Fast national ratings for Friday, Oct. 14, 2011
CBS did a tidy bit of business on Friday night with its drama lineup of “A Gifted Man,” “CSI: NY” and “Blue Bloods.” Not that the competition was stiff — both NBC and ABC ran sitcom re-runs ahead of news magazines “Dateline” and “20/20.”
CBS snagged 9.5 million viewers and a 6.1 rating/11 share in households for the night… Continue reading TV Ratings: 'Blue Bloods,' 'CSI: NY' dominate for CBS

While Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig fight off an otherworldly invasion in Cowboys and Aliens this weekend in theaters, another army of little blue men—and one Smurfette—invade the Big Apple in The Smurfs. This live-action/CGI update of Peyo’s comics and the 1980s animated series finds the Smurfs—what else?—running from the evil wizard Gargamel in their medieval village only to stumble through a magical portal that…