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    CBS Retains Ratings Lead; Nielsen Week In Review

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    This image released by CBS shows, from left, Mark Feuerstein, Liza Lapira, Linda Lavin, David Walton and Elliott Gould in a scene from the comedy series, "9JKL," premiering Oct. 2, on CBS. (Cliff Lipson/CBS via AP)

    By Frazier Moore,Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    CBS continued to reign in the prime-time ratings race in the second week of the new fall season. And that was even without its new smash hit, “Young Sheldon,” whose Sept. 25 preview was watched by more than 17 million viewers. (“Young Sheldon” won’t be back until November.)

    According to Nielsen, CBS’ sitcom “9JKL” was the week’s strongest series premiere, ranking 22nd and drawing 8.2 million viewers (although the Linda Lavin comedy shed nearly 6 million of the 14 million viewers who were tuned to its powerhouse lead-in, “The Big Bang Theory”). In their second airings, CBS’ “SEAL Team” remained strong with 8.39 million viewers, as did its “Wisdom of the Crowd,” with 7.84 million.

    ABC’s “The Good Doctor” stayed healthy in its second week with 10.9 million viewers, to seize 10th place. NBC’s revived “Will & Grace” drew a solid 7.1 million viewers in what was likewise its second airing.

    But other premiering series didn’t fare so well. Fox’s “The Gifted” debuted with a puny 4.86 million viewers, while on ABC, “Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” scored only 4.17 million and “The Mayor” could claim just 4.09 million viewers.

    Overall for the week, CBS averaged 8.61 million viewers, while NBC had 7.36 million viewers. ABC had 5.3 million, Fox had 4.47 million, Univision had 1.48 million, Telemundo had 1.43 million, ION Television had 1.11 million and the CW had 780,000.

    ESPN was the most popular cable network, averaging 3.61 million in prime time. Fox News Channel had 2.39 million and TBS had 2.29 million. ABC’s “World News Tonight” remained the top evening newscast with an average of 8.5 million. 

    NBC’s “Nightly News” had 8.2 million and “CBS Evening News” had 6.5 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Oct. 2-8. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Kansas City at Houston, NBC, 16.53 million.
    2. NFL Football: New England at Tampa Bay, CBS, 15.43 million.
    3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.04 million.
    4. “NCIS,” CBS, 13.51 million.
    5. “The OT,” Fox, 12.89 million.
    6. NFL Football: Washington at Kansas City, ESPN, 12.03 million.
    7. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.56 million.
    8. “This is Us,” NBC, 11.06 million.
    9. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 11.04 million.
    10. “The Good Doctor,” ABC, 10.88 million.
    11. “Bull,” CBS, 10.79 million.
    12. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.42 million.
    13. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.24 million.
    14. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 9.49 million.
    15. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 9.28 million.
    16. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 9.23 million.
    17. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 9.01 million.
    18. “Thursday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” CBS, 8.98 million.
    19. “Hawaii Five-0,” CBS, 8.53 million.
    20. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” 8.46 million.

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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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