Ratings Report: Survivor: Panama Delivers Solid Performance  3/31/06

TRIBE MERGER BOOSTS "SURVIVOR: PANAMA" TO ITS BEST DELIVERIES SINCE MID-FEBRUARY

Post-College Hoops, CBS Returns to Thursday Domination in Viewers and Key Demographics

CBS dominated Thursday in viewers and key demographics led by SURVIVOR: PANAMA -- EXILE ISLAND'S best across-the-board deliveries since mid-February, according to Live Plus Same Day National Nielsen ratings for March 30.

SURVIVOR: PANAMA -- EXILE ISLAND won its time slot in households (9.6/15), viewers (16.25m), adults 18-34 (4.0/13), adults 18-49 (5.8/17) and adults 25-54 (7.1/18).

Compared to the last first run Thursday episode (3/9/06), SURVIVOR is up +7% in households (from 9.0/14), +11% in adults 18-34 (from 3.6/10), +5% in adults 18-49 (from 5.5/14), +4% in adults 25-54 (from 6.8/16) and added +810,000 viewers (from 15.44m, +5%). This is SURVIVOR's best delivery in households, viewers and key demos since February 16, 2006.

For the night, CBS was first in households (12.6/20), viewers (20.03m), adults 25-54 (8.0/20), adults 18-49 (6.5/18) and adults 18-34 (4.5/14).

Source: CBS Press Release