Outwit. Outplay. Outlast. Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains claims the night
nationally on a very competitive evening of primetime

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TORONTO, March 5 /CNW/ - The drama is definitely heating up on Survivor: Heroes Vs Villains. The show won the night nationally and across the key markets with 2.9 million (Ind. 2+) Canadians tuning in to Global, the highest audience for the series this season. Survivor continues to be a leader in the competitive Thursday primetime landscape, even beating a special episode of American Idol head-to-head.

    
    SURVIVOR: HEROES VS VILLAINS (8pm) DATA HIGHLIGHTS:
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    -   Won the night nationally and in the three key markets for Ind. 2+ and
        A18-49
    -   1.5 million viewers in the key Adults 18-49 demo
    -   Going head-to-head, Survivor nationally garnered 86% more audience
        A18-49 than CTV's American Idol; 35% more audience 2+
    -   Survivor beat out the closest competitor of the night CTV's Grey's
        Anatomy nationally with 39% more viewers in the A18-49 demo; 28% more
        viewers 2+

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                                      AMA(000)
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    March 4th (A18-49)                NATIONAL   TORONTO  VANCOUVER  CALGARY
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    SURVIVOR (8-9p)        Global    1,536,000   327,900   107,000    81,700
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    AMERICAN IDOL 9
     SPECIAL (8p)          CTV         826,200   176,000   102,500    27,100
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    COMMUNITY (8p)         CityTV      124,500    88,600     1,600     4,200
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    PARKS & REC (8:30p)    CityTV      125,000    65,900     6,200     3,400
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    NATURE OF THINGS/
     DOC ZONE (CAL.)       CBC         171,500    25,500    16,500     9,100
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Viewers who missed last night's episode can log onto GlobalTV.com to catch up at anytime on their favourite returning Survivor all-stars.

Survivor continues next week with an all-new one-hour episode Thursday - 8pm ET/PT.

March 11 Episode: "Knights of the Round Table" - An important hierarchy is established between a pair of conniving allies and a plan is hatched to oust one of the strongest and most prominent players in the game.

Source: All data, as of August 31st 2009, BBM Canada PPM Overnight Data based on Adults 18-49 unless otherwise indicated.

For further information: Media Contact: Grace Park, Global Television, [phone], [email protected]