CBS - SURVIVOR FINALE BEATS FOOTBALL

SURVIVOR FINALE BEATS FOOTBALL

Its ratings may have been sapped by competition from NFL football, but CBS's survivor was up to the challenge. The season finale of the long-running reality show (Survivor: Cook Islands) scored a 9.0 rating and a 14 share during the 8:00 p.m. hour, beating NBC's Sunday Night Football, which drew an 8.2/13. At 9:00 p.m., Survivor increased its lead to a 9.6/14 even as the San Diego Chargers' LaDainian Tomlinson was breaking the season scoring record on NBC's football coverage -- which drew an 8.8/13. The football contest finally edged out the Survivor reunion show at 10:00, with football posting an 8.1/13 and Survivor, an 8.0/13. A repeat of Desperate Housewives during the same hour pulled a 5.1/8.

18/12/2006