A return of originals - and a showing by Drew Carey - gave CBS a second place finish behind FOX.

8pm

• Deal or No Deal (7.9 million, 2.0/6) fell off track by 2 million.
• The Price is Right (7.3 million, 1.7/5) picked up 600,000 more than last week’s Big Brother.
• Approximately 6 million (2.2/7) tuned in to Wife Swap.
• ’‘Til Death (5.5 million, 2.0/7) slipped by 700,000; Back to You (7 million, 2.5/7) only lost 300,000.
• America’s Next Top Model (4.2 million, 2.0/6) did the same as last week.

9pm

• American Idol (22.1 million, 8.1/21 in 18-49) was off beat by 500,000.
• Criminal Minds (12.9 million, 3.2/8) had a 3.9 million bump.
• Supernanny (5.5 million, 2.2/5) did about the same.
• Farmer Wants a Wife (2.4 million, 1.0/3) didn’t do much better than Girlicious.

10pm

• CSI: NY (11.4 million, 3.1/8 in 18-49) roped in another 3.7 million.
• Law & Order (9.6 million, 3.0/8) had a 3 million decrease.
• Boston Legal (7.3 million, 1.9/5) did 2.1 million better than Men in Trees.

*denotes repeat

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