Sunday August 31, 2008 7:53 pm
Friday Ratings: FOX on Top of Boring Night
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Games, Kids, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Ratings,
Although it was a close race, FOX managed to pass CBS with the viewers on Friday. The Eye network, though, did tie FOX and CW in the demos.
8pm
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?* (1.3/5 in 18-49) schooled 5.3 million over two hours.
- Ghost Whisperer* (1.4/5) had 5.2 million following along.
- Friday Night Smackdown (1.3/5) pinned down 3.7 million.
- America’s Toughest Jobs* (1.0/4) worked 3.5 million.
- ABC‘s airing of How to Win a Date with Tad Hamilton (1.0/3) attracted 3.2 million.
Programming Insider
9pm
- Numb3rs (6.1 million, 1.5/5 in 18-49) had the night’s best numbers.
- Dateline (1.4/5) pulled in 4.8 million.
10pm
- 20/20 (1.4/5 in 18-49) nailed down 4.7 million.
- Swingtown (1.3/4) had 4.1 million going back in time.
*denotes repeat