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Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 2, 2009
CBS supernatural one-two punch took a lackluster Friday night, with Ghost Whisperer and Medium having visions of total-viewer and demographics wins.
ABC didnt put up much of a fight for second place, scheduling repeats of new series FlashForward and The Forgotten against NBCs venerable but winning combination of Law & Order and Dateline.
CBS averaged 7.6 million viewers for the night, with a 5.0 rating/9 share. NBC followed close behind at 6.5 million viewers and a 4.4/8. ABC lagged with 4.6 million viewers for the night and a 3.2/6. FOX pulled out 2.2 million viewers and a 1.5/3, while The CW trailed with 1.9 million and a 1.2/2.
In the adults 18-49 demo, CBS squeezed by with a 1.7 rating. NBC scored a 1.4, followed by ABC at 1.2, FOX with 0.8 and The CW at 0.7.
Friday night hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: Ghost Whisperer (7.6 million viewers, 4.9/9 households)
NBC: Law & Order (6.6 million, 4.5/8)
ABC: FlashForward (3.7 million, 2.6/5)
The CW: Smallville (2.387 million, 1.5/3)
FOX: Brothers (2.4 million, 1.6/3) / Til Death (2.2 million, 1.5/3)
18-49 leader: Ghost Whisperer at 1.7
9 p.m.
CBS: Medium (7.7 million viewers, 5/9 households)
NBC: Dateline: NBC (7.4 million, 5.1/9)
ABC: The Forgotten (3.8 million, 2.6/5)
FOX: Dollhouse (2.0 million, 1.4/2)
The CW: Americas Next Top Model (1.4 million, 0.9/2)
18-49 leader: Medium at 1.8
10 p.m.
CBS: Numb3rs (7.7 million viewers, 5.1/9 households)
ABC: 20/20 (6.1 million, 4.3/8)
NBC: The Jay Leno Show (5.4 million, 3.7/7)
18-49 leader: Numb3rs and 20/20 tied at 1.6
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.