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CBS EVENING NEWS Posts Largest Year-to-Year % Gain in Adults 25-54
by Caryn Robbins - January 20, 2016

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY posted the largest year-to-year percentage gain in adults 25-54 (+7%, 1.6/06 from 1.5/06) among the network evening news broadcasts, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 14....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Fifth Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 31, 2015

For the fifth straight week, 60 MINUTES landed on the Nielsen Top 10 list in viewers and households, drawing 13.83 million and scoring an 8.7/15, good for #4 by both measures....


CBS NEWS Delivers Significant Adult 25-54 Audiences
by Caryn Robbins - April 24, 2015

CBS News broadcasts delivered significant adult 25-54 audiences, the demographic that matters most to those who advertise in news....


CBS News Wins in Viewers for Third Consecutive Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 16, 2015

For the third consecutive week of the 2015-2016 TV season, more people watched portions of CBS News' broadcasts than news programs on any other broadcast network, according to Nielsen most current ratings for the week ending Oct. 11....


Original Reporting Boosts Audience Growth for All CBS News Broadcasts
by Caryn Robbins - July 31, 2015

CBS News' morning, evening, primetime and Sunday broadcasts are all averaging more viewers now than at this point a year ago, according to Nielsen...


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Third Time in Four Week
by Caryn Robbins - October 20, 2015

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the second straight week and the third time in four weeks. America's #1 news program drew 13.8 million viewers to land at #6....


VIDEO: GREASE, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN & More Performed on Last Night's DWTS!
by Caryn Robbins - October 20, 2015

Famous Dances Week returned to DANCING WITH THE STARS last night, and this season's celebrity contestants were on their A-game....


CBS News Programs Power to #1 in Primetime & Sunday Mornings
by Caryn Robbins - May 08, 2015

CBS News programs powered to strong #1 finishes in primetime and Sunday morning with key news demos and viewers, according to Nielsen live plus same for the week ending May 3....


VIDEO: AMERICAN MASTERS Pays Tribute to CBS Newsman Bob Simon
by Caryn Robbins - February 13, 2015

The American Masters series website has an In Memoriam tribute to award-winning, CBS News and 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, a Bronx native and Manhattan resident. Watch the video below!...


VIDEO: '60 Minutes' Goes Behind-the-Scenes of HAMILTON with Lin-Manuel Miranda
by Caryn Robbins - November 09, 2015

On last night's 60 MINUTES on CBS, Charlie Rose went behind the curtain to report on Lin-Manuel Miranda's new original Broadway musical HAMILTON....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For Second Week
by Caryn Robbins - March 10, 2015

60 MINUTES made Nielsen's Top 10 broadcasts for the second straight time. It was the CBS News magazine's third time in four weeks and the 14th time this season that it made the prestigious list....


FOX Sports' GARBAGE TIME WITH KATIE NOLAN Delivers Record Viewers
by Caryn Robbins - October 19, 2015

GARBAGE TIME WITH KATIE NOLAN returned Wednesday, Oct. 14, to a record average television audience, as 473,000 tuned in to the episode's Wednesday night premiere....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Finishes Among Top 10 for 4th Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 23, 2015

CBS's 60 MINUTES finished among the Nielsen Top 10 for the fourth straight week, drawing an audience of 12.7 million viewers to land at #6, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Dec. 20. The broadcast also made the top 10 list in the key demos....


Nearly 183 Million People Have Turned to CBS News Broadcasts During This Television Year
by Tess Reynolds - August 07, 2015

An estimated 182.63 million people have watched all or part of CBS News broadcasts since the start of the current television year, with 75.4 million of them in the advertiser-desired 25-54 demographic, according to Nielsen most current ratings through the week ending August 2....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for Third Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - November 11, 2014

60 MINUTES has finished among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts for the third straight week. The CBS newsmagazine made Nielsen's top 10 at #7, drawing an audience of 12.16 million viewers....


More People Watch Portions of CBS NEWS During Premiere Week Than Any Other Broadcast News
by Caryn Robbins - October 02, 2015

More people watched portions of CBS News' major news programs during premiere week than watched any other broadcast network's news offerings...


CBS's 60 MINUTES to Report on Mountain Lions Living in City Limits of L.A., 1/17
by Caryn Robbins - January 15, 2016

The big cats - well over 100 pounds - are called pumas, cougars or mountain lions. But they are also being called neighbors by some residents of Los Angeles, who are discovering them in their backyards or even their crawlspaces....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 For 7th Straight Week
by Caryn Robbins - December 09, 2014

60 MINUTES is in the Top 10 again, where it has finished for seven straight weeks – its longest in-season streak on the weekly list since January 2009....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Makes Top 10 for 13th Time This Season
by Caryn Robbins - March 03, 2015

60 MINUTES drew 13.55 million viewers to land on Nielsen's top 10 list at #7. It was the 13th time the CBS News magazine made the list this season....


CBS's 60 MINUTES to Show First-Ever Video of El Faro Wreck, 1/3
by BWW News Desk - January 03, 2016

The El Faro lies nearly three miles beneath the Atlantic in the infamous Bermuda Triangle after sinking in Hurricane Joaquin last October, taking the lives of 33 men and women who were aboard....


VIDEO: Sneak Peek - Mandy Patinkin Featured on CBS's 60 MINUTES, 11/16
by Caryn Robbins - November 13, 2014

Viewers find out everything about Patinkin - and then some - when Simon profiles the accomplished singer, stage, film and television actor on the next edition of 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Nov. 16 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS's 60 MINUTES Cracks Top 10 Four Weeks in a Row
by Caryn Robbins - November 18, 2014

For the fourth straight week, 60 MINUTES ranked among America's 10 most-watched primetime broadcasts, drawing an audience of 12.65 million viewers to finish at #8 on the Nielsen list....


Syrian President Assad Feature Set for CBS's 60 MINUTES, 3/29
by Caryn Robbins - March 27, 2015

CBS THIS MORNING co-host Charlie Rose interviews Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus for a 60 MINUTES report to be broadcast Sunday, March 29 (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


CBS News Ends Television Year with Unrivaled Audience Growth
by Caryn Robbins - September 25, 2015

CBS News' major broadcasts ended the 2014-2015 television year with unrivaled audience growth, including some time period wins and strong adult 25-54 performances, according to Nielsen most current ratings for the just-ended television season....


CBS's KENNEDY CENTER HONORS Leads Network to Holiday Week Win
by Caryn Robbins - January 06, 2016

CBS won the holiday week in viewers with an original 60 MINUTES, specials KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, UNDERCOVER BOSS and I GET THAT A LOT and rebroadcasts of the Network's hit scripted series, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending Jan. 3....






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