By David Bauder, Television Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --Family-friendly programming is doing well this holiday season for NBC, which has a rare three-week winning streak in the television ratings.
The Dolly Parton movie, “Coat of Many Colors,” reached more than 13 million viewers. That landed the program in the Nielsen company’s weekly Top Ten last week, and exceeded the viewership for the live production of “The Wiz” earlier this month. Preliminary ratings show that NBC did well on Monday night with the Adele concert special.
Michael Buble’s “Christmas in Hollywood” on NBC was the week’s top-ranked holiday program.
The less family-friendly “Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” on CBS was seen by 6.6 million viewers, Nielsen said.
NBC averaged 8.6 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 8 million viewers, ABC had 4.5 million, Fox had 4.3 million, Univision had 2 million, the CW had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million and ION Television had 1.3 million.
ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 3 million viewers in prime time. TBS had 2.11 million viewers, Fox News Channel had 1.92 million, AMC had 1.79 million and USA had 1.67 million.
NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 8.5 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7.5 million viewers.
Primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 7-13. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.
1. NFL Football: New England at Houston, NBC, 20.99 million.
2. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 16.25 million.
3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 15.27 million.
4. NFL Football: Dallas at Washington, ESPN, 14.15 million.
5. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 13.13 million.
6. “The OT,” Fox, 13.05 million.
7. Movie: “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors,” NBC, 13.03 million.
8. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.25 million.
9. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 11.95 million.
10. “NCIS,” CBS, 11.42 million.
11. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.65 million.
12. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 10.14 million.
13. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 9.95 million.
14. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.91 million.
15. “Chicago Med,” NBC, 9.6 million.
16. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 9.52 million.
17. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 9.38 million.
18. “Scorpion,” CBS, 9.3 million.
19. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 9.27 million.
20. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 9.13 million.
“Heretic” and “Maria” Set As Red Carpet Premieres At AFI Fest
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced that Heretic, the psychological thriller starring Hugh Grant, and Maria, based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie, will round out the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI Fest. The Heretic Gala Screening will take place on Thursday, October 24, and the Maria Gala Screening will be held on Saturday, October 26. The complete Red Carpet Premieres section includes the world premieres of Music By John Williams, Robert Zemeckis’ Here, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl and Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. The full lineup for AFI Fest 2024 will be unveiled on October 1.
“At the heart of AFI Fest is an unwavering dedication to celebrating the best in global cinema--together,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO. “We look forward to uniting artists and audiences once again to be inspired by the art form in a powerful sense of community.”
Heretic follows two young missionaries (Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East) who are forced to prove their faith when they knock on the wrong door and are greeted by a diabolical Mr. Reed (portrayed by Grant), becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse. The film is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods and produced by Stacey Sher, Beck, Woods, Julia Glausi and Jeanette Volturno. The film will be released nationwide by A24 on November 8.
Directed by Pablo Larraín, Maria presents a tumultuous and beautiful depiction of one of the world’s most renowned artists and reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days in Paris, as Callas (Jolie)... Read More