After several weeks, the battle between Lie to Me and Lost remains tight. Last night, a Katie Couric special (yes, another one) helped the FOX series catch its ABC competitor in the demos.

8pm

• American Idol (26.3 million, 9.9/27 in 18-49) gave up 700,000.
• Criminal Minds* (8.5 million, 1.7/5) lost 2.1 million.
• Knight Rider (4.9 million, 1.4/4) saw 1.2 million speed off.
• Lost* (1.7/5) kicked off the evening with 4.8 million.
• Privileged* (920,000. 0.3/1) slipped by 900,000.

9pm

• Lie to Me (13 million, 4.7/12 in 18-49) picked up 900,000.
• Lost (11 million, 4.7/12) remained steady.
• The Katie Couric: All Access Grammy Special (6.8 million, 2.1/5) did slight better than the newscast last week.
• Life (1.8/5) returned to 6.8 million.
• 90210* (1.1 million, 0.4/1) did about the same.

10pm

• Law & Order (8.7 million, 2.4/7 in 18-49) was down 200,000.
• CSI: NY* (7.5 million, 1.9/5) fell by 2 million.
• Life on Mars (6 million, 2.1/6) shaved off a 1/2 million.

*denotes repeat

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