CBS combination ofGhost Whisperer(9.9 million viewers) andNumb3rs(9.1 million, pictured
) once again proved that mystery pays in the wasteland of Friday TV.
According to preliminary Nielsen estimates, The Eye online grid averaged 8.2 million viewers for the night, beating second-place NBC by 2.4 million, though romantic dramedyThe Ex Listremains a weak spot from 9-10 p.m. with a mere 5.6 million.
The CW, meanwhile, continues to struggle with its relocated comedy lineup:Everybody Hates Chris(1.8 million) andThe Game(1.7 million).
NBCs new adventure dramaCrusoe(5.9 million) won the 9 p.m. hour but lost 1.5 million viewers since last week.
ABC tackled Saturday with a Penn State/Ohio State college football matchup, averaging 9.4 million for the night and beating Game 3 of the Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay World Series, which gave Fox just 7.3 million viewers for the evening and ranked among the lowest-ever for a World Series game.
Fox did manage to win Sunday with Game 4, averaging 16 million (helped, no doubt, by a down-to-the-wire Giants vs. Steelers football lead-in), though the numbers were still down about 21 percent from the same game last year.
Football-less NBC couldnt score against the likes of CBS60 Minutes(12.5 million) and ABCsDesperate Housewives(15.6 million), despite callingThe 40-Year-Old Virgin(4.5 million) off the bench.
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