SueTube – Let’s talk TV with critic Susan Young

Yep, it’s Tuesday once again and time for the posting of the ratings. No one’s surprised that “Dancing with the Stars” grabbed the first two spots, but we’re happy to report that the spectacular cliff-hanger of “Desperate Housewives” came in No. 4. The resolution has already been produced and is set to air in January. But because of the WGA strike, ABC has to decide if it will air the little orphan show, or save it until more can be produced.

Also, several people asked that the season-to-date also be listed, so here you go:

1 DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU 24880 8.7
2 DANCING W/THE STARS-MON 24230 8.5
3 SHREK THE HALLS 20830 7.3
4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 20650 7.2
5 HOW GRINCH STOLE X’MAS 18530 6.5
6 NCIS 17040 6.0
7 HOUSE 16970 5.9
8 CRIMINAL MINDS 16230 5.7
9 CSI: MIAMI 15580 5.4
10 TWO AND A HALF MEN 15260 5.3
11 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. 14400 5.0
12 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 14380 5.0
13 CSI: NY 14190 5.0
14 SURVIVOR: CHINA 13570 4.7
15 CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS 13550 4.7
16 OT, THE 13320 4.7
17 60 MINUTES 13240 4.6
18 BROTHERS & SISTERS 12560 4.4
19 CSI 12330 4.3
20 LAW AND ORDER:SVU 12290 4.3
21 HEROES 11890 4.2
22 SAMANTHA WHO? 11690 4.1
23 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 11580 4.0
24 HALLMARK HALL OF FAME 11350 4.0
25 AMAZING RACE 12 11260 3.9
26 ALLSTATE BCS SELECT SHOW 11200 3.9
27 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP 10840 3.8
28 UNIT, THE 10560 3.7
29 DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI 10490 3.7
30 ABC FRI MOVIE OF WK-11/30 10370 3.6
31 PUSHING DAISIES SP-11/28 9990 3.5
32 WITHOUT A TRACE 9760 3.4
33 BONES 9680 3.4
34 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK 9250 3.2
35 SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER 8970 3.1
36 CHRISTMAS-ROCKEFELLER CEN 8870 3.1
37 DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS 8720 3.0
38 E.R. 8710 3.0
39 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM 8690 3.0
40 CHUCK 8420 2.9
41 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 7910 2.8
42 AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS 7770 2.7
43 NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY 7450 2.6
44 CBS SATURDAY MOVIE SP 7400 2.6
45 HOUSE-MON 8P 7350 2.6
46 BIG BANG THEORY, THE 7340 2.6
LAS VEGAS 7340 2.6
48 BIGGEST LOSER 4 7280 2.5
49 NUMB3RS 7270 2.5
50 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 7210 2.5
51 20/20-FRI 7200 2.5
52 KID NATION 7120 2.5
53 FAMILY GUY 7050 2.5
54 DIRTY SEXY MONEY 7040 2.5
55 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 7030 2.5
56 SIMPSONS 6700 2.3
57 48 HOURS MYSTERY 6650 2.3
58 MY NAME IS EARL 6620 2.3
59 CANE 6480 2.3
60 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL75TH 6460 2.3
61 COPS 2 6410 2.2
62 BONES SP-11/26 9P 6320 2.2
63 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK 6300 2.2
64 LIFE 6280 2.2
65 TIL DEATH 6220 2.2
66 UGLY BETTY 6150 2.1
67 MY NIGHT AT THE GRAMMYS 6080 2.1
68 JOURNEYMAN 6050 2.1
69 BIONIC WOMAN 5930 2.1
70 SCRUBS 5910 2.1
71 OFFICE 5900 2.1
72 30 ROCK 5820 2.0
73 TIL DEATH SP-11/28 8P 5740 2.0
74 AMERICAN DAD 5720 2.0
75 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 5470 1.9
76 OCTOBER ROAD 5430 1.9
77 LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT 5410 1.9
78 COPS 5390 1.9
79 BIG SHOTS 5290 1.8
80 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-3 5040 1.8
81 DON’T FORGET LYRICS-FRI 4850 1.7
82 FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN 4550 1.6
83 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 4250 1.5
84 GOSSIP GIRL 2930 1.0
85 CHUCK-SAT 2810 1.0
86 GAME, THE 2800 1.0
87 SMALLVILLE 2730 1.0
88 BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-2 2520 .9
89 GIRLFRIENDS 2280 .8
90 EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS 2260 .8
91 REAPER 2230 .8
92 NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND 2090 .7
93 ALIENS IN AMERICA 1880 .7
94 SUPERNATURAL 1870 .7
95 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-3-ENC 1280 .4
96 LIFE IS WILD 1260 .4
97 CW NOW 960 .3
98 ALIENS IN AMERICA-SUN 880 .3

