Ratings: Broadcast Finals for November 29, 2013

GARTH BROOKS: LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS tops the Friday network ratings as the two hour concert event draws 8.9 million viewers and a decent 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49. What may be the start of a comeback for Brooks performed very well for CBS as the network won the night in both viewership and A18-49 ratings.

ABC won the battle of animated Christmas specials, at 8 p.m. HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS and SHREK THE HALS averaged just under 5.5 million viewers for the hour, while CBS averaged under 3 million and The CW at 1.2 million.

NBC's totally original Friday night came with mixed results. DATELINE and GRIM did decent numbers, while soon to be axed DRACULA tanked, drawing less than 3 million viewers and a sub one in the A18-49 ratings.

FOX used the night to burn off two more episodes of RAISING HOPE. Neither episodes could make it to the two million viewer level.
 

Friday Night Network Averages:

ABC - 5.1 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 6.7 million viewers, 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49

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

FOX - 2.3 million viewers, 0.6 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 5.2 million viewers, 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Dr. Seuss's/The Grinch	5.69	1.5
8:30	ABC	Shrek The Halls	5.27	1.5	-7%
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank [R]	4.75	1.2	-10%
10:00	ABC	20/20	4.99	0.9	5%
8:00	CBS	Hoops & Yoyo Christmas	2.08	0.4
8:30	CBS	Elf on the Shelf	2.79	0.6	34%
9:00	CBS	Garth Brooks Live	8.86	1.8	218%
8:00	CW	Grandma/Reindeer	1.19	0.4
9:00	CW	Nikita	0.86	0.3	-28%
8:00	FOX	Bones [R]	2.89	0.6
9:00	FOX	Rasing Hope	1.75	0.6	-39%
9:30	FOX	Rasing Hope	1.63	0.6	-7%
8:00	NBC	Dateline	7.07	1.2
9:00	NBC	Grimm	5.72	1.3	-19%
10:00	NBC	Dracula	2.84	0.9	-50%

* - in millions