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WWE Friday Night SmackDown! registered 3.66 million viewers for the 11/14/08 episode, this is down from its new record high of 3.68 million viewers for the 11/07/08. The A18-49 demographic rating maintained at 1.2/4.
As the headlining Survivor Series matches were being finalized, Jeff Hardy continued his extreme tirade throughout SmackDown, causing major disruption to several of the Superstars. And even Undertaker - emerging from a casket in the middle of the ring - was not as shocking as Jeff Hardy’s frightening new look to match his reckless insanity. (WATCH PHOTOS)
Contract Signing for WWE Championship Match at Survivor Series (PHOTOS)
SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero had scheduled a simple contract signing for the WWE Championship Match at Survivor Series between WWE Champion Triple H and Vladimir Kozlov. But things quickly turned extreme when Jeff Hardy suddenly jumped from the top rope and put the Moscow Mauler through the table. Hardy then proceeded to rip up the championship contract and throw it in The Game’s face.
Jeff Hardy def. Undertaker (Extreme Rules Match) (WATCH PHOTOS)
As Undertaker and Hardy seemed to be reaching the climax of an absolutely brutal Extreme Rules Match, Big Show charged to the ring. The World’s Largest Athlete chokeslamed The Deadman and caught the advancing Hardy in midair, before Undertaker nailed him with the steel chair. However, with The Phenom’s attention on Big Show, Hardy was able to clobber him with the same chair, paving the way for him to hurl himself off the turnbuckle, over the top of the ladder and down upon The Deadman – executing a breathtaking leg drop that sealed his amazing victory. Following the match, SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero told Hardy that if he beats Triple H next week, she will make the WWE Championship Match at Survivor Series a Triple Threat Match.
The Brian Kendrick def. WWE Tag Team Champion Carlito (WATCH PHOTOS)
When Carlito became distracted by the attack on his younger brother Primo by Ezekiel Jackson outside the ring, The Brian Kendrick seized the moment and executed The Kendrick to claim a strutting conquest.
Divas Champion Michelle McCool def. Maria - (Divas Championship Match) (WATCH PHOTOS)
Divas Champion Michelle McCool utilized a wrenching ankle hold on Maria to score a painful submission triumph in a match for the Divas Championship. Festus & Jesse had journeyed down to ringside - teddy bear in hand - to view the match close up. But when the Corn-Fed Colossus realized Michelle had hurt Maria, he charged into the ring after her, forcing the champion to quickly dive out of the ring to safety.
ECW Champion Matt Hardy def. United States Champion Shelton Benjamin – (Non-Title) (PHOTOS)
ECW Champion Matt Hardy hit the Twist of Fate out of nowhere to overcome United States Champion Shelton Benjamin in an intense, hard-fought Champion vs. Champion Match.
Kung Fu Naki def. Montel Vontavious Porter; Khali Kiss Cam (PHOTOS)
Thanks in part to the emergence of The Great Khali, Kung Fu Naki surprised MVP with the Chain Kick, giving him a huge win over the Ballin’ Superstar - once again costing SmackDown’s highest paid athlete his incentive bonus. After leveling MVP at the conclusion of the match, the Punjabi Playboy presented yet another edition of Khali Kiss Cam. However, in an unexpected twist, after dropping MVP for the second time with a two-handed chokeslam – Khali decided to have the lucky lady from Manchester give MVP the kiss instead.
Source: Zap2it.com
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TV Ratings: CBS Has 'Numb3rs' Over 'Lipstick Jungle' on Friday
Schedule changes pay off for CBS, not so much for NBC
LOS ANGELES -- Fast National ratings for Friday, Oct. 31, 2008
It was television trick-or-treat for viewers on Halloween as the networks beging to tinker with their Friday night schedules. CBS won the night in households with a 6.7 rating/13 share, more than double the audience of ABC for the night, 3.3/6. FOX came in third with a 2.9/6, followed by NBC, 2.7/5, and The CW, 0.8/1.
CBS also drew in the 18 to 49-year-olds with a 2.2. ABC came in second with a 1.4. FOX mustered a 1.1, while NBC and The CW mustered a 0.9 and 0.5, respectively.
" Ghost Whisperer" started the evening strong for CBS, averaging a 6.1/12 for the hour. NBC started the evening in second place with "Deal or No Deal" edging out FOX's game show " Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" ABC went with " Wife Swap," 2.5/5, while The CW offered up " Everybody Hates Chris," 1.0/2, and " The Game," 0.9/2.
At 9 p.m., CBS replaced freshly canceled drama "The Ex List" with a repeat of "NCIS" and scored the best ratings of the night, 7.2/13. " Supernanny" improved ABC's numbers for the night and kept the network in second place with a 3.0/5. FOX rose to third place with " Don't Forget the Lyrics," 2.8/5, while NBC slipped to third with " Crusoe," 2.6/5. The CW's encore of "America's Next Top Model" managed a 0.8/1.
CBS finished the evening at 10 p.m. in first place courtesy of " Numb3rs," 6.8/13. ABC had its best numbers of the night from " 20/20," 4.6/9, while NBC's decision to do some schedule-swapping did not favors for the ladies of " Lipstick Jungle," for 2.3/4.
Pope sees physicist Hawking at evolution gathering
Fri Oct 31, 1:52 pm ET
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict told a gathering of scientists including the British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Friday that there was no contradiction between believing in God and empirical science.
Benedict, who briefly met the wheelchair-bound physicist at an event hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, described science as the pursuit of knowledge about God's creation.
"There is no opposition between faith's understanding of creation and the evidence of the empirical sciences," the pontiff said.
"Galileo saw nature as a book whose author is God."
The Catholic Church found the 17th-century astronomer Galileo guilty of heresy for insisting the earth revolved around the sun. It did not rehabilitate him until 1992.
Hawking is a guest at the week-long event, which will explore the theme: "Scientific Insights into the Evolution of the Universe and of Life."
In an interview with Reuters last year, Hawking said he was "not religious in the normal sense."
"I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science," he said. "The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws."
The Catholic Church teaches "theistic evolution," which accepts evolution as scientific theory. Proponents see no reason why God could not have used an evolutionary process in forming the human species.
The Pontiff admired the technology that allows Hawking to speak through a voice synthesizer. Hawking is crippled by a muscle disease and has lost the use of his natural voice.
Hawking, author of the best-selling "A Brief History of Time," will speak about the origin of the universe at the closed-door event.
(Writing by Phil Stewart; Editing by Catherine Bosley)
TV Ratings: '30 Rock' Rolls to Series HighSource: Zap2it.com
- WWE Championship (WWE Universe chooses challenger)
- Undertaker vs. Big Show (WWE Universe chooses type of match)
- World Heavyweight Champion Chris Jericho vs. Batista (WWE Universe chooses referee)
- Kane vs. Rey Mysterio (WWE Universe chooses type of match)
- ECW Championship Match (WWE Universe chooses Matt Hardy's opponent)
- Cyber Sunday Preview Match (WWE Universe chooses United States Champion Shelton Benjamin's opponent)
- Intercontinental Championship Match (WWE Universe chooses Santino Marella's opponent)
- Pick the Tag Team Match
- WWE Diva Halloween Costume Contest
