ABC - ABC AND CBS DUKE IT OUT ON THURSDAY

ABC AND CBS DUKE IT OUT ON THURSDAY

ABC and CBS waged a tight ratings race Thursday night, with ABC making a solid showing at 8:00 p.m. with its freshman Ugly Betty, which registered a 10.1 rating and a 15 share to beat CBS's Survivor: Cook Islands, which nabbed a 9.2/14. ABC also remained ahead in the 9:00 p.m. hour, as Grey's Anatomy pulled a 14.7/21, beating CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, which scored 13.7/20. Meanwhile, Fox launched the fourth season of The O.C. Sunday, drawing a 2.6/4, the worst ratings the series had ever seen. At 10:00 p.m., NBC's E.R. remained the No. 1 show as it recorded a 10.2/15. CBS's Shark was close behind with a 9.9/16. ABC's Six Degrees fell to its lowest level in the ratings with a 5.4/9. In fact, although CBS failed to win a single hour of primetime Thursday, consistently high average numbers kept it ahead of its major rivals, allowing it to claim first place for the night.

03/11/2006