Ratings: ABC's Murder Club Kills the Competition

The premiere of the new ABC drama Women's Murder Club was Friday's most-watched program — with 10.8 million total viewers — as well as the evening's No. 1 performer among the 18-49 demo. What's more, it gave ABC its best Friday audience since May 2006.Elsewhere:• Trailing Deal or No Deal, Ghost Whisperer (8.76 mil) matched last week's numbers. 20/20 was a distance fourth (behind Fox's playoffs coverage, which averaged 7.46 mil for the night).• Opposite WMC at 9, Moonlight (7.3 mil) was down 950 thou. Friday Night Lights (5.42 mil) lost 16 percent of its season-premiere audience.• Numbers topped the 10 o'clock hour in total viewers (9.1 mil, down 430K), while the returning Men in Trees (7.06 mil) was tops with the 18-49 crowd. With 7.13 mil, Las Vegas dipped 270 thou.