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    NFL Scores Again For NBC In Nielsen Ratings

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    New York Giants’ Leon Hall (25) runs back an interception as Dallas Cowboys’ Dez Bryant (88) chases him during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Another week of football meant another winning week for NBC, according to the Nielsen company. A pair of NFL face-offs handed NBC the week’s most-watched and third-ranked programs, Nielsen said Tuesday.

    But NBC had more in its playbook: a solid new hit drama. Although “This Is Us” isn’t the fall’s biggest new hit -CBS’s “Bull” took the No. 7 slot last week – this gentle family drama continued to make NBC proud, landing in the No. 9 position with nearly 11 million viewers.

    Also contributing to the cause, though not as much as NBC might have hoped, was its annual live musical. “Hairspray Live!” sung-and-danced its way to an 18th place showing with 9 million viewers.

    To no one’s surprise, the half-season finale of “The Walking Dead” was a ratings highlight for AMC, taking 11th place with more than 10 million viewers.

    In prime time for the week, NBC averaged 10.61 million viewers. CBS was second with 7.76 million viewers, Fox and ABC were tied with 4.49 million, Univision had 1.78 million, Telemundo had 1.53 million, the CW had 1.47 million and ION Television had 1.22 million.

    Fox News Channel remained the most popular cable network last week, averaging 2.51 million viewers in prime time. Hallmark had 2.27 million, while ESPN had 2.22 million.

    “NBC Nightly News’” won the week’s evening news race, averaging 9.18 million viewers to 9.11 million for “ABC World News Tonight.” The “CBS Evening News” had 7.62 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 5-11. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Dallas at New York Giants, NBC, 26.50 million.

    2. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 19.00 million.

    3. NFL Football: Oakland at Kansas City, NBC, 17.40 million.

    4. “NCIS,” CBS, 14.69 million.

    5. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 12.91 million.

    6. “The OT,” Fox, 11.89 million.

    7. “Bull,” CBS, 11.68 million.

    8. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.13 million.

    9. “This is Us,” NBC, 10.95 million.

    10. NFL Football Pre-Kick: Oakland at Kansas City, NBC, 10.88 million.

    11. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 10.59 million.

    12. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.18 million.

    13. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.16 million viewers.

    14. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 10.08 million.

    15. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 9.67 million.

    16. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 9.40 million.

    17. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 9.36 million.

    18. “Hairspray Live!,” NBC, 9.05 million.

    19. “Survivor,” CBS, 8.50 million.

    20. NFL Football: Indianapolis at NY Jets, ESPN, 8.093 million.

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    Hwang Dong-hyuk On Season 2 of “Squid Game,” Wrapping Production on Season 3; What’s Next?

    Thursday, December 26, 2024

    Viewers may gasp, cringe or cry out watching characters die on Netflix's "Squid Game," but those simulated deaths have a different effect on its creator, writer and director. Instead, Hwang Dong-hyuk feels happiness seeing them go.

    The show has a huge cast and Hwang says it was "really difficult" to manage everyone on set.

    As characters would die, Hwang recalls saying to the actors on their last day, "'Oh no! How sad! I won't see you tomorrow,' but I was always smiling inside."

    "Squid Game" season two premieres Thursday. It once again stars Lee Jung-jae and centers around a secret competition in South Korea that targets people in debt and the winner gets a big cash prize. What they don't know is that losing the game is deadly.

    Hwang originally conceived of the show 15 years ago as a two-hour film but it failed to gain traction with financiers or even interested actors. He put it aside and worked on other films instead. He then had the idea to make it a TV series instead and took the project to Netflix. There, it could reach a wide audience.

    "I never in my wildest dream thought it was going to be this huge," said Hwang, who spoke about the show and what comes next. Answers have been edited for clarity and length.

    Q: What have you learned from "Squid Game"?

    HWANG: I learned that I shouldn't give up. If you love something and if you want to create something, it might not work now, but the time might come later. Or that idea could be the source of inspiration for something else.

    Q: You've already finished filming season three of "Squid Game." Have you thought about what your next project will be?

    HWANG: I'm afraid to talk... Read More

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