CBS won the night as usual. Deal or No Deal kept NBC competitive. Smackdown, one of the The CW’s consistently strong performers, was good enough to give the network a rare fourth place. Fox, meanwhile, has been struggling to find something to work in the Friday night slot, having cancelled their other reality show Nashville for low ratings, which makes me wonder whether Next Great American Band ever had a chance to begin with. Regardless, it’s back to the drawing board.

CBS
Viewers: 9.37 million
18-49: 2.6/8

8-9 Ghost Whisperer
Viewers: 9.87 million
18-49: 2.7/10

9-10 Moonlight
Viewers: 8.56 million
18-49: 2.4/7

10-11 Numb3rs
Viewers: 9.68 million
18-49: 2.7/8

NBC
Viewers: 8.18 million
18-49: 2.2/7

8-9 Deal or No Deal
Viewers: 10.50 million
18-49: 2.3/8

9-10 Friday Night Lights
Viewers: 5.88 million
18-49: 2.0/6

10-11 Las Vegas
Viewers: 8.18 million
18-49: 2.4/8

ABC
Viewers: 6.57 million
18-49: 1.7/5

8-9 Grey’s Anatomy (rerun)
Viewers: 4.31 million
18-49: 1.3/5

9-10 Women’s Murder Club
Viewers: 8.90 million
18-49: 2.0/6

10-11 Men in Trees
Viewers: 6.51 million
18-49: 1.7/5

CW
Viewers: 4.61 million
18-49: 1.4/5

8-10 Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 4.61 million
18-49: 1.4/5

Fox
Viewers: 2.87 million
18-49: 1.2/4

8-10 The Next Great American Band
Viewers: 2.87 million
18-49: 1.2/4

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

Fox won the night with its World Series coverage. CBS had a typical night and would have won as usual otherwise. Grey’s Anatomy kept ABC close.

FOX
Viewers: 15.64 million
18-49: 4.8/14

World Series Game 2
Viewers: 15.64 million
18-49: 4.8/14

CBS
Viewers: 13.89 million
18-49: 3.9/12

8-9 Survivor: China
Viewers: 14.16 million
18-49: 4.4/12

9-10 CSI (rerun)
Viewers: 14.76 million
18-49: 3.8/12

10-11 Without a Trace
Viewers: 12.75 million
18-49: 3.3/12

ABC
Viewers: 11.96 million
18-49: 4.6/10

8-9 Ugly Betty
Viewers: 9.84 million
18-49: 3.2/9

9-10 Grey’s Anatomy
Viewers: 17.95 million
18-49: 7.3/15

10-11 Big Shots
Viewers: 8.08 million
18-49: 3.3/7

NBC
Viewers: 8.17 million
18-49: 3.8/7

8-8:30 My Name Is Earl
Viewers: 8.23 million
18-49: 3.6/7

8:30-9 30 Rock
Viewers: 6.53 million
18-49: 3.1/5

9-10 The Office
Viewers: 8.98 million
18-49: 4.7/7

10-11 ER
Viewers: 9.12 million
18-49: 3.7/8

CW
Viewers: 3.88 million
18-49: 1.1/2

8-9 Smallville
Viewers: 4.50 million
18-49: 1.8/4

9-10 Supernatural
Viewers: 3.27 million
18-49: 1.3/3

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

Fox easily won with the start of its World Series coverage. CBS did well, and even Kid Nation, which is still getting low ratings, saw a bounce to near its highest ratings of the season. Private Practice did well for ABC, and America’s Next Top Model continues its strong performance for The CW.

