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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...=762&e=2&u=/ap/20040925/ap_en_tv/tv_er_topped

By LYNN ELBER, AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES - "Without a Trace" scored an unprecedented win over "ER," becoming the first drama to beat an original episode of the long-running NBC medical drama in total viewers.


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In the Thursday night showdown, the CBS crime drama drew 21.5 million viewers, compared with 19.7 million for "ER" in the 10 p.m. EDT time slot, according to Nielsen Media Research figures released Friday.


The victory, along with dominant performances by "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" and "Survivor: Vanuatu," allowed CBS to win a crucial night of programming that once belonged to NBC.


Commercials touting weekend movies make Thursday a lucrative night for the networks.


CBS averaged 23.8 million viewers versus NBC's 16.9 million. That added up to CBS' first win in households and viewers on a premiere Thursday since the advent of Nielsen's "people meters" in 1987 — the electronic system that allows rapid viewer tallies.


Even Donald Trump proved no match for CBS's lineup. The fifth-season premiere of "CSI" at 9 p.m. EDT drew 30.6 million viewers, while "The Apprentice," Trump's reality show on NBC, was watched by 15.9 million.


Comedies, once the bulwark of the evening's schedule for NBC, also proved vulnerable. The "Friends" spinoff "Joey" and "Will & Grace" lagged behind "Survivor" for the second week.

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Ouch, ER (an overrated piece of crap) got beaten out by Without a Trace (which is just crap), I find that damn amazing. NBC seems to be gunning at ABC for craptacular network of the year (UPN and the WB don't count as networks).

 

[Poody]

CSI > NBC

 

[Brian Fellows]

Without a Trace kicks ass. All of CBS's Thursday shows kick ass.

 

[Shinobi]

Poor NBC...just five years ago they had the NFL, NBA, MLB, Seinfield, Frasier and Friends. Now their key properties are Arena Football, a locked out NHL, Donald Trump and Joey. :lol At least they've got some NASCAR to bolster ratings, though I'm not sure they even make a dime off that.