Lifetime's "Project Runway" concluded on a high note Thursday evening, averaging 4.3 million viewers.

That's 40% lower, however, than the fifth season finale that aired last year on Bravo.

Oprah tells her studio audience she's ending her daytime syndicated talk show ...

Oprah's cable network has a launch date.

With a holiday week approaching, plenty of sports competition on cable and sweeps stunts winding down, most broadcast shows declined Thursday evening as CBS resumed control of the board. Overall TV usage slipped 4% from last week, which accounts for some of the loss.

CBS claimed the adult demo trophy this round and continued lead among total viewers. The network aired "Survivor" (12.3 million viewers, 3.7), down 5% and a post-crossover "CSI" (15 million, 3.5), dropping 15%. But even with the reduced lead-in, "The Mentalist" (15.8 million, 3.7) was up a tenth for a suspenseful Red John episode -- the only broadcast show to post a gain last night and hitting its second-highest rating for the season. 

ABC's "FlashForward" (8 million, 2.4) fell again, down 8% to a new low. "Grey's Anatomy" (14 million, 5.0) was down 11% and "Private Practice" (9 million, 3.1) dropped a dramatic 21% to a season low (hmm, Lifetime's "Project Runway" finale? "New Moon" opening?).

By Elizabeth Guider

The most telling indication that Oprah Winfrey was about to make the big decision was the cover of last month's "O" magazine. To actually share space with Ellen DeGeneres (who, after all, fronts a rival afternoon talk show) and later have her on "Oprah" as the main guest was a subtle if unconscious anointing of one queen of talk by another.

UPDATE: Oprah Winfrey will end her syndicated daytime talk show in 2011.

The top-rated talk show host told her staff Thursday that she will conclude her show on Sept. 9, 2011 -- when her current contract expires. The announcement will air during Friday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."   

Oprah draws about seven million viewers a day and her departure was first reported a couple weeks ago. After the show concludes, she plans to focus on her cable network, OWN.

Here's a statement from her distributor, CBS TV Distribution:

It’s alive!

A few weeks after NBC confirmed it would not order any more episodes of “Trauma,” the network has ordered more episodes of “Trauma.” Three hours, to be exact. This is a similar "we canceled it, wait, maybe we didn't" fun the network had with "Lipstick Jungle" last year. Only that time, after some wavering, the show stayed dead.

So why order more episodes? Have its ratings improved?

UPDATED: NBC's "Chuck" will return Sunday, Jan. 10, before moving to Mondays at 8 p.m. starting the next night.

Guest stars will include Angie Harmon, Brandon Routh, Kristin Kreuk, Armand Assante, Steve Austin, Robert Patrick and Vinnie Jones.

Also, a two-hour "Heroes" will air Monday, Jan. 4 before the show shifts back to its former 9 p.m. time period.

Also, here's a just-released preview of season three: