81	0.4	-47.1%
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.75	1.4
9:00	FOX	The Following [R]	3.28	1.1	-12.5%
8:00	NBC	Off Their Rockers [R]	4.16	1.0
8:30	NBC	Off Their Rockers [R]	4.16	1.0	0.0%
9:00	NBC	Dateline	5.53	1.2	32.9%

* - in millions