CBS Wins Firday Night: 'Ghost Whisperer' returns to top during World Series break

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Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 30, 2009

With the World Series taking a break, CBS and NBC were able to sneak into ratings leads Friday with "Ghost Whisperer" and "Dateline: NBC," respectively.
CBS took the night, as is the custom on Fridays, with an average 7.904 million viewers and a 5.0 rating/9 share in households. NBC eked out a second-place win with 6.7 million viewers and a 4.4/8, while ABC came in third (5.44 million viewers, 3.7 rating/7 share). FOX's "House" repeats snagged an average 3.75 million viewers and a 2.4 rating/4 share, while The CW followed the pack with 1.93 million viewers and a 1.2/2. CBS also took the 18-49 demographic with a 1.9 rating/6 share in households, with ABC and NBC tying at a 1.4 rating/5 share. FOX took third with a 1.2/4, and The CW scored last with an 0.8/3.

Friday hour by hour:

8:00PM:
CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (8.28 million viewers, 5.2/10 households)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7 million, 4.5/8)
ABC: "Supernanny" (4.83 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "House" repeat (3.33 million, 2.1/4)
The CW: "Smallville" (2.6 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (2.0)

9:00PM:
NBC: "Dateline: NBC" (7.95 million viewers, 5.3/9 households)
CBS: "Medium" (7.69 million, 4.9/8)
ABC: "Ugly Betty" (4.54 million, 3.2/6)
FOX: "House" repeat (4.17 million, 2.6/5)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" repeat (1.27 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "Medium" (1.8)

10:00PM:
CBS: "Numb3rs" (7.74 million viewers, 4.9/9 households)
ABC: "20/20" (6.94 million, 4.7/9)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.14 million, 3.5/6)
18-49 leader: "Numb3rs" (1.8)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change, especially in the case of live telecasts.

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