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"New CBS sitcom Rob made a strong start last night (Thursday), early viewing figures show. The Rob Schneider vehicle opened with 13.5m and a 18-49 adult demo score of 4.1 at 8.30pm, benefiting from The Big Bang Theory&amp;#039;s huge lead-in of 15.9m (5.2). Steady performances from Person of Interest (14.7m/3.2) and The Mentalist (13.4m/2.7) ensured a comfortable primetime victory for CBS over ABC. The Alphabet Network&amp;#039;s Wipeout (8pm), Grey&amp;#039;s Anatomy (9pm) and Private Practice (10pm) mustered respective audiences of 7.1m (2.2), 10.6m (3.8) and 6.7m (2.4). On Fox, procedural crime drama The Finder premiered with 5.5m (1.7) at 9pm. Bones had 8.6m (2.4) an hour earlier. Meanwhile, The Vampire Diaries (2.8m/1.2) and The Secret Circle (2.1m/0.8) performed solidly for The CW. Season six of NBC&amp;#039;s 30 Rock kicked off with an uninspiring 4.6m (1.8) at 8pm, then Parks &amp;amp; Recreation amused 4.1m (1.9). At 9pm, the network&amp;#039;s audience rose for The Office (5.9m/2.7), before falling again for Up All Night (4.3m/2.0) at 9.30pm, and once more for The Firm at 10pm (4.2m/1.0). "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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