The Messengers debuted low for The CW in preliminary ratings for Friday (April 17).
The science fiction series earned 0.3 (1.18m) at 9pm on The CW, down 25% from the premiere of Hart of Dixie.
Earlier in the night on The CW, Cedric's Barber Battle took 0.2 (0.83m) at 8pm and Whose Line Is It Anyway? received 0.4 (1.11m) at 8.30pm.
The Amazing Race earned 1.0 (5.45m) at 8pm on CBS, down one-tenth of a point.
ABC won the key 18-49 demographic on Friday with 1.3.
The season finales of Last Man Standing and Cristela were both down a tenth, garnering 1.1 (6.21m) at 8pm and 0.9 (4.93m) at 8.30pm.
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NBC's Grimm appealed to 1.0 (4.55m) at 8pm. Dateline NBC hit 1.0 (5.23m) at 10pm.
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