It was a big ratings night for CBS' Criminal Minds Wednesday.

After weathering the assault of two high-profile rookies at the 9 p.m. hour in ABC's Private Practice and NBC's Bionic Woman, as well as a major recasting after star Mandy Patinkin's abrupt exit during the summer, the veteran crime drama emerged as the top program in the hour this week.

With 15.7 million viewers and a 4.3 rating/11 share - its best ratings in nine months - Criminal Minds beat Private Practice and ranked No. 1 on the night in terms of total viewers and 18-49, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Private Practice (11.4 million, 4.2/10) was a close second in the 9 p.m. slot, while Bionic Woman (6.3 million, 2.5/6) continued its descent with its lowest number to date, finishing behind Fox's Kitchen Nightmares.

Additionally, the CW's America's Next Top Model (5.3 million, 2.6/8) hit season highs in adults 18-34 (2.5/7) and adults 18-49, and in the process lifted the freshman drama Gossip Girl to its best numbers since the premiere.

For the night, CBS led with 12.1 million viewers and a 3.5/9, followed by ABC (9.5, 3.4/9), Fox (7.2, 2.9/8), NBC (6.5, 2.3/8) and the CW (4.1, 2.0/5).

Go, Private Practice, it's your birth day!

With three births, a hostage situation, two attempts at sex, a shocking revelation, a re-consummation, two quality guest stars, and — finally — something for Dr. Feelgood to do, there was plenty of action, both uteral and otherwise, writes Entertainment Weekly in its review of this week's "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride."

Really, Addison may have said it best with her quote: "It's babypalooza!"

But wait, there's more: Addison was (again, she said it best) "on fuego." She sure looked hot in that slinky, colorful, low-cut number. And Pete Wilder noticed. But he wasn't the only one. Officer Kevin Nelson also noticed.

In fact, he came all the way from Stars Hollow, Connecticut to check her out. Officer Nelson was played by David Sutcliffe, who was Gilmore Girls' Christopher, a.k.a. Rory's dad and Lorelai's ill-chosen husband.

So let's talk about all those babies. There was the panic-prone cop's widow, who was going to deliver in a birthing tub, despite Addison's objections. There was Ashley, whose husband doesn't do much to control their rambunctious boys.

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Below are the music selections from last night's Private Practice, "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride." Follow our link to the episode's Private Practice music page to see when each track was played, and read lyrics (where available) ...

1. Fine Young Cannibals, "Good Thing"
2. Tim Myers, "A Place We Used To Know"
3. The Cinematic Orchestra, "Prelude"
4. Sia, "You Have Been Loved"
5. Monkey, "You'll Come Around"
6. Terra Naomi, "Say It's Possible"

The Private Practice Insider staff has put together its official episode guide to last night's episode, "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride."

You can relive all the action by following the link above. There's also our gallery (also featured in post below), and we are in the process of compiling our list of Private Practice quotes as well as music from last night.

As always, feel free to discuss the episode with fellow fans in our forum. It's free and easy. This site is for Private Practice fans. Let your voice be heard!

We've compiled two pages of Private Practice pictures from last night's new episode, "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride." Below is a montage of a hot moment between Pete and Addison from Wednesday night ...

For a full assortment of Private Practice pictures from last night's episode, just follow this link to our photo gallery. Episode guide to follow shortly ...

After a one-week hiatus, Private Practice returns with its seventh episode of the new season, entitled "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride." Addison and Pete take their relationship to a new level, as do Violet and Cooper, while Sam finds himself caught up in a dangerous house call.

As always, you can discuss the episode in our Private Practice forum. Share your thoughts with other Private Practice fans and let your voice be heard!

We will have our episode guide, gallery, music guide and much more posted after the show airs this evening. Thanks for visiting Private Practice Insider and we're looking forward to this evening's new episode right along with you.

This just in: Kate Walsh is totally pregnant (with a TV show)!

When Extra asked the recently married 40-year-old actress the inevitable "when are you having a baby" question, Kate Walsh replied:

"Right now, my baby is Private Practice... she is beautiful, strong, and growing every week."

We couldn't agree more.

Extra then asked Kate Walsh, 40, if she was indeed pregnant, to which she joked: "I'm pregnant with triplets now and I feel really good!"

After a short courtship earlier this year, Kate Walsh and Alex Young, 35, a 20th Century Fox production executive, married in September in Ojai, Calif.

Walsh sat down with Extra this week on the set of Private Practice and, for the record, denied being pregnant in the literal sense, explaining:

"No... Both of us are pretty much working constantly and seeing each other whenever we can... that's him, the pretty blond guy over there!"

Private Practice returns with an all-new episode tonight at 9.

Addison and Pete practically tear each other's clothes off in this hot clip from the seventh episode of the first season of Private Practice, "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride," airing Wednesday night. Hot stuff! Check it out ...

"Why don't we just... see how it goes?"

Follow the jump for another intense clip from the episode, in which Pete and Addison help deliver a baby for a woman who's clearly wanting none of it ...

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Love - or at least sex - is in the air at Oceanside Wellness Center as Addison comes out and says she's going to take it to a new level with Pete. Meanwhile, Sam goes on a house call that proves dangerous. Here's a promo for "In Which Sam Gets Taken For a Ride," which airs tomorrow night at 9.

Looks like another good episode. Discuss it in our forum!

Happy weekend, fans, and welcome to the results of the second edition of the Private Practice Caption Contest. Let's take a look at who won ...

The Private Practice photo yielded a lot of quality captions, but we chose Lisa as the winner. Something very Grey's Anatomy-like about this particular entry. But we loved them all this week. Congratulations to all of you!

The winning caption appears beneath the picture. Scroll down to read the full list of replies we received. Thanks for playing the Caption Contest and for making us the #1 Private Practice source online. We appreciate your support!

Here is this week's Caption Contest image:

Dell: "I heard. About your marriage. And if there's anything you need me to do, to cheer you up, I'm around. Day or night. Night, in particular."