CBS' Moonves Responds to NBC's Leno Move

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NEW YORK After a gloomy assessment by rival CEO Jeff Zucker and NBC’s plan to give five hours of weekly prime time to Jay Leno, CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves said there was nothing wrong with network TV’s model.

After those comments were made at the UBS annual media conference two days ago by Zucker, Moonves said that CBS was having a good season in the ratings and would be doing better with advertising revenue if it weren’t for the bad economy.

“I’m

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