According to preliminary data, CBS lineup ofSurvivor: Gabon(pictured) at 8 p.m.,CSIat 9 p.m., andEleventh Hourat 10 p.m. topped the Thursday ratings for a third straight week.
All three series aced their time slots and showed slight gains from their previous outings, withSurvivornetting 13.4 million total viewers,CSIscoring 19.2 million, andEleventh Hourattracting 12.2 million.CSIalso performed well above last seasons 16 million average, while freshman seriesEleventh Hoursnagged only slightly fewer fans than the 12.8 million thatWithout a Tracebrought in during the same time slot last season.
All three shows even managed to best World Series game 2 on Fox (a feat CBS didnt manage when up against game 1 on Wednesday).
Only 11.7 million people tuned in to see the Phillies take on the Rays (compare that to the 17 million who watched game 2 of the Red Sox-Rockies showdown last year).
Most of NBCs Thursday night comedy block suffered near imperceptible declines, withMy Name Is Earlgarnering 6.3 million viewers at 8 p.m.,The Officetaking in 7.7 million at 9 p.m., and the final primetime installment ofSaturday Night Lives Weekend Updateattracting 8.5 million at 9:30.
The networksKath & Kimtook a harder blow at 8:30 p.m.: The new laugher dropped a million viewers from last weeks 6 million (a 17 percent decline).ERremained steady in the 10 p.m. slot, despite Maura Tierneys departure, with 8.7 million viewers.
ABCs 8 p.m. dramedyUgly Bettybenefited a bit from Lindsay
Lohans return last night: 8.7 million tuned in, a mild improvement on
last weeks 8.2 million and the shows best ratings since its September
premiere.Greys Anatomy(14.2 million) showed a slight decline
in ABCs 9 p.m. time slot.
And more than 40 percent of those viewers
checked out before 10 p.m.sLife on Mars, which was down again with 8.1 million viewers.
The rapturously reviewed U.K. import continues to trailEleventh Houron CBS (though its still rating high aboveBig Shots, the canceledDylan McDermottseries that aired during its time slot in Fall 2007).
Lastly, theres only happy news to report over at the CW.Smallvillegarnered 4.2 million viewers at 8 p.m., an improvement on last weeks 4.1 million and last years 3.5 million average.
AndSupernaturalattracted 3.3 million at 9 p.m., also topping its last new episodes 3.1 million and previous seasons 2.5 million average.
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ABCs 8 p.m. dramedyUgly Bettybenefited a bit from LindsayLohans return last night: 8.7 million tuned in, a mild improvement onlast weeks 8.2 million and the shows best ratings since its Septemberpremiere.Greys Anatomy(14.2 million) showed a slight declinein ABCs 9 p.m. time slot.
And more than 40 percent of those viewerschecked out before 10 p.m.sLife on Mars, which was down again with 8.1 million viewers.
The rapturously reviewed U.K. import continues to trailEleventh Houron CBS (though its still rating high aboveBig Shots, the canceledDylan McDermottseries that aired during its time slot in Fall 2007).
