Survivor topples Housewives on Sunday
BBM/Nielsen Top 30 – May 5-11

The two-hour Survivor: Micronesia, followed by a reunion special, gave the victory to Global on Sunday night, pushing the previous week's winner, CTV's Desperate Housewives, down the list... but not far.

Here are the national winners (for all persons 2+; all times ET), according to BBM/Nielsen, for May 5-11.

News and daily shows: CTV Evening News at 6 pm hit #18 with an average minute audience of 1.322 million (down from 1.323 million on the previous week’s national chart). CTV’s Jeopardy/Access Hollywood at 7:30 pm hit #27 with 877,000 viewers on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (down from 1.04 million). CTV National News at 11 took #29 with 862,000 viewers (down from 937,000).

Monday: Global’s House at 9 pm won the night, staying at #5 with 2.098 million (up from 2.073 million). CTV’s CSI: Miami at 10 pm hit #10 with 1.829 million (up from 1.759 million). The net’s Dancing with the Stars, airing 8-9:32 pm, took #15 with 1.61 million (down from 1.699 million). Global’s Bones at 8 pm took #20 with 1.241 million (down from 1.461 million).

Tuesday: CTV’s American Idol at 8 pm stayed at #1 with 2.47 million (down from 2.726 million). The net’s Law & Order: SVU at 10 pm hit #8 with 1.898 million (down from 2.136 million), while Dancing with the Stars took #9 with 1.898 million in the 9 pm time slot (down from 2.034 million). Global’s NCIS at 8 pm hit #16 with 1.421 million (up from 1.378 million), while Shark at 9 pm took #28 with 862,000 viewers.

Wednesday: CTV’s American Idol at 9 pm stayed at #2 with 2.391 million (down from 2.493 million). The net’s CSI: New York at 10 pm hit #4 with 2.168 million (up from 1.96 million), while Criminal Minds at 8 pm took #13 with 1.728 million (up from 1.412 million).

Thursday: CTV’s Grey’s Anatomy at 9 pm stayed at #3 with 2.193 million (down from 2.284 million). Global’s Survivor: Micronesia at 8 pm hit #6 with 1.982 million (up from 1.875 million). CTV’s CSI at 8 pm took #14 with 1.717 million (down from 1.877 million), while Lost at 10 pm hit #17 with 1.35 million (up from 1.322 million). The net’s ER at 7 pm took #25 with 986,000 (up from 876,000).

Friday: CTV’s Ghost Whisperer at 8 pm hit #21 with 1.134 million viewers (down from 1.218 million). Global’s Numbe3rs at 10 pm took #26 with 943,000 viewers (down from 1.151 million).

Saturday: The CBC’s NHL Playoffs Round Three took #19 with 1.309 million for its Friday, Saturday and Sunday airings (down from hockey’s previous high of 1.395 million), while the postgame took #24 with 1.028 million on the same nights. CTV’s weekend evening news at 6 pm took #30 with a Saturday-Sunday average of 845,000 viewers (down from 870,000).

Sunday: Global’s Survivor: Micronesia, airing 8-10 pm, hit #7 with 1.965 million viewers, while the Survivor reunion special at 10 pm took #11 with 1.781 million. CTV’s Desperate Housewives at 9 pm hit #12 with 1.751 million (down from 1.884 million). The net’s CSI at 8 pm took #22 with 1.069 million (down from Cold Case‘s 1.6 million average the previous week), while Law & Order: SVU at 10 pm hit #23 with 1.064 million (up from Dexter‘s 819,000 the previous week).

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