Thursday - Dancing Beats Survivor

"Out with the old; in with the new" turned out to be the rule Thursday night as ABC's Dancing with the Stars beat the premiere of CBS's Survivor: Panama -- Exile Island in the ratings and CBS's Without a Trace beat a highly promoted episode of NBC's E.R. featuring James Woods. Dancing scored an 11.8 rating and an 18 share at 8:00 p.m., beating Survivor's 10.7/17. NBC's Will & Grace and Four Kings, were well behind, averaging a 4.8/7. As usual, CBS dominated the 9:00 p.m. hour with CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which recorded a 16.9/25. The final half-hour of Dancing produced a 13.2/19 for ABC, but Crumbs, which followed, managed only a 6.3/9. On NBC, My Name Is Earl and The Office averaged a 6.1/9. At 10:00, CBS's Without a Trace posted a 13.5/22, 48 percent ahead of NBC's E.R., which drew a 9.1/15.

03/02/2006