Even though Housewives hit a new series low, the finale of Oprah’s Big Give helped keep ABC in first place for Sunday.

8pm

• Oprah’s Big Give (10 million, 3.2/9 in 18-49) ended on a nice note.
• Big Brother (6.8 million, 2.3/6) was deflated by nearly 4 million.
• Monk (5.7 million, 1.3/4) attracted another 500,000.
• The Simpsons* (5.3 million, 2.5/7) and King of the Hill* (4.5 million, 2.1/5) both dropped off by nearly 1.5 million.
• Everybody Hates Chris (1.3 million, 0.4/1) did the same as last week; Aliens in America* (1.2 million, 0.4/1) was up a tad.

9pm

• Desperate Housewives (15.6 million, 5.5/13 in 18-49) slipped by another 400,000.
• Both Family Guy* (5.5 million, 2.7/7) and American Dad* (4.9 million, 2.4/6) scraped off nearly 1 million viewers.
• Psych (4 million, 1.1/3) was slightly off from last week.
• The Game (1.5 million, 0.7/2) had a repeat turnout; Girlfriends* (1.4 million, 0.6/1) added on another 300,000.

10pm

• Brothers & Sisters (3.6/10 in 18-49) returned to 10.5 million.
• CBS’ Sweet Nothings in My Ear (1.5/4) averaged 8.1 million over two hours.
• Law & Order: SVU (1.6/4) tracked down 6 million.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Sunday’s ratings here.)