By James Hibberd
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
NBC returned to an
all-original lineup Thursday night, highlighted by the
much-anticipated resumption of "The Office."
Most of the network's comedies were roughly on par with
their pre-strike averages, but "The Office" delivered its
highest rating since the show's fall season premiere (9.2
million, 4.8 rating/12 share).
At 8 p.m., "My Name Is Earl" (7 million, 3.0/9) and return
of "30 Rock" (5.7 million, 2.7/7) were down slightly from their
averages as they were up against an "American Idol" results
show. The return of "Scrubs" at 9:30 was up 6% (6.6 million,
3.4/8). At 10 p.m., "ER" returned to match its all-time low
(5.9 million, 3.1/8).
NBC came in third place overall, with Fox in first place
airing a special "American Idol" results show (20 million,
6.8/19), which matched Wednesday's "Idol Gives Back" event.
Afterwards, an episode of "Don't Forget the Lyrics" performed
strongly (10.9 million, 4.0/10).
In second place, CBS aired a series low "Survivor:
Micronesia" (11.7 million, 3.8/11). "CSI" was down a couple
ticks from last week's return to originals (20 million,
5.7/14), but effectively matched "Idol" as the most-viewed show
of night. "Without a Trace" held steady (14.6 million, 3.9/11).
ABC was fourth with repeats and "Eli Stone" (5.9 million,
1.9/5). The CW had repeats.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
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