CBS WINS THURSDAY AS ALL THREE PROGRAMS DOMINATE IN VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOGRAPHICS

"Survivor: Panama -- Exile Island" Tops NBC and ABC Combined

"CSI" Is the Night's Top Program

CBS placed first on Thursday as SURVIVOR: PANAMA -- EXILE ISLAND, CSI and a rebroadcast of WITHOUT A TRACE all dominated their time periods in viewers and key demographics, according to preliminary Nielsen ratings for April 6.

SURVIVOR: PANAMA -- EXILE ISLAND won its time slot in households (9.6/16), viewers (16.40m), adults 18-34 (3.5/12), adults 18-49 (5.6/17) and adults 25-54 (6.8/18). SURVIVOR beat ABC and NBC combined in viewers (vs. 15.12m, +8%), adults 25-54 (vs. 6.2/17, +10%) and adults 18-49 (vs. 5.4/17, +4%).

CSI finished first in households (14.5/22), viewers (22.91m), adults 25-54 (9.1/21), adults 18-49 (7.3/19) and adults 18-34 (4.6/13).

A rebroadcast of WITHOUT A TRACE won its time period in households (10.5/17), viewers (15.47m), adults 25-54 (5.9/15) and adults 18-49 (4.6/13).

For the night, CBS was first in households (11.5/19), viewers (18.26m), adults 25-54 (7.3/18), adults 18-49 (5.8/16) and adults 18-34 (3.7/12).

Final Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.