THURSDAY - NBC'S SUPER-SIZED SHOWS ARE LESS THAN SUPER

NBC supersized its comedy lineup Thursday and saw its ratings edge up, but they      were nowhere close to those registered by CBS. At 8:00 p.m., the penultimate episode of  Survivor Panama: Exile Island drew a 10.1 rating and a 17 share, while on NBC, a 40-minute episode of Will & Grace together with the first 20 minutes of the season finale of My Name Is Earl averaged a 6.1/10. At 9:00 p.m, CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation dominated again with a 16.8/26, while the conclusion of Earl and a supersized The Office averaged a 6.4/9. At 10:00 p.m., CBS again landed in first place as Without a Trace dominated with a 13.8/22. NBC's E.R. placed second with a 9.9/16.

12/05/2006