"Grey's" dominated the Sunday frame with an average of 22.5 million viewers and 9.9 rating/23 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. "Housewives" undoubtedly was dented last night by the long-awaited season premiere of "The Sopranos" in the 9 p.m. hour on HBO (reliable national ratings data for HBO won't be available until later today). Home Edition at 7 p.m. (10.1 million, 3.9/11) and 8 p.m. (16.7 million, 6.8/16) put ABC miles ahead of its nearest competitor in both total viewers (17.9 million) and adults 18-49 (7.4/18). : CBS' highlight of the night was 8 p.m. drama Cold Case (15.1 million, 3.7/9).

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