27 November 2008 1:36 AM, PST | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
The season finale of ABC's Dancing With the Stars contest, won by actress-model Brooke Burke, drew the best numbers for any regular show of the season Tuesday night, averaging 20.58 million viewers over its two hours. The show's audience built steadily, beginning with 18.75 million at 9:00 p.m., then rising to 19.41 million at 9:30 p.m., 21.99 million at 10:00 p.m., and peaking at 22.17 million for the announcement of the winnert during the final 10:30 p.m. half-hour. Amazingly, CBS drew solid numbers despite the strong competition. After attracting 18.16 million viewers to NCIS at 8:00 p.m. -- making it the top show in that hour -- the network's The Mentalist registered 15.91 million viewers against the first hour of Dancing, while Without a Trace recorded 10.3 million. NBC, meanwhile, continued to struggle. Even its Law & Order franchise faltered, hitting a series low with just 8.55 million viewers.
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