If you take away an episode of Survivor and add a repeat of Lost, what do you get?  A win for Celebrity Apprentice.  Fans left without much to watch last night helped give NBC a rare ratings win.

8pm

• Deal or No Deal (3.0/9 in 18-49) gave 11.2 million fans an offer they couldn’t refuse.
• The NCAA tournament (9.7 million, 3.8/10) rebounded by 1.3 million from last week.
• Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (8.4 million, 2.4/7) improved test scores by 1.1 million.
• Miss Guided (5.8 million, 2.1/6) failed to counsel 500,000.
• Smallville (3.8 million, 1.5/5) improved by 400,000.

9pm

• Approximately 12.1 million saw Piers Morgan crowned the winner on Celebrity Apprentice (4.5/12 in 18-49).
• Don’t Forget the Lyrics (8.9 million, 3.1/8) grew from its lead-in.
• Lost* (5.5 million, 1.8/5) saw its audience cut in half.
• Reaper (2.8 million, 1.2/3) fared as well as last week.

10pm

• About 6.5 million tuned in to see George Michael come to life on Eli Stone (1.9/5 in 18-49).

*denotes repeat

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