CBS was the winner last night, with Survivor narrowly beating Grey’s Anatomy to be the nights top show.

Survivor won the 8pm hour, averaging a solid 3.9 rating, up slightly vs. last week. Second was a brand new Bones on FOX, averaging a 2.6 rating and a solid 9.1 million viewers. Community and Parks & Recreation were third for NBC, averaging a 2.0 (18-49) rating and just over 4.4 million viewers. Fourth was The Vampire Diaries season finale, posting a 1.7 rating and 3.5 million viewers. FlashForward was last for ABC, which fell to a series low 1.4 rating and 4.5 million viewers.

At 9, CSI took over – averaging a 3.0 rating and 13.2 million viewers for CBS - steady with last week. NBC kept third place with a The Office (3.5 rating) and 30 Rock (2.5 rating) - both down vs. last week. Fringe was fourth place for FOX, posting a 2.3 rating - down 13% vs. last week. Supernatural was last on the CW (1.2, 2.4 million).
 
At 10, Private Practice posted their highest rated episode for a while for their season finale (3.2, 9.3 million) beating out a new episode of The Mentalist (3.1, 14.5 million). The Marriage Ref hit series lows with just a 1.7 rating and just over 4 million viewers.

The CW has given full season pick ups to network staples Supernatural, Gossip Girl, ANTM and 90210 with an addition note for its highest rated show, Vampire Diaries.

The net has yet to announce the fate of Smallville, One Tree Hill (both of which are reliant on which actors want to return) and new show, Life UneXpected, which is in the same situation as Privileged was last season.

A fan of Melrose? Don’t hold your breath…

CBS won the night last night, while ABC moved Private Practice to 9pm…….oops.

CBS led off the night with Survivor at 8, which equalled its season high among A18-49 (3.8 rating). At 9, CSI fell to a 2.9 – still poor by former standards. At 10, The Mentalist was roughly level with a 2.9 rating and just under 14.8 million viewers.

NBC was second for the night with their usual comedy lineup. Community posted a 1.7 A18-49 rating and 3.9 million viewers, up slightly from last week. The first of two new episodes of 30 Rock equally season lows at 8.30, posting a 1.9 rating and just over 4.2 million viewers. At 9, The Office fell to a 3.3 rating and 6.2 million viewers – the leading demo numbers for the night. 30 Rock was up vs. the earlier episode (due to The Office) to a 2.5 (18-49 rating and just over 5 million viewers. At 10, The Marriage Ref posted a 1.9 rating, down from last weeks 2.3.

FOX was just beaten out into third with Bones, which posted season highs in both the key 18-49 demo (2.5 rating) and viewers (8.8 million) Fringe fell slightly from last weeks 2.5 to a 2.1 A18-49 rating – still above their season average though.

ABC led with FlashForward at 8 which posted a 1.6 (18-49)rating and 5.5 million) leading into a new Private Practice which posted a season (possibly series?) low 2.3 rating and just over 7.4 million viewers. A Grey’s Anatomy rerun posted a 1.4 rating and 4.3 million viewers at 10.

 The CW lad with a new episode of The Vampire Diaries at 8, posting a solid (1.5 rating and just over 3.2 million viewers. At 9, a new Supernatural posted a 1.3 rating and just over 2.6 million viewers – roughly level with last week.

CBS was the winner last night, with Survivor taking top honors.

Survivor won the 8pm hour, averaging a solid 3.7 rating, up slightly vs. last week. Second was a brand new Bones on FOX, averaging a 2.8 rating and a solid 9.8 million viewers. Third was The Vampire Diaries with a 1.5 rating and 3 million viewers. FlashForward was fourth for ABC, which fell to a series low 1.4 rating and 5 million viewers. A double rerun of The Office took last place, averaging a 1.4 rating and just over 4 million viewers. 

At 9, CSI took over – averaging a 3.1 rating and 12 million viewers for CBS – down 10% from last week. NBC took second place with a SNL special - Saturday Night Live in the 2000s - posting a 2.7 and 6.5 million viewers. Fringe was in third place for FOX, posting a 2.5 rating - up 13% vs. last week. Fourth was a Grey’s Anatomy rerun (1.4, 4.7 million) which just beat out Supernatural on the CW (1.2, 2.4 million).
 
At 10, NBC won with the second hour of their SNL special, posting a 3.0 rating and just under 7 million viewers. A The Mentalist rerun was second posting a 2.5 rating and 9 million viewers, beating out a Private Practice rerun on ABC (1.2, 3.7 million)

Last night ABC were the winners with the Greys Anatomy/Private Practice crossover, Bones set season highs and 30 Rock was beaten by Community.

