{alltv} TV ratings: 'Survivor,' 'Mentalist' carry CBS Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, May 6, 2010

Thursday's ratings were pretty much a rerun of last week's, with "Survivor" and CBS' two crime dramas carrying the network to a win over ABC. Overall viewing was up slightly, though, which is a sliver of good news as the networks head into the end of the season.

CBS averaged 13.9 million viewers and an 8.5 rating/15 share in households for the night, beating ABC (7.9 million, 5.3/9) by a pretty wide margin. FOX (7.4 million, 4.7/8) came in third. NBC took fourth with 5.2 million viewers and a 3.2/6, and The CW (2.9 million, 1.8/3) was in the back of the pack.

The Eye also led among adults 18-49 with a 3.5 rating. The rest of the big four were pretty tightly bunched, with ABC at 2.6, NBC at 2.4 and FOX at 2.3. The CW earned a 1.4.

Thursday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (12.8 million viewers, 7.6/13 households)
FOX: "Bones" (8.9 million, 5.7/10)
ABC: "FlashForward" (4.75 million, 3.1/5)
NBC: "Community" (4.5 million, 2.9/5)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.1 million, 2.7/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" (3.4 million, 2.0/4)

18-49 leader: "Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains" (4.0)

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" (14.2 million, 8.8/14)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (10.7 million, 7.2/12)
NBC: "The Office" (6.85 million, 4.2/7)/"30 Rock" (5.6 million, 3.4/6)
FOX: "Fringe" (5.85 million, 3.7/6)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.5 million, 1.6/3)

18-49 leader: "Grey's Anatomy" (3.7)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" (14.7 million, 9.3/16)
ABC: "Private Practice" (8.3 million, 5.7/10)
NBC: "The Marriage Ref" (5 million, 3.1/5)

18-49 leader: "The Mentalist" (3.3)

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