Friday, March 1, 2013 ratings — New episodes: Nikita, Last Man Standing, Malibu Country, Shark Tank, 20/20, Kitchen Nightmares, Touch, Dateline, and Rock Center With Brian Williams. Episode reruns: Undercover Boss, Blue Bloods, and The Vampire Diaries.

ABC
8pm – Last Man Standing: 1.6 in the demo (+23% change) with 7.07 million.
8:30pm – Malibu Country: 1.4 in the demo (+27% change) with 6.14 million.
9pm – Shark Tank: 1.9 in the demo (0% change) with 6.57 million.
10pm – 20/20: 1.5 in the demo (+7% change) with 5.34 million.

CBS
8pm – Undercover Boss: (rerun) 1.1 in the demo with 5.59 million.
9pm – Blue Bloods: (rerun) 0.8 in the demo with 5.79 million.
10pm – Blue Bloods: (rerun) 1.0 in the demo with 6.99 million.

The CW:
8pm – Nikita: 0.3 in the demo (0% change) with 1.06 million.
9pm – The Vampire Diaries: (rerun) 0.2 in the demo with 0.56 million.

FOX
8pm – Kitchen Nightmares: 1.3 in the demo (+18% change) with 3.29 million.
8pm – Touch: 0.8 in the demo (+14% change) with 2.91 million.

NBC
8pm – Dateline: 1.3 in the demo (-7% change) with 5.89 million.
10pm – Rock Center with Brian Williams: 1.0 in the demo (0% change) with 4.25 million.

These are the fast affiliate ratings. The “demo” refers to the viewers in the 18-49 demographic. The percentages represent the change since the previous original episode. (Percentages aren’t given for reruns or specials.) “Million” refers to the total number of viewers.

To see past ratings for a particular show, click the show’s link. The show pages are updated with the daily final ratings when they become available. Those pages include percentage changes in both the demo and total viewership, in addition to season averages to date.

Here are the show season averages, grouped by network: ABC | CBS | CW | FOX | NBC

What were you watching last night? Original episodes, reruns, or something even better?