TV Ratings: 'Fringe' Opens Season Lower, 'A Gifted Man' Has OK Debut

Louise Wines/CBS"A Gifted Guy" Fringe was one of several serialized dramas returning for completely new seasons on Friday, which saw the launch of medical drama-with-a-twist, A Gifted Guy. Fox's cult series shipped 3.5 million total audiences together with single.5 rating inside the grownups 18-49 demographic, a noteworthy difference within the 1.2 rating Fringe released due to its season finale but lower greater than twenty percent in the debut inside the Fridays at 9 p.m. slot. Its lead-in, Kitchen Bad dreams or nightmares, came 3.8 million together with single.6, winning its 8 p.m. time period. Fox placed second round the evening behind CBS. PHOTOS: Fall's 12 Most Anticipated Shows CBS' A Gifted Guy (9.3 million, 1.4), with Patrick Wilson and Jennifer Ehle, bowed to OK amounts, remaining steady while using premiere of Medium last September. Beginning a evening having a completely new show can be a struggle, nevertheless the series -- also featuring Emmy champion Margo Martindale -- was the most effective-rated scripted program and ranked since the top-rated type in the older 25-54 demo. CSI: NY (10.7 million, 1.8) and Blue Bloods (11.8 million, 2. both dipped ten percent and 9 %, correspondingly, while using latter since the evening's most-seen program throughout primetime. CBS won the evening in viewership (10.6 000 0000) as well as the demo (1.7). The CW's Nikita (1.9 million, .6) opened up on its new evening and time, going to a drop from a year ago's premiere if the broadcast carrying out a Vampire Journals. Supernatural (2 million, .8) built upon Nikita's audience. CBS- 1.7 &bull A Gifted Guy: 9.3 million, 1.4 &bull CSI: NY:10.7 million, 1.8 &bull Blue Bloods:11.8 million, 2. Fox- 1.6 &bull Kitchen Bad dreams or nightmares:3.8 million, 1.6 &bull Fringe:3.5 million, 1.5 NBC- 1.6 &bull Up With The Evening (R):3.2 million, .8 &bull Whitney (R):3.millions of, .9 &bull Dateline:7.millions of, 2. ABC - 1. &bull Modern Family (R):3.9 million, 1. &bull Revenge (R):4.millions of, 1. &bull 20/20:3.3 million, 1. The CW - .7 &bull Nikita:1.9 million, .6 &bull Supernatural:2 million, .8 Email: philiana.ng@thr.com Patrick Wilson TV Ratings Margo Martindale Fringe