
	"HEART AND SOUL" IS #1

Release Date:

November 22, 2008

Press Release:

Tribune Media Services
and Nielsen Media Research

#1 for the time slot and #2 for the night.....TV Ratings: CBS Has Another Winning Combination on Friday.....Repeat of 'The Mentalist' also proves successful in the 9 p.m. slot.....

LOS ANGELES -- Fast National ratings for Friday, November 21, 2008.

CBS once again disproved that nobody watched television on Fridays, taking the evening in househ0olds with a 7.3 rating/13 share. ABC was a distant second with a 4.0/7, followed by FOX (3.6/6), NBC (2.8/5) and The CW (1.0/2).

Among 18 to 49-year-olds, CBS was also tops with a 2.5. ABC came in second with a 2.0 to FOX's 1.5. NBC managed fourth place with a 1.1, while The CW brough up the rear with a 0.6.

CBS began the evening at 8 p.m. with the continuation of this season's interesting plot developments on " Ghost Whisperer" taking a 7.2/13 for the hour. FOX got a hold on second place with "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" edging out NBC's " Deal or No Deal." ABC took fourth with " Wife Swap," 3.0/5, ahead of The CW comedies "Everbody Hates Chris," 1.3/2, and " The Game," 1.1/2.

At 9 p.m., CBS mixed it up and instead of airing another "NCIS" repeat went with one for " The Mentalist," getting a jump from last week's 7.1/12 to a 7.5/13. FOX held onto second place with " Don't Forget the Lyrics," 3.5/6, while ABC rose to third with " Supernanny," 3.3/6, ahead of NBC's " Crusoe," 2.3/4. The CW finished its evening with a reairing of this week's "America's Next Top Model" finale.

CBS polished off its evening with "Numb3rs" at 10 p.m., 7.1/13. With FOX programming finished for the night, ABC moved into second place with " 20/20," 5.6/10, while NBC's " Lipstick Jungle" barely made a mark with a 2.2/4 for the hour.

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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