TV ratings: 'The Mentalist,' 'Grey's Anatomy' lead Thursday

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009

Thursday's ratings followed their usual pattern, with CBS and "The Mentalist" scoring the biggest overall audience and "Grey's Anatomy" leading ABC to a demographic win.

CBS drew 14.4 million viewers and an 8.9 rating/15 share in households for the night, easily beating ABC (10.4 million, 6.8/11) in the overall numbers. FOX (6.7 million, 4.1/7) was down some from its usual average, the result of having to plug in regular programming quickly following the end of the World Series. NBC (5.7 million, 3.6/6) came in fourth, and The CW trailed with 3.5 million viewers and a 2.1/3 (although "The Vampire Diaries" had another solid outing).

ABC led among adults 18-49 with a 3.7 rating, beating out CBS' 3.5. NBC came in third in the key ad demographic with a 2.4, followed by FOX at 2.1 and The CW at 1.6.

Thursday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Survivor: Samoa" (12.7 million viewers, 7.5/12 households)
ABC: "FlashForward" (8.47 million, 5.5/9)
FOX: "Bones" (8.46 million, 5.2/8)
NBC: "Community" (5.6 million, 3.7/6)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.9 million, 3.2/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" (4.2 million, 2.6/4)

18-49 leader: "Survivor: Samoa" (3.7)

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" (15.1 million, 9.4/15)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (13.6 million, 8.9/14)
NBC: "The Office" (7.9 million, 4.8/7)/"30 Rock" (5.9 million, 3.6/5)
FOX: "Fringe" (5 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.7 million, 1.7/3)

18-49 leader: "Grey's Anatomy" (5.0)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" (15.4 million, 9.9/17)
ABC: "Private Practice" (9.2 million, 6.1/11)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.7 million, 3.2/5)

18-49 leader: "Private Practice" (3.5)

Ratings information includes live and same-day DVR viewing. All numbers are preliminary and subject to change.

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