International Television: ABC's "Duel" wins Friday night slot, The CW finishes third in the viewers!

From pifeeback:

OVERALL

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 5.83 million, NBC: 5.48, CW: 5.03, CBS: 4.78, Fox: 3.63

-Adults 18-49:
NBC: 1.6 rating/5 share, CW: 1.5/ 5, ABC: 1.4/ 5, Fox: 1.3/ 4, CBS: 1.0/ 3

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From Zap2it:

ABC Wins Friday Night's 'Duel'
NBC, however, took the adult demo ratings crown

Fast National ratings for Friday, Dec. 21, 2007 (USA).

ABC broke CBS' Friday dominance for ratings, thanks to the new game show "Duel" and the absence of "Ghost Whisperer."

The alphabet network averaged a 4.0 rating/7 share, followed closely by NBC, 3.8/7. CBS came in third with a 3.3/6, still well ahead of The CW, 2.9/5, and FOX, 2.3/4.



Among adults 18-49, NBC earned a 1.6 rating, with The CW on its heels with a 1.5 and ABC, 1.4. FOX came in fourth with a 1.3. CBS trailed with a 1.0.






Olivia Fox, "Duel"

ABC earned a 4.4/8 for "Duel" at 8 p.m., well ahead of CBS' "Home for the Holidays," 3.0/6. "Don't Forget the Lyrics" brought FOX fourth place with a 2.9/5, just ahead of The CW's "Friday Night Smackdown," 2.7/5. NBC's "Singing Bee" only averaged a 2.3/4 for the hour.

Power shifted to NBC for the 9 o'clock hour, with the network's "Dateline" posting a 4.3/8, shifting ABC to second with a "Women's Murder Club" rerun, 3.9/7. The CW's "Smackdown" improved a bit for third place, 3.0/5, while CBS' "Moonlight" rerun took a respectable 2.7/5. FOX's "The Next Great American Band" trailed woefully with a 1.8/3.

[Additional Info: The CW's SmackDown! averaged 5.03 million viewers in 8-10 p.m. timeslot]

NBC finished off the night with "Dateline" scoring a 4.8/9 at 10 p.m. CBS' "Numb3rs" rerun, 4.0/7, took second, while ABC's "20/20" brought up the rear with a 3.6/7.