Fast National ratings for Wednesday, July 23, 2008

FOX rang up another ratings victory Wednesday, thanks to the final eight competitors on "So You Think You Can Dance."

FOX averaged a 5.2 rating/9 share for the night, beating out CBS, 5.0/9, for the top spot. ABC finished third at 3.4/6. NBC, 2.8/5, came in fourth, and The CW trailed at 0.7/1.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, FOX was the only network to break the 2.0 barrier, finishing at 2.9. CBS took second at 1.8, followed by ABC, 1.7, and NBC, 1.5. The CW drew a paltry 0.4.

"So You Think You Can Dance" drew a 5.0/9 for FOX at 8 p.m. "Big Brother 10," 4.2/8, put CBS in second. A "Wife Swap" rerun on ABC was third at 2.9/5, beating the 2.2/4 for a rerun of "The Baby Borrowers" on NBC. The CW aired an "America's Next Top Model" rerun.

CBS' "Criminal Minds" rerun, 5.6/9, led in households at 9 p.m., but "So You Think You Can Dance," 5.5/9, had more total viewers. A new "Baby Borrowers," 3.0/5, moved NBC ahead of ABC and "Supernanny," 2.8/5. The CW went with "The Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious."

"CSI: NY" scored a 5.1/9 for CBS at 10 p.m. ABC's "Primetime: Crime" earned a 4.4/8, while "Law & Order" posted a 3.1/5 for NBC.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.