By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --A contentious interview with White House adviser Peter Navarro over the administration's response to the coronavirus helped "60 Minutes" earn the top spot in the ratings for the third time this season.
The venerable CBS news show drew 9.68 million viewers to edge out three NBC shows: "The Voice," "Chicago Med," and "Chicago Fire," the Nielsen company said Tuesday. Fox's "The Masked Singer rounded out the top 5.
Numbers for the top shows that surged in the first weeks that viewers stayed home because of the coronavirus outbreak appear to have leveled off to pre-pandemic levels.
The previous week's top show "NCIS" drew over 13 million viewers, and "60 Minutes" had over 10 million watching despite finishing fourth.
Major surges in viewers came for a pair of long-running ABC shows, with "Modern Family" airing its series finale after 11 seasons and "Grey's Anatomy" having its 16th season finale, but neither managed to crack the top 10 as both often did in their primes.
CBS was again the most popular network in primetime last week, averaging 5.83 million viewers, down from 6.7 million viewers the previous week. ABC and NBC each had 4.57 million, Fox had 2.57 million, Univision had 1.58 million, ION Television had 1.26 million and Telemundo had 990,000.
Fox News Channel was again the most-watched cable network, averaging 3.46 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 1.94 million, CNN had 1.82 million, The History Channel had 1.19 million and TLC had 1.18 million.
The coronavirus pandemic was apparently still drawing big audiences for evening network newscasts. ABC's "World News Tonight" was the leader with an average of 14 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 12 million, and the "CBS Evening News" had 8 million, Nielsen said.
For the week of April 6-12, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewerships:
1. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.68 million.
2. "The Voice," NBC, 9.6 million.
3. "Chicago Med," NBC, 9.05 million.
4. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 8.97 million.
5. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 7.94 million.
6. "NCIS," CBS, 7.862 million.
7. "Survivor," CBS, 7.858 million.
8. "Chicago PD," NBC, 7.67 million.
9. "Station 19," ABC, 7.56 million.
10. "Magnum P.I.," CBS, 7.4 million.
11. "Modern Family," ABC, 7.37 million.
12. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 7.34 million.
13. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 7.23 million.
14. "Bull," CBS, 7.16 million.
15. "FBI," CBS, 6.96 million.
16. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 6.77 million.
17. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 6.75 million.
18. "Bob Hearts Abishola," CBS, 6.73 million.
19. "A Modern Farewell," ABC, 6.64 million.
20. "MacGyver," CBS, 6.38 million.
SCHROM x Yacht Club and Be Electric Studios Launch Electric XR for Virtual Production
SCHROM x Yacht Club, a full-service live-action, tabletop, and postproduction company, has teamed with Be Electric Studios, a soundstage, equipment rental, and virtual production company, to launch Electric XR, a virtual production collective.
Industry veteran Thomas Rossano will lead the new venture, which provides advanced virtual production solutions across multiple facilities. He brings over 25 years of experience in live-action, tabletop, postproduction and talent curation to enhance Electric XR’s offerings as a resource for brands and agencies, as well as other production companies in need of virtual production solutions. Additionally Rossano continues to serve as EP at XR New York (XR-NY), a role he’s held since December 2022. SCHROM x Yacht Club originally established XR-NY to help provide XR services for third-party rentals. While XR-NY will continue to function independently for SCHROM X Yacht Club, it now operates under the Electric XR umbrella.
Rossano’s expertise spans producing live-action commercials, branded content, interactive and experiential content. In addition to leading Electric XR, he holds responsibilities at SCHROM x Yacht Club which include driving business development, collaborating with sales reps and expanding the company’s creative talent network. Rossano’s career includes serving as an exec producer at Hungry Man for about 11 years, right from that company’s inception. He then went on to become a partner at Station Film where he also had a lengthy tenure. Later he was a partner at PRISM. Then after the pandemic hit, he became a freelance EP for nearly two years, looking into opportunities in virtual production, which led him to XR NY and now Electric XR. Over the years, he has produced high-profile... Read More