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Would ABC be smart to air cartoons every Friday night? The weekend’s broadcast of Shrek the Third helped give the network a rare tie in the 18-49s. CBS, though, was still a solo winner with the viewers.

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An evening without a Rihanna-esque interview is just your typical boring

Friday night. CBS’ lineup easily held off its contenders to win both the viewers and the demos.

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  • (8 million, 2.0/7 in 18-48) was on par with last week.
  • (7.5 million, 1.7/6) dipped by a 1/2 milion.
  • (5 million, 1.4/5) raised another 200,000.
  • * (3.5 million, 1.1/4) was off by 400,000.
  • (2.7 million, 1.2/4) lost 100,000.

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After a few weeks on the bench, House returned in fine form last night. The drama gave FOX a win in the demos yesterday while ABC was first with the viewers.

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Whether she’s singing on stage or sitting down for an interview, Rihanna knows how to draw an audience. Her emotional 20/20 interview with Diane Sawyer scored the best demos of the night.

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  • (8 million, 1.8/6 in 18-49) picked up 1 million.
  • (7.9 million, 1.8/6) fell by 800,000.
  • (4.8 million, 1.3/4) remained steady.
  • * (3.9 million, 1.2/4) was up slightly.
  • (2.8 million, 1.2/4) added on 200,000.

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Every once in a while a move to Fridays isn’t such a bad thing. Although some shows have been known to fade away, CW’s Smallville actually hit a season high with the 18-49s this weekend. That performance, of course, didn’t keep CBS from winning in both the viewers and the demos.

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  • (8.3 million, 2.0/7 in 18-49) was down by 200,000.
  • (7 million, 1.4/5) also fell by 200,000.
  • (4.8 million, 1.3/4) added on 100,000.
  • A 2-hour * repeat (3.8 million, 1.2/4) did better than last week’s programming.
  • (2.6 million, 1.2/4) picked up 100,000.

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Even though House was still hot with the 18-49s, it got little help from Lie to Me. FOX came in a close second to CBS last night in the demos while ABC was on top with the viewers.

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NBC needs some help, stat! Yesterday’s series premiere of Trauma did nothing for the Peacock network’s health on Mondays. The medical drama pulled in numbers smaller than last fall’s stinker, My Own Worst Enemy. By night’s end, ABC was on top with the viewers while FOX was 1st in the demos.

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All hands were on deck last night for the official Monday of the fall season. When the dust settled, House and Big Bang improved; Dancing with the Stars and Two and a Half Men fell; meanwhile, Jay Leno and Heroes sunk. (To see last September’s numbers, click here.)

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  • Although it had the night’s largest audience, (17.5 million, 4.1/10 in 18-49) was down 3.6 million from last fall.
  • (16.5 million, 6.5/16) improved by 1.8 million from its last Tuesday premiere.
  • (9.2 million, 3.5/9) was off 500,000; (3.2/8) opened to 9 million.
  • (6 million, 2.7/7) plunged 3.7 million from one year ago.
  • (2.5 million, 1.2/3) did about the same as last week.

 

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MONDAY (9/21)

Season premieres: Accidentally on Purpose, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, CSI: Miami, Dancing with the Stars, Heroes, House, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men

  • House (FOX, 8pm):  “Season 6 begins with House as a detoxing patient at a mental hospital. He concocts an escape plan aided by his roommate and a visitor named Lydia (Franka Potente).” Run House Run!
  • How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm):  “The friends discover that Robin and Barney are secretly a couple.” He couldn’t stop talking aboot the girl he hooked up with last night.
  • Dancing with the Stars 9 (ABC, 8pm):  The opener begins with 16 celebrities including Lindsay Lohan’s ex (Aaron Carter), Shannen Doherty’s ex (Ashley Hamilton) and the ex-House Majority Leader (Tom DeLay). At least one of these guys has been disgraced.

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Hugh Laurie talks about possibly quitting House

Star of the hit medical drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie claims that he has developed health issues from the fake limp he portrays on the show.

“The show might last through to series seven, eight or nine but I don’t know if I will because I’m starting to lose my knees. It’s a lot of hip work. There are things going badly wrong. I need to do yoga.”

The knees aren’t the only problems he has with filming the show.

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