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    NBC Scores Nielsen TD With NFL Thursday and Sunday Night Football

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    In this Nov. 24, 2016 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Mitchell (23) jumps over Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Donte Moncrief (10) after making an interception during the second half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis. The Thursday night clash between the Steelers and the Colts was the week’s most-watched show, scoring nearly 21 million viewers. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Football helped loft NBC to a ratings win last week, according to the Nielsen company.

    Its Thursday night clash between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Indianapolis Colts was the week’s most-watched show, scoring nearly 21 million viewers. The runner-up was NBC’s Sunday sportscast of the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Denver Broncos, seen by 18.44 million viewers.

    But CBS was close behind with “60 Minutes,” ranked third with more than 17 million viewers, and, in fourth place, the seemingly indomitable “NCIS,” logging nearly 15 million viewers.

    Overall for the week in prime time among broadcast networks, NBC averaged 9.25 million viewers. CBS averaged 7.93 million viewers. ABC averaged 5.84 million viewers, Fox had 2.90 million, Univision had 1.73 million, Telemundo had 1.50 million, ION Television had 1.38 million and the CW had 1.33 million.

    Among cable networks, the Hallmark Channel led with 3.00 million, while ESPN had 2.89 million and Fox News Channel had 1.94 million. Cable news rival CNN averaged 698,000 viewers, while MSNBC averaged 648,000.

    “NBC Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average 9.61 million viewers while ABC’s “World News Tonight” had an average of 9.22 million viewers. The “CBS Evening News” had 8.01 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 21-27. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Pittsburgh at Indianapolis, NBC, 20.88 million.

    2. NFL Football: Kansas City at Denver, NBC, 18.44 million.

    3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 17.27 million.

    4. “NCIS,” CBS, 14.86 million.

    5. “Thursday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.69 million.

    6. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-kick,” NBC, 13.14 million.

    7. “Dancing with the Stars” (Monday), ABC, 12.08 million.

    8. NFL Football: Houston at Oakland, ESPN, 11.79 million.

    9. NFL Thursday Pre-game, NBC, 11.73 million.

    10. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 11.39 million.

    11. “Dancing with the Stars” (Tuesday), ABC, 10.98 million.

    12. “Bull,” CBS, 10.89 million.

    13. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 10.40 million.

    14. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 9.86 million.

    15. “The Voice,” NBC, 9.64 million.

    16. “The Voice’ (Tuesday), NBC, 9.47 million.

    17. “This Is Us,” NBC, 9.00 million.

    18. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 8.97 million.

    19. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 8.50 million.

    20. “Survivor” (Special), CBS, 7.74 million.

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    Is “Glicked” The New “Barbenheimer”? “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” Hit Theater Screens

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    "Barbenheimer" was a phenomenon impossible to manufacture. But, more than a year later, that hasn't stopped people from trying to make "Glicked" — or even "Babyratu" — happen.

    The counterprogramming of "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in July 2023 hit a nerve culturally and had the receipts to back it up. Unlike so many things that begin as memes, it transcended its online beginnings. Instead of an either-or, the two movies ultimately complemented and boosted one another at the box office.

    And ever since, moviegoers, marketers and meme makers have been trying to recreate that moment, searching the movie release schedule for odd mashups and sending candidates off into the social media void. Most attempts have fizzled (sorry, "Saw Patrol" ).

    This weekend is perhaps the closest approximation yet as the Broadway musical adaptation "Wicked" opens Friday against the chest-thumping sword-and-sandals epic "Gladiator II." Two big studio releases (Universal and Paramount), with one-name titles, opposite tones and aesthetics and big blockbuster energy — it was already halfway there before the name game began: "Wickiator," "Wadiator," "Gladwick" and even the eyebrow raising "Gladicked" have all been suggested.

    "'Glicked' rolls off the tongue a little bit more," actor Fred Hechinger said at the New York screening of "Gladiator II" this week. "I think we should all band around 'Glicked.' It gets too confusing if you have four or five different names for it."

    As with "Barbenheimer," as reductive as it might seem, "Glicked" also has the male/female divide that make the fan art extra silly. One is pink and bright and awash in sparkles, tulle, Broadway bangers and brand tie-ins; The other is all sweat and sand, blood and bulging... Read More

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