"CSI" reruns kill CBS rivals in Thursday ratings
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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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CBS claimed victory over NBC in the  first matchup of two Manhattan crime dramas as the debut of  "CSI: NY" convincingly beat the 15th-season launch of "Law &  Order" in ratings released on Thursday.
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CBS, seeking to fill programming  holes left by the writers' strike, said on Monday it will rerun  the entire first season of the crime drama "Dexter" from  Showtime, its sister cable channel, starting next month.
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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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By Chuck Barney, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 14--FOR YEARS, WHEN it came to Thursday nights, your typical TV fans could toss aside the remote control and keep their sights locked on NBC all the way up to bedtime.
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CBS claimed victory over NBC in the highly anticipated first matchup of two Manhattan crime dramas as the debut case of "CSI: NY" convincingly beat the 15th-season launch of "Law & Order" in ratings released on Thursday.
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By DAVID BAUDER  NEW YORK - Assuming military criminal investigators should do such a thing, they're popping champagne corks over at "NCIS." The CBS series topped the television ratings last week for the first time in its four-year history.
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LOS ANGELES  - CBS tightened its grip  on the November sweep lead with another decisive ratings win  for the week of Nov. 15.
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The San Diego auditions of âAmerican Idol,â with the usual mixture of the talented and the cringe-worthy, attracted 29.1 million viewers on Tuesday, lifting Fox with ease into first place in the nightâs ratings, Nielsen estimated. Although the showâs third installment is down 4.6 million from the same night a year ago, it still had more than double the audience of any other network broadcast. Foxâs rerun of âHouseâ came closest, leading the 9 oâclock hour after âAmerican Idolâ with 14 million viewers. NBCâs âBiggest Loser,â meanwhile, trailed both programs as runner-up during 8 to 10 p.m. among adults 18 to 49, averaging a modest 8.9 million viewers. NBC ranked second for the night, leading at 10 with âLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ (13 million). CBS was third, and ABC finished fourth.
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By Mark McGuire, Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 17--CBS dominated, NBC rebounded. The NFL Network starting showing live games, even though cable subscribers in this and many other markets can't get it.
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CBS soared Monday with a special 90-minute edition of "CSI: Miami," while NBC hit new heights with drama "Las Vegas."
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-Ratings Breakdown:  NBC inched past CBS in the overnights on this final Wednesday of December, with a mere 5.6 rating/10 share from 8-11 p.m. Third overall was Fox, followed by a barely visible ABC and lowly the CW, which has not benefited by absurd reality/competition Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. If you have not seen Crowned yet, check it out. You'll get a good laugh.
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CBS and NBC split leadership on this repeat riddled third week of December, with the Eye net first in households and total viewers, and NBC No.1 in the three surveyed demos -- adults 18-49, adults 25-54 (tied with CBS) and adults 18-34. NBC managed to build by minor proportions from one year earlier, while CBS, ABC and Fox were close to year-ago levels. Cellar-dweller the CW dropped by margins of 11 to 22 percent, meanwhile. In the battle of ABC's Duel versus NBC's Clash of the Choirs, the holiday themed Clash of the Choirs held an advantage each time.
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One of the big stories  heading into this season was ABC&#39;s decision to move &quot;Grey&#39;s  Anatomy&quot; against CBS powerhouse &quot;CSI: Crime Scene  Investigation&quot; at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
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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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Sunday's Ravens-Patriots game, which was seen in 75 percent of the country, highlighted CBS's late-afternoon NFL coverage (other games in that window were Jets-Cardinals, Dolphins-49ers, and Bills-Seahawks). Nationally, those games generated a 15.4 overnight rating (27 share) in the 56 metered markets. It was the best rating for a CBS window in 2004 and a 14 percent increase over the ...
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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.