Apparently Regis Philbin’s appeal is not limited to daytime hours. The host (and his Million Dollar Password) helped CBS win the viewers last night. Meanwhile, NBC - the only other network with originals yesterday - placed first in the demos.

8pm

• Million Dollar Password (2.2/7 in 18-49) engaged 10.7 million.
• A two-hour Most Outrageous Moments block (1.6/5) averaged 5.4 million.
• Extreme Makeover: Home Edition* (1.4/5) nailed down 5 million.
• The Simpsons* (2.0/7) kept 4.5 million amused; King of the Hill* (1.9/6) did the same for 4 million.
• Everybody Hates Chris* (920,000, 0.3/1) and Aliens in America* (880,000, 0.3/1) tied in the demos.

9pm

• Dateline (8.1 million, 2.1/6 in 18-49) did about 2x as well as last week.
• Cold Case* (7.8 million, 1.5/4) picked up another 1.4 million.
• Family Guy* (5.2 million, 2.5/7) had the night’s best demos; American Dad* (4.6 million, 2.3/6) retained most of its lead-in.
• Desperate Housewives* (3.3 million, 1.0/3) slipped by 300,000.
• Both The Game* (920,000, 0.4/1) and Girlfriends* (950,000, 0.5/1) had slight improvements.

10pm

• The Unit* (5 million, 1.2/3 in 18-49) grew by 900,000.
• Brothers & Sisters* (2.7 million, 0.9/2) slid by 500,000.

*denotes repeat

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