Ratings: Broadcast Finals for August 16, 2013

Despite only drawing 4.7 million viewers and a 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49, NFL preseason football lead FOX to a very rare win on Friday night. The football game, featuring the Patriots vs. the Buccaneers, won every half hour, in the demo ratings. only DATE LINE drew more viewers, with 5.6 million.

ABC has started getting us ready for the two sitcoms at 8 p.m., but are viewers ready for THE NEIGHBORS? The second season sitcom dropped 1/3 of the viewing audience from THE LAST MAN STANDING lead in. That is one million viewers. THE NEIGHBORS will not have a sweet lead out program to protect it from both sides, as it did on Wednesday nights. I fully expect the series to follow the same path as HAPPY ENDINGS and APT. 23.
 

Friday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 3.1 million viewers, 0.7 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 4.2 million viewers, 0.6 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 1.0 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 4.7 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 4.7 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Last Man Standing [R]	3.20	0.6
8:30	ABC	The Neighbors [R]	2.22	0.4	-31%
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	2.99	0.7	35%
10:00	ABC	20/20	3.45	0.9	15%
8:00	CBS	Undercover Boss [R]	4.03	0.7
9:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O [R]	3.90	0.6	-3%
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	4.72	0.5	21%
8:00	CW	Perfect Score	0.73	0.2
8:30	CW	Perfect Score	0.66	0.2	-10%
9:00	CW	America's Next Top Model	1.40	0.5	112%
8:00	FOX	NFL Preseason Football	4.66	1.5
8:00	NBC	Off Their Rockers [R]	2.78	0.6
8:30	NBC	Off Their Rockers [R]	3.00	0.7	8%
9:00	NBC	Dateline [R]	5.61	1.3	87%

* - in million