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TV ratings: 'Blue Bloods,' CBS dominate Friday
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Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 22, 2010CBS rolled to a ratings victory on Friday night, winning all three hours of primetime by wide margins. "Blue Bloods" was once again the night's most-watched show.
CBS drew 9.3 million viewers and a 5.8 rating/11 share in households for the night. That was more than double the amount of viewers that No. 2 ABC (4.3 million, 2.8/5) averaged. NBC took third with 4 million viewers and a 2.6/5. The CW (2.5 million, 1.4/3) narrowly beat FOX (2.45 million, 1.7/3) for fourth.
The Eye also led the adults 18-49 demographic with a 1.7 rating. ABC finished second with a 1.2, followed by The CW at 1.1. Neither NBC (0.9) nor FOX (0.7) could break the 1.0 barrier.
Friday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Medium" (6.5 million viewers, 4.2/8 households)
ABC: "No Ordinary Family" rerun (3.7 million, 2.4/4)
NBC: "School Pride" (2.8 million, 1.8/3)
FOX: "House" rerun (2.6 million, 1.8/3)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.5 million, 1.5/3)
18-49 leader: "Medium" (1.4)
9 p.m.
CBS: "CSI: NY" (10.3 million, 6.4/11)
NBC: "Dateline" (4.3 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (4 million, 2.7/5)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.5 million, 1.4/2)
FOX: "The Good Guys" (2.3 million, 1.5/3)
18-49 leader: "CSI: NY" (1.9)
10 p.m.
CBS: "Blue Bloods" (11.1 million, 6.9/13)
ABC: "20/20" (5.2 million, 3.4/5)
NBC: "Dateline" (4.85 million, 3.2/6)
18-49 leader: "Blue Bloods" (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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CBS still rule Fridays thanks to Blue Bloods getting pickup for a full season but School Pride show another dip in ratings. Please bring back Who Do You Think You Are.
Blue Bloods was excellent last night. So was CSI NY. The two shows are great together on Friday nights.
Last nights Blue Bloods was the best one yet. Awesome show. Medium went up...really happy about that!
Just cancel school pride already
Surpised (but very pleased) to see Medium go up from last week. Blue Bloods was up on last week's fast national ratings (which seemed to be dipping a bit since the series premiere a few weeks ago).
Over 11 million viewers on a Friday night is awesome.
Funny how not even all that makeup can make Tom Sellick lol good ... This show just seems bad ... Good for Abc and NBC for programming educational shows the CBS depressing copy cat crime shows!
Maybe networks should try Sat nite some of us are to poor and to tired to go out every Sat nite.
No Ordinary Family number two in it's slot is great ... Finally a freshman hit show!
Shows were put on Friday nights to die a quiet death or just fade away. CBS has proved you can attract attention on Friday nights & that people are home or in bars watching!
Let's not forget that Selleck has a following & no matter what he's in, they'll watch him open cans of sodas or pick up toothpicks!! LOL!!