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TV ratings: 'Numb3rs' finale leads CBS Friday
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Fast National ratings for Friday, March 12, 2010The season finale of "Numb3rs" led CBS to a ratings win Friday night, holding off NBC, which saw "Who Do You Think You Are?" improve some in its second week and got better-than-average viewership for "Dateline."
CBS drew 8.25 million viewers and a 5.1 rating/9 share for the night, narrowly beating NBC's 7.75 million and 5.1/9. ABC (4.9 million, 3.3/6) came in third. FOX (3.6 million, 2.2/4) took fourth, while The CW averaged 1.6 million viewers and a 1.1/2.
The adults 18-49 race was close as well: CBS led the demo with a 1.8, just ahead of NBC's 1.7. ABC and FOX tied for third at 1.4, and The CW drew a 0.6.
Friday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (7.85 million viewers, 4.9/9 households)
NBC: "Who Do You Think You Are?" (7.15 million, 4.5/8)
ABC: "Supernanny" (4.9 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "House" rerun (3.1 million, 2.0/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.7 million, 1.2/2)
18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (1.9)
9 p.m.
CBS: "Medium" (8.15 million, 5.1/9)
NBC: "Dateline" (7.8 million, 5.2/9)
ABC: "Supernanny" (4.18 million, 2.8/5)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" (4.16 million, 2.5/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.8 million, 1.3/2)/"High Society" rerun (1.1 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "Medium" (1.8)
10 p.m.
CBS: "Numb3rs" season finale (8.7 million, 5.4/10)
NBC: "Dateline" (8.3 million, 5.5/10)
ABC: "20/20" (5.6 million, 3.8/7)
18-49 leader: "Numb3rs" and "Dateline" tied at 1.8
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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Great news for numb3rs is a good show i hope is renewed and Medium Keeps giving epic episodes last night was Very good episode and GW keeps droping and dont know why GW is not in danger to get cancell??
Explain how NBC is ruling Friday nights? Some lame reality show and tired old Dateline gap-filler.
@Jose:
because GW get's better Demos for it's low ratings, which is the main reason Close to Home was canceled.
I like GW but the diffents in the demo are by .01 so i dont see the differents Medium last friday got more in the demo than GW
Numb3rs is the only show I faithfully watch. Refuse to watch the Reality shows for the dullards. It was educational, exciting and enjoyable. We need to have more shows with that winning combination. I hope it is not the last show
Number3 was really a series finale last night. Rob Morrow is set to star in Jerry Bruckheimer's new ABC series, The Whole Truth, and David Krumholtz is set to star in Fox's Tax Man.
The reason CBS has been so successful with the audience is because it has a great mix of programming - something for everyone. I don't fall for the "only old people watch CBS" myth. BBT, 2.5 Men, HIMYM, UB, Survivor, AR pull in great demos and the dramas pull in pretty good demos too. If it weren't for AI, Fox would be in 2nd or 3rd place for 18-49, AI is an anonomoly. Both GA and DH are on their last legs creaively and the ratings prove it. DH was not expecting UB to undercut it's demo audience, but UB is what the audience wants and it's actually pretty entertaining. The one thing I find odd is how someone is a fan of a television network. A series is understandable, but an entire network?
nbc is going down hill fast it moved it best show to late night we miss you leno you should be on at 10
Come on Numb3rs!!!! They CANNOT cancel it, the season finale made me cry so much and it wasnt even sad!
Why does JLH where fake eyelashes and full make-up to bed on Ghost Whisperer?