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Primetime Preliminary Thursday Ratings

	8	8:30	9	9:30	10	10:30
1.9 / 5	Ugly Betty 1.9 / 5 6.8 million	Grey's Anatomy 2.2 / 6 6.8 million	Private Practice 1.5 / 4 4.7 million
3.7 / 10	Survivor 3.9 / 11 12.3 mil	CSI 4.3 / 11 17.8 mil	Eleventh Hour 2.9 / 8 11.7 mil
5.7 / 15	American Idol 7.0 / 19 20.7 mil	Hell's Kitchen 4.3 / 11 9.9 mil	No Programming
2.5 / 7	Secrets of the Furious Five 1.4 / 4 4.0 mil	Kath & Kim 1.5 / 4 3.4 mil	The Office 2.4 / 6 5.3 mil	30 Rock 2.9 / 7 6.3 mil	ER 3.3 / 9 8.7 mil
0.7 / 2	Smallville 0.7 / 2 2.1 mil	Supernatural 0.8 / 2 1.9 mil	No Programming

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1.9 / 5

Ugly Betty

1.9 / 5

6.8 million

Grey's Anatomy

2.2 / 6

6.8 million

Private Practice

1.5 / 4

4.7 million

3.7 / 10

Survivor

3.9 / 11

12.3 mil

CSI

4.3 / 11

17.8 mil

Eleventh Hour

2.9 / 8

11.7 mil

5.7 / 15

American Idol

7.0 / 19

20.7 mil

Hell's Kitchen

4.3 / 11

9.9 mil

No Programming

2.5 / 7

Secrets of the Furious Five

1.4 / 4

4.0 mil

Kath & Kim

1.5 / 4

3.4 mil

The Office

2.4 / 6

5.3 mil

30 Rock

2.9 / 7

6.3 mil

ER

3.3 / 9

8.7 mil

0.7 / 2

Smallville

0.7 / 2

2.1 mil

Supernatural

0.8 / 2

1.9 mil

No Programming

Source: Nielsen Media Research

*Ratings are specified in the 18- to 49-year-old demographic and viewership in P2+.

A note about ratings: Ratings are expressed as percentages of Nielsen's estimated 114.5 million U.S. television households. The first number, the rating, is a percentage of households tuned into a specific program at a specific time.

The second number, the share, is a percentage of households with televisions in use tuned into that same program. For example, if a show obtains a 10.2/16, this means that 10.2% of all U.S. households tuned into the program at some point during the broadcast. Meanwhile, 16% of all households watching television during the time period viewed the program at some point. Ratings are broken down further by demographic, as networks sell advertising time based on the makeup of the audience.