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    NFL, Chicago Dramas Pace NBC’s Ratings Victory; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) greet each other after their NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Football and mayhem in Chicago, unrelated to the NFL’s Bears, dominated the top of the television rankings last week.

    While NBC’s Sunday night football game was the most-watched program of the week, producer Dick Wolf’s trio of Windy City-set dramas all finished among the Nielsen company’s list of the top television programs. “Chicago Med,” ‘’Chicago PD” and “Chicago Fire” were all seen by more than 8 million viewers.

    That led NBC to victory in the weekly ratings race. Fox, with a Thursday night football game between Kansas City and Denver, finished second.

    Since Nielsen’s weekly list measures only same-day viewership, the top of the rankings is dominated by live sports and competition shows like “The Voice” and “The Masked Singer.” ‘’NCIS” remains the top scripted program.

    CNN’s coverage of the latest Democratic presidential debate was seen by 8.6 million viewers, Nielsen said.

    NBC averaged 7 million viewers for the week, with runner-up Fox grabbing 6.1 million. CBS had 5.7 million, ABC had 4.3 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, Univision had 1.3 million, ION Television had 1.2 million and the CW had 860,000.

    ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.82 million viewers. Fox News Channel had 2.6 million, CNN had 1.96 million, TBS had 1.8 million and MSNBC had 1.79 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.2 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 7.4 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.2 million viewers.

    Here are Nielsen’s top primetime programs for Oct. 14-20:

    1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Dallas, NBC, 21.45 million.
    2. “NFL Pregame Show,” NBC, 16.28 million.
    3. NFL Football: Kansas City at Denver, Fox, 14.02 million.
    4. NFL Football: Detroit at Green Bay, ESPN, 14 million.
    5. “NFL Postgame Show,” Fox, 11.97 million.
    6. “NCIS,” CBS, 10.88 million.
    7. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 10.36 million.
    8. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 8.94 million.
    9. “FBI,” CBS, 8.76 million.
    10. “Chicago PD,” NBC, 8.63 million.
    11. Democratic Presidential Debate, CNN, 8.61 million.
    12. “NFL Pregame Show,” Fox, 8.54 million.
    13. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 8.24 million.
    14. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.13 million.
    15. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 7.97 million.
    16. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 7.95 million.
    17. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 7.66 million.
    18. American League Championship Series: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, Game 6, Fox Sports, 7.47 million.
    19. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 7.44 million.
    20. “The Masked Singer,” Fox, 7.42 million.

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

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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