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Most of the network’s comedies were roughly on par with their pre-strike averages, but “The Office” spiked to deliver its highest rating since the show’s fall season premiere (9.2 million, 4.8/12). At 8 p.m., “My Name Is Earl” (7 million, 3.0/9) and return of “30 Rock” (5.7 million, 2.7/7) were down slightly from their averages as they were up against an “American Idol” results show. The return of comedy “Scrubs” at 9:30 was up 6% (6.6 million, 3.4/8). At 10 p.m., the return of “ER” was down 14% to match its all-time low (5.9 million, 3.1/8).
NBC came in third place overall, with Fox in first place airing a special “American Idol” results show (20 million, 6.8/19), which matched Wednesday’s “Idol Gives Back” event. After, an episode of “Don’t Forget the Lyrics” performed strong (10.9 million, 4.0/10).
In second place, CBS aired a series low “Survivor: Micronesia” (11.7 million, 3.8/11). “CSI” was down a couple ticks from last week’s return to originals (20 million, 5.7/14), but effectively matched “Idol” as the most-viewed show of night. “Without a Trace” held steady (14.6 million, 3.9/11).

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NBA (6:30 p.m., Ch. 14): Jazz at Mavericks
Survivor (7 p.m., Ch. 2): The tribes merge.
Desperate Housewives (7 and 8 p.m., Ch. 4): The two most recent episodes are repeated; a new hour airs Sunday.
My Name Is Earl (7 p.m., Ch. 5): Randy works on Earl’s list.
American Idol (7 p.m., Ch. 13): Another contestant is eliminated.
30 Rock (7:30 p.m., Ch. 5): Everyone is obsessed with a tawdry reality show.
CSI (8 p.m., Ch. 2): A toddler is murdered.
The Office (8 p.m., Ch. 5): Pam and Jim go to Jan and Michael’s house for dinner.
Scrubs (8:30 p.m., Ch. 5): Turk tries to learn Spanish.
Without a Trace (9:01 p.m., Ch. 2): A heart-transplant recipient disappears.
Eli Stone (9 p.m., Ch. 4): Eli represents a convict denied parole. (Another episode airs Sunday at 9 p.m.)
Thursday's are back! Yipee!
Linda | April 10, 2008 at 10:03 a.m.

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It’s back to normal on CBS tonight, which means the criminally insane will be ranting on mindlessly as people watch in horror. But enough about Big Brother; let’s discuss Criminal Minds and CSI: NY, both with their first post-strike episodes tonight.
On Criminal Minds, the rest of the BAU team step in to assist Rossi (Joe Mantegna), as he decides to reopen a case from his first go-round at the FBI that focuses on the murder of two young parents. If this represents the show starting to close the book on Rossi’s long alluded to emotional scars, then that would be wise, because it doesn’t seem like most viewers much care. Nicholas Brendon of Buffy fame, the nice geek who filled in for Penelope after she was shot, is back tonight as well.
The good people of CSI: NY get an anonymous tip that leads them to an abandoned warehouse in search of the Second Life assassin that we first encountered in the fall. I don’t know that this plot was ever so entertaining for most fans that revisiting it six months later makes a lot of sense, but this show usually beats whatever ABC and NBC have on at this time, so the producers might know what they’re doing. I wonder what happens if the real-world killer is found, but remains at large in cyberspace?
America’s Next Top Model (CW, 8 PM): On a very special Guantanamo episode of ANTM, the models are photographed lying face down in water; the remaining girls are split into two teams for go-sees. I never realized go-see was even a noun until this show began.
Big Brother 9 (CBS, 8 PM): Either Joshuah or Sharon will be voted out. Sharon’s solicitude for those guinea pigs is a little bit frightening. It’s like the first stages of watching someone unravel in a horror movie.

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Fox HAS announced American Idol third-season champ Fantasia Barrino, Idol fifth-season third-place finisher Elliott Yamin, Robin Williams, Celine Dion, Forest Whitaker, Billy Crystal, Dane Cook, Kiefer Sutherland, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Jennifer Connolly, and Amy Adams will all participate in Idol Gives Back when the concert and fund-raising event benefiting various U.S. and international charities airs Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30PM ET/PT.
They’ll join a slate of previously announced celebrities that includes Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Mariah Carey, Fergie, Chris Daughtry, Carrie Underwood, Annie Lennox, John Legend and Snoop Dogg.
Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres will reprise her Idol Gives Back hosting role, with Maroon 5, Heart, Gloria Estefan, Boyz II Men and The Next Great American Band winners The Clark Brothers all scheduled to perform at the charity event.
Organizations that will benefit from the Idol Gives Back’s fund-raising efforts are the Children’s Defense Fund; The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Make It Right; Malaria No More, Save the Children; and the Children’s Health Fund.

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