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Friday viewers 18-49 (overnights for previous weeks in parentheses):

2.1 (1.7) (2.2) The Ghost Whisperer
1.9 (1.8) (2.0) Medium
1.6 (1.6) (1.7) Numbers
1.5 (1.2) (1.3) Law & Order
1.5 (1.7) (1.5) Dateline
1.5 (1.6) (2.3) 20/20
1.4 (1.5) (1.5) The Jay Leno Show
1.0 (0.8) (1.0) Dollhouse
0.9 (----) (1.5) Modern Family (r)
0.9 (----) (----) The Middle (r)
0.9 (0.9) (1.0) Smallville
0.8 (1.0) (1.4) FlashForward (r)
0.8 (0.8) (----) ‘Til Death
0.8 (0.8) (1.0) Brothers
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) America’s Next Top Model (r)

CABLE
2.1 Baseball Playoffs (6pm)
1.8 Baseball PLayoffs (10:34pm)
1.1 Monk
1.1 Psych
1.0 Stargate SGU
0.8 Wizards of Waverly Place
0.7 Sanctuary
0.6 Suite Life On Deck
0.5 Star Wars: Clone Wars

* While lead-ins “Brothers” and “’Til Death” remain in the ratings toilet, “Dollhouse” rose 11% to match its season premiere in the Fox Friday Death Slot. “Dollhouse” also rose from fourth place to third in its timeslot thanks to falling numbers from ABC’s repeats.

* “Leno” again matched its series low. Will NBC blink if it falls to 1.3?

* “Smallville” remains super-weak. The CW had to back up the Brinks truck to get thirtysomething Tom Welling to play Superboy again this season, so I wouldn’t expect much of a future for the Boy of Steel.

* CBS’ psychic dramas “Ghost Whisperer” and “Medium” again swapped the night’s number-one and number-two positions.

* "Law & Order," still garnering a fraction of its former numbers, nonetheless hit its season high.

* CBS’ decision to pick up a third season of “Flashpoint” bodes ill for the pricier “Numbers.”

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