Although powerhouse DWTS gave ABC a slight advantage with the viewers, CBS still eked out a tie in the demos.

8pm

• Approximately 24.7 million saw the final three competitors duke it out on Dancing With The Stars (6.2/15 in 18-49 demo).
• Chuck (8.4 million, 3.3/8) virtually tied with How I Met Your Mother (8.1 million, 3.3/8).
• Everybody Hates Chris (0.9/2) scored 2.28 million; Aliens in America (1.89 million, 0.7/2) had slightly less.

9pm

• Two and a Half Men (5.0/11 in 18-49) topped the hour with 15.3 million.
• Now directly up against Men,Samantha Who? (12.6 million, 4.1/9) had to settle for 2nd.
• The Heroes saga (5.3/12) continued with 11.9 million fans.
• The season premiere of Notes from the Underbelly (8.2 million, 2.9/7) lost a good chunk of its lead-in.
• Girlfriends (1.0/2) rounded off the hour with 2.28 million; The Game (1.4/3) did slightly better with 2.8 million.

10pm

• CSI: Miami (4.6/12 in 18-49 demo) smoked the competition with 15.4 million.
• NBC’s Journeyman (6.2 million, 2.5/6) lost about 1/2 of Heroes’ numbers.
• The Monday-night premiere of October Road (6 million, 2.3/6) was barely noticed.