Broadcast Final Ratings: May 16. 2014

ABC had an easy time sweeping the Friday night ratings, winning every hour in both total viewers and in the young adult demographics. The Barbara Walter tribute drew near 9.5 million viewers, becoming on of the most watched shows on Friday night, for ABC, this season.

With CBS in all repeats, NBC was able to take second place on the night. DATELINE and GRIMM drew an audience level near what they have been most of this spring.

The CW beat FOX in the 8 p.m. hour as WHOSE LINE IS IT ANY WAY? out drew 24: LIVE ANOTHER DAY, in the demo ratings. And, remember, WHOSE LINE was only original for the first 30 minutes. The repeat at the bottom of the hour also beat the FOX drama.

Final Network Averages:

ABC - 8.5 million viewers, 1.6 ating in A18-49

CBS - 6.1 million viewers, 0.7 rating in A18-49

CW - 1.2 million viewers, 0.5 rating in A18-49

FOX - 2.0 million viewers, 0.7 rating in A18-49

NBC - 4.8 million viewers, 1.1 rating in A18-49

Time	Net	Program	Viewers*	A18-49	+/-
8:00	ABC	Shark Tank	6.74	1.7
9:00	ABC	Barbara Walters: Her Story	9.46	1.6	40%
8:00	CBS	Hawaii Five-O [R]	5.30	0.7
9:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	6.07	0.7	15%
10:00	CBS	Blue Bloods [R]	6.95	0.8	14%
8:00	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway?	1.69	0.6
8:30	CW	Whose Line is it Anyway? [R]	1.44	0.5	-15%
9:00	CW	Hart of Dixie	0.88	0.4	-39%
8:00	FOX	24: Live Another Day [R]	1.61	0.4
9:00	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	2.42	0.9	50%
8:00	NBC	Dateline	6.75	1.3
9:00	NBC	Grimm	5.34	1.3	-21%
10:00	NBC	Hannibal	2.32	0.9	-57%

* - in millions