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Fast National ratings for Friday, February 15, 2008

Ratings were slightly up from last week, with NBC pulling ahead of its more competitive rivals, FOX and CBS.

NBC averaged 5.1 rating/9 share for the night, beating out CBS' 4.6/8 and FOX's 4.3/8 for the top spot. ABC took fourth with a 3.0/5, just ahead of The CW, 2.8/5.

It was FOX, however, that was the winner with adults 18-49, drawing a 2.6 rating over NBC's 2.2. CBS took third at 1.6, and ABC and The CW tied at 1.3.

NBC's "1 vs. 100" won the 8 p.m. hour with a 5.1/9. A "Ghost Whisperer" repeat on CBS earned a 4.2/7, beating the 4.1/7 for a "House" repeat on FOX. And the CW put a "WWE Friday Night Smackdown!" with a 2.7/5 on ABC, which only got a 2.4/4 for a "G rey's Anatomy" rerun.

The power of the Celine Dion special, "That's Just the Woman in Me" gave CBS the edge at 9 o'clock with a 5.2/9, just ahead of NBC's "Las Vegas," 5.0/9. FOX got third with a 4.5/8 for a "House" repeat, while The CW's "Smackdown!" still held fourth with a 2.8/5, leaving ABC's "Desperate Housewives" repeat to trail with a 2.1/4.

Another "Las Vegas," 5.1/9 at 10 p.m. brought NBC back in the lead. "20/20" scored a 4.5/8 for ABC, and "Numb3rs" came in at 4.4/8 for CBS.

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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