Rosie O’Donnell and Barbara Walters are competing for little screen popularity once again. Each of the ex-coworkers hosted a television special on Wednesday night, but only one of them managed to draw noteworthy attention and… audiences.

“Rosie Live,” which was aired by NBC, saw Ms. O’Donnell poke fun at her usual targets, including Donald Trump, Billy O’Reilly and Nancy Grace, while the show was expected to pay tribute to television programs that used to run in the ‘70s.

Rosie O’Donnell’s special, however, drew an anemic 5 million viewers during the 8 p.m. hour and registered the night’s fifth smallest result, following the ratings failure of the Peacock Network’s “Knight Rider,” which drew only 5.2 million viewers last week.

Barbara Walters, on the other hand, hosted a very successful show that featured an interview with President-elect Barack Obama and the future first lady, Michelle Obama.

Thus, ABC’s “Barbara Walters Special” lured approximately 11.7 million viewers at 10 p.m., registering Wednesday night’s highest score and effortlessly outshining both Rosie O’Donnell’s special and “Dirty Sexy Money,” which was watched by a mere 5.6 million people.

CBS topped the evening with a bit of help from “Criminal Minds,” for which 14 million viewers tuned in at 9 p.m. and “CSI: New York,” which registered 12.2 million viewers at 10 p.m.

“Gary Unmarried” was watched by 7.7 million viewers, barely surpassing “The New Adventures of the Old Christine," with 7.6 million viewers.