"Lost" began its season at 9 p.m. with a 13.7/20 -- among the show's best ratings ever. NBC stayed in second, barely, with the premiere of "E-Ring," 6.3/9, edging out a repeat of last season's "CSI" finale. "Top Model" moved into fourth with a 3.4/5 in its second hour. FOX's "Head Cases" did a faceplant in its second week, coming in at a meager 2.3/3. The WB re-aired the "Just Legal" premiere

None of that is really a surprise. Good luck finding anything to compete with lost... I watch head cases last week... uh god... bad.. it was bound to die...

23 million is alot of viewers. Hopefully some of the new viewers decide to stay on board. The DVD, Emmy win, and press towards Lost is attracting more viewers. If it can stay around 20 million viewers, that would be a great achievement for a show like Lost that has a continuous, complex storyline. Unlike most shows on TV, which has a new story each week. Which means for those shows like sitcoms, CSI, etc, if u miss an episode, you won't get lost and confused.