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.