The masses have spoken

So how did Knight Rider do last night? Well, it barely beat a show that was nearly canceled (New Adventures of Old Christine -- CBS) and triumphed over the top show on a network that will be canceled (America's Next Top Model -- The CW).

Yep. KITT and his scantily clad co-workers clocked in at a 2.4/7 among viewers 18-49 dropping it right in the middle of the Wednesday at 8 pm heap. This rating means that 2.4 percent of households were tuned in at any given moment and 7 percent of all televisions in use at the time were tuned into this program. For what it's worth, the ill-fated Cavemen drew a debut rating of a 3.3/10 among the same demo. (I know, the comparison isn't exactly accurate for a variety of reasons so don't send me hate mail.)

I'll admit that I tried watching it. And for 27 minutes, I did. But at 8:28 p.m. I could take it no longer. Here are the preliminary overnight ratings...

ABC -- Dancing with the Stars -- (8-8.30 pm 3.2/10; 8.30-9 pm 3.9/11)
FOX -- Bones -- (8-8.30 pm 2.9/9; 8.30-9 pm 3.2/9)
NBC -- Knight Rider -- (8-8.30 2.3/7; 8.30-9 2.5/7)
CBS -- Old Christine -- (8-8.30 2.1/6); Gary Unmarried (8.30-9 2.3/6)
CW -- America's Next Top Model -- (8-8.30 1.9/6; 8.30-9 2.2/6)