ABC RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 05, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
CBS RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 05, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
| CBS | Connecticut home invasion ends in triple murder | First parolee convicted, second trial scheduled | Jeff Glor | Connecticut | |
| CBS | NYC's Times Square carbomb fails to explode | Bungling wannabe killer given life sentence | Jim Axelrod | New York | |
| CBS | Military funerals picketed by homophobe protestors | Supreme Court to weigh bigots' freedom of speech | Jan Crawford | Supreme Court | |
| CBS | 2010 Senate races previewed | Outside groups fund $69m in ads anonymously | Nancy Cordes | Capitol Hill | |
| CBS | Community college education enrolment expands | Classes overcrowded, extend to midnight shift | Seth Doane | Boston | |
| CBS | Public school meals, junk food, nutrition issues | Oakland-based Revolution Foods improves lunches | Bill Whitaker | California |
NBC RUNDOWN FOR OCTOBER 05, 2010: CLICK ON GRID ELEMENTS TO SEARCH FOR MATCHING ITEMS
| NBC | NYC's Times Square carbomb fails to explode | Bungling wannabe killer given life sentence | Andrea Mitchell | Washington DC | |
| NBC | 2010 midterm election trends overview | Republican outsiders adopt innovative tactics | Kelly O'Donnell | New York | |
| NBC | Aluminum plant toxic waste disaster in Hungary | Reservoir bursts, flood of red, caustic sludge | Stephanie Gosk | London | |
| NBC | Connecticut home invasion ends in triple murder | First parolee convicted, second trial scheduled | Jeff Rossen | Connecticut | |
| NBC | Breast cancer coverage | BRCA gene carrier publicizes her mastectomy | Nancy Snyderman | New York | |
| NBC | Afghanistan has many refugees, displaced homeless | The Kite Runner author fundraises for shelter | John Yang | Afghanistan |

