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With sweeps sweeping along, finales flying in and NBC about to kick off network schedule announcements Monday, now’s a good time to take stock of the ratings. Figures are all for the 18-49 demo. For those who think this demo isn’t the most important to a show’s survival, I can only respond with “huh?” and encourage you to post in talkback the metrics you believe important in your magical mystery land of marmalade trees and cellophane skies. “The Amazing Race,” “The Apprentice” and “Family Guy,” all former “on the bubble” shows, are now top Sunday-night draws for CBS, NBC and Fox, respectively. All three have already been renewed for next season. SUNDAY 4.7 Desperate Housewives 3.4 Family Guy 3.1 The Amazing Race 3.1 Brothers & Sisters 3.0 Celebrity Apprentice 2.9 The Simpsons 2.8 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition 2.5 American Dad 2.2 Cold Case 2.0 The Unit 1.9 Sit Down, Shut Up 1.1 Dateline “Heroes,” which started the season as NBC’s top-rated show, has fallen so far so quickly its season finale lagged “SVU,” “The Office,” “The Apprentice” and “The Biggest Loser.” The much-hyped season finale of “Chuck” did better than “Medium” last week, a reverse of the usual. MONDAY 4.9 Two and a Half Men 4.6 House 4.3 Dancing With The Stars 3.9 Rules of Engagement 3.7 How I Met Your Mother 3.4 24 3.4 Big Bang Theory 3.3 CSI Miami 3.0 Heroes 2.4 Chuck 2.2 Medium 2.2 Surviving Suburbia 2.0 Castle 1.1 One Tree Hill 1.0 Gossip Girl “Idol” keeps losing viewers (it’s down to first-season levels) while “Fringe” has overtaken “The Mentalist” as the season’s top-rated new show. How crazy is it that “90210” is considered the CW’s breakout hit while “Cupid,” with nearly twice its ratings, is doomed? TUESDAY 8.1 American Idol 4.0 Fringe 3.7 The Mentalist 3.9 Law & Order: SVU 3.6 The Biggest Loser 3.3 Dancing With The Stars 2.5 Without A Trace 1.6 Cupid 1.0 According To Jim 0.9 90210 0.7 Reaper The Daniel-centric 100th episode of “Lost” kicked butt. The top-rated show Wednesday night was Barack Obama’s multichannel news conference, which garnered 28.8 million viewers (“Lie to Me,” its only major broadcast competition, drew 7.8 million; “Idol” pulled 22 million). WEDNESDAY 7.7 American Idol 4.1 Lost 3.5 NCIS 3.3 Criminal Minds 3.3 Dancing With The Stars 3.2 CSI: NY 2.3 Lie To Me 2.2 Law & Order 1.8 America’s Next Top Model 1.5 The Unusuals “The Office” is now beating “CSI”?? And “Earl” continues to hobble “Parks & Recreation” with its weak lead-in?? “Parks,” which is almost the same show as “The Office,” would benefit mightily (as would NBC) if the network moved “30 Rock” to 8 p.m. and let “Parks” follow “The Office” next season. THURSDAY 5.9 Grey’s Anatomy 3.7 The Office 3.6 CSI 3.6 Survivor 3.5 Private Practice 2.9 30 Rock 2.8 Hell’s Kitchen 2.4 Criminal Minds (repeat) 2.3 Parks and Recreation 2.2 Bones 2.2 My Name Is Earl 2.1 Southland 2.0 Ugly Betty 1.4 Smallville 1.3 Supernatural Brett Ratner’s “Prison Break” is doing far worse than “Terminator,” and dragged Joss Whedon’s “Dollhouse” to a new series low. Hopefully this Friday’s Alpha-centric season finale, “Omega,” written and directed by Tim Minear, will jolt “Dollhouse” up a bit. I watched “Omega” last night and I’m here to tell you it is funny, crazy and, as Paris Hilton might point out, huuuuuuuuuuge. FRIDAY 2.3 Ghost Whisperer 2.2 Numb3rs 2.1 Flashpoint 1.8 20/20 1.6 Supernanny 1.5 Dateline 1.4 Wife Swap 1.1 Dollhouse 1.0 Prison Break 0.9 Howie Do It If you care to read Hercules' very RARE posts on Twitter, head here.

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