TV Ratings: CBS wins Friday, ABC takes key adult demo

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Fast National ratings for Friday, May 14, 2010: With numbers slightly down from last Friday, CBS still took its usual Friday night winner's spot. ABC, however, snuck ahead in the 18 - 49 demo.

CBS drew 6.2 million viewers and a 4.1 rating/8 share in households for the evening. ABC was next with 5.7 million and a 3.8/7, followed by NBC (5.1 million, 3.4/7), FOX (3.3 million, 2.0/4) and The CW (1.7 million, 1.1/2). ABC won the adult demo with a 1.7 rating, followed by CBS with a 1.4. NBC had a 1.3, FOX a 1.2 and The CW, 0.7.

8:00PM:
CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (6.4 million viewers, 4.2/8 households)
ABC: "Wife Swap" (4.3 million, 2.9/6)
NBC: "Friday Night Lights" (4.0 million, 2.6/5)
FOX: "House" rerun (3.1 million, 1.9/4)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.5 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (1.5)

9:00PM:
CBS: "Medium" (6.2 million, 4.1/8)
ABC: "Primetime: What Would You Do?" (6.0 million, 4.0/7)
NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (5.2 million, 3.6/7)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" (3.6 million, 2.1/4)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (956,000, 0.6/1)

18-49 leader: "Primetime: What Would You Do? (1.8)

10:00PM:
ABC: "20/20" (6.6 million, 4.5/8)
NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (6.1 million, 4.1/8)
CBS: "Miami Medical" (5.9 million, 4.0/7)

18-49 leader: "20/20" (1.8)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.

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