TV Ratings: 'Shark Tank,' 'Grimm' Get Boosts; 'Fringe' Stays Low

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CBS posted a narrow victory on Friday over close competitor ABC, which was boosted by an improved Shark Tank in the ratings.

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The Eye's drama lineup improved compared to last week, with the exception of 8 p.m.'s A Gifted Man (8.8 million total viewers 1.2 rating in adults 18-49 demographic), which remained steady. CSI: NY (10.3 million, 1.7) and Blue Bloods (11.8 million, 1.8) both saw jumps. The network averaged 10.3 million viewers and a 1.6 rating in primetime.

A close second in the nightly demo with a 1.5, ABC saw a big boost with reality series Shark Tank (5.9 million, 1.8) leading the way. Tank righted itself after slipping every episode in the ratings, gaining three-tenths in the demo and luring 700,000 more viewers than last week. Newsmagazine What Would You Do? (4.6 million, 1.5) improved, while 20/20 (5.2 million, 1.4) dropped.

NBC's Who Do You Think You Are? (5.5 million, 1.2) ticked up one-tenth, but dropped in viewership from the premiere. Fairytale procedural Grimm (5.2 million, 1.6) took a turn for a better after seeing a steep drop last week in the ratings. Dateline (5.2 million, 1.5) followed at 10 p.m., gaining four-tenths on its previous episode in 18-49.

Fox's Fringe did not see gains this week, staying at a series low rating of 1.1 and averaging just 3 million viewers. Its lead-in Kitchen Nightmares (3.6 million, 1.5) slipped.

The CW's Nikita (1.4 million, 0.5) and Supernatural (1.7 million, 0.7) stayed solid.

CBS won the 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. hours, while ABC topped 8 p.m.