Ratings Smile on (Most) NBC Comedies

Here is how Thursday played out:8 pm/ETSurvivor topped the hour with 12.1 million total viewers, a week-to-week gain of almost a mil. Placing behind 5th Grader, NBC's Earl (6.77 mil) dipped 200K, but 30 Rock surged 700 thou, to 6.42 mil. Smallville soared with 3.49 mil.9 pmBehind a CSI repeat, The Office (9.8 mil, +580K) and Scrubs (7.32 mil, +750K) both saw gains.10 pmA Trace repeat was trailed by ER (7.75 mil, up a hair) and Eli Stone, which bowed out with 6.13 mil (inching up 230 thou).

TV GuideNews April 18, 2008 at 7:51 p.m. PT