Nielsen ratings: 'Survivor' isn't at its fittest

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May 19, 2009 by USA Today

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Sunday's season finale of Survivor: Tocantins scored a worst-yet 12.9 million viewers. But those Real Housewives of New Jersey finagled the best opener yet for the franchise, with 1.7 million.

Reality bites. Sunday's season finale of Survivor: Tocantins (a worst-yet 12.9 million) was down a bit from Gabon's 13.8 million in December. And CW's America's Next Top Modelwrapped up Wednesday with a sizable 4.3 million, still down from 4.8 million for cycles ended in November and last May.

Loser doesn't lose.NBC's top-rated show, The Biggest Loser, matched its finale in December with Tuesday's three-hour finish, averaging 11.8 million viewers. But The Office finished with 6.8 million Thursday, its worst showing in two years.

Farrah Friday. Farrah's Story, NBC's two-hour special about Farrah Fawcett's battle with cancer, drew a decent 9 million viewers, a close second to CBS' Flashpoint-Numb3rs duo.

ABC trio. The alphabet network's top dramas, signing off for the season with two-hour finales, lost ground but remained solid. Losthad 9.4 million Wednesday, down from 12.3 million last year; Grey's Anatomy's 16.5 million Thursday dipped from last year's 18.1 million; Sunday's Desperate Housewives (14 million) was down from last year's 16.8 million.

Wrapups. CBS' Big Bang Theory (9.8 million Monday), CSI(14.8 million Thursday) and CSI: NY (12.8 in a special Thursday slot); Fox's House (12.7 million Monday), Fringe (9.3 million Tuesday) and Lie to Me (8.5 million Wednesday); ABC's Castle (10 million Monday) and Cupid (5 million for Tuesday's series finale).

Out of jail. Fox'sPrison Break ended its four-year run with a near-record low 3.3 million for Friday's two-hour finale. And NBC's My Name Is Earl, officially canceled this week, claimed 4.8 million for Thursday's final episode.

Housewives. Bravo's Real Housewives of New Jersey opened with 1.7 million viewers Tuesday, the best-yet start for the franchise, behind a 2.3 million lead-in from the New YorkHousewives reunion.

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