CBS 'Survivor' Draws Strong Ratings on Debut

Updated from 4:23 p.m. EDT

"Survivor," the much-hyped reality television program, drew strong ratings in its debut Wednesday night on CBS, but it fell short of besting the blockbuster hit "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" on ABC.

"Survivor", though, topped "Millionaire" in the key demographics most favored by advertisers.

"Survivor" features 16 men and women of diverse ages and personalities living on an island off Borneo in the South China Sea. At the end of each episode, the group votes to throw one person off the island until a single survivor is left. That person wins a grand prize of $1 million. The show, which has been lavished with media attention in recent weeks, is a knockoff of a similar show in Sweden. ...