Although CBS fared well enough to rank third last night, the network’s programs showed major declines in just their second week.

8pm

• About 28.8 million (11.2/27 in 18-49) saw the Top 12 Men on American Idol.
• NCIS* (10.8 million, 2.1/5) did about one-third as well as the monster hit.
• The Biggest Loser (3.3/8) weighed in at 8.2 million.
• Just for Laughs (1.2/3) had an amusing 4.6 million viewers.
• Reaper* (0.8/2) trailed far behind the pack with 1.8 million.

9pm

• Big Brother (5.4 million, 1.9/4 in 18-49) lost nearly 2 million from last Tuesday.
• According to Jim* (4.8 million, 1.6/4) was off by 100,000 while Carpoolers* (4 million, 1.4/3) was up by the same amount.
• One Tree Hill (2.9 million, 1.3/3) slid by 300,000.

10pm

• Law & Order: SVU* (8.3 million, 3.3/9 in 18-49) soared 1 million from one week ago.
• Boston Legal (7.4 million, 1.9/5) was up just a tad.
• Jericho (5.9 million, 2.0/5) sunk 1.1 million from its debut.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Tuesday’s numbers here.)