Okay, so CBS was in repeats—but I think we’d all accept gifts when we can. A lack of competition helped Friday’s broadcast of Ugly Betty reach its best numbers of the season. Thankfully, the program will be given a new opportunity when it starts airing on Wednesdays in January.

8pm

• Law & Order (8.8 million, 1.7/6) had a long-awaited win in its hour.
• Yes, Virginia (1.3/5) entertained 5.3 million.
• Supernanny (1.3/5) scolded 4.6 million.
• The Big Bang Theory* (1.4/5) contributed 4.6 million to the evening.
• The first hour of Dollhouse (1.0/3) raised 2.7 million.
• Smallville* (0.5/1) averaged 1.4 million over two hours.

9pm

• Dateline (2.0/6 in 18-49) scored 9.3 million.
• Ugly Betty (4.8 million, 1.4/4) added on 600,000.
• Medium* (1.1/3) registered 4.1 million.

10pm

• 20/20 (7.3 million, 1.7/5 in 18-49) improved by 1.6 million.
• The Jay Leno Show (5.8 million, 1.5/5) raised another 1 million.
• Numb3rs* (1.2/4) turned in 5.4 million.

*denotes repeat

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