TV ratings: 'Mentalist,' 'CSI' lead CBS Thursday sweep

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009

A slightly down night for ABC Thursday resulted in an across-the-board ratings win for CBS, which led primetime in both in viewers and demographic ratings.

CBS was off a touch from the last couple weeks as well, but it still snagged the top spot with 14.35 million viewers and an 8.8 rating/14 share in households. ABC (10.3 million, 6.8/11) finished second. FOX (7.9 million, 5.0/8) came in third, a good distance ahead of fourth-place NBC (5.4 million, 3.5/6). The CW averaged 3.2 million viewers and a 2.1/3 -- though that may change some since its Miami affiliate aired an NFL game instead of the regular lineup.

In the adults 18-49 demo, CBS' 3.7 rating topped ABC's 3.5 for the lead. FOX and NBC tied for third at 2.3, and The CW came in at 1.5.

Thursday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

CBS: "Survivor: Samoa" (12.3 million viewers, 7.3/11 households)
FOX: "Bones" (9.8 million, 6.2/10)
ABC: "FlashForward" (8 million, 5.2/8)
NBC: "Community" (5.1 million, 3.3/5)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.6 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" (3.7 million, 2.4/4)

18-49 leader: "Survivor: Samoa" (3.8)

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" (15 million, 9.3/14)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (14 million, 9.1/14)
NBC: "The Office" (7.4 million, 4.5/7)/"30 Rock" (5.9 million, 3.7/6)
FOX: "Fringe" (5.9 million, 3.7/6)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.7 million, 1.7/3)

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

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" (15.8 million, 10.0/17)
ABC: "Private Practice" (9 million, 6.1/10)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (4.8 million, 3.2/5)

18-49 leader: "The Mentalist" (3.7)

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

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