Friday March 28, 2008 4:52 pm
Thursday Ratings: Donald Trumps the Competition
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Sports, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Apprentice, The - Donald, Lost, Ratings,
If you take away an episode of Survivor and add a repeat of Lost, what do you get? A win for Celebrity Apprentice. Fans left without much to watch last night helped give NBC a rare ratings win.
8pm
- Deal or No Deal (3.0/9 in 18-49) gave 11.2 million fans an offer they couldn’t refuse.
- The NCAA tournament (9.7 million, 3.8/10) rebounded by 1.3 million from last week.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.4 million, 2.4/7) improved test scores by 1.1 million.
- Miss Guided (5.8 million, 2.1/6) failed to counsel 500,000.
- Smallville (3.8 million, 1.5/5) improved by 400,000.
Variety
9pm
- Approximately 12.1 million saw Piers Morgan crowned the winner on Celebrity Apprentice (4.5/12 in 18-49).
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (8.9 million, 3.1/8) grew from its lead-in.
- Lost* (5.5 million, 1.8/5) saw its audience cut in half.
- Reaper (2.8 million, 1.2/3) fared as well as last week.
10pm
- About 6.5 million tuned in to see George Michael come to life on Eli Stone (1.9/5 in 18-49).
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Thursday’s ratings here.)