Apparently a World Series just isn’t a World Series if the two teams aren’t names people care about. Although the numbers weren’t horrible, the ratings for Game 2 fell behind several Thursday programs. By night’s end, CBS was on top again in both categories.

8pm

• Survivor: Gabon (13.4 million, 4.4/12 in 18-49) picked up 500,000.
• Approximately 12.8 million watched Game 2 of the World Series (8.1/13).
• Lindsay Lohan helped Ugly Betty (8.7 million, 2.8/8) round up 500,000 more.
• My Name is Earl (6.3 million, 2.4/7) was down 200,000; Kath & Kim (5 million, 2.2/6) fell by 1 million.
• Smallville (4.2 million, 1.7/5) was up slightly.

9pm

• CSI (19.2 million, 5.4/13 in 18-49) improved by 400,000.
• Grey’s Anatomy (14.2 million, 5.3/13) sliced off 400,000.
• The Office (7.7 million, 4.0/10) lost 400,000; Saturday Night Live (8.5 million, 3.9/9) was off a notch.
• Supernatural (3.3 million, 1.3/3) roped in 200,000 more.

10pm

• Eleventh Hour (12.2 million, 3.1/8 in 18-49) raised another 200,000.
• ER (8.7 million, 3.2/8) did about the same.
• Life on Mars (8.1 million, 2.5/7) gave up 400,000.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Thursday’s ratings here.)