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CBS Corp. (NYSE: CBS) is in need of a solid new hit. While CBS has consistently been America's "most-watched network" for several years, the trend may be in danger. Perennial ratings powerhouses such as the CSI franchise, Two and a Half Men and Survivor are getting a little long in the tooth and may only have a few years left before fickle viewers tire of them.

Meanwhile, fall season has started off slowly for the venerable network, as two of its returning drams ... the two-year-old James Woods vehicle Shark and the procedural drama Cold Case -- beginning its fifth season -- saw sagging ratings. At 10:00 p.m. Eastern, Shark attracted an all-time low of 11.5 million viewers, roughly 6 million less than Without a Trace drew when it premiered in the same time slot last year.

12.3 million viewers tuned in to Cold Case, airing at 9:00 p.m., down from the fourth-season premiere, which drew 17.6 million households. Next week, the competition builds as Walt Disney's (NYSE: DIS) ABC Network premieres Desperate Housewives and Brothers and Sisters.

For the night, CBS took second place, behind General Electric's (NYSE: GE) NBC Network, which won the night easily with Sunday Night Football.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

Early fall-season report: An 'eye' on CBS originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Perhaps it's the age of YouTube and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) video, which provides near-immediate access to all important televised events in case something was missed. Could have been the heavy-handed censors at News Corp.'s (NYSE: NWS) FOX Networks, who filtered out more than one relatively sterile comment. Maybe it was the lukewarm reaction to first-time host Ryan Seacrest.

Whatever the excuse, ratings for the Primetime Emmy Awards - broadcast Sunday evening on FOX - scored just 13.1 million viewers, the second-smallest audience on record (exceeded only by 1990). The audience was well below the year-ago Emmy broadcast, which brought in 16.2 million viewers for General Electric's (NYSE: GE) NBC Network.

In terms of the important adults 18-49 demographic, the 2007 Emmys posted a preliminary 4.3 rating/11 share, a 17% drop from 2006, according to Variety. What's more, the ceremony was topped in the ratings game by an early-season edition of Sunday Night Football, which pitted the New England Patriots against the San Diego Chargers on NBC.

Beth Gaston Moon is an analyst at Schaeffer's Investment Research.

Emmy ratings plunge to 17-year low originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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General Electric (GE) ended the day at $33.95, down 2 cents and .06%. GE's NBC/Universal area is still facing an uphill battle in the media arena, but there is a bright star in the distance. Sunday night football.

According to this CNN article, NBC snagged the rights to Sunday night for a cool $600 million. A nice figure compared to the $1.1 billion Disney payed recently paid out to snag Monday night NFL for ESPN. ESPN and other media groups might be facing losses due to the expense of holding onto football broadcasting rights. While some experts think ESPN might beat out NBC, as NBC got such a nice deal on the price, they stand a better chance of turning the profit.

No matter who comes out on top, if NBC is able to spin a profit it will be a nice shove to NBC's fall schedule. A schedule already getting some buzz with some new shows. Will NBC finally start contributing to GE's bottom line? Tune in to find out.

GE after the bell 9/6/06: Sunday night NFL might help NBC originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 06 Sep 2006 19:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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