Season-to-date from 09/24/07 through 12/02/07

1 DANCING W/THE STARS-MON 10 21580 7.5
2 CSI 9 21080 7.4
3 GREY’S ANATOMY-THU 9PM 9 19950 7.0
4 DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES 9 19710 6.9
5 DANCING W/STARS RESULT-TU 9 19440 6.8
6 HOUSE 9 19120 6.7
7 NCIS 10 17540 6.1
8 CSI: MIAMI 10 16140 5.6
9 NBC SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 9 15970 5.6
10 CRIMINAL MINDS 10 15850 5.5
11 WITHOUT A TRACE 8 15520 5.4
12 SURVIVOR: CHINA 9 15080 5.3
13 TWO AND A HALF MEN 10 14520 5.1
14 CSI: NY 10 14250 5.0
15 60 MINUTES 10 14150 4.9
16 SAMANTHA WHO? 7 14050 4.9
17 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HOME ED. 9 13940 4.9
18 COLD CASE 9 13570 4.7
19 BROTHERS & SISTERS 9 13000 4.5
20 HEROES 10 12830 4.5
21 PRIVATE PRACTICE 8 12730 4.4
22 LAW AND ORDER:SVU 10 12450 4.3
23 AMAZING RACE 12 5 12230 4.3
24 SHARK 9 11790 4.1
25 UNIT, THE 10 11740 4.1
26 BOSTON LEGAL 7 11450 4.0
27 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 10 11440 4.0
28 DEAL OR NO DEAL-WED 4 11410 4.0
29 OT, THE 5 11030 3.9
30 SUNDAY NIGHT NFL PRE-KICK 9 10720 3.7
31 UGLY BETTY 9 10640 3.7
32 WOMEN’S MURDER CLUB 6 10340 3.6
PUSHING DAISIES 7 10340 3.6
34 NUMB3RS 10 10310 3.6
35 EXTREME MAKEOVER:HM ED-7P 2 9970 3.5
36 E.R. 9 9950 3.5
GHOST WHISPERER 9 9950 3.5
38 OFFICE 9 9800 3.4
39 DEAL OR NO DEAL-FRI 9 9720 3.4
40 BACHELOR, THE 9 9670 3.4
41 BIONIC WOMAN 8 9650 3.4
42 BONES 9 9550 3.3
43 SIMPSONS 8 9540 3.3
44 FAMILY GUY 8 9430 3.3
45 DIRTY SEXY MONEY 9 8990 3.1
46 CANE 10 8940 3.1
BIG BANG THEORY, THE 10 8940 3.1
48 SMARTER THAN 5TH GRADER 7 8750 3.1
49 LAS VEGAS 9 8610 3.0
50 HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER 10 8540 3.0
51 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 3 9 8520 3.0
52 CHUCK 10 8500 3.0
53 BIG SHOTS 8 8390 2.9
54 MY NAME IS EARL 9 8380 2.9
MOONLIGHT 9 8380 2.9
56 AMER FUNN HOME VIDEOS 7 8170 2.9
57 PRISON BREAK 6 8080 2.8
58 LIFE 9 8000 2.8
59 KING OF THE HILL 5 7770 2.7
60 KID NATION 10 7680 2.7
61 BIGGEST LOSER 4 10 7470 2.6
62 NOTES FROM THE UNDERBELLY 1 7450 2.6
63 JOURNEYMAN 10 7270 2.5
64 HOUSE-MON 8P 2 7170 2.5
65 AMERICAN DAD 7 7080 2.5
66 CARPOOLERS 6 7070 2.5
67 48 HOURS MYSTERY 8 7060 2.5
68 30 ROCK 7 6930 2.4
69 BACK TO YOU 8 6890 2.4
70 CRIMETIME SATURDAY 8 6870 2.4
71 MEN IN TREES 6 6860 2.4
72 SCRUBS 5 6830 2.4
73 20/20-FRI 9 6780 2.4
74 COPS 2 6 6720 2.3
75 PHENOMENON 5 6690 2.3
76 CAVEMEN 6 6600 2.3
77 VIVA LAUGHLIN 1 6500 2.3
78 SINGING BEE 4 6490 2.3
79 TIL DEATH 9 6460 2.3
80 DON’T FORGET THE LYRICS 6 6440 2.2
81 AMW: AMERICA FIGHTS BACK 7 6370 2.2
82 KITCHEN NIGHTMARES 9 6340 2.2
83 FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS 8 6260 2.2
84 SAT NIGHT FOOTBALL 8 6240 2.2
85 SIMPSONS-SUN 7:30P 5 5930 2.1
86 COPS 7 5880 2.1
87 CRIMETIME SATURDAY 8PM 8 5800 2.0
88 K-VILLE 7 5500 1.9
89 DON’T FORGET LYRICS-FRI 3 5450 1.9
90 OCTOBER ROAD 1 5430 1.9
91 LAW & ORDER:SVU-SAT 8 5340 1.9
92 SMARTER THAN 5TH FRI-8P 2 5240 1.8
93 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-3 10 4970 1.7
94 SMALLVILLE 9 4890 1.7
95 FRIDAY NIGHT SMACKDOWN 9 4690 1.6
96 SAT NIGHT FTBL PRE-GAME 8 4590 1.6
97 FOOTBALL NT AMERICA PT 2 10 4550 1.6
98 KING OF THE HILL-SUN 7P 3 3840 1.3
99 BIONIC WOMAN-SAT 4 3460 1.2
100 CHUCK-SAT 5 3170 1.1
101 SUPERNATURAL 8 3160 1.1
102 BEAUTY AND THE GEEK-2 10 3010 1.1
103 REAPER 10 2950 1.0
104 NEXT GREAT AMERICAN BAND 6 2820 1.0
105 GOSSIP GIRL 10 2630 .9
106 GAME, THE 10 2590 .9
107 EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS 10 2440 .9
108 GIRLFRIENDS 10 2260 .8
109 ALIENS IN AMERICA 9 2050 .7
110 EVERYBODY HATES CHRIS-MON 1 1790 .6
111 AMERICA’S TOP MODEL-3-ENC 10 1440 .5
112 LIFE IS WILD 9 1280 .4
113 ALIENS IN AMERICA-SUN 7 950 .3
114 CW NOW 10 820 .3
115 ONLINE NATION 3 670 .2