The season premiere of CBS’s “Survivor: Vanuatu” beat a supersized “Joey” and the first half of a 40-minute “Will & Grace” on Thursday, but thanks to a strengthening “Apprentice” NBC was still able to win the night in adults 18 to 49.
According to Nielsen Media Research’s preliminary national ratings, “Survivor” scored a 7.6/21 for the 8 p.m. (ET) hour in the adults 18 to 49 demographic, down from last fall’s premiere of “Survivor: Pearl Islands” (8.4/23). A 40-minute episode of “Friends” spinoff “Joey” got a 6.6/19, down 12 percent from its premiere rating (7.5/23).
In its second week “The Apprentice” scored 8.3/22 in adults 18 to 49 from 9:20-11:00 p.m., up 24 percent from last week’s season premiere. But in the 9:30 p.m. half-hour the second half of a “CSI” repeat on CBS beat “The Apprentice” in the adults 18 to 49 demo (8.0/21 versus 7.4/19). The new season of “CSI” premieres next week. CBS won the night in total viewers every half-hour of the night except for 10:30 p.m., when “The Apprentice” bested a repeat of CBS’s “Without a Trace” (17.13 million versus 15.39 million).
NBC won the night in adults 18 to 49 with a 7.8/21. CBS came in second with a 6.8/18. UPN was a distant third 1.7/5, followed by Fox (1.4/4), ABC (1.3/3) and The WB (1.1/3)
In Total viewers CBS topped NBC 19.29 million to 15.72 million. UPN was third with 4.57 million viewers, followed by ABC (4.37 million), Fox (3.52 million) and The WB (2.62 million).
‘Survivor’ Slams ‘Joey,’ but NBC Wins Demo Race
Sep 17, 2004 • Post A Comment