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    Super Bowl Coattails Boost “This is Us”; Nielsen Week In Review

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    In this image released by NBC, Milo Ventimiglia appears in a scene from "This Is Us." Super Bowl ratings may have been slightly down for NBC, but the network's entertainment division was buoyed by the showing of "This is Us" after the game. The second-year drama scored just under 27 million people. (Ron Batzdorff/NBC via AP)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Super Bowl ratings may have been slightly down for NBC, but the network’s entertainment division was buoyed by the showing of “This is Us” after the game.

    The second-year drama scored with an episode that explains how the character of Jack Pearson, played by Milo Ventimiglia, died in the aftermath of a fire. The show was seen by just under 27 million people, its largest audience ever and the highest for any show with the coveted post-Super Bowl time slot in six years.

    NBC’s habit is generally to give its hottest entertainment show that slot when it is telecasting the game. Three years ago, it was “The Blacklist,” and six years ago it was “The Voice.”

    The Super Bowl itself was seen by 103.4 million people, down 7 percent from the 2017 game. It will still wind up the most-watched television program for the year.

    With the help of the game, NBC averaged 23.1 million viewers in primetime. CBS had 6.1 million viewers, ABC had 3.8 million, Fox had 2.9 million, Univision and the CW tied with 1.42 million, ION Television had 1.3 million and Telemundo had 1.1 million.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.75 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC had 1.86 million, USA had 1.459 million, HGTV had 1.455 million and History had 1.28 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.3 million viewers, NBC’s “Nightly News” and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.9 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 29-Feb. 4. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. Super Bowl: Philadelphia vs. New England, NBC, 103.39 million.
    2. “Super Bowl Post-Game,” NBC, 73.45 million.
    3. “This is Us,” NBC, 26.97 million.
    4. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.7 million.
    5. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 12.92 million.
    6. “State of the Union,” Fox News, 11.72 million.
    7. “State of the Union Analysis,” Fox News, 10.51 million.
    8. “State of the Union Preview,” Fox News, 9.95 million.
    9. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 9.32 million.
    10. “Mom,” CBS, 9.11 million.
    11. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 8.94 million.
    12. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 8.56 million.
    13. “Ellen’s Game of Games,” NBC, 7.58 million.
    14. “Super Bowl’s Great Commercials,” CBS, 7.31 million.
    15. “Kevin Can Wait,” CBS, 7.28 million.
    16. “MacGyver,” CBS, 7.27 million.
    17. “Life in Pieces,” CBS, 7.11 million.
    18. “Chicago PD,” NBC, 6.72 million.
    19. “State of the Union Response,” Fox News, 6.72 million.
    20. “Seal Team,” CBS, 6.54 million.

    ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox News Channel is owned by 21st Century Fox; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.




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    “Red One” Tops Weekend Box Office With $34.1 Million

    Sunday, November 17, 2024

    Moviegoers were not exactly feeling the Christmas spirit this weekend, or at least what "Red One" was offering. The big budget, star-driven action comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans sold $34.1 million in tickets in its first weekend in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. It easily topped a box office populated mostly by holdovers.

    For traditional studios, a $34.1 million debut against a $200 million+ production budget would be a clear indication of a flop. Some even peg the budget closer to $250 million. But "Red One" is an Amazon MGM Studios release and they have the luxury of playing the long game, accounting not only for global box office where Johnson tentpoles often overperform, but its life on Prime Video for years to come.

    "Red One," in which Johnson plays Santa's bodyguard, was also originally built to go straight-to-streaming. There's a narrative that the theatrical earnings are not only just a bonus, but that it's an additive gesture towards struggling theaters looking for a consistent stream of new films. The first major studio holiday release since 2018, "Red One" opened on 4,032 screens, including IMAX and other large formats, on an otherwise quiet weekend for major releases.

    Warner Bros. is handling the overseas release, where it has made an estimated $50 million in two weekends from 75 territories and 14,783 screens.

    Still, it's certainly not a theatrical hit in North America. Even "Joker: Folie à Deux" made slightly more in its first weekend. "Red One," directed by Jake Kasdan and produced by Johnson's Seven Bucks, was roundly rejected by critics, with a dismal 33% Rotten Tomatoes score. Jake Coyle, in his review for The Associated Press, wrote that it "feels like an unwanted high-priced Christmas... Read More

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