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CBS won a repeat-laden Thursday night ratings battle amid the ongoing writers strike, with Survivor: China rising to the top in total viewers and adults 18-49.
Both 9 p.m. heavyweights - Grey’s Anatomy (which aired the Season 4 premiere, “A Change is Gonna Come“) and CSI, were in repeats, as was NBC’s The Office.
So it was Survivor: China (13.8 million, 4.5 rating/12 share in adults 18-49) that was the most-watched program of the night, according to Nielsen Media Research.
CBS therefore won 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., thanks to a repeat CSI (12.3 million, 3.4/8) as NBC’s ER (8.6 million, 3.4/9) split 10 p.m. with Without a Trace (9.9, 2.5/7).
Meanwhile, it appears that the brief hope that the Writers Guild of America strike may be nearing its conclusion has been dashed for now, as the writers were both swift and vehement in rejecting the latest proposal from the studios.
As a result of the ongoing strike, numerous sources are reporting that Episode 11 of Season Four of Grey’s Anatomy (the next new episode, “Crash Into Me, Part II†is #10) will not air until early next year, rather than in two weeks, December 13, its originally scheduled air date. We apologize for our reporting error.
I am really looking forward to the next episode of Private Practice. It airs December 5th and I’ll definitely be watching it! Here’s some info about it:
Episode 9: In Which Dell Finds His Fight
Air date: December 5, 2007
Recap: The oceanside wellness center takes on the fertility of one of its previous couples, Addison is conflicted about her status in the dating world and Cooper begins a secret affair.
A secret affair…hmmmmmm…I wonder who it is?
According to MSN and NBC news sources, the Hollywood studios have presented a new and much larger contract offer to striking film and TV writers as of Thursday, and the writers’ negotiators have requested a four-day recess to consider it.
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said in a statement that the negotiations are set to resume next Tuesday, December 4.
The producers said the new offer included payments for work shown online, one of the major sticking point that led to the current writers strike.
Producers say the new offer includes $130 million in additional compensation but did not specify whether that proposed figure was per year, or over the three-year life of a proposed new contract. That we will have to wait and see on.
The Writers Guild of America went on strike November 5 when its last contract expired. Negotiations began anew on Monday after breaking off over a week.
Cross your fingers that a deal between the studios and writers is reached soon, as the slate of finished episodes of Grey’s Anatomy is just about wiped out.
We believe (although we’re not certain) that Episode 11 (December 13) is the last completed episode of Season Four of Grey’s Anatomy.