(Final numbers will be released later today.)

(It lost 43 percent of its viewers last fall.)

And its never good for a serialized show likeFlashForwardto come back after such a long hiatus.

(In this case, it was three and half months.)

Thats why ABC made the decision long ago to begin runningLostlater in its season and without interruption.

ABC has yet to decide whether to pick up a second season of the show.

The connection was still able to crow that it had the No.

1 non-sports program, since Fox aired a repeat ofBonesandFlashForwardbeat NBCs low-rated lineup of original comedies.

CBS took the night with the NCAA Basketball Tournament.

For more onFlashForward:

FlashForward recap: Moving things along

Will overseas fans save FlashForward?