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TV ratings: ABC and FOX gain but CBS wins Thursday
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Fast National ratings for Thursday, May 13, 2010ABC, FOX and The CW all improved on their ratings from last Thursday, but the gains weren't enough to knock CBS off the top spot in the Nielsens.
CBS finished the night with an average of 13.6 million viewers and an 8.3 rating/14 share in households. That was well ahead of second-place ABC (8.3 million, 5.6/9) and No. 3 FOX (7.5 million, 4.6/8). NBC finished fourth with 4.7 million viewers and a 2.9/5, while a pair of season finales on The CW averaged 3.1 million viewers and a 2.0/3.
CBS also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.3 rating. ABC came in second with a 2.8, followed by FOX at 2.4 and NBC at 2.2. The CW scored a 1.5 in the demographic.
Thursday hour by hour:
8 p.m.
CBS: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (13 million viewers, 7.6/13 households)
FOX: "Bones" (9.05 million, 5.6/10)
ABC: "FlashForward" (4.8 million, 3.2/6)
NBC: "Community" (4.4 million, 2.8/5)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.3 million, 2.7/4)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" season finale (3.5 million, 2.1/4)
18-49 leader: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (3.9)
9 p.m.
CBS: "CSI" (13.3 million, 8.1/13)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (10.9 million, 7.2/12)
FOX: "Fringe" (6 m million, 3.7/6)
NBC: "The Office" (6.6 million, 3.9/6)/"30 Rock" (5 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "Supernatural" season finale (2.8 million, 1.8/3)
18-49 leader: "Grey's Anatomy" (3.8)
10 p.m.
CBS: "The Mentalist" (14.6 million, 9.1/16)
ABC: "Private Practice" season finale (9.3 million, 6.3/11)
NBC: "The Marriage Ref" (4 million, 2.6/5)
18-49 leader: "Private Practice" (3.2)
Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change. Source: The Nielsen Company.
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The Vampire Diaries was AMAZING last night! This show deserves to be on one of the big networks, seen by millions more people.
AS usual CBS beats down the other Networks
PP season finale
FlashForward was riveting last night. Too bad so many millions of viewers gave up on it. I guess the extra promotion paid off for the season finale ofPrivate Practice :ratings are very close to Grey's this week.
Supernatural was great last night, the season final could have been a great series final, one can only wonder where it will go next season.
I usually have numerous issues or complaints about this show but last night's Greys Anatomy was perfection. Every single character and storyline.
Fred, you are right: FlashForward was quite amazing.
Too bad the show got no promotion, an atrocious huge winter hiatus, and was plague with cancellation rumours for weeks. It is a great show with an amazing cast.
Tame board today oh well. Or is that Preta miss thang at it again? Haha porr thing lol. Anyway, vampire genre is great. Once Lost is one, True Blood will take its place as the next best show on TV. And no, it certainly is not going to be The Good Wife starring Giuliani Bago'lies. Haha lol porr thing.
donna,u sure say poor thing alot. oh by the way,it is poor and not porr.go back to your third world country and learn how to spell,
Just read that FF will not be back next season. But V will. I enjoy both, so I'm not too angry. With Lost ending, I will be eager to check out some new pilots next season.