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    Quiet TV Week Topped By “NCIS”; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Mark Harmon appears in a scene from “NCIS.” (Michael Yarish/CBS via AP)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Two long-running television competitions, "American Idol" and "Survivor," debuted new seasons this past week but it was another old reliable that beat them both.

    "NCIS," where star Mark Harmon has been solving crimes since the series began on CBS in September 2003, was easily the most-watched series of the week and the only to exceed 10 million viewers in live viewing, the Nielsen company said.

    "American Idol" was ABC's most popular show last week, and exceeded 8 million viewers for a round of auditions. "Survivor," which is bringing back 20 former winners to compete in its 20th season in 2020, was seen by 6.7 million people

    With football and awards show seasons ending in a mid-winter week, the television schedule reverted to some semblance of normal. CBS dominated its rivals with an average of 4.6 million viewers in prime time.

    ABC was second with an average of 3.2 million, NBC had 3.1 million, Fox had 2 million, ION Television had 1.04 million, Univision had 1.02 million, Telemundo had 680,000 and the CW had 570,000.

    Fox News channel was the most popular cable network, averaging 3.15 million viewers in primetime. TNT had 2.37 million, MSNBC had 1.64 million, HGTV had 1.26 million and History had 1.24 million.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race with an average of 9 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.9 million viewers and the "CBS Evening News had 5.9 million.

    For the week of Feb. 10-16, the 20 most popular shows, networks and viewers were:

    1. "NCIS," CBS, 11.76 million.
    2. "FBI," CBS, 8.94 million.
    3. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 8.9 million.
    4. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 8.29 million.
    5. "Chicago Med," NBC, 8.18 million.
    6. "American Idol," ABC, 8.07 million.
    7. "60 Minutes," CBS, 8.03 million.
    8. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 7.46 million.
    9. "America's Got Talent Champions," NBC, 7.17 million.
    10. "Chicago PD," NBC, 7 million.
    11. "Hawaii Five-0," CBS, 6.95 million.
    12. "Survivor," CBS, 6.7 million.
    13. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 6.64 million.
    14. "The Bachelor," ABC, 6.43 million.
    15. "This is Us," NBC, 6.42 million.
    16. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 6.41 million.
    17. "Bull," CBS, 6.32 million.
    18. "Mom," CBS, 6.27 million.
    19. "The Conners," ABC, 6.21 million.
    20. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 6.12 million.

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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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