Grammys great for CBS in weeklong ratings
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Sunday's Grammy Awards  helped CBS win the weeklong ratings race among total viewers,  while Fox led the field in the key adults 18-49 demographic.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - 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 on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - CBS, CNN and NBC won two awards apiece and PBS scored one in the fourth annual Business & Financial Emmys ceremony Thursday in Manhattan.
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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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Tuesday might have been an important night for the presidential primary process, but Fox came away the big winner in the television ratings race, easily outpacing its rivalsâ election coverage. As usual, âAmerican Idolâ led over all, drawing 27.8 million viewers at 8, according to Nielsenâs estimates. At 9, Foxâs âHouseâ earned a similarly dominant 23.2 million viewers. Meanwhile, ABC, the only network to broadcast three full hours of election returns, ranked fourth over all with an average of 5.3 million viewers during prime time. CBS, which broadcast presidential primary results from 9 to 11, finished third (4.7 million). NBCâs election coverage won the 10 oâclock time slot (5.6 million), possibly benefiting from higher ratings leading into the hour. NBCâs âBiggest Loserâ averaged eight million viewers in second place from 8 to 10, behind Fox. NBC also led Monday nightâs ratings, thanks to âAmerican Gladiatorsâ (nine million) followed by âDeal or No Dealâ at 9:30 (13.2 million). Also on Monday, at 10 p.m., ABCâs â20/20â special on the death of Natalee Holloway drew 12.7 million viewers, the largest audience for â20/20â in more than a year.
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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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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 the coveted double in the primetime ratings race last week -- total viewers and the adults 18-49 demographic -- and also scored six of the top 10 shows in the advertiser-friendly age group.
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS' summer reality  entries "Big Brother 5" and "The Amazing Race" held up well in  primetime Tuesday against the summer Olympics competition on  NBC.
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No one can say that Grammy Award organizers aren't quick learners when it comes to scheduling. This year they were rewarded for it. An estimated 20.1 million people watched the Dixie Chicks' defiant night on the Grammy Awards Sunday, up 18 percent from last year for what used to be considered the music industry's biggest night on television, according to Nielsen Media Research.
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NBCâs bare-bones version of the â65th Annual Golden Globesâ attracted just 5.8 million viewers on Sunday night, a small fraction of the 20 million who tuned in to the awards show a year ago, according to Nielsenâs estimates. A two-hour âDatelineâ special, featuring interviews with the nominees and preceding the 9 p.m. announcement show fared no better, drawing only 4.4 million. Combined, the three-hour broadcast delivered a dismal 1.3 rating in the critical demographic of adults 18 to 49, a far cry from the 6.5 rating the show earned over prime time on a Monday last January. The big hit on Sunday was Foxâs premiere of âTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles,â which attracted 18.3 million viewers at 8 p.m. and the highest ratings by far of any new series this season. Although âTerminatorâ benefited from following a football game on Fox that attracted more than 35 million viewers during the 7 p.m. hour, no other scripted series debut on any broadcast network has done better in the 18-to-49 set in three years. The last scripted series debut on a broadcast network to earn higher ratings among adults 18 to 49 was CBSâs âNumb3rsâ on Jan. 23, 2005. Fox easily led the nightâs ratings, followed by CBS and ABC. NBC ranked fourth. Part one of CBSâs âComanche Moonâ drew 15.8 million viewers.
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"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" crested the 30 million-viewer mark again on Thursday, leading CBS to an easy victory for the night.
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LOS ANGELES  - On a busy Tuesday night  of season premieres, CBS led the prime-time pack by a wide  margin throughout the night with the finales of "Big Brother 5"  and "The Amazing Race 5."
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LOS ANGELES  - When the Grammy Awards telecast bursts into full-throated song on Sunday night, live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, it will mark the awards show's 50th year. But there will be another milestone to celebrate as well -- the Grammys' 35th year on CBS.
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LOS ANGELES  - "CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation" crested the 30 million-viewer mark again on  Thursday, leading CBS to an easy victory for the night.
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Several cable networks  were blessed Sunday night with strong ratings from a range of  high-profile shows, including Lifetime Television&#39;s &quot;Army  Wives.&quot;
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LOS ANGELES  - Fresh episodes of "Two  and a Half Men" and "CSI: Miami" took CBS to the top on what  was otherwise a ho-hum Monday night in primetime.