CBS Tops Wednesday Viewers; 'Lost' Strong for ABC
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LOS ANGELES  - A freak storm that  leveled Chicago and increasing angst on the isle of "Lost"  drove viewers to their TV sets Wednesday night.
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LOS ANGELES  Fast National ratings for Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004. ABC dominated the late evening with new dramas, but CBS was able to hold off the resurgent network thanks to early evening strength.
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NEW YORK  - Boosted by "Navy NCIS," CBS  won the primetime ratings race Tuesday, according to  preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research.
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"Two and a Half Men" and  "CSI: Miami" lifted CBS to a primetime victory Monday, while  NBC's much-hyped "Studio 60" sank in its second week, losing to  the two-hour debut of ABC's "The Bachelor: Rome," which  delivered the show's highest premiere viewership since 2004.
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Helped by the last "Heroes"  for a while and a strong New Orleans Saints-Dallas Cowboys  matchup on "Sunday Night Football," ratings laggard NBC pulled  out a win in the key adults 18-49 demographic last week, while  CBS took a 12th consecutive week in viewership.
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CBS led the Monday ratings  with strong performances from "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI:  Miami," while NBC's "Heroes" was the top show in the coveted  adults 18-49 demographic.
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CBS tightened its grip on the November sweep lead with another decisive ratings win for the week of Nov. 15.
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CBS and ABC shared the lead in the ratings on Sunday, with CBS averaging the most total viewers and ABC earning the highest ratings among adults 18 to 49. ABC got a lift in that demographic group from the nightâs top-rated show, a two-hour edition of âExtreme Makeover: Home Edition,â which averaged 13.6 million total viewers at 8 p.m., according to Nielsenâs estimates. CBS, meanwhile, got a boost at 7 p.m. from â60 Minutes,â the nightâs most-watched show (14.4 million), followed by âSharkâ at 8 (11.1 million) and the made-for-TV movie âThe Russell Girlâ from 9 to 11 (12.7 million). Fox ranked third for the night but ahead of CBS in second place in the 18-to-49 segment thanks to its comedy lineup, including âThe Simpsonsâ at 8 (7.6 million) and âKing of the Hillâ at 8:30 (7.5 million). NBC, in fourth place, broadcast back-to-back specials, the âU.S. Figure Skating Championshipsâ from 7 to 9 (4.8 million), followed by the âGuinness World Records: Top 100â from 9 to 11 (6.3 million).
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In the   most-watched bout of the new fall season, Grey's Anatomy knocked   down CBS heavyweight CSI. Per Nielsen Media Research estimates,   the ABC doctor drama won the 9-10 p.m. time slot with 25.1 million   viewers; CSI trailed with 22 million.
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After relinquishing its crown to ABC the week before, CBS was back on top in prime-time viewers last week. It claimed nine of the week's Top 20 shows, including the No. 1 entry, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," according to Nielsen Media Research.
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"Big Brother" and  always-popular repeats of "CSI" and "Without a Trace" lifted  CBS to an overpowering win in primetime Thursday.
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Fueled by football, NBC  won last week&#39;s ratings race in the key adults 18-49  demographic. But CBS returned to No. 1 in total viewers after  finishing second the previous week.
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NEW YORK  - ABC won a repeat-laden  primetime Wednesday with two hours of its rookie castaway hit  "Lost."
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Four hours of "Survivor:  China" and a new "CSI" spelled a double-barreled win in the  ratings last week for CBS.
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After strong ratings in its first two weeks, ABC's new castaway thriller "Lost" appears to have given the network something it has struggled for years to find -- a hit drama.
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Katie Couric posted a strong start   as anchor of the CBS Evening News in the ratings, with more   than twice as many viewers as usual tuning into Tuesday's   debut, early Nielsen Media Research figures showed.
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Fans of ABC's "Lost" will have to wait later on Wednesday nights to see it. ABC said that its hit mystery will move to a new time slot &#151; Wednesdays at 10 p.m. &#151; when it returns with new episodes on Feb. 7.