CBS at top of the ratings

CBS had little competition last week in helping the network ring up yet another weekly victory in the television ratings.

Nine of Nielsen Media Research’s 10 most-watched programs were on CBS, with Fox’s “House” the only exception. The six most popular programs, topped by a “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” rerun, were all crime-oriented dramas.

The CBS Sunday movie “The Christmas Blessing” (13.8 million viewers) did much better than ABC’s remake of “Once Upon a Mattress” (8.4 million), starring the usually bankable Carol Burnett.

The two-hour finale of “The Apprentice 4” on NBC last Thursday was seen by 12.8 million viewers, a disappointment given the show’s former hit status.