Despite repeats of CSI and The Mentalist (and a two-hour Private Practice block), CBS managed to hang on to the night’s viewers. Meanwhile, the network also found itself tying ABC in the demos.

8pm

• Survivor: Samoa (12.8 million, 3.9/11 in 18-49) was the most-watched show of the night.
• Bones (9.9 million, 2.9/8) gained 100,000.
• The fall finale of FlashForward (7.3 million, 2.2/6) went downward by 700,000.
• Community (5.4 million, 2.2/6) added on 300,000.
• Parks and Recreation (4.8 million, 2.1/6) raised 200,000.
• The Vampire Diaries* (0.8/2) sucked up 2 million.

9pm

• CSI* (2.3/6 in 18-49) reported to 9.9 million.
• Private Practice (3.2/9) averaged 9.5 million over two hours.
• The Office (8.1 million, 4.1/11) had the evening’s best demos.
• Fringe (6.9 million, 2.5/6) was helped by weakened competition.
• 30 Rock (3.0/8) brought in 6.2 million.
• Supernatural* (0.8/2) turned in 1.9 million.

10pm

• The Mentalist* (2.6/7 in 18-49) scored 10.7 million.
• The Jay Leno Show (4.7 million, 1.5/4) did about the same.

*denotes repeat