ABC won the night starting off with an ABC News special on the Haiti Earthquake (1.4, 5.4 million). This lead into a Grey’s Anatomy/ Private Practice crossover event which averaged 11.9 million viewers and a 4.5 (18-49) rating.

FOX and CBS tied for second place but I’m gonna lead with FOX first because they generally have a better 18-34 rating. At 8pm, Bones set season highs, posting a 3.3 (18-49) rating and 10.7 million viewers – a season high. At 9, Fringe posted its best numbers (in that timeslot) in a while against less competition (notably missing: The Office), posting a 2.6 (18-49) rating and 6.6 million viewers.

CBS was third for the night with an original episode of CSI, which posted a 3.3 (18-49) rating and 15.4 million viewers. At 10, The Mentalist improved on its lead in (in the key demo) with a 3.4 (18-49) rating but had slightly less viewers (15.3 million).

NBC was horrible, posting its worst night for a while (with all new airings). At 8, Community continued to grow, posting a 2.3 (18-49) rating and 5.4 million viewers leading in to Parks & Recreation, which posted an average 2.1 (18-49) rating and 4.6 million viewers. At 9, 30 Rock showed us why it needs the office as a lead in – a 2.3 (18-49) rating and just 5.1 million viewers (yep, that’s right – 30 Rock was beaten by Community last night). At 10, Leno (and Jimmy Kimmel reading the 10 @ 10) posted an average 1.3 (18-49) rating and 4.4 million viewers.

The CW was last, wanna know any more?

Full Breakdown:

8:00 – FOX – Bones – 3.3 (18-49) rating – 10.7 million viewers
NBC – Community – 2.3 - 5.418 million
CBS – The Mentalist (repeat) - 2.0 - 9.6 million
ABC – Haiti News Special – 1.4 - 5.4 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (repeat) – 0.7 - 1.7 million

8:30 - NBC Parks and Recreation 2.1 6 4.593

9:00 – ABC - Grey’s Anatomy – 4.8 (18-49) rating - 12.7 million viewers
CBS – CSI – 3.3 – 15.4 million
FOX – Fringe – 2.6 - 6.7 million
NBC – 30 Rock – 2.3 - 5.1 million
CW – Supernatural (repeat) – 0.6 - 1.3 million

9:30 – NBC – 30 Rock – 2.3 - 5.0 million viewers

10:00 – ABC – Private Practice – 4.3 (18-49) rating – 11 million viewers
CBS – The Mentalist – 3.4 - 15.3 million
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.4 - 4.4 million

It’s a Wonderful Life won the night (which should explain how dull these numbers are…!)

via Mediaweek:

8:00 p.m – ABC – Disney’s Prep & Landing (R)

Viewers: 3.33 million (#4), A18-49: 0.9 rating/4 share (#3t)

CBS – CSI: NY (R)

Viewers: 4.98 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 4.25 (#2) million (#4), A18-49: 1.1/ 5 (#1)

Fox – Bones (R)

Viewers: 3.44 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3t)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)

Viewers: 1.03 million (#5), A18-49: 0.4/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – The Middle (R)

Viewers: 2.72 million (#4), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#4)

CBS – CSI: NY (R)

Viewers: 5.37 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 4.67 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)

Fox – Bones (R)

Viewers: 3.69 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 4 (#2)

CW – The Vampire Diaries (R)

Viewers: 884,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – Modern Family (R)

Viewers: 3.36 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3)

CBS – CSI (R)

Viewers: 6.92 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#2)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 5.38 million (#2), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#1)

Fox – Fringe (R)

Viewers: 2.51 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#4)

CW – Supernatural (R)

Viewers: 982,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – Cougar Town (R)

Viewers: 2.67 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 3 (#3)

CBS – CSI (R)

Viewers: 7.41 million (#1), A18-49: 1.4/ 5 (#2)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 5.28 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 6 (#1)

Fox – Fringe (R)

Viewers: 2.36 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#4)

CW – Supernatural (R)

Viewers: 909,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)

Viewers: 2.11 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

CBS – The Mentalist (R)

Viewers: 7.96 million (#1), A18-49: 1.6/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 5.82 million (#2), A18-49: 1.8/ 7 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (R)

Viewers: 2.25 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 2 (#3)

CBS – The Mentalist (R)

Viewers: 8.40 million (#1), A18-49: 1.7/ 6 (#2)

NBC – Movie: It’s a Wonderful Life (R)

Viewers: 6.46 million (#2), A18-49: 2.1/ 7 (31)

On a slow night, Frosty The Snowman was the highest rated as Dollhouse hit series lows.

In Brief:

A Double 20/20 helped ABC to victory, although it only averaged a 1.6 (18-49) rating.

Dollhouse hit lows in the key demo with a 0.7 (18-49) rating and just 2.1 million viewers.

Frosty The Snowman and Frosty Returns helped CBS to second, averaging a 2.0 rating between them.

