CBS can’t survive ABC’s flashy debut

The premiere episode of FlashForward on ABC at 8PM blew away CBS stalwart Survivor Samoa, giving the night to ABC. The other two had similar share but more viewers tuned to Fox than NBC.

Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 5.8/16 3.7/10 2.5/7 2.3/6 1.5/4 1.4/4 Adults 18-34 5.6/16 2.2/6 2.1/6 2.4/7 1.6/5 1.6/5 Total Viewers (millions) 15.33 13.97 7.33 5.26 3.77 3.22

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