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    Nielsen Week In Review: Promising Starts For “Bull,” “Designated Survivor”

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    This image released by CBS shows, Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull, background left, and Chris Jackson as Chunk Palmer, right, in a scene from, "Bull," premiering on Sept. 20. (David M. Russell/CBS via AP)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Nielsen’s first “most likely to succeed” list is out, and it includes Michael Weatherley, Mandy Moore, Kiefer Sutherland and Kevin James.

    They are among the stars in new series that performed well during the first week of the new TV season, the Nielsen company said. The best performer was “Bull,” CBS’ series starring Weatherley as a trial consultant in a story loosely based on Dr. Phil McGraw’s life. Its audience of 15.6 million made it the most-watched debut of the week.

    Moore is in the ensemble cast of NBC’s “This is Us,” and James in the CBS comedy “Kevin Can Wait,” which both finished among Nielsen’s Top 25 for their debuts.

    All three series, however, had the advantage of following more popular returning series on the schedule: CBS’ “NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory,” and NBC’s “The Voice.” That’s the television equivalent of beginning a 100-yard dash 50 yards ahead of your opponent.

    Sutherland’s critically acclaimed “Designated Survivor” on ABC, however, was the only one of the four newcomers to gather a bigger audience than the show immediately preceding it on the schedule. ABC’s “black-ish” had 6.4 million viewers for its premiere, and “Designated Survivor” followed it with more than 10 million — a positive sign that many viewers specifically sought it out.

    After finishing the summer months behind NBC in the ratings, CBS returned to the top spot last week. It also was the only one of the top four networks to gain in viewers compared to the first week of the 2015 season.

    CBS averaged 11.2 million viewers in prime time for premiere week. NBC had 8.7 million, and won among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic sought by advertisers. ABC had 5.9 million, Fox had 3.6 million, Telemundo had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, ION Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 900,000.

    ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.19 million people in prime time. Fox News Channel ad 2.33 million, TNT had 1.8 million, TBS had 1.44 million and HGTV had 1.31 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 8 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.7 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 19-25. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Chicago at Dallas, NBC, 20.62 million.

    2. NFL Football: Houston at New England, CBS, 17.55 million.

    3. “NCIS,” CBS, 16 million.

    4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.82 million.

    5. “Bull,” CBS, 15.57 million.

    6. “NFL Pregame,” NBC, 15.41 million.

    7. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.36 million.

    8. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.29 million.

    9. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Chicago, ESPN, 12.14 million.

    10. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.1 million.

    11. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 11.5 million.

    12. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 11.12 million.

    13. “NFL Pregame,” CBS, 11.084 million.

    14. “Kevin Can Wait,” CBS, 11.08 million.

    15. “Empire,” Fox, 10.87 million.

    16. “MacGyver,” CBS, 10.73 million.

    17. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 10.72 million.

    18. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.55 million.

    19. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 10.34 million.

    20. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 10.22 million.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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