via press release:
THE PENULTIMATE EPISODE OF "SURVIVOR: SAMOA," "CSI" AND "THE Mentalist" DRIVE CBS TO DECISIVE THURSDAY WIN
CBS Continues it Week-Long Primetime Dominance by Winning Every Half-Hour in Viewers and Adults 25-54 for the Fourth Consecutive Night, and Every Half-Hour in Adults 18-49 on Three of Four Nights
CBS won Thursday in viewers and key demographics behind the penultimate episode of SURVIVOR: SAMOA, CSI and THE Mentalist, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day ratings for Dec. 17.
The nightly win continues CBS's week-long dominance in which the Network has won every half-hour in viewers and adults 25-54 all four nights, and every half-hour in adults 18-49 on three of four nights (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday).
SURVIVOR: SAMOA won its time period in households (7.3/12), viewers (12.45m), adults 25-54 (4.9/13) and adults 18-49 (3.9/12). SURVIVOR: SAMOA was the night's #1 program in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.
The two-hour season finale of SURVIVOR: SAMOA will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 20 (8:00-10:00 PM), followed by the SURVIVOR: SAMOA REUNION SHOW.
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION won its time period in households (9.5/15), viewers (15.54m), adults 25-54 (4.7/12) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10).
THE Mentalist won its time period in households (9.9/17), viewers (15.72m), adults 25-54 (4.8/13) and adults 18-49 (3.5/10). THE Mentalist was the night's #1 program in viewers.
For the night, CBS was first in households (8.9/15), viewers (14.57m), adults 25-54 (4.8/13) and adults 18-49 (3.6/10).
If CSIs numbers stay the same, how long do you think it will last (season wise).
well considering nothing else on broadcast was airing their usual programming, this is a no-brainer.
CSI could and should stay on the air at least as long as Law and Order or ER. The show is about the stories and they continue to keep them hip and timely. Cast can change but CSI can live on way into the next decade!
Go CSI!!!!!
Considering that there was not a lot of first run shows on this Thursday it would have been shocking for them not to have won!
I really liked the first few seasons of survivor when it was a must watch show for me, then I demoted it to recording for last 1/2 dozen seasons and did not even bother to watch a few episodes. But this season with Russell it has been a pleasure to watch and we even make a point to watch it live. Go Russell!
The mentalist I think is a great show but my better half cannot stand it so it is almost always watched later on in the week.
Russell on survivor deserves to win more than anybody I have ever seen play the game.
Russell is the reason why this season is the one of the worst (quality wise)