After five attempts, Duel finally scored the most chips of the evening.  When the night was over, ABC had the most viewers while NBC had a slight edge on the demos.

8pm

• With 6.71 million, Duel (1.7/6 in 18-49) was Friday’s most-watched show.
• Friday Night Smackdown (5 million, 1.5/5) put up a good fight.
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics* (4.6 million, 1.6/6) was steady with last week.
• CBS’ Home for the Holidays special (0.8/2) entertained 4.3 million.
• Approx. 3.41 million sang along with The Singing Bee (3.4 million, 1.0/3).

9pm

• A 2-hour Dateline (1.9/6 in 18-49) averaged 6.5 million.
• Women’s Murder Club* (5.8 million, 1.3/4) was down about 400,000.
• Moonlight* (1.0/3) drew in a bloody 4 million.
• Only 2.7 million watched the birth of the The Next Great American Band (1.0/3).

10pm

• Numb3rs* (6.1 million, 1.3/4 in 18-49) was down from last week’s new episode.
• 20/20 (5 million, 1.3/4) placed last in the hour.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Friday’s ratings here.)