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    NFL Scores Primetime Ratings; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Philadelphia Eagles tight end Zach Ertz (86) is stopped for a first down by Atlanta Falcons free safety Isaiah Oliver (26) Atlanta Falcons strong safety Keanu Neal (22) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Atlanta. The Atlanta Falcons won 24-20. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The new television season hasn’t begun yet, but the football season has, and it’s carrying the networks in the interim.

    Four NFL games finished among the Nielsen company’s top 12 shows last week, led by the Sunday night matchup of Philadelphia against Atlanta.

    ABC devoted its entire primetime lineup to the third Democratic presidential debate last Thursday, reaching a healthy audience of just under 13 million viewers, Nielsen said.

    Between football and “America’s Got Talent,” NBC won the network ratings race. The network averaged 5.7 million viewers in prime time. ABC was second with 4.5 million, CBS had 3.9 million, Fox had 3.1 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, Univision had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 570,000.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.42 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 1.89 million, MSNBC had 1.71 million, Hallmark had 1.38 million and HGTV had 1.32 million. HGTV’s heavily-promoted home renovation show with actors from “The Brady Bunch” reached 3.37 million for its premiere.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.9 million viewers. The “NBC Nightly News” had 7.6 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Sept. 9-15. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Atlanta, NBC, 17.64 million.
    2. “NFL Post-Game,” Fox, 15.02 million.
    3. NFL Football: Houston at New Orleans, ESPN, 13.53 million.
    4. “Democratic Presidential Debate,” ABC, 12.95 million.
    5. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.91 million.
    6. “The OT,” Fox, 11.09 million.
    7. NFL Football: Denver at Oakland, ESPN, 10.95 million.
    8. “America’s Got Talent” (Tuesday), NBC, 9.48 million.
    9. “Football Night in America, Part 3,” NBC, 9.4 million.
    10. “America’s Got Talent” (Wednesday), NBC, 8.46 million.
    11. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.48 million.
    12. NFL Football: Tampa Bay at Carolina, NFL Network, 6.67 million.
    13. “NCIS,” CBS, 5.69 million.
    14. “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 4.79 million.
    15. “FBI,” CBS, 4.77 million.
    16. “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 4.64 million.
    17. “Football Night in America, Part 2,” NBC, 4.6 million.
    18. “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 4.59 million.
    19. “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 4.58 million.
    20. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 4.55 million.

    ABC and ESPN are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; CBS is a division of CBS Corp.; Fox is owned by Fox Corp.; NBC is owned by NBC Universal.

     

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    A Closer Look At Proposed Measures Designed To Curb Google’s Search Monopoly

    Thursday, November 21, 2024

    U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled Google maintained an illegal monopoly for the last decade.

    The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice could radically alter Google's business, including possibly spinning off the Chrome web browser and syndicating its search data to competitors. Even if the courts adopt the blueprint, Google isn't likely to make any significant changes until 2026 at the earliest, because of the legal system's slow-moving wheels.

    Here's what it all means:

    What is the Justice Department's goal?
    Federal prosecutors are cracking down on Google in a case originally filed during near the end of then-President Donald Trump's first term. Officials say the main goal of these proposals is to get Google to stop leveraging its dominant search engine to illegally squelch competition and stifle innovation.

    "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department asserted in its recommendations. "The remedy must close this gap and deprive Google of these advantages."

    Not surprisingly, Google sees things much differently. The Justice Department's "wildly overbroad proposal goes miles beyond the Court's decision," Kent Walker, Google's chief legal officer, asserted in a blog post. "It would break a range of Google products — even beyond search — that people love and find helpful in their everyday lives."

    It's still possible that the Justice Department could ease off on its attempts to break up Google, especially if President-elect Donald Trump... Read More

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