CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY Grows in Key Demographics

The CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY is up +18% in adults 25-54 (1.3/06 from 1.1/05) - the demographic most important to those who advertise in news - according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for the week ending July 3. Additionally, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY added nearly a million viewers (+980,000) and is up +17% in viewers (6.74m from 5.76m) compared to last year.

The CBS broadcast closed the viewership gap with ABC by 780,000 viewers compared to the same week last year.

Television year-to-date, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY is up +3% in viewers (7.14m from 6.93m) and even in adults 25-54 (1.4/06) compared to last year.

On last week's broadcasts, Holly Williams covered the Greek financial crisis; Nancy Cordes interviewed Republican presidential candidate and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; Seth Doane reported on China's controversial expansion in the South China Sea; Jeff Pegues and Elaine Quijano covered national security measures in place for the Fourth of July holiday; and Anna Werner reported on the capture of prison escapee David Sweat.

Editor's Note: Ratings for the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY represent a four-day average (Monday-Thursday) due to the Fourth of July holiday.

Steve Capus is the Executive Producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH SCOTT PELLEY and Executive Editor of CBS News.

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