The series finale of Friday Night Lights was adjusted down a tenth from Friday's preliminary numbers to a 0.8 adults 18-49 rating. The repeat of Primetime: What Would You Do? was adjusted up a tenth to a 1.3 adults 18-49 rating. The final Smallville telecast on the CW (a repeat, but still) was adjusted down a tenth to a 0.3 adults 18-49 rating. Next week repeats of Nikita move to its new date and time and takeover the Smallville time slot.
Final broadcast TV ratings for Friday:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | Flashpoint | 1.2/5 | 6.13 |
| ABC | Shark Tank (R) | 1.2/5 | 4.23 | |
| NBC | Friday Night Lights 8-9:30p | 0.8/3 | 3.18 | |
| FOX | Bones (R) | 0.8/3 | 3.09 | |
| CW | Smallville (R) | 0.3/1 | 1.02 | |
| 9:00 | ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? (R) | 1.3/5 | 4.04 |
| CBS | CSI: NY (R) | 1.1/4 | 6.37 | |
| FOX | House (R) | 0.8/3 | 2.40 | |
| CW | Supernatural (R) | 0.4/1 | 1.03 | |
| 9:30 | NBC | Dateline 9:30-11p | 1.2/4 | 4.93 |
| 10:00 | ABC | 20/20 | 1.2/4 | 4.62 |
| CBS | Blue Bloods (R) | 1.0/3 | 6.31 |
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