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    “Downton Abbey” Finale Draws 9.6 Million Viewers; A Look Back At Last Week’s Nielsens

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    This image released by PBS shows Elizabeth McGovern as Cora, Countess of Grantham in a scene from the final season of "Downton Abbey." (Nick Briggs/Carnival Film & Television Limited 2015 for MASTERPIECE via AP)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    "Downton Abbey” said goodbye to an estimated 9.6 million viewers on Sunday night, lowering the curtain on PBS’ most successful series in ages with its fourth most-watched episode.

    Only the premiere episodes of the last three seasons had larger audiences, topped by the 10.2 million in 2014, the Nielsen company said. The numbers will rise when time-shifted viewing is taken into account; the 2014 season premiere reached 15.5 million viewers after a month.

    “These six seasons of ‘Downton Abbey’ have truly been a fantastic ride for all of us in the public television family,” said Paula Kerger, PBS president and CEO.

    The household help on “Downton Abbey” proved no match for Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as television stars. Fox News Channel’s telecast of last Thursday’s GOP presidential debate was the week’s most-watched program with just under 17 million viewers.

    Fox News had the unusual achievement of beating Fox’s broadcast network in the weekly ratings, Nielsen said.

    CBS won the week in prime-time, averaging 7.7 million viewers. NBC had 6.4 million, and won among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic most attractive to advertisers. ABC had 4.4 million, Fox had 3.6 million, Univision had 1.8 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, the CW has 1.19 million and Telemundo had 1.16 million.

    The GOP debate led Fox to the top as the most popular cable network, averaging 4.14 million viewers in prime-time. CNN had 2.08 million, AMC and HGTV tied at 1.64 million and USA had 1.58 million.

    On the week of Super Tuesday, NBC’s “Nightly News” (8.924 million) and ABC’s “World News Tonight” (8.917 million) essentially tied for the top of the evening new ratings. The “CBS Evening News” had 7.3 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 29-March 6. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. Republican Presidential Debate, Fox News, 16.83 million.

    2. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.45 million.

    3. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 13.33 million.

    4. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 12.82 million.

    5. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.29 million.

    6. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 11.73 million.

    7. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.44 million.

    8. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 10.19 million.

    9. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 10.08 million.

    10. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 9.32 million.

    11. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.24 million.

    12. “Scorpion,” CBS, 9.23 million.

    13. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 8.74 million.

    14. “Life in Pieces,” CBS, 8.4 million.

    15. “Modern Family,” ABC, 8.22 million.

    16. “The Bachelor,” ABC, 8.17 million.

    17. “Mom,” CBS, 7.98 million.

    18. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 7.94 million.

    19. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 7.67 million.

    20. “Mysteries of Laura,” NBC, 7.44 million

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    Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day

    Wednesday, December 25, 2024

    Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.

    Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.

    She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."

    The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.

    Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.

    The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.

    Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.

    Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

    There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.

    Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.

    Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More

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