Just a few Sunday snippets, as CBS' procedurals took a knee:
7 pm/ET
The CW's first rerun of Jericho delivered 1.13 million total viewers.
8 pm
NBC's football coverage won the 8 o'clock hour and averaged 12.18 million viewers for the night (down 10 percent from last week). Extreme Makeover (10.35 mil) dropped 890 thou, while the finale of Amazing Race 13 (10.57 mil) performed eight percent better than the close of Cycle 12. TNT's The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice averaged 5.44 mil over its two-hour run.
9 pm
Housewives flirted with an audience of 16 million, up 370K.
10 pm
Rising 480K to 10.67 mil, Brothers & Sisters enjoyed its largest audience since the season opener. TNT's Leverage premiered to five mil and gave the cabler its "best delivery ever of adults 18-49 for an original series telecast during the broadcast season," says the press release. (Don't miss cast member Gina Bellman's TVGuide.com celebrity blogs.)
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It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood when the final three teams leave Moscow and land in Portland, Ore. on the last leg of the race. The spectacular landscape is an incredible backdrop as the teams must climb 30 feet up a tree, ride a cable 2,000 feet over a river and — the trickiest part of all — hail a reliable cab! The tension is the highest yet, leaving me a little emotional when the first two teams crossed the finish line. Which team won the $1 million prize? Read on, neighbor.
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Leverage
10 pm/ET TNT
Greed is not good. Crooked entities and bullying corporations, watch out! You're all targeted for big scams by a team of high-tech Robin Hoods in this revved-up new series.
Read on for previews of The Amazing Race, The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice, Front of the Class and Desperate Housewives.
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The tenth leg of the race continues in Moscow. As the same four couples continue to compete, the action zooms along as usual, but the stress level seems higher than ever. Everyone has their shoes, but one team's money and passports are left behind. Teams are traveling by subway, trolley and taxi but it's nothing less than a roller coaster ride.
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Brothers & Sisters
10:01 pm/ET ABC
Experienced Walker watchers know that family gatherings, no matter how noble their genesis, can turn sour in a hurry.
Read on for previews of The Amazing Race, Californication, Snoop Dogg's Father Hood and Summer Heights High.
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