Winners:
Frosty The Snowman (CBS)
Frosty Returns (CBS)
20/20 (ABC)

Losers:
Supernanny (ABC)
The Jay Leno Show (NBC)

8:00 – CBS – Frosty The Snowman (R) - 2.1 (18-49) rating – 7 million viewers
NBC – Law & Order (R) - 1.2 - 6.2 million
ABC – Supernanny – 1.1 - 4.1 million
FOX – Dollhouse (8-10pm) – 0.7 - 2.1 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) (8-10pm) – 0.6 - 1.5 million

8:30 – CBS – Frosty Returns (R) – 1.9 - 6.5 million

9:00 - NBC – Dateline – 1.4 (18-49) rating - 6 million viewers
ABC – 20/20 – 1.4 - 5.4 million
CBS – Medium (R) – 1.2 - 4.5 million

10:00 – ABC – 20/20 – 1.8 (18-49) rating - 6.7 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.4 - 5.6 million
CBS – Numb3rs (R) – 1.2 - 5.4 million

FOX, ABC and CW were all in reruns last night, which left it to CBS to win the night.

In Brief:

Survivor: Samoa (4.0), CSI (3.4) and The Mentalist (3.5) dominated the night for CBS.

SNL: A Very Gilly Christmas gave NBC its best Thursday average for a while (3.1) while Jay Leno was solid (1.7).

Winners:
Survivor Samoa (CBS)
CSI (CBS)
The Mentalist (CBS)
SNL: A Very Gilly Christmas (NBC)

Losers:
Vampire Diaries (reruns) (CW)
Grey’s Anatomy/Private Practice (reruns) (ABC)

Solid:
Bones (rerun)  (FOX)

8:00 – CBS – Survivor: Samoa – 3.9 (18-49) rating – 12.5 million viewer
NBC – SNL: A Very Gilly Christmas - 3.0 – 7.8 million
FOX – Bones (repeat) – 1.8 – 6.8 million
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (repeat) - 0.9 - 3.9 million
CW – The Vampire Diaries (repeat) – 0.8 - 1.9 million

9:00 – CBS – CSI – 3.4 (18-49) rating – 15.6 million viewers
NBC – SNL: A Very Gilly Christmas – 3.2 - 7.6 million
FOX – Fringe (repeat) – 1.2 – 3.8 million
ABC – Grey’s Anatomy (repeat) - 1.2 - 4.1 million
CW – The Vampire Diaries (repeat) – 0.9 – 1.9 million

10:00 – CBS – The Mentalist – 3.5 (18-49) rating – 15.6 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.7 -  5.2 million
ABC – Private Practice (repeat) - 1.0 - 3.1 million

In a solid move, The Vampire Diaries has recruited L Word and 24 alum Mia Kirshner on a recurring basis.

The actress will make her debut in the Jan. 21 episode in the role of Isobel, the sweet but dangerous wife of Alaric (Matt Davis).

Looking forward to it? I am.

Even though it was the So You Think You Can Dance finale last night, it was CBS that took the ratings crown.

In Brief:

So You Think You Can Dance drove FOX to second with it’s highest (18-49) rating in some time with a 2.6.

Criminal Minds took the nights top (18-49) rating with a 3.7, beating CSI: NY (3.1) into second.

New Adventures Of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried posted their highest numbers in a while with a 2.4 and 2.5 (18-49) rating respectively.

Winners:
Criminal Minds (CBS)
So You Think You Can Dance (FOX)
CSI: NY (CBS)

Losers:
ABC Reruns
CW Reruns
The Sing-Off

8:00 – FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.5 (18-49) rating – 6.7 million viewers
CBS – New Adventures of Old Christine – 2.4 - 7.8 million
NBC – The Sing-Off – 2.1 - 6.9 million
ABC – Disney Prep & Landing (R) – 2.0 - 6.8 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) - 0.5 - 1.3 million

8:30 – CBS – Gary Unmarried – 2.5 (18-49) rating - 7.9 million
ABC – The Middle (R) - 1.7 - 5.5 million

9:00 – CBS – Criminal Minds – 3.7 (18-49) rating - 14.6 million viewers
FOX – So You Think You Can Dance – 2.7 - 7.3 million
NBC – The Sing-Off – 2.2 - 6.4 million
ABC – Modern Family (R) - 1.9 - 5.2 million
CW – Vampire Diaries (R) - 0.6 - 1.4 million

9:30 – ABC – Cougar Town (R) - 1.8 - 4.6 million

10:00 – CBS – CSI: NY – 3.1 (18-49) rating - 13.5 million viewers
NBC – The Jay Leno Show – 1.6 - 5.5 million
ABC – Eastwick – 1.3 - 3.7 million