CBS won Friday night in total viewers and in the 18-to-49 age group. But the low viewing levels weren't a reason for celebration.CBS averaged 7.8 million viewers in prime time, a weak number for the second Friday of a new television season. But that average was better than these: NBC with 6.6 million, ABC with 4.6 million, Fox with 2.2 million and The CW with 1.7 million.
NBC edged Disney-owned ABC for second in the 18-to-49 age group.
CBS was the leader in every time slot in viewers: "Ghost Whisperer" with 7.6 million, "Medium" with 7.8 million and "Numb3rs" with 7.9 million.
NBC placed second at 8 with "Law & Order" (6.8 million) and at 9 with "Dateline" (7.7 million), according to updated ratings released Monday afternoon.
At 10, ABC's "20/20" pulled in 6.5 million and ran second to "Numb3rs." But "20/20" was the bigger draw in the 18-to-49 age group. NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" drew 5.3 million.
ABC showed reruns at 8 and 9: "FlashForward" with 3.5 million and "The Forgotten" with 3.9 million.
The numbers were better than the new fare on Fox: "Brothers" with 2.3 million, "'Til Death" with 2.2 million and "Dollhouse" with 2.1 million. The CW offered "Smallville" (2.2 million) and a repeat of "America's Next Top Model" (1.2 million).
