The season finale of Big Brother 9 did very little for CBS.  The network had the second best audience and came in third with the demos.

8pm

• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (12 million, 3.9/10 in 18-49) improved upon last week’s Big Give.
• The Simpsons (7.7 million, 3.6/10) picked up 2.5 million more; King of the Hill (6.5 million, 3.0/8) nabbed another 2 million.
• Big Brother 9 (6.7 million, 2.3/6) came in third for the hour.
• Monk (5.8 million, 1.0/3) did about the same.
• Everybody Hates Chris (1.3 million, 0.5/1) had a repeat audience; Aliens in America (1 million, 0/4/1) lost 200,000.

9pm

• Desperate Housewives (16.4 million, 5.9/14 in 18-49) had enough to come in first.
• Cold Case (11.5 million, 2.7/7) was CBS’ hottest thing last night.
• Family Guy (8.5 million, 4.3/10) tacked on another 3 million; American Dad (6.7 million, 3.3/8) lost a chunk of its lead-in.
• Psych (3.4 million, 1.0/3) paled next to stiff competition.
• The Game (1 million, 0.6/1) was off by 500,000; Girlfriends* (1.4 million, 0.5/1) remained steady.

10pm

• Brothers & Sisters (11.4 million, 3.9/10 in 18-49) nearly doubled its competitors.
• Dexter (6.53 million, 2.0/5) narrowly beat out NBC.
• Law & Order: SVU (1.8/5) closed the night with 6.46 million.

*denotes repeat

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