Friday Premieres: CBS Bites the Competition
September 30, 2007
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A night of new drama guaranteed CBS the top spot on Friday, averaging a 5.8 rating/11 share for the night, just ahead of NBC’s 5.6/10. ABC came in a distant third with a 3.8/7, followed by The CWs 2.9/5 and FOXs 2.4/5.
CBS also won the 18-to-49 demo race with a 2.4/8, followed by NBCs 2.2/7, The CWs 1.6/6, ABCs 1.5/5 and FOXs 1.1/4.
At 8 p.m., the season premiere of CBS’ “Ghost Whisperer started things off with a 5.8/11, way ahead of NBC’s “Deal or No Deal,” 4.9/9. “Smarter Than a Fifth Grader” came in third with a 3.3/6. ABC went with a double dose of “Just for Laughs” and The CW gave over its night to the season premire of “Friday Night Smackdown.”
The premiere of CBS’ much retooled vampire drama “Moonlight” tied at 9 p.m. with the first half of NBC’s two-hour “Las Vegas” premiere with a 5.8/11. “20/20″ mustered a 4.0/7 for ABC and The CW finished its evening in fourth place with the second hour of “Smackdown.” Although it did better than “Nashville,” FOX’s encore airing of “K-Ville” only managed a 1.8/3 for FOX.
The season premiere of CBS’ “Numb3rs” at 10 p.m. tied with the second half of NBC’s “Las Vegas” with a 6.1/11 each. ABC came in a distant third with “20/20,” 4.8/9.
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