Who has the edge in TV's

0 Comments | USA TODAY, October, 2006 | by Gary Levin

Prime-time competition is heating up in several key time slots as new or growing series challenge established hits. Some duos succeed by appealing to different viewers, others help expand the overall audience as viewers choose sides. And some would-be battles weren't: CSI: Miami easily weathered NBC's disappointing Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip; even with a Grey's Anatomy lead-in, ABC's Six Degrees isn't much of a threat on Thursdays.

USA TODAY's Gary Levin look at key matchups: Lost (ABC) vs. Criminal Minds (CBS) Wednesdays, 9 ET/PT Though Lost began fading last season, it still ranks fourth among young adults, and comfortably leads Minds. But CBS' grisly crime drama is up 33%, and last week came the closest yet to beating Lost outright, just 110,000 viewers shy of the...