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The 8pm instalment managed just 8.33m and came third in its timeslot, beaten by Survivor: Samoa, which drew 13.19m for CBS, and Fox's Bones, which logged 9.77m.
Also at 8pm, The Vampire Diaries continued to perform well for The CW, putting in 4.31m. Over on NBC, Community and Parks And Recreation had 5.14m and 4.67m at 8pm and 8.30pm.
CSI won the 9pm hour, bringing in 16.89m for CBS. Its nearest rival, ABC's Grey's Anatomy, interested 14.38m.
Fox's Fringe took 5.95m, 2.77m watched Supernatural on The CW, and The Office and 30 Rock attracted 7.76m and 5.78m for NBC at 9pm and 9.30pm respectively.
At 10pm, 15.58m tuned in for The Mentalist on CBS, Private Practice had 10.2m for ABC, and NBC's The Jay Leno Show drew 4.64m.
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