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    NCAA Basketball, Dramas Spur CBS To Nielsen Win

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    Wisconsin's Bronson Koenig is congratulated by fans as he leaves the court after hitting a three-point basket at the buzzer to defeat Xavier in a second-round men's college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2016, in St. Louis. Wisconsin won 66-63. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    CBS is back on top of the weekly Nielsen ratings, propelled by its drama-heavy lineup and the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which gave life to a normally quiet Saturday night schedule.

    “NCIS” was the week’s most-watched program, with the CBS drama seen by 15 million viewers. NBC’s ‘Little Big Shots” was second, with Steve Harvey’s family-friendly show appearing to be a Sunday night hit.

    Fox’s airing of “The Passion” from New Orleans on Palm Sunday was seen by 6.6 million viewers, more than any other show on the network last week aside from “American Idol.”

    For the week, CBS averaged 7.7 million viewers in prime time. NBC had 6.2 million, ABC had 5.6 million, Fox had 3.9 million, Univision had 1.8 million, ION Television had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.2 million and the CW had 770,000.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.57 million viewers in prime time. TBS had 2.13 million, TNT had 1.97 million, HGTV had 1.74 million and AMC had 1.68 million.

    NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.4 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 8 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7 million viewers.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for March 14-20. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. “NCIS,” CBS, 15.1 million.

    2. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 13.32 million.

    3. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 12.69 million.

    4. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.47 million.

    5. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 11.97 million.

    6. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 11.19 million.

    7. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.24 million.

    8. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 9.8 million.

    9. “The Bachelor,” ABC, 9.58 million.

    10. “Survivor,” CBS, 9.5 million.

    11. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 9.41 million.

    12. “The Bachelor: After the Final Rose,” ABC, 9.24 million.

    13. “Scorpion,” CBS, 8.96 million.

    14. “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders,” CBS, 8.88 million.

    15. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 8.78 million.

    16. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 8.22 million.

    17. “Modern Family,” ABC, 8.14 million.

    18. “The Good Wife,” CBS, 8.08 million.

    19. “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC, 7.83 million.

    20. “The Middle,” ABC, 7.15 million.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

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    Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers, a British watchdog said Friday in a report that recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year.

    The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker's tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. Apple does this by restricting progressive web apps, which don't need to be downloaded from an app store and aren't subject to app store commissions, the report said.

    "This technology is not able to fully take off on iOS devices," the watchdog said in a provisional report on its investigation into mobile browsers that it opened after an initial study concluded that Apple and Google effectively have a chokehold on "mobile ecosystems."

    The CMA's report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers "the clearest or easiest option."

    And it said that the a revenue-sharing deal between the two U.S. Big Tech companies "significantly reduces their financial incentives" to compete in mobile browsers on Apple's iOS operating system for iPhones.

    Both companies said they will "engage constructively" with the CMA.

    Apple said it disagreed with the findings and said it was concerned that the recommendations would undermine user privacy and security.

    Google said the openness of its Android mobile operating system "has helped to expand choice, reduce prices and democratize access to smartphones and apps" and that it's "committed to open platforms that empower consumers."

    It's the latest move by regulators on both sides of the Atlantic to crack down on the... Read More

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