Media Life Magazine - 'Survivor' slips to its lowest finale ever By Toni Fitzgerald

Aging CBS reality show averages a 4.4 in 18-49s

“Survivor: Micronesia” may have taken a bite out of “Desperate Housewives’” audience, but the season finale was still the lowest-rated in the series’ history.

“Micronesia” averaged a 4.4 adults 18-49 rating for its two-hour season-ender starting at 8 p.m. last night, according to Nielsen overnights, off 15 percent from a 5.2 overnight for last fall’s “Survivor: China” finale, which competed against a “Housewives” rerun.

“Micronesia” was 0.1 behind the previous lowest-rated finale, “Survivor: Fiji,” which averaged a 4.5 at this time last year. The show, now in its 16th season, averaged 12.9 million total viewers and was the night's second-highest-rated show behind "Housewives."

The ratings decline is certainly no surprise, as just about every hit show has hit a season or series low in recent weeks. “Micronesia” did better its most recent outing in its regular Thursday timeslot, which averaged a 4.1 adults 18-49 rating.

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