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    CBS Claims 13 of Top 20 Series In 10th Straight Nielsen-Winning Week

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    "The Big Bang Theory" (AP file photo/image released by CBS).

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    A slate of CBS dramas and comedies dominated the Nielsen Top 20 last week, lifting CBS to its 10th consecutive win in viewership.

    CBS claimed 13 of the Top 20 series, led by the No. 1 show, “NCIS,” followed by “NCIS: New Orleans” and “The Big Bang Theory.”

    ABC had four series in the Top 20, with NBC scoring three. Fox was shut out.

    Overall in prime time, champion CBS averaged 8.3 million viewers. ABC had 6.5 million viewers, while NBC had 5.6 million, Fox had 3.4 million, Univision had 2.5 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million, the CW had 1.5 million, and ION Television had 1.0 million.

    TNT was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.455 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel followed with 1.997 million, and ESPN was right behind with 1.951 million.

    In the evening-news wars, NBC’s “Nightly News” snapped its month-long losing streak to ABC with an audience of 7.73 million viewers, followed by ABC’s “World News Tonight,” seen by 7.69 million viewers. “The CBS Evening News” finished third with 6.58 million viewers.

    For the week of April 27-May 3, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “NCIS,” CBS, 14.9 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 14.6 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.9 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 13.2 million; “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 11.3 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.5 million; “Dancing With the Stars: 10th Anniversary Show,” ABC, 10.1 million; “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 9.7 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.5 million; “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC, 9.3 million.

    Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 27-May 3. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “NCIS,”CBS, 14.9 million.

    2. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 14.6 million.

    3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 13.9 million.

    4. “Dancing with the Stars,” ABC, 13.2 million.

    5. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 11.3 million.

    6. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.5 million.

    7. “Dancing With the Stars: 10th Anniversary Show,” ABC, 10.1 million.

    8. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 9.7 million.

    9. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 9.5 million.

    10. “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC, 9.3 million.

    11. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.3 million.

    12. “The Odd Couple,” CBS, 9.2 million.

    13. “Mom,” CBS, 8.8 million.

    14. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 8.74 million.

    15. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 8.72 million.

    16. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 8.68 million.

    17. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 8.60 million.

    18. “Person of Interest,” CBS, 8.5 million.

    19. “The Good Wife,” CBS, 8.4 million.

    20. “Castle,” ABC, 8.3 million.

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    ADCOLOR | The One Club Creative Award Winners: Translation’s Jason Campbell and League Twenty Two’s Ashley Henderson

    Sunday, November 17, 2024

    Jason Campbell, chief creative officer at Translation Enterprises, and Ashley Henderson, founder and CEO at League Twenty Two, are the recipients of this year’s ADCOLOR | THE ONE CLUB Creative Award, presented this past weekend at the 18th annual ADCOLOR Awards ceremony, part of the 2024 ADCOLOR Conference in Los Angeles.

    Now in its 15th year, the ADCOLOR | THE One Club Creative Award is given to a professional in a creative field from a historically excluded community who has demonstrated extraordinary talent and achievement within the media, creative, digital, and traditional advertising disciplines.

    The honor is presented jointly by The One Club for Creativity and ADCOLOR, the organization dedicated to celebrating and promoting professionals of color and diversity in the creative industries.

    The award was co-presented on stage by Adrienne Lucas, head of DEI & strategic partnerships at The One Club, and Courtney Richardson, creative director at Droga5, who won the award in 2021.

    “The One Club has for decades provided programming such as ONE School, Creative Boot Camps, and annual Where Are All The Black People conference and career fair that helps solve the industry’s diversity problem,” said Kevin Swanepoel, CEO, The One Club. “We’re proud to work with ADCOLOR and recognize Jason and Ashley for their inspiring accomplishments.”

    Campbell’s Caribbean roots color his creativity, his perspectives, and have been instrumental in how he got to where he is today.

    He has worked for brands including Nike, the NBA, Verizon, Impossible Foods, Airbnb and Beats by Dre, and held a teaching position at Miami Ad School. Prior to his professional career, he received The One Club’s Patrick Kelly... Read More

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