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    HBO Begins Post-”Thrones” Era; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Shailene Woodley, from left, Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep attend the premiere of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” season two at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Every time a popular HBO series ends, the network faces a round of stories essentially asking, “is there life for HBO after (fill in the blank). This time, it was “Game of Thrones.”

    Based on early indications, its executives shouldn’t worry too much.

    The series “Big Little Lies” returned for its second season, adding Meryl Streep to the cast, and reached 2.5 million people across HBO’s various platforms on Sunday. The Nielsen company said that beat the show’s premiere episode by 34 percent.

    HBO had an even bigger success with the miniseries “Chernobyl,” which averaged 8 million viewers per episode.

    The NBA Finals continued on ABC with drab ratings, at least in the United States. The third game between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors was down 25 percent from the similar contest last year, while Game 4’s viewership was down 22 percent.

    The NBA likes to point to Canada, which is not included in the Nielsen numbers. The first international NBA Finals is a hit up north, where 4.9 million people watched the fourth game, compared to 700,470 Canadians who watched the fourth game in 2018. 

    Monday’s one-point Warriors victory in Game 5 is also doing well in preliminary ratings, meaning the series can recover somewhat if it goes deeper.

    Behind all of its games, ABC won the week in primetime, averaging 5.4 million viewers. NBC had 4.8 million, CBS had 4.3 million, Fox had 2.1 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.14 million, Univision had 1.1 million and the CW had 600,000.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.28 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 1.54 million, HGTV had 1.27 million, USA had 1.07 million and TNT had 1.06 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.8 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” was second with 6.9 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.3 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for June 3-9. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NBA Finals: Toronto at Golden State, Game 3, ABC, 13.35 million.
    2. NBA Finals: Toronto at Golden State, Game 4, ABC, 12.79 million.
    3. “America’s Got Talent,” NBC, 9.82 million.
    4. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.47 million.
    5. NHL Stanley Cup Final: Boston at St. Louis, Game 6, NBC, 6.47 million.
    6. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.16 million.
    7. “Celebrity Family Feud” (Sunday), ABC, 6.06 million.
    8. “Celebrity Family Feud” (Thursday), ABC, 5.56 million.
    9. “The Bachelorette,” ABC, 5.53 million.
    10. NHL Stanley Cup Final: St. Louis at Boston, Game 5, NBC, 5.47 million.
    11. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (Sunday), ABC, 5.46 million.
    12. “Tony Awards,” CBS, 5.4 million.
    13. NHL Stanley Cup Final: Boston at St. Louis, Game 4, 5.15 million.
    14. “FBI,” CBS, 5.04 million.
    15. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 5.02 million.
    16. “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 4.84 million.
    17. “Amazing Race,” CBS, 4.68 million.
    18. “The Neighborhood,” CBS, 4.65 million.
    19. “The Code,” CBS, 4.64 million.
    20. “The $100,000 Pyramid” (Thursday), ABC, 4.54 million.

    ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.

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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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