Ratings estimates from Sunday night put �Survivor� far ahead of the pact. The conclusion of the seventh season for the franchise drew in 25.4 million viewers and earned 9.6 rating/22 share in the adults 18-49 demographic. The hour-long reunion show that ran immediately afterwards came away with 22.7 million viewers and 9.5/22 share in the 18-49 year-old range. 

It helped that the other networks didn�t have any heavy hitting competition running against the reality show. NBC came in second with its made-for-tv movie "Secret Santa" which drew in 12.5 million viewers. Fox came in a steady third from 8-9:30 with "The Simpsons" (11.2 million), "The Bernie Mac Show" (9.3 million) and "Malcolm in the Middle" (8.9 million), but it looks like many viewers switched over at 9:30 because ratings for "Arrested Development" dropped to 6.2 million. 

CBS is hoping for a very successful 8th season of �Survivor�, when the franchise returns in February. They are putting a new twist on the show next season by bringing back contestants from previous seasons to compete in an all-star version of the game. 
 

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