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CBS marked its sixth straight week atop the crucial 18-to-49 age demographic, while runner-up ABC continued making ratings gains compared with a year ago, according to figures released Tuesday by Nielsen Media Research.
CBS' "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was the most-watched show for the week ending Sunday, and ABC's soap "Desperate Housewives" was No. 1 among 18- to 49-year-olds.
Tuesday's 39th annual Country Music Assn. Awards also delivered for CBS, which had six of the top 10 shows among total viewers. ABC, meanwhile, won four nights among young-adult viewers; season-to- date, its "demo" ratings are up 5% while each of its rivals is down in the category.
NBC continued to struggle, with "ER" its only show in the top 10 among 18- to 49-year-olds, a category it once dominated.
In the November ratings sweeps, which end next week, CBS holds a narrow lead over ABC in young adults, with NBC and Fox far behind.
Scott Collins
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Here are the rankings for national prime-time network television last week (Nov. 14-20) as compiled by Nielsen Media Research. They are based on the average number of people who watched a program from start to finish. Nielsen estimates there are 277.93 million potential viewers in the U.S. ages 2 and older. Viewership is listed in millions.
| *--* Program Network |
| Viewers 1 CSI CBS |
| 28.98 2 Desperate Housewives ABC... |