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    World Series lifts Fox ratings; Nielsen week in review

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    Atlanta Braves' Travis d'Arnaud points at the dugout while rounding the bases on his solo home run in the eighth inning against the Houston Astros in Game 3 of the baseball World Series on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Baseball was especially good to Fox, with the Atlanta-Houston World Series lifting the network to its first weekly ratings win in the young TV season.

    The series rebounded from last year's contest, which hit an all-time viewership low that was attributed to the pandemic and competition from the 2020 presidential election.

    The Houston Astros must-have win Sunday over the Atlanta Braves, then leading the series 3-1, was the standout so far in the potential seven-game series, according to Nielsen figures out Tuesday. 

    The 9-5 Astros victory drew 13.6 million viewers — a 35% jump over the 10 million who watched 2020's Los Angeles Dodgers Game 5 defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays.

    Last year, the Dodgers went on to a six-game win over the Rays that posted a TV rating down 32% from the previous World Series low, the San Francisco Giants' four-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers in 2012.

    Bragging rights also went to football and NBC last week, with NFL regular-season games earning the top two spots for the week. 

    Overall, Fox averaged 11.9 million viewers in primetime, followed by NBC with 5.4 million. CBS had 3.9 million, ABC had 3.5 million, Univision had 1.3 million, ION Television had 970,000 and Telemundo had 930,000.

    Fox News Channel was the most-watched cable channel in primetime with an average 2.21 million viewers. It was followed by ESPN with 2.17 million, Hallmark with 1.28 million, MSNBC with 1.11 million and HGTV with 857,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening news ratings competition, averaging 8.1 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7 million, and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.2 million.

    For the week of Oct. 25-31, the top 20 primetime programs, their networks and viewerships:

    • NFL Football: Green Bay at Arizona, Fox, 20.3 million.
    • NFL Football: Dallas at Minnesota, NBC, 15.7 million.
    • MLB World Series Game 5, Fox, 13.6 million.
    • "The OT," Fox, 13.3 million.
    • MLB Pregame (Sunday), Fox, 12.5 million.
    • NFL Pregame (Sunday), NBC, 11.8 million.
    • MLB World Series Game 3, Fox, 11.2 million.
    • NFL Football: New Orleans at Seattle, ESPN, 11.19 million.
    • MLB World Series Game 1, Fox, 10.8 million.
    • MLB World Series Game 4, Fox, 10.5 million.
    • NFL Pregame (Thursday), Fox, 10.46 million.
    • MLB World Series Game 2, Fox, 10.3 million.
    • NFL Pregame (Sunday), NBC, 9.2 million.
    • "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.2 million.
    • "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.11 million.
    • "Saturday Night Football: Penn State at Ohio State," ABC, 7.1 million.
    • "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 6.9 million.
    • "Chicago Fire," NBC, 6.801 million.
    • "Chicago Med," NBC, 6.8 million.
    • "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 6.7 million.
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    Kevin Costner to receive MPSE Filmmaker Award; Greg Hedgepath named recipient of MPSE Career Achievement honor

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Kevin Costner (photo courtesy of Kevin Costner)

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Oscar®-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. And supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 72nd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on February 23, 2025 at the Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

    The MPSE Filmmaker Award is bestowed upon an individual outside the sound community whose career has demonstrated a great appreciation and understanding of the impact of sound editing. The MPSE Career Achievement Award is presented to a person whose career has made a significant impact on the sound community through exemplary work, service or leadership.

    “Kevin Costner has captivated audiences with his powerful storytelling throughout his illustrious career,” said MPSE president David Barber. “From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades. This passion for sound is abundantly clear in his latest ambitious project, the Horizon saga. We are thrilled to honor him with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the art of storytelling through sound in film and television.”

    Barber added, “Greg Hedgepath is a true titan in the world of sound. His contributions to cinema are immense, spanning decades and encompassing a remarkable range of genres. From the heart-pounding intensity of ‘Speed’ and ‘Twister’ to the nuanced drama of ‘Selma’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’, Greg’s work has consistently elevated... Read More

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