Broadcast Finals for April 11, 2014
/>Delayed by about one month, FOX finally gave us the season premiere of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES, with a double episode night. The numbers were not strong, 2.9 million viewers and a 1.2 demo rating, over the two hours. But, it is double the punch that the combo of RAKE and the two comedies were pulling in on the night and it won the 8 p.m. hour. Give it some time and I am sure the Gordon Ramsey series will slowly build it's Friday audience.Considering the relatively strong showing of SHARK TANK the night before, Friday night's 7.0 million viewers and 1.8 rating in Adults 18-49 seemed a little flat. From the previous night, SHARK TANK was even in viewers and up just one tenth in the demo. I would have thought/expected some new viewers catching the Thursday episode, then following it to Friday. But it appears as if the Friday audience saw the Thursday episode and expected a repeat on Friday.
CBS was the most watched network on the night and was just a tenth of a point shy of a tie with ABC for the A18-49 demo lead. The CBS drama is the only 10 p.m. program to build its audience from it's 9 p.m. lead in.
Final Network Averages:
ABC - 5.7 million viewers, 1.4 rating in Adults 18-49
CBS - 9.2 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49
CW - 1.1 million viewers, 0.4 rating in Adults 18-49
FOX - 3.0 million viewers, 1.2 rating in Adults 18-49
NBC - 3.6 million viewers, 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49
| Time | Net | Program | Viewers* | A18-49 | +/- |
| 8:00 | ABC | Last Man Standing | 5.90 | 1.2 | |
| 8:30 | ABC | The Neighbors | 4.06 | 0.9 | -31% |
| 9:00 | ABC | Shark Tank | 6.95 | 1.8 | 71% |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 5.77 | 1.5 | -17% |
| 8:00 | CBS | Unforgettable | 7.59 | 1.0 | |
| 9:30 | CBS | Hawaii Five-O | 9.17 | 1.3 | 21% |
| 10:00 | CBS | Blue Bloods | 11.05 | 1.4 | 21% |
| 8:00 | CW | Whose Line is it Anyway? | 1.36 | 0.4 | |
| 8:30 | CW | Whose Line is it Anyway? [R] | 1.31 | 0.4 | -4% |
| 9:00 | CW | Hart of Dixie | 0.81 | 0.3 | -38% |
| 8:00 | FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 3.07 | 1.2 | |
| 9:00 | FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 2.90 | 1.1 | -6% |
| 8:00 | NBC | Brian Williams 108 Hours | 3.70 | 0.7 | |
| 9:00 | NBC | Grimm | 4.73 | 1.1 | 28% |
| 10:00 | NBC | Hannibal | 2.25 | 0.7 | -52% |
* - in millions
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