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    NBC Scores Best Nielsen Week For A Network In 2 Months

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    This image released by NBC shows the judges, from left, Howie Mandel, Mel B, host Tyra Banks, guest judge Martina McBride and judge Heidi Klum on the set of “America’s Got Talent,” in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Nielsen company said Tuesday the network was led, as usual in the summer months, by “America’s Got Talent.” The competition show was seen by 11.8 million people last week, more than four million more than anything else on television. (Photo by: Vivian Zink/NBC)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    NBC cut through the summer doldrums with the best week for a television network since the NBA Finals were seen on ABC two months ago.

    NBC was led, as is typical during the summer months, by “America’s Got Talent.” The competition show was seen by 11.8 million people last week, more than four million more than anything else on television, the Nielsen company said.

    Joining favorites like “American Ninja Warrior” and “World of Dance,” NBC added a new competition series in “Making It,” a crafting show co-hosted by former “Parks and Recreation” co-stars Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman. Its audience of 5.2 million people made it the most-watched new series of the summer, Nielsen said.

    Football, which will be a mainstay of broadcast network schedules through January, started its preseason with the Hall of Fame game, seen by 6.8 million people on NBC.

    NBC averaged 4.7 million viewers for the week, CBS had 3.8 million, ABC had 3.1 million, Fox had 1.9 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Telemundo has 1.2 million, Univision had 1.1 million and the CW had 840,000.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.34 million viewers in prime time. MSNBC had 1.58 million, USA had 1.38 million, HGTV had 1.36 million and Hallmark had 1.1 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.8 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7.4 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.5 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 30-Aug. 5. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 11.83 million.
    2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.54 million.
    3. NFL Exhibition Football: Chicago vs. Baltimore, NBC, 6.77 million.
    4. “NFL Preaseason Kickoff,” NBC, 6.57 million.
    5. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 5.96 million.
    6. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 5.86 million.
    7. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 5.62 million.
    8. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 5.57 million.
    9. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 5.55 million.
    10. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 5.5 million.
    11. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 5.48 million.
    12. “World of Dance,” NBC, 5.33 million.
    13. “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 5.31 million.
    14. “Making It,” NBC, 5.19 million.
    15. “NCIS,” CBS, 4.96 million.
    16. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 4.85 million.
    17. “Dateline NBC” (Monday), NBC, 4.62 million.
    18. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 4.53 million.
    19. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 4.31 million.
    20. “Bull,” CBS, 4.27 million.

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

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    Los Films Signs Director Tobias Nathan

    Monday, November 18, 2024

    Filmmaker Tobias Nathan has signed with Los Films, the production division of the multidisciplinary creative studio Los York, for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos.

    Nathan’s directing work is characterized by a journalistic sense of solid storytelling combined with visual sophistication. Prior to joining Los Films, he had most recently been repped by production company JOJX.

    Nathan studied journalism and creative writing at Boston University and subsequently fell into a career as a creative director at New York City ad agencies. On-set he often found himself “breathing heavily over director’s shoulders” and in short order he pivoted to the director’s chair. He has directed campaigns for Virgin, Apple Music, Samsung, Infiniti, Vodafone, Nespresso, Grey Goose, Remy Martin, Cadillac and KIA, among others.

    “Tobias is an ambidextrous creative. He can write with one arm and direct with the other,” said Chris Abitbol, head of Los Films. “Seriously, Tobias has worked as a creative and as a film director, telling brand stories with real panache and vision. He’s a true ‘Global Nomad of the Arts,’ and now he’s part of our exciting next phase. Welcome, brother.”

    “I’m excited to join Los York because it feels like it’s a family that really focuses on what matters--craft, quality, and doing good work the right way with people you love,” said Nathan. “Chris, Seth Epstein [Los York founder] and their entire team are looking toward the future at this bizarre time in our industry and figuring out how to lead it. For my part, I plan to create innately human work for Los Films clients; work that moves people, whether with a smirk or a wink or a laugh or a cry, work with... Read More

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