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Bansheelinks · 05-20-2005, 08:48 AM

'CSI' Finale Buries Thursday Competition
(Thursday, May 19 11:42 PM)

TV Ratings Story
'CSI' Finale Buries Thursday Competition

LOS ANGELES
Fast National ratings for Thursday, May 19, 2005.
From Orange County to New York to Chicago, season finales were everywhere on Thursday night, but it was a gang of crime scene investigators from Las Vegas who dominated the night, with a little help from Quentin Tarantino.

Overall, CBS averaged a robust 16.8 rating/27 share, crushing all comes. NBC was second with a 9.0/14. FOX grabbed third with a 5.3/9, followed by the 3.8/6 for ABC, which struggled with NBA basketball coverage. UPN's 2.8/4 and The WB's 1.8/3 trailed.

CBS scored a 9.2 rating among adults 18-49, pounding NBC's 6.1 rating in the key demographic for both networks. FOX was third again with a 3.7 rating. ABC's 2.1 rating was far back, but still ahead of the 1.5 rating for UPN and The WB's 1.1 rating.
The first hour of the Tarantino-directed "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" finale began relatively slowly with a 16.1/28 for the 8 p.m. hour. NBC was second with an underwhelming 5.9/10 for "Will & Grace." The season's last hurrah for "The O.C." was third on FOX with a 4.9/8. ABC's NBA playoffs coverage was fourth. UPN was fifth with "WWE Smackdown!," which beat the 1.8/3 for two episodes of "Blue Collar TV" on The WB.

In its second hour, "CSI" exploded with a 20.3/31, completing what will probably be a record breaking night for the drama. Viewers showed only tepid interest (9.1/14) in watching Kendra win the third season of "The Apprentice" on NBC. FOX better-than-normal Thursday numbers from a best-of-the-worst "American Idol" (5.8/9) special. ABC's baseball was in fourth with a 3.5/5, better than the 2.9/5 for "Smackdown!" on UPN. An encore of The WB's Jeff Foxworthy special was sixth.

With a 14.0/22, "Without a Trace" finished off CBS' nightly sweep. The season finale of "ER" did a 12.2/20 on NBC for second. ABC was third.

05-20-2005, 08:48 AM
Bansheelinks Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 6,023	'CSI' Finale Buries Thursday Competition (Thursday, May 19 11:42 PM) TV Ratings Story 'CSI' Finale Buries Thursday Competition LOS ANGELES Fast National ratings for Thursday, May 19, 2005. From Orange County to New York to Chicago, season finales were everywhere on Thursday night, but it was a gang of crime scene investigators from Las Vegas who dominated the night, with a little help from Quentin Tarantino. Overall, CBS averaged a robust 16.8 rating/27 share, crushing all comes. NBC was second with a 9.0/14. FOX grabbed third with a 5.3/9, followed by the 3.8/6 for ABC, which struggled with NBA basketball coverage. UPN's 2.8/4 and The WB's 1.8/3 trailed. CBS scored a 9.2 rating among adults 18-49, pounding NBC's 6.1 rating in the key demographic for both networks. FOX was third again with a 3.7 rating. ABC's 2.1 rating was far back, but still ahead of the 1.5 rating for UPN and The WB's 1.1 rating. The first hour of the Tarantino-directed "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" finale began relatively slowly with a 16.1/28 for the 8 p.m. hour. NBC was second with an underwhelming 5.9/10 for "Will & Grace." The season's last hurrah for "The O.C." was third on FOX with a 4.9/8. ABC's NBA playoffs coverage was fourth. UPN was fifth with "WWE Smackdown!," which beat the 1.8/3 for two episodes of "Blue Collar TV" on The WB. In its second hour, "CSI" exploded with a 20.3/31, completing what will probably be a record breaking night for the drama. Viewers showed only tepid interest (9.1/14) in watching Kendra win the third season of "The Apprentice" on NBC. FOX better-than-normal Thursday numbers from a best-of-the-worst "American Idol" (5.8/9) special. ABC's baseball was in fourth with a 3.5/5, better than the 2.9/5 for "Smackdown!" on UPN. An encore of The WB's Jeff Foxworthy special was sixth. With a 14.0/22, "Without a Trace" finished off CBS' nightly sweep. The season finale of "ER" did a 12.2/20 on NBC for second. ABC was third.