Sluggish Start for New Friday Night Occupants ‘The Vampire Diaries’ and ‘The Originals’ on The CW

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, January 29 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Note: These results are time period based.

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.19 million, ABC: 6.06, NBC: 3.83, Fox: 3.48, CW: 1.08

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 1.3 rating/5 share, CBS: 1.1/ 4, NBC and Fox: 1.0/ 4 each. CW: 0.4/ 2

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Last Man Standing (100th episode)
Viewers: 6.84 million (#1), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#2t)

CBS – Undercover Boss
Viewers: 6.68 million (#2), A18-49: 1.2/ 5 (#2t)

NBC – Undateable (season or series finale)
Viewers: 3.02 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9/ 3 (#4)

Fox – MasterChef Junior
Viewers: 4.53 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (time period premiere)
Viewers: 1.35 million (#5), A18-49: 0.5/ 2 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Dr. Ken
Viewers: 5.13 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#3)

CBS – Undercover Boss
Viewers: 7.87 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1t)

NBC – Undateable (season or series finale)
Viewers: 2.47 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

Fox – MasterChef Junior
Viewers: 4.92 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1t)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (time period premiere)
Viewers: 1.12 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 6.65 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/6 (#1)

CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 6.53 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Grimm (return)
Viewers: 3.83 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)

Fox – Second Chance (time period premiere)
Viewers: 2.43 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)

CW – The Originals (time period premiere)
Viewers: 973,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 6.91 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#1)

CBS – Hawaii Five-O (R)
Viewers: 6.53 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 3 (#2)

NBC – Grimm (return)
Viewers: 3.76 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3t)

Fox – Second Chance (time period premiere)
Viewers: 2.03 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 2 (#4)

CW – The Originals (time period premiere)
Viewers: 887,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 2020
Viewers: 5.47 million (#2), A18-49: 1.1/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 7.75 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.52 million (#3), A18-49: 1.3/ 5 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 2020
Viewers: 5.35 million (#2), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 7.78 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 5.07 million (#3), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research