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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * SALERNO FREDERIC V   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIACOM INC [VIA, VIAB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1515 BROADWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2005 (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10036 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B common stock 12/31/2005   D   10,000 D (1) 0 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 41.9375	12/31/2005		D			3,000	08/01/2000	08/01/2009	Class B common stock	3,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 70	12/31/2005		D			3,000	08/01/2001	08/01/2010	Class B common stock	3,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 55.2	12/31/2005		D			3,000	01/31/2002	01/31/2011	Class B common stock	3,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 39.99	12/31/2005		D			3,000	01/31/2003	01/31/2012	Class B common stock	3,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 38.55	12/31/2005		D			3,000	01/31/2004	01/31/2013	Class B common stock	3,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 40.3	12/31/2005		D			4,000	(3)	01/31/2014	Class B common stock	4,000	(2)	0	D
Director Stock Option (right to buy)	$ 37.34	12/31/2005		D			4,000	(4)	01/31/2015	Class B common stock	4,000	(2)	0	D
Phantom Class A Common Stock Units	(5)	12/31/2005		D			15,836	(5)	(5)	Class A common stock	15,836	(6)	0	D
Phantom Class B Common Stock Units	(5)	12/31/2005		D			15,893	(5)	(5)	Class B common stock	15,893	(6)	0	D
Restricted Share Units (7)	(8)	12/31/2005		D			1,563	05/26/2006(8)	(8)	Class B common stock	1,563	(9)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SALERNO FREDERIC V 1515 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NY 10036	X

Signatures

/s/ Salerno, Frederic V.		01/04/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to a merger between Viacom Inc. and Viacom Merger Sub Inc. (the Merger), in exchange for 0.5 shares of CBS Corporation Class B common stock and 0.5 shares of New Viacom Corp. (New Viacom) Class B common stock for each share of Viacom Class B common stock, with cash in lieu of any fractional shares of CBS Corporation Class B common stock and New Viacom Class B common stock. On January 3, 2006, the first business day following the effective time of the Merger, the opening price of CBS Corporation Class B common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $25.60 per share and the opening price of New Viacom Class B common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $41.12 per share. Viacom Inc. changed its name to CBS Corporation upon completion of the Merger.
(2)	In the Merger, each grant of stock options to buy Viacom Class B common stock was converted into a number of stock options to buy New Viacom Class B common stock determined by multiplying the number of outstanding stock options included in the grant before the Merger by 0.792802. The per share exercise price of the converted stock options was determined by dividing the pre-Merger exercise price by 0.792802.
(3)	These options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 31, 2005.
(4)	These options vest in three equal annual installments beginning on January 31, 2006.
(5)	Phantom Common Stock Units are paid out after the Director's retirement from the Board and are settled in cash. Each Phantom Class A Common Stock Unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Viacom Class A common stock and each Phantom Class B Common Stock Unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Viacom Class B common stock.
(6)	In the Merger, each Viacom Phantom Class A Common Stock Unit was deemed to be exchanged for 0.5 CBS Corporation Phantom Class A Common Stock Units and 0.5 New Viacom Corp. (New Viacom) Phantom Class A Common Stock Units; and each Viacom Phantom Class B Common Stock Unit was deemed to be exchanged for 0.5 CBS Corporation Phantom Class B Common Stock Units and 0.5 New Viacom Phantom Class B Common Stock Units. On January 3, 2006, the first business day following the effective time of the Merger, the opening price of CBS Corporation Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $25.60 per share, the opening price of CBS Corporation Class B common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $25.60 per share, the opening price of New Viacom Class A common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $40.00 per share and the opening price of New Viacom Class B common stock on the New York Stock Exchange was $41.12 per share.
(7)	Granted under the Viacom Inc. 2005 RSU Plan for Outside Directors.
(8)	Each Restricted Share Unit was the economic equivalent of one share of Viacom Class B common stock. The Restricted Share Units will vest on May 26, 2006 and will be settled by delivery of a corresponding number of shares upon vesting, as described in the following footnote, unless the Reporting Person has elected to defer settlement.
(9)	In the Merger, each grant of Restricted Share Units of Viacom Class B common stock was converted into a number of Restricted Share Units of New Viacom Class B common stock determined by multiplying the number of restricted share units included in the grant before the Merger by 0.792802.

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