FOX
Viewers: 16.87 million
18-49: 5.6/14

World Series Game 1
Viewers: 16.87 million
18-49: 5.6/14

CBS
Viewers: 12.20 million
18-49: 3.4/9

8-9 Kid Nation
Viewers: 8.03 million
18-49: 2.5/7

9-10 Criminal Minds
Viewers: 14.93 million
18-49: 3.9/9

10-11 CSI: NY
Viewers: 13.64 million
18-49: 3.8/10

ABC
Viewers: 9.93 million
18-49: 3.6/9

8-9 Pushing Daisies
Viewers: 9.45 million
18-49: 3.0/8

9-10 Private Practice
Viewers: 11.77 million
18-49: 4.5/11

10-11 Dirty Sexy Money
Viewers: 8.56 million
18-49: 3.2/6

NBC
Viewers: 7.69 million
18-49: 2.9/7

8-9 Phenomenon
Viewers: 8.35 million
18-49: 2.9/8

9-10 Bionic Woman
Viewers: 7.78 million
18-49: 3.3/8

10-11 Life
Viewers: 6.85 million
18-49: 2.5/6

CW
Viewers: 3.63 million
18-49: 1.8

8-9 America’s Next Top Model
Viewers: 4.72 million
18-49: 2.3/6

9-10 Gossip Girl
Viewers: 2.55 million
18-49: 1.2/3

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

Fox took Tuesday night as usual with House. CBS got a strong performance out of NCIS, and ABC scored well with Dancing with the Stars. Cane continues to falter. After a bounce last week, Reaper has fallen again as well.

FOX
Viewers: 13.35 million
18-49: 5.4/14

8-9 Bones
Viewers: 8.82 million
18-49: 3.1/9

9-10 House
Viewers: 17.87 million
18-49: 7.6/18

CBS
Viewers: 11.97 million
18-49: 2.9/8

8-9 NCIS
Viewers: 17.09 million
18-49: 3.7/10

9-10 The Unit
Viewers: 10.86 million
18-49: 3.0/7

10-11 Cane
Viewers: 7.98 million
18-49: 2.0/5

ABC
Viewers: 11.86 million
18-49: 3.2/8

8-8:30 Cavemen
Viewers: 6.55 million
18-49: 2.2/6

8:30-9 Carpoolers
Viewers: 7.13 million
18-49: 2.4/6

9-10 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 17.82 million
18-49: 4.4/11

10-11 20/20
Viewers: 10.92 million
18-49: 2.8/8

NBC
Viewers: 8.78 million
18-49: 3.5/9

8-8:30 The Singing Bee
Viewers: 6.82 million
18-49: 2.3/7

8:30-10 The Biggest Loser
Viewers: 7.17 million
18-49: 3.1/8

10-11 Law & Order SVU
Viewers: 12.17 million
18-49: 4.7/3

CW
Viewers: 2.88 million
18-49: 1.4/4

8-9 Beauty and the Geek
Viewers: 3.20 million
18-49: 1.6/4

9-10 Reaper
Viewers: 2.57 million
18-49: 1.2/3

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

ABC easily won the night with Dancing with the Stars, and Samantha Who? stayed strong in its second week.

ABC
Viewers: 16.04 million
18-49: 4.6/11

8-9:30 Dancing with the Stars
Viewers: 19.96 million
18-49: 5.3/13

9:30-10 Samantha Who?
Viewers: 14.35 million
18-49: 4.6/10

10-11 The Bachelor
Viewers: 9.20 million
18-49: 3.4/8

CBS
Viewers: 12.14 million
18-49: 4.1/10

8-8:30 How I Met Your Mother
Viewers: 8.60 million
18-49: 3.4/9

8:30-9 The Big Bang Theory
Viewers: 8.72 million
18-49: 3.5/9

9-9:30 Two and a Half Men
Viewers: 13.74 million
18-49: 4.8/11

9:30-10 Rules of Engagement
Viewers: 10.82 million
18-49: 3.9/9

10-11 CSI: Miami
Viewers: 15.48 million
18-49: 4.5/11

NBC
Viewers: 8.04 million
18-49: 3.4/8

8-9 Chuck
Viewers: 7.14 million
18-49: 2.8/7

9-10 Heroes
Viewers: 10.70 million
18-49: 4.9/12

10-11 Journeyman
Viewers: 6.28 million
18-49: 2.5/6

FOX
Viewers: 6.79 million
18-49: 2.5/6

8-9 Prison Break
Viewers: 7.45 million
18-49: 3.0/8

9-10 K-Ville
Viewers: 6.12 million
18-49: 2.1/5

CW
Viewers: 2.39 million
18-49: 1.0/2

8-8:30 Everybody Hates Chris
Viewers: 2.53 million
18-49: 1.0/3

8:30-9 Aliens in America
Viewers: 2.35 million
18-49: 0.9/2

9-9:30 Girlfriends
Viewers: 2.14 million
18-49: 0.9/2

9:30-10 The Game
Viewers: 2.54 million
18-49: 1.2/3

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

Fox won with the final game of the ALCS. The other big three did reasonably well, though CBS took a rare fourth thanks to the (now dead) Viva Laughlin. The CW was less invisible now that Online Nation’s gone, a good sign for Life Is Wild.

