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    NFL Helps NBC Score Nielsen Touchdown

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    Carolina Panthers kicker Graham Gano (9) misses a field goal attempt as punter Andy Lee (8) holds during the second half of an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The return of football and back-to-back prime-time interviews with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump led NBC to a decisive victory in the television ratings.

    Both the season-opening Super Bowl rematch between the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos and a Sunday night game involving a Tom Brady-less New England team and Arizona both reached more than 20 million viewers, the Nielsen company said.

    NBC also reached 14.7 million viewers for the “Commander-in-Chief Forum” featuring Clinton and Trump. Given the rough reception given to moderator Matt Lauer, NBC may have a hard time celebrating that ratings achievement. The first debate between the two presidential candidates, moderated by NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt, is scheduled for Sept. 26.

    Add in summer’s top show in its waning weeks, “America’s Got Talent,” and it made for a dominant week for NBC.

    The network averaged 11.1 million viewers in prime time. ABC had 4.5 million, CBS had 4.2 million, Fox had 3.9 million, Telemundo had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 1.1 million.

    ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.42 million in prime time. Fox had 2.15 million, Discovery had 1.64 million, HGTV had 1.57 million and USA had 1.44 million.

    NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 7.88 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.2 million viewers.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 5-11. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Carolina at Denver, NBC, 25.19 million.

    2. NFL Football: New England at Arizona, NBC, 23.08 million.

    3. “NFL Pre-Game Show” (Thursday), NBC, 18.51 million.

    4. “NFL Pre-Game Show” (Sunday), NBC, 17.67 million.

    5. “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” NBC, 14.72 million.

    6. “The OT,” Fox, 14.36 million.

    7. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 12.19 million.

    8. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.96 million.

    9. “NFL Kick-Off Show” (Thursday), NBC, 10.62 million.

    10. “America’s Got Talent”(Wednesday), NBC, 10.61 million.

    11. College Football: Mississippi vs. Florida, ESPN, 8.35 million.

    12. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.95 million.

    13. “NCIS,” CBS, 7.52 million.

    14. “Better Late Than Never,” NBC, 6.91 million.

    15. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 6.67 million.

    16. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 6.38 million.

    17. “Dateline NBC,” NBC, 6.33 million.

    18. “Miss America Competition,” ABC, 6.29 million.

    19. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 6.21 million.

    20. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 6.15 million.

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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