"Leap of Faith" is #1


	LEAP OF FAITH IS #1

Release Date:

March 14, 2009

Press Release:

Tribune Media Services
and The Nielsen Company

#1 @ 8 PM eastern and #1 for Friday night.....TV Ratings: Another Friday, another CBS win.....'Ghost Whisperer' pulled in the best ratings of the night.....

Fast National ratings for Friday, March 13, 2009

Friday's ratings went the way they always do: CBS took the crown easily with no serious competition.

CBS averaged a 6.4 rating/11 share and 10.1 million viewers for the night, way ahead of second-place ABC (3.5/6, 5.18 million). NBC took third with a 3.0/5, topping the 2.5/4 for FOX. The CW drew a 1.2/2.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, CBS was the only network to break the 2.0 mark, finishing with a 2.2. ABC finished second with a 1.6. NBC, 1.5 just edged out FOX at 1.4, and The CW trailed with a 0.7.

"Ghost Whisperer" boasted the night's biggest audience at 8 p.m., scoring a 6.9/12 for CBS. ABC was a distant second with its special 100th episode of "Wife Swap," 3.0/5. "Howie Do It" put NBC in third, beating the 2.2/4 for "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" on FOX. New episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris" and "The Game" averaged 1.3/2 for The CW.

CBS stayed on top at 9 with "Flashpoint," 5.9/10. "Supernanny" delivered a 3.3/6 for ABC. NBC's "Friday Night Lights," 2.7/5, just edged out FOX's "Dollhouse," 2.6/4. The CW retained most of its audience with a repeat of this week's "America's Next Top Model," 1.2/2.

"Numb3rs" completed the CBS sweep with a 6.4/11 at 10 p.m. ABC's "20/20" posted a 4.4/8, and "Dateline" drew a 3.6/6 for NBC.

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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