Although ABC’s Women’s Murder Club put up a good fight, CBS’s Numb3rs took back its Friday night crown.

8pm

• Deal or No Deal (2.0/7 in 18-49 age group) drew 9.32 million viewers, the largest number in the hour.
• Ghost Whisperer (8.9 million, 2.4/9) remained even with last week and had the better demo performance.
• 20/20 (6.8 million, 1.7/6) was up from last week.
• CW’s Friday Night Smackdown (1.4/5) pinned down 4.6 million fans.
• The Next Great American Band (3.6 million, 1.5/5) had no audience to play for.

9pm

• Women’s Murder Club (9.67 million, 2.0/6 in 18-49) was slightly down from last week but remained the most-watched show at 9pm.
• CBS’s Moonlight (7.8 million, 2.1/7) outdid ABC in the demos.
• Friday Night Lights (5.5 million, 1.9/6) had more spectators compared to last week.

10pm

• The numbers were in favor of Numb3rs (9.72 million, 2.7/9 in 18-49 demo); the show had the best audience and demos of the evening.
• Las Vegas (2.1/7) pulled in second that hour with 7.51 million viewers.
• Men in Trees (1.7/5) capped the hour at 6.42 million.