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TV Ratings: CBS wins quiet Friday, FOX tops demo, 'Supernatural' finale down from 2010
Fast National ratings for Friday, May 20, 2011
Plenty of people apparently chose to spend their possible last night on earth somewhere else than in front of the television.
CBS won a down Friday, with a new episode of "Flashpoint" and a repeat of "CSI: New York" leading the way. The two-hour "Supernatural" finale brought numbers consistent with recent episodes to the CW, though it was down by more than half a million viewers from the 2010 finale.
All in all, CBS averaged 6.3 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/8 share in households, giving it an easy edge over second-place NBC (4.6 million, 3.2/6) -- which itself just edged past ABC (4.5 million, 2.9, 5). FOX (3.7 million, 2.1/4) followed in fourth, with the CW (2.1 million, 1.3/2) in last.
The finale and ensuing repeat of "Kitchen Nightmares" gave FOX the 18-49 demo with a 1.5, followed by ABC (1.3), NBC (1.1), CBS (1.0) and the CW (0.8).
Friday hour by hour:Plenty of people apparently chose to spend their possible last night on earth somewhere else than in front of the television.
CBS won a down Friday, with a new episode of "Flashpoint" and a repeat of "CSI: New York" leading the way. The two-hour "Supernatural" finale brought numbers consistent with recent episodes to the CW, though it was down by more than half a million viewers from the 2010 finale.
All in all, CBS averaged 6.3 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/8 share in households, giving it an easy edge over second-place NBC (4.6 million, 3.2/6) -- which itself just edged past ABC (4.5 million, 2.9, 5). FOX (3.7 million, 2.1/4) followed in fourth, with the CW (2.1 million, 1.3/2) in last.
The finale and ensuing repeat of "Kitchen Nightmares" gave FOX the 18-49 demo with a 1.5, followed by ABC (1.3), NBC (1.1), CBS (1.0) and the CW (0.8).
8 p.m.
CBS: "Flashpoint" (6.7 million viewers, 4.4/8 households)
ABC: "Shark Tank" rerun (4.1 million, 2.7/5)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" (3.8 million, 2.2/4)
NBC: "Friday Night Lights" (3.3 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "Supernatural" season finale (2.1 million, 1.2/2)
18-49 leader: "Kitchen Nightmares" (1.6)
9 p.m.
CBS: "CSI: New York" rerun (7.0 million, 4.5/8)
NBC: "Dateline" (4.7 million, 3.3/6)
ABC: "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (3.9 million, 2.4/4)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" rerun (3.5 million, 2.0/4)
The CW: "Supernatural" season finale (2.2 million, 1.4/2)
18-49 leader: "Kitchen Nightmares" (1.4)
10 p.m.
NBC: "Dateline" (5.9 million, 4.0/7)
ABC: "20/20" (5.5 million, 3.7/6)
CBS: "48 Hours Mystery" (5.2 million, 3.5/6)
18-49 leader: "20/20" (1.5)
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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Sadly I predict Supernatural will be over after next season.
I just love how a rerun of Kitchen Nightmares gets higher ratings and demo's than a new Fringe.
Unfortunately the Supernatural finale did not start until 11pm in the Sacramento CA market, the nations 20th largest due to a meaningless May baseball game. That definitely had affect on the overnights... I just watched it this morning and had to manually program my DVR to enure that I got both episodes. I bet some did not...
I just love how a rerun of Kitchen Nightmares gets higher ratings and demo's than a new Fringe.
Spoilester is a tampon louse and a stupid FART.
@ joe
i don't think supernatural will end next year! they are signed on for an 8th season and it still beats any show on mon and tuesday! GG, 90210 and oth all need to end next year!
gg final got 1.4 million viewers and a .7, 90210 got the same demo but 1.7 million viewers. there on monday!
love nikita but wont make it on friday!
M E O W=called in sick from Mcdonalds so she can post words of wisdom on this board! At least it knows how to spell F-A-R-T
Ericthemidget is stupid, miss thang doesn't have a life so she has to say hurtful stuff about other people . She is worse than Tampon Sylvester.
Interesting now...M E O W has a new alter ego...Gloria...seriously, will you just admit you're a lunatic and go and seek the help you so desperately need? Call me all the names you want you worthless trashbot skank, but I'm going to keep ridiculing and insulting you every chance I get until you're finally thrown off these boards once and for all. You're pathetic and a poor excuse for a human being. You're the louse and fart so do us all a favor and go away. A sixth alter ego?! Are you that desperate for attention you media *****??!! U steaming pile of crap!
Oh and I forgot to let everyone know that I really miss smelling Paul Reiser's shoe over and over again!!!!!