TV Ratings: 'The Finder' Rebounds, 'Grimm' Dips

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ABC and NBC tied overall in Friday evening’s ratings race, each drawing an average rating of 1.2 apiece among adults 18-49.

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Those numbers matched the rating of Fox's The Finder, rebounding three tenths from last week’s series low of 0.9. The show drew 4.2 million viewers. In the show’s 8:00 PM slot, it lost to a rerun of ABC’s Shark Tank (5.1 million, 1.2), but beat CBS’ Mike & Molly (4.3 million, 0.8), NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? (4.2 million, 0.8), and The CW’s Nikita (1.5 million, 0.4).

CBS’ 8:30 programming, Rules of Engagement, earned 3.6 million viewers and a 0.8 rating.

In the 9:00 PM slot, NBC’s Grimm earned a 1.3 rating, down three tenths from its previous week in adults 18-49, as it drew 4.5 million viewers. Yet again the show won its time slot, opposite ABC Primetime’s What Would You Do? (4.4 million, 1.3), Fox’s Fringe (3.1 million, 1.0), CBS’ CSI: NY (6.2 million, 0.8), and The CW’s Supernatural (1.5 million, 0.6).

At 10:00, NBC’s Dateline prevailed over its competition, drawing 5.8 million viewers and a 1.4 rating. By comparison, ABC’s 20/20 attracted 4.1 million viewers and a 1.3 rating, while CBS’ Blue Bloods nabbed 6.2 million viewers and a 0.8 rating.