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    Baseball Returns To TV, At Least For Now; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Doolittle throws during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees at Nationals Park, Sunday, July 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Perhaps sensing the abbreviated season might not last long, television viewers welcomed baseball back with open arms from its coronavirus hiatus.

    ESPN's coverage of the first game back, between the New York Yankees and Washington Nationals last Thursday, was the most-watched regular season baseball game in nine years, the Nielsen company said.

    Weekend ratings were also solid. But considering that Major League Baseball on Tuesday temporarily suspended the Miami Marlins' season for the rest of the week because of their COVID-19 outbreak, there are fresh fears that the season will not be completed.

    Fox's Saturday night coverage of Washington's win over the Yankees reached 2.8 million, or 19% over the average for all of its' primetime games last year.

    ESPN's weekend slate of games, taken as a whole, were up 70% percent in audience over weekend games last year, Nielsen said.

    News programming continued to dominate primetime last week, led by a CBS rerun of "60 Minutes."

    CBS led all broadcast networks with an average of 3.1 million viewers in primetime. NBC had 2.8 million, ABC had 2.2 million, Fox had 1.6 million, Univision had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.1 million and Telemundo average 880,000.

    Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 3.05 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 2.04 million, CNN had 1.36 million, HGTV had 1.3 million and TLC had 1.29 million.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening newscasts with an average of 8.8 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.6 million, and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.3 million.

    For the week of July 20-26, the 20 most popular primetime programs, their networks and viewerships:

    1. "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.52 million.
    2. "NCIS," CBS, 5.36 million.
    3. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 5.08 million.
    4. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 4.44 million.
    5. "Hannity" (Thursday), Fox News, 4.35 million.
    6. "Hannity" (Wednesday), Fox News, 4.29 million.
    7. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Wednesday), Fox News, 4.24 million.
    8. "Hannity" (Tuesday), Fox News, 4.17 million.
    9. "FBI," CBS, 4.12 million.
    10. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 4.113 million.
    11. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Tuesday), Fox News, 4.105 million.
    12. ML Baseball: N.Y. Yankees at Washington, ESPN, 4.08 million.
    13. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 4.05 million.
    14. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Thursday), Fox News, 4.023 million.
    15. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News, 4.022 million.
    16. "Hannity" (Monday), Fox News, 3.9 million.
    17. "Titan Games," NBC, 3.82 million.
    18. "Chicago PD," NBC, 3.78 million.
    19. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 3.77 million.
    20. "Yellowstone," Paramount, 3.68 million.

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    “Challengers” Earns Actor-Producer Zendaya 2024 Gothams Spotlight Tribute

    Wednesday, November 20, 2024

    Emmy Award-winner Zendaya will receive the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Spotlight Tribute for her performance as Tashi Donaldson in the Luca Guadagnino-directed film Challengers, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place live and in person on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

    The Spotlight Tribute was created by The Gotham in order to recognize phenomenal efforts by individuals in film and television who captivated global audiences with the biggest projects of the year. With the Spotlight Tribute, The Gotham will honor Zendaya’s remarkable work as leading-actress and producer on the Amazon MGM Studios box-office hit that broke into the cultural zeitgeist, and was celebrated by critics and audiences worldwide.

    “Zendaya’s magnetic portrayal of Tashi Donaldson in Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers exemplifies the creative excellence that The Gotham celebrates,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “Her performances in Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, and Euphoria have made her one of the most captivating actors of her generation. Her multi-layered performance at the heart of Challengers earned widespread acclaim, including a nomination for Best Feature at this year’s Gothams. We look forward to honoring her work with our Spotlight Tribute.”

    From Academy Award nominated visionary filmmaker Guadagnino, Challengers stars two-time Emmy winner Zendaya as Tashi Duncan (who becomes Tashi Donaldson after marrying Art Donaldson), a former tennis prodigy turned coach and a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to Art Donaldson (BAFTA nominee Mike Faist), a champion on a losing streak,... Read More

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