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    NBC Dominates Nielsens Again With Summer Olympics

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    Athletes pose for picture with performers during the closing ceremony in the Maracana stadium at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The Olympics in their final week were still golden for NBC. Once again, NBC’s nightly primetime averages took the week’s top seven Nielsen slots. And NBC again left rival networks far behind in overall viewership.

    But a drop in Olympics viewers compared to the previous week was notable.

    So was the drop in TV viewership between the final seven nights of the Rio Olympics compared to four years ago at the London Games.

    Consider the erosion from 29.1 million for the London Olympics’ 12th night, compared to 20.7 million for the same night (last Wednesday) in Rio. Or Rio’s 17 million viewers for Sunday’s closing ceremony, compared to 31 million for London.

    Since 2012, viewers have gained new options and new screens for enjoying the Rio Olympics. The result: As a TV event, it clearly wasn’t the same as it’s been in past years.

    Nor, for whatever reasons, was it even the same sort of TV event it had been the week before. Week-to-week audiences dropped every night, most precipitously Tuesday (down 9.3 million from the previous Tuesday), Thursday (down by 9.5 million), Saturday (down by 10.1 million) and Sunday’s closing ceremony (down 9.8 million from the previous Sunday’s competition).

    Even so, NBC retained the weekly ratings crown, sweeping the Top 10 with seven Olympics slots (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday and Saturday), an Olympics-themed special, “Rio Gold,” which ranked eighth, and “The Voice” and “Superstore.”

    Though down from last week’s average of 28.2 million viewers, NBC led again with an average of 19.9 million, while CBS was a distant runner-up with 3.8 million and ABC with 2.9 million. Spanish-language Univision (with 1.6 million) again topped Fox, which (with 1.39 million) was barely ahead of Telemundo (1.36 million). ION Television drew 1.1 million, followed by CW with 800,000 viewers.

    Meanwhile, the Olympics-coverage setting again gave NBC a bump in the evening-news contest, which typically finds NBC and ABC neck-and-neck. NBC’s “Nightly News” was decisively on top with 9.8 million viewers, followed by ABC’s “World News Tonight” with 7.8 million. The “CBS Evening News” had 6.3 million.

    Among cable networks in prime time last week, Fox News Channel retained its lead with 2.1 million viewers, followed by USA with 1.4 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Aug. 15-21. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. Summer Olympic Games (Monday), NBC, 24.2 million.

    2. Summer Olympic Games (Tuesday), NBC, 24.1 million.

    3. Summer Olympic Games (Thursday), NBC, 21.70 million.

    4. Summer Olympic Games (Wednesday), NBC, 20.68 million.

    5. Summer Olympic Games (Friday), NBC, 20.1 million.

    6. Summer Olympic Games (Sunday Closing Ceremony), NBC, 17.0 million.

    7. Summer Olympic Games (Saturday), NBC, 15.4 million.

    8. “Rio Gold,” NBC, 11.5 million.

    9. “The Voice” (Sunday), NBC, 10.3 million.

    10. “Superstore” (Friday), NBC, 9.7 million.

    11. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 6.9 million.

    12. “NCIS,” CBS, 6.7 million.

    13. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 6.0 million.

    14. “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 5.9 million.

    15. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 5.7 million.

    16. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 5.6 million.

    17. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 5.4 million.

    18. “The $100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 4.8 million.

    19. “Bachelor in Paradise” (Monday), ABC, 4.7 million.

    20. “Bachelor in Paradise” (Tuesday), ABC, 4.4 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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