CBS Survivor

CBS Survivor

The season finale of Survivor gave CBS the win on a heavily competitive Sunday night. Most shows held steady or showed improvement week-to-week. Family Guy was the top scripted show for the second week in a row.

CBS took command of Sunday night. 60 Minutes was the second most-watched show, behind Survivor, with over 12 million viewers, though its ratings dipped to 1.7 (-0.6). The finale of Survivor: Redemption Island hit a season high of 4.0 for the two-hour episode – about even with last Fall's finale. The reunion scored 3.5, however the winner was announced well after 10pm so that rating may adjust downward.

ABC took second place and had an up night all-around. America's Funniest Home Videosscored 1.8 (+0.1) and the season finale of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition rose to 2.2 (+0.1). The two-hour season finale of Desperate Housewivesaveraged 3.0 (+0.1) and had just under 10 million viewers.

Fox also had a steady night and landed in third place. American Dad was up to 1.7 (+0.1). The Simpsons held steady at 2.5 while Bob's Burgers rose to 2.2 (+0.2). Family Guy was the top scripted show of the night with a score of 3.3 and The Cleveland Show ticked up to 2.3 (+0.1).

Fourth place NBC had a mixed bag Sunday evening. Dateline bounced up to 1.1 (+0.3), butMinute to Win It slid to 0.9. The Celebrity Apprentice averaged 2.4, which is flat with last week but is still the low water mark for the season.