Ratings: Broadcast Finals for October 18, 2013

Thanks to a nice surge for UNDERCOVER BOSS, CBS rakes the total viewers crown, on Friday night, and ties ABC in the A18-49 ratings. The reality series drew a season high 9.2 million viewers and a 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. UB is the #2 most watched program of the night, behind BLUE BLOODS (1.6 million), and the #2 program in the demo ratings, behind SHARK TANK (2.0). If UNDERCOVER BOOS could return to some of its old glory it could help push CBS in front of ABC on the night.

THE NEIGHBORS may have bought another week on the ABC schedule as the low rated second year series drew 4.3 million viewers and a 1.0 demo rating. That is up a couple hundred thousand viewers and a one tenth of a ratings point in the A18-49 ratings. It is still the lowest rated original program of the night, from the big 4 networks.

Friday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 5.5 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 9.5 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 1.1 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 3.1 million viewers, 1.1 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	6.19	1.3
8:30	ABC	The Neighbors	4.27	1.0	-31%
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.64	2.0	56%
10:00	ABC	20/20	4.61	1.2	-31%
8:00	CBS	Undercover Boss	9.18	1.8
9:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O	8.81	1.4	-4%
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods	10.56	1.3	20%
8:00	CW	Reign [R]	1.09	0.3
9:00	CW	America's Next Top Model	1.10	0.4	1%
8:00	FOX	Masterchef Junior	3.96	1.3
9:00	FOX	Sleepy Hollow [R]	2.32	0.8	-41%
8:00	NBC	Michael J Fox Show [R]	2.98	0.8
8:30	NBC	Sean Saves The World [R]	2.52	0.7	-15%
9:00	NBC	Dateline	5.66	1.3	125%

* - in millions