Preliminary Ratings: Friday 04/18/14

CBS and ABC split leadership On a low viewership Friday night. CBS was the total viewership leader, averaging 7.3 million viewers, while ABC easily takes the A18-49 crown, with a 1.5 rating.

The strongest show of the night was 20/20, which was just behind BLUE BLOODS, in total viewers, with 8.2 million and was the top program in the A18-49 ratings, with a 1.8 score. This is one of the very few times the veteran newsmagazine has out performed SHARK TANK in both reported categories.

FOX gave us another double dose of KITCHEN NIGHTMARES,  but the numbers were down roughly 20% from last week's two episodes.
 

Preliminary Network Averages:

ABC - 6.4 million viewers, 1.5 rating in Adults 18-49

CBS - 7.3 million viewers, 0.8 rating in Adults 18-49

CW - 1.1 million viewers, 0.3 rating in Adults 18-49

FOX - 2.7 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

NBC - 5.0 million viewers, 1.0 rating in Adults 18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49
8:00	ABC	Last Man Standing	5.20	1.1
8:30	ABC	Last Man Standing [R]	4.00	0.8
9:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.50	1.6
10:00	ABC	20/20	8.20	1.8
8:00	CBS	Unforgettable	7.20	0.9
9:30	CBS	Hawaii Five-O [R]	6.50	0.8
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	8.40	0.9
8:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	1.40	0.4
8:30	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway? [R]	1.30	0.4
9:00	CW	Hart of Dixie	0.80	0.3
8:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	3.00	1.0
9:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	2.50	0.9
8:00	NBC	Dateline	5.50	1.0
9:00	NBC	Dateline [R]	6.50	1.2
10:00	NBC	Hannibal	3.00	0.9

* - in millions