Couric's CBS newscast finishes debut week at No. 1
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It may be too soon to anoint Katie  Couric queen of network news, but her debut as the CBS Evening  News anchor has given the program its first No. 1 finish in the  weekly ratings race in more than six years.
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CBS finished the official first night of the new TV season as the most watched network in prime time, led by a robust return of crime hit "CSI: Miami," while ABC won the key ratings race for young adult viewers with "Monday Night Football."
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CBS dominated the first week of the new US television season, ranking as the most watched network overall and winning target audiences with help from its &quot;CSI&quot; crime
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NEW YORK  - 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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Her first night as anchor drew the largest audience in more than eight years for CBSÂs evening news program.
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NEW YORK  - "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric says she tries not to worry about ratings, even though her third-placed newscast has failed to gain much ground in the six months since she took the job.
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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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The new CBS anchor's ascent has been an occasion to dissect the future of the half-hour network newscast itself.
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The newest edition of CBS reality hit "Survivor" got off to a mighty start against NBC comedy "Joey," beating the "Friends" spinoff and "Will & Grace" premiere in their first matchup, according to early TV ratings on Friday.
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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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Millions of Americans can scarcely remember a weekday where Katie Couric wasn&#039;t a part of their morning routine. Maybe the &quot;Today&quot; show was on in the background when they gathered their homework for school. Later, she was there when they gulped a quick cup of coffee before work. In a few years, they&#039;d watch TV while feeding the baby and Couric was still there &amp;#151; a few hairstyles later.
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With a rebuilt newsroom behind her and new theme music from an Academy Award-winning composer, Katie Couric is set to make the most talked-about debut of the fall television season Tuesday on the "CBS Evening News."
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Good news for Katie Couric: Lots of people know her and like her. In fact, Couric, who takes the "CBS Evening News" anchor chair Sept. 5, is better known than her soon-to-be rivals, according to a poll released Thursday by Pew Research Center for the People and the Press.
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A month after Katie Couric's  heavily promoted debut as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," the  viewership ratings presented by Nielsen Media Research offer a  mixed message about the extent of her success.
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CBS finished the official first  night of the new TV season as the most watched network in prime  time, led by a robust return of crime hit "CSI: Miami," while  ABC won the key ratings race for young adult viewers with  "Monday Night Football."
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Standing in front of a video board displaying a fast-moving rundown of stories ranging from the Taliban to Suri Cruise, Katie Couric began her first night as anchor of the "CBS Evening News" on Tuesday. "Hi, everyone," she said.
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After months of preparation and promotion, after all the words written about Katie Couric's new job as "CBS Evening News" anchor, she'd like nothing more now than to just sit down and report the news. That will finally happen on Sept. 5, when Couric tells the day's top story from the set in a rebuilt newsroom on Manhattan's West Side.