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.
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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 |
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8:30 | NBC | Kath & Kim | 5.08 | 2.1/5 |
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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 |
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9:30 | NBC | 30 Rock | 7.51 | 3.6/8 |
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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.