International Television

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007 (USA)

CBS won the the overall ratings battle again Thursday, but for the first time this season ABC snagged the night's top spot among adults 18-49.


CBS averaged a 9.9 rating/16 share in primetime, topping ABC's 8.5/14. NBC took third at 5.2/8. FOX, 4.6/7, came in fourth, and The CW posted a 2.4/4 for fifth.

In the 18-49 demographic, ABC's 5.0 rating led the way. CBS, 4.7, finished second, followed by NBC at 3.7. FOX averaged 2.1 and The CW 1.5.

Marg Helgenberger of CBS' 'CSI'

"Survivor: China" put CBS on top at 8 p.m. with an 8.6/14. "Ugly Betty" drew a 7.1/11 for ABC, beating out "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?," 5.4/9, on FOX. NBC came in fourth with "My Name Is Earl," 5.0/8, and "30 Rock," 4.2/7. "Smallville" (2.9/5) trailed on The CW.

At 9 p.m., CBS' "CSI" (12.3/19) held onto its overall title, but ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," 12.1/18, narrowed the gap from last week. NBC moved up to third with "The Office," 5.2/8. "Don't Forget the Lyrics" kept FOX ahead of The CW's "Supernatural," 2.0/3.

CBS completed its sweep as "Without a Trace" scored an 8.9/15 at 10 p.m. "Big Shots," 6.3/11, was second for ABC, beating out NBC's "ER," 5.7/10.

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Here are the viewers for Thursday (10/11/07):

BY NETWORKS:

RATINGS BY NETWORK

CBS
"Survivor: China" - 14.0 million, A18-49: 4.5
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" - 19.6 milion, A18-49: 6.0
"Without a Trace" - 13.6 million, A18-49: 3.6

ABC
"Ugly Betty" - 10.4 milion, A18-49: 3.5
"Grey's Anatomy" - 18.7 million, A18-49: 7.7
"Big Shots" - 9.3 million, A18-49: 3.9

FOX
"Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?" - 8.2 million, A18-49: 2.3
"Don't Forget the Lyrics" - 5.6 million, A18-49: 1.8

NBC
"My Name is Earl" - 7.7 million, A18-49: 3.1
"30 Rock" - 6.6 million, A18-49: 3.0
"The Office" - 8.9 million, A18-49: 4.7
"ER" - 8.4 million, A18-49: 3.4

The CW
"Smallville" - 4.8 million, A18-49: 1.9
"Supernatural" - 3.2 million, A18-49: 1.2