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    “America’s Got Talent” Tops Anemic Ratings Week

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    In this undated file photo provided by NBC, the Voices of Hope Children’s Choir appear onstage during “America’s Got Talent,” in Pasadena, Calif. (Trae Patton/NBC via AP, File)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The CBS crime series “Instinct” finished first last week in what seems like a race to the bottom.

    It was the 20th most-watched program on the Nielsen company’s weekly list, and the only comedy or drama scripted series to make the Top 20. There were no scripted series that were among the 40 most popular cable programs last week, either.

    That’s a reflection of the time of year and changing viewing habits. Broadcast networks rarely bother with scripted series when viewership is down over the summer. Cable doesn’t have much, either, and with streaming services getting people in the habit of choosing to watch TV on their own time, there are few series on that people rush to watch when it first airs.

    CBS used to thrive on reruns in the summer. But only two reruns last week, “Blue Bloods” and “Bull,” were seen by more than three million people.

    Without scripted series, Nielsen’s Top 20 last week was crowded with game shows and, in the wake of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony before the House, five of Fox News Channel’s primetime programs.

    NBC won the week in prime time, averaging 3.4 million viewers. ABC had 3.1 million, CBS had 2.8 million, Fox had 1.6 million, ION Television had 1.5 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million, Univision had 1 million and the CW had 600,000.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.73 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.54 million, HGTV had 1.27 million, Hallmark had 1.26 million and USA had 1.2 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 7 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 4.7 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 22-28. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 10.13 million.
    2. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.81 million.
    3. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 6.62 million.
    4. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 5.62 million.
    5. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 4.81 million.
    6. “Hannity” (Wednesday), Fox News, 4.77 million.
    7. “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 4.74 million.
    8. “Bring the Funny,” NBC, 4.33 million.
    9. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 4.302 million.
    10. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Wednesday), Fox News, 4.3 million.
    11. “Hannity” (Thursday), Fox News, 4.15 million.
    12. “America’s Funniest Home Videos,” ABC, 4.12 million.
    13. “Dateline NBC” (Monday), NBC, 4.04 million.
    14. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 3.896 million.
    15. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 3.895 million.
    16. “The Ingraham Angle” (Wednesday), Fox News, 3.83 million.
    17. “Press Your Luck,” ABC, 3.66 million.
    18. “Tucker Carlson Tonight” (Thursday), Fox News, 3.48 million.
    19. “To Tell the Truth,” ABC, 3.46 million.
    20. “Instinct,” CBS, 3.35 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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    Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    "Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.

    The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.

    And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).

    This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.

    "'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."

    As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More

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