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    “Game of Thrones” Season Finale Is Week’s Most Watched Drama

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    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The shock-filled season finale of "Game of Thrones" on HBO reigned as television's most-watched drama during a week when many eyes were watching the gripping NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers.

    The Nielsen company said 8.1 million people watched "Game of Thrones" on Sunday night, and it was likely to pick up significantly more viewers when the time-delayed audience is counted in. The episode of the blood-thirsty series featured the killing of a beloved character and an uncomfortable nude walk of another featured player.

    "Game of Thrones" was also the subject of some 436,000 tweets, Nielsen said.

    The basketball series continues to be a real winner for ABC, and is likely to finish as the most-watched NBA series in more than a decade. Game 5 on Sunday hit a peak of 20.9 million. ABC has one, possibly two, more games to go. The third game was the most tweeted-about, with 2.8 million individual tweets generated.

    ABC won the week in prime time, averaging 9 million viewers. CBS averaged 5 million, NBC had 4.9 million, Fox had 3.4 million, Univision had 2.3 million, Telemundo had 1.3 million, ION Television had 1.1 million and the CW had 930,000.

    USA was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 1.75 million viewers in prime time. HGTV had 1.65 million, the Disney Channel had 1.61 million, Fox News Channel had 1.45 million and the sister networks of TBS (1.422 million) and TNT (1.421 million) finished in a virtual tie.

    NBC's "Nightly News" narrowly won the evening news competition with an average of 7.9 million. ABC's "World News Tonight" had 7.8 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 6.5 million.

    For the week of June 8-15, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NBA Finals: Cleveland vs. Golden State, Game 5, ABC, 20.86 million; NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 4, ABC, 19.84 million; NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 3, ABC, 18.77 million; "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.44 million; "Game of Thrones," HBO, 8.11 million; "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.7 million; "NCIS," CBS, 7.153 million; "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 7.145 million; "American Ninja Warrior," NBC, 7 million; "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 6.61 million.

    Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 8-14. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership.

    1. NBA Finals: Cleveland vs. Golden State, Game 5, ABC, 20.86 million.

    2. NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 4, ABC, 19.84 million.

    3. NBA Finals: Golden State vs. Cleveland, Game 3, ABC, 18.77 million.

    4. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 10.44 million.

    5. "Game of Thrones," HBO, 8.11 million.

    6. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.7 million.

    7. "NCIS," CBS, 7.153 million.

    8. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 7.145 million.

    9. "American Ninja Warrior," NBC, 7 million.

    10. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 6.61 million.

    11. "Dateline NBC" (Thursday), NBC, 6.46 million.

    12. "The Bachelorette," ABC, 6.37 million.

    13. "NBA Countdown" (Thursday), ABC, 6 million.

    14. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 5.96 million.

    15. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 5.79 million.

    16. "48 Hours" (Tuesday), CBS, 5.57 million.

    17. "I Can Do That," NBC, 5.52 million.

    18. "The Odd Couple," CBS, 5.48 million.

    19. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 5.47 million.

    20. "NBA Countdown" (Tuesday), ABC, 5.45 million.

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    Robert Eggers and Willem Dafoe Reunite For “Nosferatu”

    Tuesday, December 24, 2024

    When Willem Dafoe enjoys working with a filmmaker, he'll often jump at the chance to do it again.

    The list of directors with whom the 69-year-old has worked with more than once is extensive, including Wes Anderson,Yorgos Lanthimos,Paul Schrader,Lars von Trier and, now for a third time, Robert Eggers. "If it's good, you come back," Dafoe said plainly.

    The pair spoke about Eggers' adaptation of "Nosferatu" that hits theaters Wednesday, some of the challenges they faced making "The Lighthouse" — their first project together released in 2019 — and the unique relationship that exists between actors and directors.

    The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

    Q: Willem, I read that you called Robert after you saw "The Witch." What did you say?

    DAFOE: I want to meet you and I want to know who this filmmaker is.

    Q: What is it about him that keeps bringing you back?

    DAFOE: Well, if it's good, you come back. When I saw "The Witch," I thought, "Wow, this is a film about a period that I'm not particularly knowledgeable about, but I enter it so easily. This is relevant. It's rooted. It's my story. I'm with these people."

    That's quite an incredible trick because a lot of period films, they're always pointing to themselves. They're always sending messages. They're always showing. This had a kind of energy and the kind of physicality and sensuality that I thought, "Who does this? I gotta see this guy." And then I had a wonderful experience in "The Lighthouse" and I played a part that was really fun in "The Northman." So, when he wants to do this passion project and offers me this beautiful role of Professor Von Franz, I say,... Read More

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