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    CBS Enjoys “Big Bang” In Ratings; Nielsen Week In Review

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    This photo provided by CBS shows Melissa Rauch, from left, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." (Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc./CBS via AP)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    As the time approaches to say goodbye to Sheldon, Amy, Leonard, Penny and the gang, the CBS comedy “The Big Bang Theory” hit a season high in popularity last week.

    The 14.2 million viewers who tuned in to Thursday’s episode will surely be topped, since television’s most popular comedy calls it quits after 12 seasons this spring.

    Not everyone gets to go out on top, and the cast and crew of “The Big Bang Theory” gathered last week for a celebratory ceremony. The Burbank, California, studio on the Warner Bros. lot where the show is filmed was dedicated to the comedy. While there for a champagne toast, creator Chuck Lorre credited the crew for never “mailing it in” during 12 years.

    The affection underlying all of the characters’ relationships, even if they aren’t very good at expressing it, is something that viewers can sense, Lorre said.

    “They’re not blood relatives but they behave like a family,” he said. “That’s aspirational. That’s what we all want.”

    The Lorre-created spinoff, “Young Sheldon,” was the second most-watched comedy of last week, also with a season high in viewers, the Nielsen company said. So that bodes well for the character popularized by Jim Parsons to continue long after Parsons has stopped portraying him.

    And the message in a fortune cookie given to set visitors last week was another reminder that the characters will never really go away. “If you don’t believe in goodbyes, there’s always syndication,” it said.

    With the comedies and the Grammy Awards, CBS easily won the week in primetime with an average of 7.7 million viewers. NBC had 4.9 million, ABC had 4.1 million, Fox had 2.8 million, Univision had 1.54 million, ION Television had 1.51 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and the CW had 1 million.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3.14 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 2.02 million, HGTV had 1.36 million, History had 1.26 million and Hallmark had 1.21 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.4 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 8.8 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 6.7 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 4-10. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “The Grammy Awards,” CBS, 19.88 million.
    2. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.16 million.
    3. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 12.14 million.
    4. “State of the Union,” Fox News, 11.29 million.
    5. “State of the Union Analysis” (10:30-10:38 p.m. ET), Fox News, 10.72 million.
    6. “America’s Got Talent Champions,” NBC, 9.83 million.
    7. “State of the Union Intro” (9-9:06 p.m. ET), Fox News, 9.44 million.
    8. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 9.38 million.
    9. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 8.8 million.
    10. “State of the Union Response,” Fox News, 7.9 million.
    11. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 7.62 million.
    12. “Chicago PD,” NBC, 7.38 million.
    13. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 7.14 million.
    14. “Grammy Awards Red Carpet,” CBS, 7.06 million.
    15. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 6.86 million.
    16. “State of the Union Analysis,” NBC, 6.46 million.
    17. “Bull,” CBS, 6.38 million.
    18. “Ellen’s Game of Games,” NBC, 6.31 million.
    19. “The Bachelor,” ABC, 6.25 million.
    20. “Man with a Plan,” CBS, 6.2 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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    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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