TV ratings: CBS has Friday's best 'Numb3rs'

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Fast National ratings for Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 - CBS rolled to its usual ratings victory on Friday night, sweeping all three hours of primetime.

Led by "Numb3rs," CBS drew 9.05 million viewers and a 5.5 rating/10 share in households for the night. NBC (6.8 million, 4.5/8) finished second. ABC (5.1 million, 3.2/6) was third, followed by FOX, which had 3 million viewers and a 1.9/3. The CW (1.2 million, 0.8/1) trailed. CBS also won the adults 18-49 demographic with a 2.2 rating. ABC and NBC tied for second at 1.5, and FOX scored a 1.0. The CW managed only a 0.5.



8:00PM:
CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (8.6 million viewers, 5.3/9 households)
NBC: "Law & Order" (7.3 million, 4.7/8)
ABC: "Supernanny" (5.4 million, 3.5/6)
FOX: "Bones" rerun (3.9 million, 2.4/4)
The CW: "Smallville" rerun (1.2 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (2.2)

9:00PM:
CBS: "Medium" (9 million, 5.5/9)
NBC: "Dateline" (7.75 million, 5.1/9)
ABC: "Shark Tank" (4.4 million, 2.7/5)
FOX: "Dollhouse" (2.1 million, 1.4/2)
The CW: "Smallville" rerun (1.3 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "Medium" (2.2)

10:00PM:
CBS: "Numb3rs" (9.5 million, 5.7/10)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.44 million, 3.6/6)
ABC: "20/20" (5.41 million, 3.6/6)

18-49 leader: "Numb3rs" (2.2)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.

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