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Desperate Housewives cliffhanger finale outlasts J.T. Thomas Jr.-crowning Survivor

As cliffhanger questions go, the matter of who Mike Delfino married had the edge over who won Survivor.

Desperate Housewives' fifth-season finale, which didn't resolve its mystery, ruled Sunday, averaging 13.9 million viewers, per preliminary Nielsen estimates. From 8 to 10 p.m., Survivor: Tocantins' 18th season-ender, which did, scored 12.7 million. 

Elsewhere in the weekend ratings:

• The Survivor J.T. Thomas Jr.-crowning finale actually ran until 10:08 p.m. So, CBS' numbers might go up (or down) as Nielsen adds in the overrun. For now, the finale and reunion special averaged 11.9 million from 10 to 11 p.m.

• Farrah Fawcett's harrowing cancer documentary, Farrah's Story, scored 8.9 million viewers on Friday, matching the audience of that night's Ghost Whisperer finale. (The shows did not air opposite each other.)

• Ghost Whisperer was down from last week and down about 1 million viewers from its season average.

• Among this year's gutsy celeb specials, the ailing Patrick Swayze's January sit-down with Barbara Walters remains the most-watched, with about 12.6 million viewers.

• Saturday's all-star Saturday Night Live finale ran even with last year's in the nation's top TV markets, NBC said.