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Friday 18-49 overnights (previous Friday finals in parentheses):

2.4 (1.6) (1.2) (1.1) (1.1) (1.0) (1.5) (1.0) (1.1) (----) (1.1) Monk
1.9 (1.3) (2.0) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (2.1) (2.0) (2.2) (1.7) (2.3) Ghost Whisperer
1.8 (1.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (1.9) (2.1) (1.9) (2.0) (1.9) (2.1) Medium
1.6 (1.1) (1.7) (1.7) (1.8) (1.7) (1.8) (1.8) (1.6) (1.6) (1.8) Numbers
1.6 (1.7) (1.8) (2.0) (2.8) (1.7) (1.6) (2.0) (1.5) (1.7) (2.3) 20/20
1.6 (1.3) (1.2) (1.1) (0.9) (1.2) (1.4) (-----) (----) (----) (----) White Collar
1.5 (----) (1.5) (1.7) (----) (1.6) (1.7) (----) (1.5) (1.8) (1.5) Dateline
1.2 (1.0) (1.3) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.6) The Jay Leno Show
1.2 (0.9) (----) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) (1.2) (1.4) (----) (----) (----) Ugly Betty
1.1 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Muppets Christmas
1.1 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Heat Vs. Lakers
0.9 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Dreams Come True: Disney
0.8 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Grandma Got Run Over
0.8 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (0.8) (----) (1.0) (0.9) (1.0) Dollhouse
0.8 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Bulls Vs. Cavaliers
0.8 (0.6) (1.1) (1.2) (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (1.1) (0.9) (0.9) (0.9) Smallville
0.5 (----) (0.8) (0.7) (0.7) (0.8) (0.8) (0.9) (1.0) (0.9) (----) Stargate Universe

* The “Monk” series finale scored by far the series’ best 18-49 score ever. “It is the largest audience and demo turnout to date, not only for the show and for a USA scripted series but also for a drama series on basic cable,” noted the Hollywood Reporter’s James Hibberd.

* “Monk’s” triumph boosted “White Collar” to a new series high.

* The audience for “Stargate Universe,” meanwhile, has seemingly collapsed into a black hole. The series plummeted to a new series low.

* "Clone Wars" scored 0.4 in 18-49; it's not in the table because historical data is spotty.

* The first two-hour block of “Dollhouse” (the first episodes to air since announcement of its cancellation) may have proven above average in entertainment value but matched its all-time low rating from six weeks earlier. Repeats of “Bones” and “House” have been pulling much stronger ratings in that timeslot.

* President Obama’s Tuesday speech pre-empted “Leno” on its strongest night, helping to drive the show’s weekly average below the 1.4 mark for the first time:

1.2 (1.4) (1.4) (1.2) (1.2) (1.3) (1.4) (1.5) (1.5) (1.7) (1.8) (5.3) Mon
---- (1.9) (1.9) (1.9) (2.0) (1.8) (1.8) (1.8) (2.1) (2.3) (2.5) (3.4) Tue
1.5 (1.6) (1.4) (1.4) (1.4) (1.5) (1.5) (1.8) (1.7) (1.9) (2.0) (3.5) Wed
1.5 (1.5) (1.6) (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) (1.6) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (2.7) Thu
1.2 (1.0) (1.3) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) (1.4) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.6) (2.2) Fri

“The Biggest Loser” (NBC’s third biggest primetime series after “Sunday Night Football” and “The Office”) airs its season finale Tuesday. It’ll be interesting to see how the Tuesday edition of “Leno” fares subsequently.

* "Medium" hit a new season low (assuming the numbers hold up with the finals).

Find James Hibberd’s analysis here.

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