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    “SNL” Scores Ratings Win With Eddie Murphy’s Return; Nielsen Week In Review

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    This Dec. 21, 2019 photo shows Eddie Murphy in a sketch from "Mr. Robinson's Neighborhood" on "Saturday Night Live" in New York. (Will Heath/NBC via AP)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Eddie Murphy delivered an early holiday gift to "Saturday Night Live."

    With Murphy aboard as host after a decades-long absence, the NBC show earned its biggest audience since 2017. Just shy of 10 million viewers tuned in to see Murphy back on the late-night comedy show that helped launch his career. His last appearance was in 1984.

    In May 2017, an episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy attracted 10.4 million viewers. 

    Murphy reprised some of his landmark "SNL" characters on last Saturday's show, including Mr. Robinson, Gumby and Buckwheat. The actor-comedian was joined during his opening monologue by Dave Chappelle, Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan.
    Pop sensation Lizzo was the night's musical guest.

    NBC also earned bragging rights for its primetime performance last week with an average 6.2 million viewers, powered by its Sunday night NFL telecast. The network is No. 1 for the season to date, the first time since 1999 that it has led in total viewers at this point in the TV year.

    CBS was second with an average of 4.95 million, Nielsen said. Fox had 4.3 million, ABC had 2.9 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, Univision had 1.24 million, Telemundo had 790,000 and the CW had 700,000. 

    Fox News Channel was the week's most-watched cable network, averaging 3.1 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 2.2 million, MSNBC had 1.8 million, Hallmark had 1.7 million, and CNN had 1.5 million.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening newscasts with an average of 8.8 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" was next with 7.9 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.8 million viewers. 

    For the week of Dec. 16-22, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewerships: 

    1. "NFL Sunday Post-Game Show," Fox, 20 million.
    2. "Sunday Night Football: Kansas City at Chicago," NBC, 17 million.
    3. ""Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC. 13.3 million.
    4. "The OT," Fox, 13.1 million.
    5. "NFL: Indianapolis at New Orleans," ESPN, 11.4 million.
    6. "NCIS," CBS, 11.1 million.
    7. "Football Night in America," NBC, 9.8 million.
    8. "The Voice," NBC, 8.8 million.
    9. "The Voice (Tuesday)", NBC, 8.7 million.
    10. "Thursday Night Football: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco," NFL Network, 8.5 million.
    11. "FBI," CBS, 8.47 million.
    12. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 8.4 million.
    13. "NCIS: New Orleans," CBS, 7.1 million.
    14. "Thursday Night Football Pre-Kick," NFL Network, 7 million.
    15. "The Voice," NBC, 6.7 million.
    16. "Survivor," CBS, 6.5 million.
    17. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 6.44 million.
    18. "Bull," CBS, 6.4 million.
    19. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 6.2 million.
    20. "Bob Hearts Abishola," CBS, 6.1 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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    Beyoncé’s Halftime Show Highlighted Netflix’s NFL Debut On Xmas Day

    Wednesday, December 25, 2024

    Beyoncé provided more excitement than either game during Netflix's NFL debut on Christmas Day.

    Riding into her halftime appearance on a white horse, the 32-time Grammy winner rocked her hometown Houston crowd with a nearly 13-minute performance on Wednesday.

    She surprised fans by bringing along Shaboozey to perform "Sweet Honey Buckiin" and Post Malone joined her for "Levii's Jeans."

    The action on the field didn't live up to expectations as the NFL showcased four of the AFC's top five teams.

    Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce exposed a glitch in Pittsburgh's defense during Kansas City's 29-10 rout in the first game.

    The broadcast itself went off just fine, quickly becoming the second-most popular live title on Netflix to date, according to NFL Media.

    Lamar Jackson and the Ravens led C.J. Stroud and the Texans to 17-2 at halftime before Beyoncé stole the show.

    Mariah Carey opened Wednesday's doubleheader with a taped performance of "All I Want for Christmas is You" and then the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs trounced the Steelers to clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

    There were no signs of any major streaming issues during the game after Netflix experienced minor blunders at the start of the pregame show. The broadcast opened with roughly 10 seconds of silence because it appeared studio host Kay Adams' microphone wasn't turned on.

    Beyoncé's live performance at NRG Stadium was supposed to be the biggest test for the streaming giant and it seemed to go off without a hitch.

    Mahomes threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Kelce had eight catches for 84 yards and one score as the Chiefs (15-1) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. The... Read More

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