Dateline: NBC was adjusted up a tenth with adults 18-49 versus Friday's preliminary ratings. Shark Tank was adjusted down a tenth of a point. There were no other adjustments among original episodes with adults 18-49 on the night.
Final broadcast primetime ratings for Friday, January 27, 2012:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers Live+SD (million) |
| 8:00PM | ABC | Shark Tank | 1.5 | 5 | 5.44 |
| FOX | Kitchen Nightmares | 1.4 | 4 | 3.42 | |
| NBC | Chuck | 1.2 | 4 | 4.10 | |
| CBS | A Gifted Man -R | 1.0 | 3 | 6.60 | |
| CW | Nikita -R | 0.3 | 1 | 1.13 | |
| 9:00PM | ABC | Primetime: What Would You Do? | 1.7 | 5 | 5.17 |
| NBC | Chuck (series finale) | 1.3 | 4 | 4.31 | |
| CBS | CSI:NY -R | 1.2 | 3 | 7.76 | |
| FOX | Fringe | 1.2 | 3 | 3.33 | |
| CW | Supernatural -R | 0.4 | 1 | 1.10 | |
| 10:00PM | ABC | 20/20 | 1.5 | 4 | 5.73 |
| CBS | Blue Bloods -R | 1.3 | 4 | 8.22 | |
| NBC | Dateline NBC | 1.2 | 3 | 4.55 |
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