As the TiVos and the Replays are coming into our world - and they're coming - it's better to - be inside the tent and figure out what they're doing and to work hand in hand with them as opposed to saying, 'You know what, the automobile is not going to work. I'm going to stick to my horse and carriage,' you know.

Among the shows that have given CBS a new lease on life is the CSI franchise and Survivor. Tired of waiting Moonves' motion cited a "desire to return to the status of being single". Prior to that he had been in a series of executive positions for CBS since July 1995.

the predecessor to CBS Corporation from 2004 until the company split on December 31 2005. Moonves served as co-president and co-chief operating officer of Viacom Inc. Leslie Moonves (/ˈmuːnvɛz/; born October 6 1949) is President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Corporation.