Still Number 2, but getting better

STILL @ #2, BUT
GETTING BETTER

Release Date:

September 30, 2006

Press Release:

Tribune Media Services and AC Neilsen Ratings

Fast National ratings for Friday, September 29 (a date Kyle McCall won't forget ever), 2006.

CBS held off NBC to take the overall ratings crown Friday night, but the two networks switched places in the all-important 18-49 demographic.

"GHOST WHISPERER" stars Cameryn Manheim and Jennifer Love Hewitt

CBS averaged a 6.8 rating/12 share in primetime, beating out NBC's 6.4/12. ABC finished third at 4.6/8. The CW's 2.5/4 edged FOX's 2.4/4 for fourth. NBC snagged the No. 1 spot among adults 18-49 with a 3.0 rating. CBS was a close second at 2.8. ABC, 2.2, came in third, followed by The CW, 1.5, and FOX, 1.2.

"Deal or No Deal," 6.6/13, put NBC on top at 8 p.m. CBS' "Ghost Whisperer" took second with a 6.2/12. A repeat of "Grey's Anatomy," 4.1/8, gave ABC third. The first hour of "Friday Night Smackdown!" on The CW scored a 2.3/4, topping a "Justice" rerun on FOX.

CBS moved to the front at 9 p.m. with "Close to Home," 7.3/13. NBC fell one spot to second with "Dateline," 6.0/11. "Men in Trees" kept ABC in third with a 4.7/8. The finale of FOX's "Celebrity Duets" (won by Alfonso Ribeiro) averaged 2.7/5, tying for fourth with "Smackdown!"

"Numb3rs" closed the night for CBS with a 7.2/13 at 10 p.m. NBC's "Law & Order" posted a 6.8/12, and ABC's "20/20" was third at 5.0/9.

CBS took the lead at 9 p.m. with "Close to Home," 7.6/13. NBC dropped to second with "Dateline," 5.6/10. ABC's "Men in Trees," 5.5/10, held steady from last week despite increased competition. "Smackdown!," 2.7/5, moved The CW ahead of FOX and the "Celebrity Duets" results show.

At 10 p.m., the season premiere of CBS' "Numb3rs" posted a 7.4/13. NBC's "Law & Order" season premiere was close behind at 7.3/13. ABC got a 5.4/10 from "20/20."

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

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