TV Ratings: 'Undercover Boss' Jumps, CBS Tops Another Friday

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CBS topped a second Friday in both the key demo (1.5 rating adults 18-49) and total viewers (9.4 million) thanks in large part to a surging Undercover Boss.

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Last Man Standing (1.3 adults) and The Neighbors (1.0 adults) were both up a tenth on ABC, while Shark Tank (1.9 adults) improved two-tenths to top the hour and the night's broadcast offerings. 20/20 (1.2 adults) was also up a tenth, giving ABC a 1.4 rating with adults 18-49 and 5.4 million viewers for the night.

NBC's only new offering of the night, Dateline (1.3 adults), improved by a tenth from last week. The net averaged a 1.1 rating in the demo and 4.7 million viewers.

MasterChef Junior (1.2 adults), off two-tenths from last week, partnered with a Sleepy Hollow encore to give Fox a 1.0 adults rating and 3.2 million viewers for the night.

The recently renewed America's Next Top Model (0.4 adults) held even with last week's score on The CW. The net posted a 0.4 adults rating and 1.1 million viewers for the night.