• by Wayne Friedman , November 14, 2008

The second Thursday of the November sweeps looked much the same as the first: CBS was the top-rated network; ABC had the best-rated show.

ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" took the night--leading at 5.9/14 with its usual competitor, CBS' "CSI," with a 5.1/12, the network's best-rated show of the night.

CBS pulled in a Nielsen preliminary 4.1/10 among 18-49 viewers. ABC was right behind with a 3.9/10. NBC was next with a 3.3/8, and Fox earned a 2.2/6. Univision tied Fox with a strong 2.2/6, although it was behind Fox with overall viewers and young 18-34 viewers. CW was next, with a 1.6/4 among 18-49 viewers.

Those were virtually the same numbers--and in the same order--that those networks had the week before. Not surprisingly, many of those Thursday shows also elicited similar week-to-week numbers. While much was the same, some shows moved to the beat of their own drummer. Some of the gainers: CBS' "Survivor: Gabon" rose to a 4.1/11 from a 3.8/10 the week before; NBC's "ER" grew to a 3.7/10 (perhaps thanks to a special return visit of ER alumni Anthony Edwards), against its 3.2/9 the previous week.

Three NBC shows drifted a bit lower: "The Office" dropped to a 4.0/9 from a 4.3/10, "30 Rock" was lower at a 3.6/8 from a 3.9/9; and "Kath & Kim" sank to a 2.1/5 from a 2.4/6.

When it came to younger viewers, ABC was again tops this Thursday, at a 3.4/9. NBC had a silver-lining second-place spot at a 3.1/9; CBS earned a 2.6/7; Fox took a 2.4/7; Univision had a strong 2.2/6 and CW finished at 1.4/4.

Full details:

Time	Net	Show	Viewers (Millons)	18-49 Rating/Share
8:00	CBS	Survivor: Gabon	13.02	4.1/11
	ABC	Ugly Betty	9.20	2.8/8
	NBC	My Name is Earl	6.99	2.8/8
	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	4.65	2.1/6
&nbs p;	CW	Smallville	4.3/8	1.7/4
8:30	NBC	Kath & Kim	5.08	2.1/5
9:00	CBS	CSI	18.93	5.1/12
	AB C	Grey's Anatomy	15.59	5.9/14
	NBC	The Office	8.18	4.0/9
	FOX	Kitchen Nightmares	4.91	2.3/5
&n bsp;	CW	Supernatural	3.91	1.6/4
9:30	NBC	30 Rock	7.51	3.6/8
10:00	CBS	Eleventh Hour	11.69	3.1/8
	NBC	ER	9.80	3.7/10
	ABC	Life on Mars	8.94	2.9/8

Shows are sorted by viewers in each time slot.