{alltv} TV ratings: 'Mentalist' leads CBS Thursday; 'Bones' strong again!

Fast National ratings for Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010

"The Mentalist" scored Thursday's biggest audience on what was a somewhat soft night for network TV overall. An exception was "Bones," which had another strong outing for FOX.

CBS led the way Thursday night with 12.5 million viewers and a 7.8 rating/13 share in households. FOX (9.85 million, 5.9/9) came in second, a little bit ahead of ABC (9 million, 6.0/10). NBC's 5.2 million viewers and 3.3/5 were good enough for fourth, while The CW (3.2 million, 2.0/3) got a solid performance from "The Vampire Diaries."

ABC grabbed the top spot -- barely -- in adults 18-49 with a 3.1 rating. CBS and FOX tied for second at 3.0, followed by NBC at 2.3. The CW drew a 1.5.

Thursday hour by hour:

8 p.m.

FOX: "Bones" (12.3 million viewers, 7.4/12 households)
CBS: Special - "Surviving Survivor" (8.3 million, 5.1/8)
ABC: "The Deep End" (5.1 million, 3.5/6)
NBC: "Community" (5.2 million, 3.3/5)/"Parks and Recreation" (4.9 million, 3.1/5)
The CW: "The Vampire Diaries" (4 million, 2.4/4)

18-49 leader: "Bones" (3.3)

9 p.m.

CBS: "CSI" (14.6 million, 8.9/14)
ABC: "Grey's Anatomy" (12.5 million, 8.1/13)
FOX: "Fringe" (7.4 million, 4.3/7)
NBC: "The Office" (7.4 million, 4.3/7)/"30 Rock" (5.9 million, 3.6/6)
The CW: "Supernatural" (2.35 million, 1.5/2)

18-49 leader: "Grey's Anatomy" (4.5)

10 p.m.

CBS: "The Mentalist" (14.75 million, 9.4/16)
ABC: "Private Practice" (9.3 million, 6.3/11)
NBC: "The Jay Leno Show" (3.9 million, 2.7/5)

18-49 leader: "Private Practice" (3.4)