>Friday patterns are really set in stone. CBS won another Friday with a 1.6 rating (same as last week) with three pricey scripted dramas: A Gifted Man (1.3 rating, up 0.1 from last week), CSI: NY (1.7, up 0.1) and Blue Bloods (1.7, down 0.2).
FOX was #2 on the night with a 1.3 rating (down 0.2 from last week): Kitchen Nightmares (1.4, down 0.2 from last week) and Fringe (1.2, down 0.1).
NBC stumbled badly at 8 with repeats of The Office (0.7) and Parks & Recreation (0.5). However, Dateline built all the way from a 1.2 from 9:00-9:30 to a 1.8 from 10:30-11:00, in fact edging Blue Bloods by a tenth of a rating point to win the half hour leading into the late local news. For the night, NBC scored a 1.2 rating (down 0.1 from last week).
In contrast, ABC did reasonably well with its repeat comedy (Last Man Standing hour and Modern Family at a 1.3, with Suburgatory at a 1.1), but 20/20 could not take advantage of it (holding at a 1.2 rating for the 10 pm hour). The network ended up tying NBC for Friday night.
On The CW, Nikita was up 0.1 from last week to a 0.6, and Supernatural averaged a consistent 0.7 rating.
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