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Thursday 18-49 overnights (previous Thursdays in parentheses): 3.9 (4.2) (3.9) (3.1) (3.8) (4.0) (3.7) (3.7) (4.0) (3.5) (3.4) (3.7) (3.7) (3.6) Survivor 3.5 (3.6) (2.5) (2.1) (3.7) (3.6) (3.6) (3.6) (2.8) (3.5) (3.3) (3.8) (3.6) (1.9) The Mentalist 3.5 (3.9) (2.3) (2.0) (3.5) (4.1) (3.5) (3.4) (2.2) (3.6) (3.5) (4.1) (4.1) (2.0) CSI 3.1 (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) SNL: Gilly Christmas 2.5 (1.9) (1.3) (2.4) (1.3) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) NFL Football 1.7 (1.6) (1.5) (1.5) (1.6) (1.6) (1.6) (1.5) (1.6) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (2.7) The Jay Leno Show 1.6 (3.1) (2.9) (----) (2.7) (2.9) (2.6) (-----) (----) (2.8) (2.9) (2.7) (2.8) (3.1) Bones 1.4 (1.1) (0.8) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Jersey Shore 1.1 (1.4) (-----) (----) (5.1) (5.6) (5.1) (5.2) (5.3) (5.0) (5.4) (6.1) (6.7) (1.8) Grey’s Anatomy 1.1 (1.0) (1.0) (-----) (1.2) (1.0) (1.5) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) Real Housewives of O.C. 1.0 (2.3) (2.5) (-----) (2.0) (2.2) (1.7) (----) (----) (2.2) (2.1) (2.3) (2.3) (3.0) Fringe 0.9 (1.2) (3.2) (-----) (3.1) (3.9) (3.4) (3.6) (3.7) (3.8) (3.6) (4.6) (----) (----) Private Practice 0.8 (1.1) (0.6) (0.5) (1.6) (2.0) (1.9) (2.0) (0.9) (1.8) (1.7) (1.6) (1.7) (1.6) Vampire Diaries 0.7 (0.5) (0.6) (-----) (0.6) (0.8) (0.9) (1.0) (2.2) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) The Jeff Dunham Show 0.7 (0.6) (-----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (----) (-----) (----) (----) (----) (----) American Chopper

Figures in grey represent repeats. * With “The Office” and ABC’s soaps in repeats, the last Thursday “Survivor” of the year ruled the night’s 18-49 demo (though “Mentalist” and “CSI,” as usual, attracted more viewers overall). * The reruns also helped the “SNL” Christmas clip show garner a 2.9 in 18-49 in the 8 p.m. half-hour -- NBC’s best number this season in the old “Friends” slot. “Community” never got above a 2.3 there and – get this! – 2009’s three all-new half-hour “SNL” shows never did better than a 2.0 at 8 p.m. * “SNL” was apparently also more helpful than “30 Rock” to “Leno,” which hit its best number in nine weeks. * “Jersey Shore” made another sizeable leap upward in its third week. If it keeps up like this it could overtake “Leno” next Thursday. Find James Hibberd’s analysis here. Follow Herc on Twitter!!

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