• by Wayne Friedman , April 4, 2008

Stop the parade--not all TV viewers are returning back to original network episodes in droves.

A week after CBS debuted its comedies to surprisingly better-than-average numbers, CBS dramas offered modest results with their new episodes.

For CBS, the best result of the night was its 10 p.m. show "CSI:NY," which earned a Nielsen 3.6 rating/10 share among 18-49 viewers. While it was up 13% over its last original--which ran back in February--this new episode was pitted against an NBC "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" repeat, which came in at a 1.9/5, and an original "Men in Trees" on ABC, which delivered a 1.5/4.

"Criminal Minds" at 9 p.m. had a better excuse--up against Fox's "American Idol." CBS' "Minds" earned a 3.4/8, a bit better than its last original episode in January.

"Idol" still dominated the night with a 9.4/23--albeit down again versus ratings of a week ago. Fox's racy 8 p.m. "Moment of Truth" continued to find its own steam--registering a 4.1/12 for its season finale.

NBC's own game/reality "Deal or No Deal" couldn't keep pace with "Truth," earning a 2.0/6. CBS' "Big Brother" came in at the same level as "Deal," a 2.3/7.

ABC couldn't muster much for its home-based reality shows--"Wife Swap" at 8 p.m. took a 2.1/6 and "Supernanny" at 9 p.m. grabbed a 2.3/6.

CW's "American Next Top Model" continued to offer good news for the network, at a 1.9/6. A repeat of "Pussycat Dolls: Girlicious" covered up at a 0.6/2.

For the night, Fox led all networks with 6.8 rating/18 share. CBS was far behind at 3.1/8. ABC trailed CBS at a 2.0/5; NBC came in fourth, at 1.8/5; Univision was next at a 1.6/4; CW was at 1.3/4; and MyNetworkTV landed at a 0.3/1.