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[02/09/07 - 01:12 PM]
Survivor Returns with Another Time Period Winning Performance
CBS spins the numbers for Thursday, February 8.
[via press release from CBS]

"SURVIVOR" RETURNS WITH ANOTHER TIME PERIOD WINNING PERFORMANCE

"Survivor: Fiji" Beats "Earl," "Betty" and "The Office" in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

More Than 22 Million Viewers Witness Grissom's Return to "CSI"

"Shark" Wins Its Time Period in Viewers

CBS Places First on Thursday in Viewers and Adults 25-54

SURVIVOR returned with another time period winning performance as the premiere of SURVIVOR: FIJI beat "My Name is Earl," "Ugly Betty" and "The Office" in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to preliminary Nielsen Live Plus same-day ratings for Thursday, Feb. 8.

SURVIVOR: FIJI (P) was first in households (9.9/15), viewers (16.68m), adults 25-54 (7.0/17) and adults 18-49 (5.8/15). SURVIVOR enjoyed a +9% advantage over "Ugly Betty" in households (vs. 9.1/14), +35% in adults 25-54 (vs. 5.2/12), +23% in adults 18-49 (vs. 4.7/12) and +17% in viewers (vs. 14.30m, +2.38m). SURVIVOR topped "Earl/The Office" in adults 18-49 by +35% (vs. 4.3/11).

SURVIVOR posted its best Thursday viewer delivery and highest ratings in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since Sept. 28.

CSI placed second in households (13.7/20), viewers (22.29m), adults 25-54 (8.8/19), adults 18-49 (6.8/16) and adults 18-34 (4.5/11).

At 10:00 PM, SHARK was first in households (9.4/16), viewers (14.56m), second in adults 25-54 (5.4/13, -0.1 behind NBC) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (4.1/11, with ABC). This is SHARK's fourth consecutive victory in viewers.

Note: A minute of CSI and "Grey's Anatomy" are in the SHARK and "Men in Trees" averages respectively. From 10:30-11:00PM, when SHARK aired against "Men in Trees," SHARK topped ABC in the adults 18-49 demographic (3.8/10 vs. 3.5/09, +9%).

For the night, CBS was first in households (11.0/17), viewers (17.84), adults 25-54 (7.1/17) and second in adults 18-49 (5.6/14).

Final Thursday ratings will be available this afternoon.

[EDITOR'S NOTE: What follows is the afternoon update with the final national Nielsen ratings.]

"SURVIVOR" RETURNS WITH ANOTHER TIME PERIOD WINNING PERFORMANCE

"Survivor: Fiji" Beats "Earl," "Betty" and "The Office" in Viewers, Adults 18-49 and Adults 25-54

More Than 22.5 Million Viewers Witness Grissom's Return to "CSI"

"Shark" Wins Its Time Period in Viewers

CBS Places First on Thursday in Viewers and Adults 25-54

SURVIVOR returned with another time period winning performance as the premiere of SURVIVOR: FIJI beat "My Name is Earl," "Ugly Betty" and "The Office" in viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to Nielsen Live Plus same-day ratings for Thursday, Feb. 8.

SURVIVOR: FIJI (P) was first in households (9.7/15), viewers (16.44m), adults 25-54 (6.9/17) and adults 18-49 (5.7/15). SURVIVOR enjoyed an +8% advantage over "Ugly Betty" in households (vs. 9.0/14), +33% in adults 25-54 (vs. 5.2/12), +21% in adults 18-49 (vs. 4.7/12) and +15% in viewers (vs. 14.28m, +2.16m). SURVIVOR topped "Earl/The Office" in adults 18-49 by +33% (vs. 4.3/11).

SURVIVOR posted its best Thursday viewer delivery and highest ratings in both adults 18-49 and adults 25-54 since Sept. 28.

At 9:00 PM, CSI placed second in households (13.8/20), viewers (22.52m), adults 25-54 (9.0/19), adults 18-49 (6.9/16) and adults 18-34 (4.7/12).

SHARK was first in households (9.3/15), viewers (14.53m), second in adults 25-54 (5.4/13, -0.1 behind NBC) and adults 18-49 (4.1/11). This is SHARK's fourth consecutive victory in viewers.

SHARK posted a +35% advantage over "Men in Trees" in households (vs. 6.9/11), +26% in adults 25-54 (vs. 4.3/11), +5% in adults 18-49 (vs. 3.9/10) and +39% in viewers (vs. 10.46m, +4.07m).

For the night, CBS was first in households (11.0/17), viewers (17.88m), adults 25-54 (7.1/17) and second in adults 18-49 (5.6/14).





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· CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (CBS)
· GREY'S ANATOMY (ABC)
· MEN IN TREES (ABC)
· MY NAME IS EARL (NBC)
· OFFICE, THE (NBC)
· SHARK (CBS)
· SURVIVOR (CBS)
· UGLY BETTY (ABC)




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