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

Louise Wines/CBS"A Gifted Guy" Fringe was one of many serialized dramas coming back for brand 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 along with a 1.5 rating within the grown ups 18-49 demographic, a noticable difference in the 1.2 rating Fringe published because of its season finale but lower a lot more than 20 % from the debut within the Fridays at 9 p.m. slot. Its lead-in, Kitchen Bad dreams, came 3.8 million along with a 1.6, winning its 8 p.m. period of time. Fox placed second around 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 using the premiere of Medium last September. Beginning a evening with a brand new show is really a struggle, however the series -- also featuring Emmy champion Margo Martindale -- was the very best-ranked scripted program and rated because the top-ranked enter in the older 25-54 demo. CSI: NY (10.7 million, 1.8) and Blue Bloods (11.8 million, 2. both dipped 10 % and 9 %, correspondingly, using the latter because the evening's most-viewed program throughout primetime. CBS won the evening in viewership (10.six million) and also the demo (1.7). The CW's Nikita (1.9 million, .6) opened on its new evening and time, visiting a drop from this past year's premiere if this broadcast following a Vampire Journals. Supernatural (two 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:3.8 million, 1.6 &bull Fringe:3.5 million, 1.5 NBC- 1.6 &bull Up Through The Night (R):3.two million, .8 &bull Whitney (R):3.a million, .9 &bull Dateline:7.a million, 2. ABC - 1. &bull Modern Family (R):3.9 million, 1. &bull Revenge (R):4.a million, 1. &bull 20/20:3.3 million, 1. The CW - .7 &bull Nikita:1.9 million, .6 &bull Supernatural:two million, .8 Email: philiana.ng@thr.com Patrick Wilson TV Rankings Margo Martindale Fringe