TV Show Ratings for Friday, 04/29/11 [finals]

The Mays sweeps period has begun so the networks had all original programs, including news shows focusing on the morning’s royal wedding.

Over on NBC, Friday Night Lights dropped 22% in the 18-49 demographic to a frightening 0.7 rating. Though the remaining FNL episodes are already paid for, with numbers like these, NBC may be very tempted to pull the series or, at the very least, send it to Saturdays.

The winners and losers of the night were over on The CW. Smallville gained 60% in the network’s target 18-34 female demo but lost 20% in the 18-49 demo. Supernatural jumped an amazing 83% in the young female demo and stayed flat in the young adult one.

8pm
The Royal Wedding: Modern Majesty (CBS)
– 8.794 million viewers
– 5.8/11 HH
– 1.8/7 A18-49

Shark Tank
– 4.583 million viewers
– 2.9/5 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (-14.3%)

Kitchen Nightmares
– 3.371 million viewers
– 2.1/4 HH
– 1.3/5 A18-49 (-18.8%)

Friday Night Lights
– 2.990 million viewers
– 1.9/4 HH
– 0.7/2 A18-49 (-22.2%)

Smallville
– 1.987 million viewers
– 1.2/2 HH
– 0.8/3 A18-49 (-20.0%)
– 0.8/4 A18-34
– 0.8/3 W18-34 (+60.0%)

9pm
CSI: NY
– 9.189 million viewers
– 5.9/10 HH
– 1.7/6 A18-49 (0%)

20/20: A Modern Fairytale (120 min)
– 6.783 million viewers
– 4.6/8 HH
– 1.6/5 A18-49 (+14.3% compared to Thurs)

Dateline (120 min)
– 4.921 million viewers
– 3.2/5 HH
– 1.2/4 A18-49 (-7.7%)

Fringe
– 3.517 million viewers
– 2.1/4 HH
– 1.3/4 A18-49 (+8.3%)

Supernatural
– 2.010 million viewers
– 1.3/2 HH
– 0.9/3 A18-49 (0%)
– 0.9/3 A18-34
– 1.1/4 W18-34 (+83.3%)

10pm
Blue Bloods
– 10.060 million viewers
– 6.4/11 HH
– 1.6/5 A18-49 (0%)

Raw ratings data copyright Nielsen, courtesy AdWeek.