Last night, FOX proved it could survive without help from Idol.  The network ended up with the strongest demos of the evening while giving CBS a run for the viewers.

8pm

• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (11.5 million, 3.7/10 in 18-49) outwitted its competition.
• Ugly Betty (9.5 million, 3.0/8) was down about 500,000 from last Thursday.
• A repeat of Without A Trace* (9.1 million, 1.8/5) gave CBS a nice start.
• My Name is Earl* (5.6 million, 2.4/7) was down about 2 mill; about 4.8 million reported to The Office* (2.2/6).
• Smallville* (2.7 million, 1.1/3) did a tad better than last week.

9pm

• A CSI* rerun (14.1 million, 3.5/9 in 18-49) was the most watched show of the night.
• Celebrity Apprentice (9 million, 3.9/10) rebounded from last week and was the strongest demo performer.
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics (8.8 million, 3.4/9) gained 2 million from one week ago.
• Grey’s Anatomy* (7.4 million, 2.5/6) killed off 10 mill.
• Supernatural* (2.4 million, 0.9/2) saw a 700,000 bump.

10pm

• Without a Trace (13.2 million, 3.3/9 in 18-49) left its mark.
• ER (9 million, 3.5/9) flatllined this week.
• Big Shots (4.8 million, 1.8/5) shrunk another 2 million.

*denotes repeat

(You can review last Thursday’s numbers here.)