Among the nightly newscasts, NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams took a strong lead, capturing an average of 8 million viewers a night, far better than most primetime programs on any network. ABC's World News with Charles Gibson placed second with 7.2 million. But the CBS Evening News With Katie Couric produced its lowest viewership yet, and indeed, the worst ratings for the CBS newscast since The Modern ratings system began. It drew a 3.6 rating and an 8 share, translating to just 5.2 million viewers.

10/06/2009