IMPLOSION (THE 100TH EPSIODE) IS #1


	IMPLOSION (THE 100TH EPISODE) IS #1

Release Date:

March 6, 2010

Press Release:

The Nielsen Company
and Tribune Media Services

The 100th episode directed by Jennifer Love Hewitt is #1 in its time slot and #3 for Friday night.....TV Ratings: CBS edges out NBC Friday.....

by Hanh Nguyen

Fast National ratings for Friday, March 5, 2010

Although the Olympics have ended on NBC, the network still maintained decent numbers Friday night, giving first-place finisher CBS a run for its ratings money. NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" did well enough in its debut, but still couldn't surpass CBS' procedurals.

CBS averaged 7.79 million viewers and a 4.9 rating/ 9 share in primetime, just ahead of NBC's 7.1 million and 4.7/9. Third place went to ABC, which drew 5.8 million and a 3.9/7, followed by FOX 3.6 million, 2.1/4 and The CW with 1.4 million, 0.9/2.

CBS and NBC tied in the adult demo with a 1.7 rating apiece for the night, followed by ABC, 1.4, FOX, 1.2, and The CW, 0.2.

Friday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (7.4 million, 4.7/9) - THE EPISODE WAS DIRECTED BY JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT
NBC: "Who Do You Think You Are?" (6.9 million viewers, 4.6/8 households)
ABC: "Supernanny" (4.4 million, 2.9/5)
FOX: "House" rerun (3.7 million, 2.3/4)
The CW: "Smallville" rerun (1.5 million, 0.9/2)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (1.7)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Medium" (7.9 million, 4.9/9)
NBC: "Dateline NBC" (6.6 million, 4.4/8)
ABC: "20/20" (6.3 million, 4.2/7)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" rerun (3.5 million, 2.0/4)
The CW: "Smallville" rerun (1.2 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "Medium" (1.8)

10 p.m.

CBS: "Numb3rs" (8.1 million, 5.0/9)
NBC: "Dateline NBC" (7.7 million, 5.2/9)
ABC: "20/20" (6.7 million, 4.5/8)

18-49 leader: "Dateline NBC" (1.9)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

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