NBC and ABC tied as number-one in the 18-49 demographics in preliminary ratings for Friday (December 6) with 1.4.

ABC began the night at 8pm with Last Man Standing improving on its last new episode with 1.4 (6.34m), The Neighbors averaging 1.0 (4.31m) at 8.30pm, and Shark Tank matching its season high at 9pm with 2.0 (7.46m). 20/20 took 1.1 (5.07m) at 10pm.

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Bones was up for Fox at 8pm with 1.6 (6.78m), and two episodes of Raising Hope reached 0.8 (2.66m) at 9pm and 0.6 (2.09m) at 9.30pm.

NBC's Dateline hit 1.4 (7.30m) at 8pm, followed by Grimm and Dracula rising to 1.6 (6.40m) at 9pm and 1.1 (3.80m) at 10pm respectively.

The CW began its Friday schedule with The Carrie Diaries up on its last original airing at 8pm by earning 0.4 (0.95m). Nikita also improved by averaging 0.3 (0.85m) at 9pm.

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Holiday special Frosty the Snowman was seen by 1.6 (6.85m) at 8pm for CBS, and Yes, Virginia took 1.4 (5.65m) at 8.30pm.

A repeat of NCIS: LA garnered 0.8 (5.61m) at 9pm, while The Grammy Nominations Concert Live scored 1.1 (5.30m) at 10pm.

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