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“Desperate Housewives” Reigns Over Sunday

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ABC won the ratings war on Sunday, largely in part due the efforts of the season finale of “Desperate Housewives.” The show was slightly off it’s performance from season ending shows in past years, but it was still enough to propel ABC ahead of the competition.

ABC averaged an 8.4 rating/14 share for the night, topping second-place CBS (7.3/12) by 1.6 million viewers. FOX finished a distant third at 3.1/5. NBC, 2.5/4, came in fourth, while The CW managed only a 0.9/2.

In the adults 18-49 demographic, ABC’s 4.7 rating was far and away the night’s best. CBS, 2.6, came in second, followed by FOX at 2.4. Neither NBC (1.3) nor The CW (0.5) made much of a dent.

CBS’ “60 Minutes” drew a 7.0/13 at 7 p.m. to win the hour. The finale of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” registered a 5.0/9, beating out “Dateline,” 3.0/6, on NBC. Reruns of “King of the Hill” and ” The Simpsons” averaged 2.1/4 for FOX. The CW re-aired the “America’s Next Top Model” finale.

The big trouble for ABC is, of course, that the season can only one time a year!