Katie Propels CBS to a Win, but Show Slips to Third on 9/11
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By DAVID BAUDER, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  Katie Couric led the "CBS Evening News" to its first weekly ratings win in more than five years, but her honeymoon may be short  she slipped to third place Monday.  Couric's first evening news broadcast Sept.
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-Ratings Breakdown: CBS scored a clean Wednesday victory, with a first-place overnight finish in every half-hour as a result of Power of 10 (5.8/10), a repeat of Criminal Minds (6.4/10), and a repeat of CSI: NY (6.7/11). For more on Power of 10, which is a shoo-in for renewal, see TV Tidbits below. Obviously, if upcoming Wednesday 8 p.m. occupant Kid Nation crashes, CBS already has a replacement. Congrats, Drew Carey and Michael Davies!
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CBS won last week's  primetime ratings race in both viewership and the adults 18-49  demographic, while the network's adventure series "NCIS" took  advantage of the paucity of original episodes to become the  most-watched show for the first time in its four-season run.
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"Fear Factor" perked up a bit for NBC on Monday, but CBS still ruled the night with its comedy block and "CSI: Miami."
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After Katie Couric was introduced on her first night as "CBS Evening News" anchor by a Walter Cronkite voiceover, she delivered a fast-moving newscast that the legendary newsman might have found unrecognizable.
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By JESSICA HESLAM  Rosie's red hot.  Katie's really not.  TV stars Rosie O'Donnell and Katie Couric took on new, high- profile television jobs back in September.
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Two "CSI" reruns rendered  Thursday's reality battle among Fox, NBC and ABC somewhat moot,  as CBS won all three hours in viewership and adults 18-49.
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Katie CouricÂs first night as anchor drew the largest audience in more than eight years for CBSÂs evening news program, and Rosie OÂDonnell also makes a splash in her new job on ÂThe View.Â
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The latest edition of CBS reality  hit "Survivor" got off to a strong start against NBC's new  comedy "Joey," soundly beating the "Friends" spinoff in TV  ratings for what could mark a key prime-time turning point.
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Fox dominated the ratings on Tuesday, thanks to two popular shows, âAmerican Idolâ at 8 p.m. and âHouseâ at 9. Those shows delivered 28.1 million and 22.5 million viewers, Nielsen estimated. A repeat of CBSâs âNCISâ at 8 attracted the nightâs third-largest audience (11.7 million). CBSâs all-rerun lineup tied NBC for runner-up on the night, but NBC fared better among adults 18 to 49 with âThe Biggest Loserâ at 8 (8.3 million) followed by âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ at 10 (9.4 million). ABC finished fourth overall. On Monday President Bushâs final State of the Union address attracted the smallest audience of his two terms, 37.5 million viewers. That tally was 8 million fewer than a year ago, but 6 million more than President Clintonâs last State of the Union address in 2000. The speech was broadcast live at 9 p.m. on a total of nine network and cable channels.
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By TIM CUPRISIN  The top-rated television show Sunday night wasn't ABC's much- discussed dramatization of the events leading up to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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CBS affiliates pull Twin Towers documentary A number of CBS affiliates decided not to broadcast award-winning documentary 9/11 on Sunday amid concerns that "airing profanity, primarily by firefighters during the crisis" might attract the unwanted attention of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Reuters reports.â¦
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NEW YORK  - Katie Couric's one-year anniversary as anchor of "CBS Evening News" finds her in Iraq and Syria reporting from the front lines and not answering questions about how poorly the newscast has been doing in the ratings since she started.
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Katie Couric cruised to an easy ratings victory on her second night as "CBS Evening News" anchor, just as she did her opening night.
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The dramatic combo of "Lost" and "Alias" packed a punch again on Wednesday, giving ABC the nightly win in primetime by a wide margin.
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Even with a repeat of "Everybody Loves Raymond," CBS was spry on Monday with "Two and a Half Men" and "CSI: Miami" leading the network to the nightly win.
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If some people thought traveling to Iraq and Syria was a ratings stunt for Katie Couric, it didn't work out that way. The "CBS Evening News" tied a record low with just under 5.5 million viewers last week, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday. Last week and Memorial Day week are the two least-watched CBS evening newscasts since at least 1987, and probably far earlier.