Sunday Split for CBS, NBC: CBS wins overall, but 'Dateline NBC' carries NBC to a demo win

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Jul. 7--Fast National ratings for Sunday, July 6, 2008. While "Million Dollar Password" carried CBS to an overall win on Sunday night, NBC still grabbed a victory in the key young adult demos. Overall, CBS averaged a 4.7 rating/8 share, nipping the 4.2/8 for NBC and ABC's 3.4/6. FOX was well back in fourth with a 3.4/6, leaving The CW to trail with a 0.8/1. Among adults 18-49, though, NBC had a 2.0 rating for first. CBS' 1.3 rating pushed the network down to fourth, in fact, behind the 1.8 rating for ABC and FOX's 1.6 rating. No matter how you measure things, The CW was last with a 0.5 demo rating. With a 5.4/11 for "60 Minutes," CBS started off Sunday with a substantial lead, as ABC's "America's Funniest Home Videos" and NBC's coverage of the Olympic Trials tied for second with a 3.3/7. FOX's... [read full story]