FOX gets an across-the-board win with 'SYTYCD'

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009

The crowning a new champ on "So You Think You Can Dance" led FOX to the top of the ratings heap on Thursday night.

FOX drew 9.3 million viewers and a 5.6 rating/10 share in households, easily beating second-place CBS, which brought in just under 7 million viewers and a 4.6/8. NBC (3.3 million, 2.2/4) was a distant third. ABC (2.8 million, 2.0/4) took fourth, and The CW trailed with 1.3 million viewers and a 0.9/2.

FOX also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.4 rating. That was almost double the 1.8 for No. 2 CBS. NBC finished third at 1.1, followed by ABC, 0.7, and The CW, 0.5.

The hour-by-hour numbers:

8 p.m.

FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (8.1 million viewers, 5.0/9 households)
CBS: "Big Brother 11" (6.7 million, 4.2/8)
NBC: "30 Rock" rerun (3.3 million, 2.2/4)/"Parks and Recreation" rerun (2.8 million, 1.8/3)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (3 million, 2.1/4)
The CW: "Smallville" rerun (1.3 million, 0.9/2)

18-49 leader: "So You Think You Can Dance" (2.9)

9 p.m.

FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" (10.5 million, 6.2/11)
CBS: "CSI" rerun (7 million, 4.8/8)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" rerun (2.9 million, 2.0/4)
NBC: "The Office" rerun (2.9 million, 1.9/3)/"30 Rock" rerun (2.7 million, 1.7/3)
The CW: "Supernatural" rerun (1.2 million, 0.8/1)

18-49 leader: "So You Think You Can Dance" (3.8)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" rerun (7.1 million, 5.0/9)
NBC: "Law & Order" rerun (4.1 million, 2.8/5)
ABC: "Private Practice" rerun (2.5 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: "The Mentalist" (1.6)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.