by Rick Porter

Fast National ratings for Friday, September 25, 2009

CBS coasted to a ratings win Friday with its lineup of premieres, but the numbers for its returning shows were down a bit from last fall's debuts. NBC's "Law & Order" and FOX's "Brothers" and "Dollhouse" didn't do much either.

The Eye averaged 8.4 million viewers and a 5.4 rating/10 share in households for the night, finishing about 2.5 million viewers ahead of second-place NBC (5.9 million, 4.0/7). ABC took third with 5. million viewers and a 3.5/6. FOX (2.7 million, 1.7/3) finished fourth, and The CW (1.8 million, 1.2/2) brought up the rear.

CBS won the adults 18-49 demographic as well, albeit with a modest 2.0 rating. ABC grabbed second in the demo with a 1.7. NBC's 1.4 was good enough for third, followed by FOX, 1.0, and The CW, 0.8.

Friday's hour-by-hour results:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" season premiere (8.6 million viewers, 5.4/10 households) – DIRECTED BY JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT

NBC: "Law & Order" season premiere (6.3 million, 4.2/8)

ABC: "FlashForward" rerun (4.5 million, 3.0/6)

FOX: "Brothers" series premiere - two episodes (2.8 million, 1.8/3)

The CW: "Smallville" season premiere (2.5 million, 1.5/3)

18-49 leader: "Ghost Whisperer" (2.2)

9 p.m.

CBS: "Medium" season premiere (8.8 million, 5.7/10)

NBC: "Dateline" (5.8 million, 4.1/7)

ABC: "Modern Family" rerun (4.3 million, 2.7/5)/"Cougar Town" rerun (4.2 million, 2.7/5)

FOX: "Dollhouse" season premiere (2.6 million, 1.6/3)

The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.2 million, 0.9/2)

18-49 leader: "Medium" (2.0)

10 p.m.

CBS: "Numb3rs" season premiere (7.9 million, 5.2/10)

ABC: "20/20" (7.1 million, 4.9/9)

NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (5.7 million, 3.8/7)

18-49 leader: "20/20" (2.3)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.