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    Nielsen Week In Review Finds CBS On Top In Primetime

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    In this image released by CBS, Mayim Bialik, from left, Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki and Kaley Cuoco appear in a scene from "The Big Bang Theory." An episode rerun of the show finished second in this past week's Nielsen ratings. (Darren Michaels/CBS via AP)

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The nation’s birthday week was observed by the networks mostly by scripted repeats along with the usual slate of reality and game shows.

    Although NBC’s two-hour “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks” special ranked sixth and 16th for the week, the top-ranked primetime shows were CBS’ “60 Minutes” rerun and, in second place, a “Big Bang Theory” repeat, according to Nielsen.

    The week’s most-talked-about show was likely “Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence,” a two-hour investigation into the celebrated aviator’s mysterious disappearance on a round-the-world flight 80 years ago. Although it wouldn’t have cracked the broadcast Top 20, the History documentary was by far the week’s most-watched cable program, drawing 4.32 million viewers.

    Among broadcast networks, CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 8.92 million viewers. NBC had 7.73 million, ABC had 6.11 million, Fox had 5.34 million, Univision had 1.78 million, the CW had 1.73 million, Telemundo had 1.44 million, and ION Television had 1.26 million.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 1.96 million viewers in primetime. HGTV had 1.51 million, USA had 1.43 million and History was right behind with 1.42 million.

    ABC’s “World News Tonight” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.42 million viewers. NBC’s “Nightly News” had 7.16 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 5.71 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for July 3-9. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1.  “60 Minutes,” CBS, 7.43 million.

    2.  “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 7.13 million.

    3.  “Celebrity Family Feud,” ABC, 6.84 million.

    4.  “Little Big Shots: Forever Young,” NBC, 6.72 million.

    5.  “Big Brother” (Sunday), CBS, 6.39 million.

    6.  “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks,” NBC, 6.36 million.

    7.  “Big Brother” (Wednesday), CBS, 6.15 million.

    8.  “Big Brother” (Thursday), CBS, 6.09 million.

    9.  “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 5.50 million.

    10. “American Ninja Warrior,” NBC, 5.09 million.

    11. “NCIS,” CBS, 5.06 million.

    12. “Dateline Friday,” NBC, 5.04 million.

    13. “Life in Pieces,” CBS, 4.90 million.

    14. “America’s Got Talent” (Friday), NBC, 4.78 million.

    15. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 4.75 million.

    16. “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks” (10 p.m.), NBC, 4.73 million.

    17. “Steve Harvey’s Funderdome,” ABC, 4.68 million.

    18. “Bull,” CBS, 4.64 million.

    19. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 4.62 million.

    20. “$100,000 Pyramid,” ABC, 4.61 million.

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    Apple and Google Face UK Investigation Into Mobile Browser Dominance

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    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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