It was a tight race between the Peacock and Eye networks.  CBS had the slight edge with the viewers; NBC tied in the demos.

8pm

• Another 2-hour Deal or No Deal (3.6/9 in 18-49) roped in 13.17 million.
• The Kid Nation finale (2.1/6) closed off with 7.45 million.
• Pushing Daisies (2.3/7) delighted 6.85 million.
• Approximately 5.49 million saw Saleisha win on America’s Next Top Model (2.6/8).
• Back to You* (4.25 million, 1.5/5) and ‘Til Death* (4.18 million, 1.7/5) were both down about 1 million from last week.

9pm

• A new episode of Criminal Minds (3.7/10 in 18-49) drew 14.17 million.
• Kitchen Nightmares (2.9/8) ended its season with 6.12 million viewers.
• A Private Practice* (1.6/5) repeat treated 4.86 million.
• The debut of Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants (2.46 million, 1.1/3) lost half of its lead-in.

10pm

• CSI: NY (14.25 million, 4.0/12 in 18-49) was the evening’s best performer.
• Dateline (2.7/8) marked its return with 8.73 million viewers.
• Dirty Sexy Money* (1.2/4) ended the night with 3.77 million.

*denotes repeat

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