TV ratings: 'A Gifted Man' dips but CBS cruises Friday; 'Fringe,' 'Supernatural' down

Fast National ratings for Friday, Sept. 30, 2011

Pretty much all of Friday's scripted series declined some from their premieres last week, but the rankings stayed pretty much the same: CBS scored an easy victory in viewers, and no network put up very big numbers in the adults 18-49 demographic.

On the (slightly) bright side, the declines weren't really more than you'd expect. CBS' new drama "A Gifted Man," "Fringe" and "Supernatural" were all down in the 10-15 percent range in viewers and a couple of tenths in the demo.

CBS averaged 9.75 million viewers and a 6.4 rating/11 share in households for the night, finishing well ahead of second-place NBC (5.1 million, 3.4/6). ABC took third with 3.9 million viewers and a 2.7/5. FOX (3.6 million, 2.3/4) came in fourth. The CW drew 1.8 million viewers and a 1.2/2.

CBS also led among adults 18-49, albeit with just a 1.5 rating. FOX was right behind with a 1.4, followed by NBC, 1.3, and ABC, 1.1. The CW trailed with a 0.7.

Friday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "A Gifted Man" (8.1 million viewers, 5.4/10 households)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" (4 million, 2.5/5)
ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (3.8 million, 2.5/5)/"Suburgatory" rerun (3.4 million, 2.3/4)
NBC: "Up All Night" rerun (2.9 million, 2.0/4)/"Whitney" rerun (2.8 million, 1.9/3)
The CW: "Nikita" (1.8 million, 1.2/2)

18-49 leader: "Kitchen Nightmares" (1.6)

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI: NY" (9.95 million, 6.5/11)
NBC: "Dateline" (5.5 million, 3.7/7)
ABC: "Pan Am" rerun (4.15 million, 2.8/5)
FOX: "Fringe" (3.1 million, 2.0/3)
The CW: "Supernatural" (1.8 million, 1.1/2)

18-49 leader: "CSI: NY" (1.6)

10 p.m.

CBS: "Blue Bloods" (11.2 million, 7.2/13)
NBC: "Dateline" (6.9 million, 4.6/8)
ABC: "20/20" (4 million, 2.8/5)

18-49 leader: "Blue Bloods" 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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