Grey's Anatomy Beats CSI

LOS ANGELES, September 22:
After being moved from its Sunday night post-Desperate Housewives slot,
Grey's Anatomy gave a
surprisingly strong performance in its season premiere last night, beating out CSI.

According to Nielsen Media
Research’s Fast National ratings service, at 9 p.m., Grey's Anatomy scored a 15.7 rating/23 share on ABC and won over
CBS' CSI with 13.5/20. CSI has dominated the timeslot for several years. Deal
or No Deal was a distant third for
NBC at 6.5/10. Celebrity Duets
slumped to a 2.4/4 for FOX.

For the night, ABC claimed
victory among adults 18-49 with a 7.2 rating. CBS, 6.0, took second place in
this coveted demographic, while NBC came in third with a solid 4.8. FOX dropped
to fourth place with a 1.6.