Ratings: Broadcast Finals for May 17, 2013

ABC takes a slow friday night as SHARK TANK's two episodes win their respective time slots, as well as 20/20 taking the three way battle of news programs at 10 p.m.

The Season finale of SHARK TANK, at 9 p.m., drew 6.7 million viewers and a 1.9 rating in the A18-49 demographic. The reality series finished the season as the strongest program of the night in the important demographic.

Not doing as well is the season finale of UNDERCOVER BOSS. It did draw the most viewers in the hour (5.6 million), but finished 3rd in the demo ratings, with a 1.0 mark. The series did have a very inconsistent spring, perhaps due in large part to the patch work it had to do after THE JOB was axed after just 2 episodes.

The CW's NIKITA closed its final full season and drew just 1.0 million viewers and a 0.4 demo rating. Considering the network, night and time of year, that ratings numbers is about right for the series. The final 6 episodes of the action drama will air on the CW, sometime in the mid season.

Friday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 5.8 million viewers, 1.6 rating in Adults 18-49.

NBC - 5.2 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49.

CBS - 5.0 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49.

FOX - 2.2 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49.

CW - 0.9 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49.

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Shark Tank	5.11	1.3
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.68	1.9	+31%
10:00	ABC	20/20	5.50	1.5	-18%
8:00	CBS	Undercover Boss	5.60	1.0
9:00	CBS	Undercover Boss [R]	5.07	1.1	-9%
10:00	CBS	48 Hours	4.30	1.0	-15%
8:00	CW	Nikita	1.00	0.4
9:00	CW	Supernatural [R]	0.83	0.3	-17%
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares [R]	1.90	0.7
9:00	FOX	Bones [R]	2.53	0.6	+33%
8:00	NBC	Dateline	5.29	1.1
10:00	NBC	Rock Center	5.04	1.3	-5%

* - in millions