Friday, October 26, 2012 ratings — Original episodes: Shark Tank, Kitchen Nightmares, America’s Next Top Model, Grimm, CSI: NY, Fringe, Nikita, Dateline, 20/20, and Blue Bloods. Sports and specials: Mockingbird Lane and All Access Nashville. Reruns: NCIS.
On ABC, Shark Tank drew a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.8 million total viewers. Week-to-week, the show was down by 10% in the coveted demo. At 9pm, the network aired the All Access Nashville special which garnered a 1.4 rating with 5.5 million viewers. Compared to last week’s edition of Primetime, the network was down by a tenth of a point. At 10pm, 20/20 attracted a 1.4 rating (0% change) with 5.8 million.
On NBC, the Mockingbird Lane pilot/special drew a respectable 1.5 demo rating with 5.4 million viewers (significantly better than the usual Grimm reruns). The special seemed to have given Grimm a boost to a 1.9 rating (+27% week-to-week) and 6.0 million viewers. Dateline rounded out the night with a 1.5 rating (+15%) and 4.5 million.
On CBS, an NCIS rerun started the night (1.0 rating with 7.4 million) and was followed by an original of CSI: NY which drew a 1.4 rating (+17%) with 10.0 million. Blue Bloods then attracted a 1.4 rating (+8%) with 10.8 million.
On FOX, the return of Kitchen Nightmares drew a 0.9 demo rating with 2.7 million total viewers. Compared to last fall’s opener, the network was down by 44% in the demo (vs a 1.6 rating) and down by 32% in viewership (vs 3.9 million). Fringe followed with a 0.9 rating (-10% episode-to-episode) and 2.6 million.
And on The CW, America’s Next Top Model garnered a 0.4 rating (-33%) with 1.1 million viewers. Nikita then attracted a 0.2 rating (-33%) with 0.8 million.
Keep in mind, these fast affiliate numbers are approximate. The TV series numbers will be updated on the individual show pages when the finals become available.
What do you think? Did you watch Mockingbird Lane? Should it become a regular series? Do you think Nikita will survive past this season? What were you watching last night?
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The ratings for Fringe and Nikita are criminally low! So sad. Both had especially touching stories to tell that day, too, which makes it even more of a shame that people didn’t tune in. I liked Mockingbird Lane well enough and I’d watch it if they made it a series, but I can see why the creative execs at the top split over “creative differences”… the pilot I saw was tonally all over the place, almost schizophrenically so, swinging wildly from moment to moment, from zany to serious, etc. But I’m sure they’d figure out a direction to go if… Read more »
Missed Mockingbird, thought it aired Monday night. But then I’d probably would have missed it Monday too due to the likely storm induced power outages. A Revolution moment.
Loved Mockingbird Lane! Don’t understand why they don’t want to turn it into a series!!! Hope NBC reconsiders! It was a great twist on the original characters, a good blend of dark and light moments. Very creative and so much better than all the stupid “modern” comedies on TV now!
I love Nikita so much, it is such a great show. I really want it to have another season though it seems fairly obvious unless a miracle happens that there won’t be one. Might as well just enjoy the next 20 episodes while they’re still here!
Grimm. I can hardly wait for Friday nights. CSI NY and Blue Bloods too. Love it. I didn’t watch any of the other shows. Love my DVR.
I used to love watching Munster re-runs when I was a kid. This remake was terrible, they completely ruined it. None of the characters, except Marilyn work. Please do not make this a regular series.
I Agree, too dark and not approtate for children. I loved the Munster’s as a child and the fun of it was that they always thought other people were different
( they were normal)
I agree… I thought it was a Halloween special! It was way over the top! Awful!
I really liked mockingbird lane. A little scary for kids but I’m grown so it didn’t bother me. Really hope they go past the pilot.
CSI NY….This season has been one of the best so far. Love it! I’m glad to see the ratings are doing well…Hopefully CBS will see that and give us a full season and a season ten!
Mockingbird Lane was magical and I would expect no less from Fuller and Singer. Really thought this was going to be Fuller’s big hit as his other brilliant endeavors were cut short too soon (Wonderfalls, Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me). His style is amazing and better than most and the familiarity of this property should open up a whole new audience to his talents. Shame NBC is passing on the series but hopefully their airing this pilot has more to do with their possible faith in the project and less to do with the pilot’s reported price tag. Hopefully this… Read more »
As a 55 yr.old who enjoyed the original,i thought this take on it was great
Would love to see it become a weekly series
I watched “Mockingbird Lane” and I’m sorry to say that I can’t imagine this pilot spawning a successful show. I mean, who is their audience? It seems as if they are trying to walk the line between a show for kids and adults, which rarely works. I think a dark version of the Munsters, strictly for adults, could work…but they also seem to be ignoring some of the key points of the original. Grandpa was actually Count Dracula…Herman was actually Frankenstein’s Monster (or one of Frankenstein’s Monsters, Including Charlie and Johann from the original Munsters)… The new versions of the… Read more »
Really liked Mockingbird Lanes’ reimagining of The Munsters. I heard that the series was canceled before it ever aired but I hope they reconsider.
When they start killing people is when they really screwed it up!