The gains were prompted in large part by the network's continued ratings dominance.

He seems untroubled by how many doubters Jay Leno has swatted away in his eight years of ratings dominance.

She was credited by many colleagues at NBC with providing some of the executive guidiance that led to that network's ratings dominance in the mid-1990's.

For ABC, that upside is centered on the news division's unchallenged ratings dominance in the war coverage.

The two stations continued to struggle for ratings dominance well into the 1990s.

Most of CBS's historic ratings dominance has to do with geographic market size.

Kurtis and Jacobson a legendary anchor team in Chicago and from the mid-1970s to early 1980s the team enjoyed unprecedented ratings dominance.

Ms. Pauley's departure comes at a time when "Dateline," which is broadcast three times a week, has lost the ratings dominance it enjoyed several years ago.

But losing could end NBC's ratings dominance and even send the network into third place.

Indeed, it was a major reason for ABC's ratings dominance during the late 1970's and is still going strong in syndication.