FOX
Viewers: 17.91 million
18-49: 6.4/16

American League Championship Series Game 7
Viewers: 18.09 million
18-49: 6.3/15

ABC
Viewers: 12.91 million
18-49: 4.9/12

7-8 America’s Funniest Home Videos
Viewers: 8.36 million
18-49: 2.6/8

8-9 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Viewers: 13.56 million
18-49: 5.0/13

9-10 Desperate Housewives
Viewers: 17.78 million
18-49: 7.1/16

10-11 Brothers & Sisters
Viewers: 11.92 million
18-49: 4.8/12

NBC
Viewers: 11.15 million
18-49: 4.5/11

7-8 Football Night in America
Viewers: 6.28 million
18-49: 2.4/7

8:15-11:15 Sunday Night Football
Viewers: 11.82 million
18-49: 4.8/11

CBS
Viewers: 10.07 million
18-49: 2.1/5

7-8 60 Minutes
Viewers: 11.14 million
18-49: 2.2/7

8-9 Viva Laughlin
Viewers: 6.77 million
18-49: 1.2/2

9-10 Cold Case
Viewers: 11.44 million
18-49: 2.6/6

10-11 Shark
Viewers: 10.93 million
18-49: 2.5/6

CW
Viewers: 1.42 million
18-49: 0.5/1

7-7:30 CW Now
Viewers: 892,000
18-49: 0.4/1

7:30-8 Aliens in America (rerun)
Viewers: 1.28 million
18-49: 0.5/1

8-9 Life Is Wild
Viewers: 1.58 million
18-49: 0.5/1

9-10 America’s Next Top Model (rerun)
Viewers: 1.61 million
18-49: 0.6/1

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

Fox easily won an otherwise uneventful Saturday night with its continuing baseball coverage.

FOX
Viewers: 10.89 million
18-49: 3.4/11

American League Championship Series Game 6
Viewers: 10.89 million
18-49: 3.4/11

CBS
Viewers: 7.00 million
18-49: 1.6/5

8-9 Without a Trace (rerun)
Viewers: 6.01 million
18-49: 1.2/4

9-10 CSI: Miami (rerun)
Viewers: 7.57 million
18-49: 1.7/5

10-11 48 Hours Mystery
Viewers: 7.41 million
18-49: 2.0/6

ABC
Viewers: 4.39 million
18-49: 1.5/5

Saturday Night Football
Viewers: 4.39 million
18-49: 1.5/5

NBC
Viewers: 3.83 million
18-49: 1.2/4

8-9 Bionic Woman (rerun)
Viewers: 3.49 million
18-49: 1.1/4

9-10 Chuck (rerun)
Viewers: 3.32 million
18-49: 1.2/4

10-11 Law & Order: SVU (rerun)
Viewers: 4.68 million
18-49: 1.2/4

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.

CBS won with good performances by all its shows. Women’s Murder Club retained most of its premiere audience for ABC. Deal or No Deal continues to drive NBC forward. Smackdown remains consistent for The CW. Whether American Band is the next American Idol was answered with a resounding no. Not that dumping it on Friday gave it much chance.

CBS
Viewers: 8.81 million
18-49: 2.4/8

8-9 Ghost Whisperer
Viewers: 8.92 million
18-49: 2.4/9

9-10 Moonlight
Viewers: 7.78 million
18-49: 2.1/7

10-11 Numb3rs
Viewers: 9.72 million
18-49: 2.7/9

ABC
Viewers: 7.61 million
18-49: 1.8/6

8-9 20/20
Viewers: 6.75 million
18-49: 1.7/6

9-10 Women’s Murder Club
Viewers: 9.67 million
18-49: 2.0/6

10-11 Men in Trees
Viewers: 6.42 million
18-49: 1.7/5

NBC
Viewers: 7.44 million
18-49: 2.0/7

8-9 Deal or No Deal
Viewers: 9.32 million
18-49: 2.0/7

9-10 Friday Night Lights
Viewers: 5.48 million
18-49: 1.9/6

10-11 Las Vegas
Viewers: 7.51 million
18-49: 2.1/7

CW
Viewers: 4.66 million
18-49: 1.4/5

8-10 Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 4.66 million
18-49: 1.4/5

Fox
Viewers: 3.57 million
18-49: 1.5/5

8-10 The Next Great American Band
Viewers: 3.57 million
18-49: 1.5/5

Stay tuned to dingoRUE for continued Nielsen Ratings coverage.

Fast National data is preliminary. Source: Nielsen Media and PIFeedback.