THE REPEAT OF A 'BLOODY MARY' IS #2

LOS ANGELES -- Fast National ratings for Friday, January 25, 2008.

It was hardly a blockbuster night for TV viewership, but a music special and game show helped CBS and NBC grab up what little audience there was on Friday. CBS won the night in households with a 4.8/8, followed by NBC with a 4.5/8. FOX was third with a 4.2/7 while ABC, 3.2/5, and The CW, 2.7/5, lagged behind.

NBC had the advantage among 18 to 49-yeard-olds with 2.1 to FOX's 2.0. CBS came in third with a 1.8 to The CW's 1.4 and ABC's 1.3.

At 8 p.m., NBC started off the night with the highest-rated, most-watched program of the evening, "1 vs. 100," 5.6/10. CBS aired a repeat of "Ghost Whisperer," 4.6/8, while "Bones" rattled up a 3.5/6 in its new Firda y night home. A "Grey's Anatomy" repeat put ABC in fourth, while The CW had its usual "Friday Night Smackdown."

CBS moved up to first at 9 p.m. with the special "Garth Brooks: Live in LA," 5.1/8, while FOX rose to second with "House," 4.9/8. A new episode of "Friday Night Lights" only mustered third for NBC, 3.5/6, while The CW's wrestling moved ahead of ABC's "Desperate Housewives" repeat, 2.5/4.

CBS closed out the night at 10 p.m. with a "Numb3rs" repeat, 4.6/8, while NBC rolled the dice with a new episode of "Las Vegas," 4.4/8. ABC got its best numbers of the evening courtesy of "20/20," 4.2/7.

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