CBS clips top YouTube charts, boost TV ratings
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CBS Corp.  video clips from  David Letterman's talk show and drama "NCIS" are among the most  watched on popular Internet video service YouTube, giving the  network a boost in TV viewership, the companies said on  Tuesday.
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"Obama Girl," a tearful defense of Britney Spears and an attack by a herd of buffaloes on a pride of lions were among the most popular video clips on YouTube.com this year.
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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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NEW YORK  - Fox and NBC tied for the demographic win in primetime, while CBS won in viewership during the last week of the 2006-07 TV season, Nielsen Media Research said Tuesday.
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CBS won the Sunday ratings  race in viewership, while NBC and Fox tied among the coveted  adults 18-49 demographic in a night of mostly repeats.
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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  - 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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In the extremely tight ratings race between the two leading evening news broadcasts, ABCâs âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ last week edged past its rival, NBCâs âNightly News With Brian Williams,â for the first time in eight weeks. Nielsen estimated that the ABC newscast drew 9.8 million viewers, its highest average in nearly a year and slightly more than the 9.6 million who tuned in to NBC. ABCâs slim margin of victory was only modestly higher in the age bracket of adults 25 to 54, a demographic the two networks split evenly during the previous week. The last time ABC finished No. 1 was during the November sweeps period. Last week CBSâs âEvening News With Katie Couricâ remained a distant third (7.13 million).
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Fox and NBC tied for the  demographic win in primetime, while CBS won in viewership  during the last week of the 2006-07 TV season, Nielsen Media  Research said Tuesday.
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Fox and CBS dominated last  week's top 10 ratings, with Fox taking the top four slots and  its reality show "So You Think You Can Dance" outdistancing  NBC's waning rival "America's Got Talent."
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LOS ANGELES  - A double shot of  "Survivor: Vanuatu," a triple dose of "CSI" and a dash of "The  Amazing Race 6" drove CBS to an easy victory in primetime in  the week that ended Dec. 12.
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LOS ANGELES  - "CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation" cracked the 30 million-viewer mark again on  Thursday, leading CBS to an easy victory for the night.
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"NCIS" pushed past "House"  in viewership to lead CBS to a win Tuesday in the measure,  although Fox's medical drama overwhelmingly took the demo to  give Fox a primetime win in adults 18-49.
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YouTube's deals with the traditional media companies continued to unravel, with the Wall Street Journal saying Wednesday that CBS is the latest casualty. At issue were disagreements on the language of the deal.
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More television viewers are turning to  the Internet to watch videos, films and TV episodes, according  to a new survey. In the past year, YouTube has widened its lead  as the top destination for online videos, while search engines  and television networks have gained ground.
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A new viewership high for  "Criminal Minds" and good ratings for "Jericho" boosted CBS to  a Wednesday win in viewership and the adults 18-49 demographic.
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By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  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.