CBS, ABC Split Thursday Crown

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'Survivor' return solid, ABC takes 18-49 victory

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007

The return of "Survivor" helped push CBS to the top of the overall ratings Thursday, although ABC stayed at the top of the demographic heap.

CBS averaged an 11.0 rating/17 share in primetime, beating out ABC's 10.5/16 (the two networks were separated by just over a million viewers). NBC was fairly far back in third at 5.8/9. FOX, 2.8/4, came in fourth, and The CW trailed at 2.3/3.

The adults 18-49 demographic went to ABC, which scored a 6.5 rating among the people advertisers pay extra to reach. CBS took second with a 5.6, and NBC was third at 4.0. FOX averaged 1.8 and The CW 1.5.

The premiere of "Survivor: Fiji," 9.9/15, won the 8 p.m. hour for CBS. "Ugly Betty" delivered a 9.1/14 for ABC. NBC finished third with "My Name Is Earl," 6.1/9, and "The Office," 5.6/8. "'Til Death" and "The War at Home" put FOX in fourth, edging "Smallville," 2.8/4, on The CW.

"Grey's Anatomy," 15.2/22, moved ABC into the lead at 9 p.m. and was the night's most-watched program. The return of William Petersen to "CSI" brought a 13.7/20 to CBS. NBC was a distant third with "Scrubs," 4.2/6, and "30 Rock," 3.5/5. "The O.C.," 2.4/4, kept FOX ahead of The CW and "Supernatural."

CBS reclaimed the lead at 10 p.m. with "Shark," 9.4/16. NBC's "ER," 7.7/13, beat out ABC's "Men in Trees," 7.1/12, for second place.

Ratings information is taken from fast national data, which includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.