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    NBC Tops November Sweeps, Ending CBS’ 18-Year Winning Streak

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    SpongeBob Square Pants & Gary balloon makes its way down Sixth Avenue during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2019, in New York. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    NBC's victory during the November ratings sweeps period means there's a new king of broadcast television — at least for now.

    The network ended CBS' 18-year winning streak in November, a period when ratings are watched closely to set advertising rates. A combination of factors, including football, producer Dick Wolf and the absence of "The Big Bang Theory" all contributed.

    NBC's "Sunday Night Football" telecast has averaged 20.2 million viewers this fall, making it the most popular program on TV, the Nielsen company said. The closest entertainment program is CBS' "NCIS," with 14.5 million. The splintering of television's audience increases the relative importance of football in the ratings and should give NBC some pause before doing a victory dance, since it goes away soon.

    NBC has also shown strength with Wolf's trio of Chicago-based dramas, which have come to dominate broadcast television on Wednesday nights. NBC's "This is Us" ranks below "NCIS" and "FBI" as the third most-popular entertainment show.

    At the same time, the loss of "The Big Bang Theory" has left a hole in CBS' lineup.

    With primetime football games on Sunday and Thanksgiving night, NBC had a dominant week. On Thanksgiving Day, the 22.1 million people who watched the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" on NBC made it the most popular entertainment show on TV since the Oscars, Nielsen said.

    For Thanksgiving week in prime time, NBC averaged 8.9 million viewers. CBS had 6.3 million, ABC had 3.6 million, Fox had 3.1 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Univision had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 880,000 and the CW had 790,000.

    ESPN was the week's most popular cable network, averaging 2.78 million viewers in prime time. Hallmark was second with 2.45 million, Fox News Channel had 2.14 million, MSNBC had 1.28 million and Discovery had 999,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.3 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" was second with 9.1 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 6 million viewers.

    For the week of Nov. 25-Dec. 1, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewerships:

    1. NFL Football: New England at Houston, NBC, 21.45 million.
    2. NFL Football: New Orleans at Atlanta, NBC, 20.81 million.
    3. "NFL Pregame Show" (Sunday), NBC, 15.13 million.
    4. "NFL Pregame Show, Part 2" (Thursday), NBC, 14.74 million.
    5. "60 Minutes," CBS, 12.53 million.
    6. NFL Football: Baltimore at L.A. Rams, ESPN, 11.35 million.
    7. "Football Night in America, Pt. 3," NBC, 11.12 million.
    8. "NCIS," CBS, 11.05 million.
    9. "NFL Pregame Show, Part 1' (Thursday), NBC, 9.99 million.
    10. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 8.97 million.
    11. "FBI," CBS, 8.82 million.
    12. "60 Minutes" (Sunday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 8.3 million.
    13. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 7.87 million.
    14. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 7.76 million.
    15. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 7.34 million.
    16. "Football Night in America, Pt. 2," NBC, 7.07 million.
    17. "Dolly Parton: 50 Years at the Opry," NBC, 7 million.
    18. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 6.87 million.
    19. "Survivor," CBS, 6.49 million.
    20. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 6.42 million.

    ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by Fox Corp. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.

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    New 2025 Laws Hit Hot Topics–From AI In Movies To Social Media

    Friday, December 27, 2024

    Name a hot topic, and chances are good there’s a new law about it taking effect in 2025 in one state or another.

    Many of the laws launching in January are a result of legislation passed this year. Others stem from ballot measures approved by voters. Some face legal challenges.

    On the entertainment and social media fronts there are several notable state laws taking effect, including:

    Hollywood stars and child influencers
    California, home to Hollywood and some of the largest technology companies, is seeking to rein in the artificial intelligence industry and put some parameters around social media stars. New laws seek to prevent the use of digital replicas of Hollywood actors and performers without permission and allow the estates of dead performers to sue over unauthorized AI use.

    Parents who profit from social media posts featuring their children will be required to set aside some earnings for their young influencers. A new law also allows children to sue their parents for failing to do so.

    Social media limits
    New social media restrictions in several states face court challenges.

    A Florida law bans children under 14 from having social media accounts and requires parental consent for ages 14 and 15. But enforcement is being delayed because of a lawsuit filed by two associations for online companies, with a hearing scheduled for late February.

    A new Tennessee law also requires parental consent for minors to open accounts on social media. NetChoice, an industry group for online businesses, is challenging the law. Another new state law requires porn websites to verify that visitors are at least 18 years old. But the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult... Read More

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