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    A Successful Return For “The X-Files”; Last Week’s Nielsen Rundown

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    This photo provided by FOX shows, David Duchovny, left, as Fox Mulder and Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully in the "Founder's Mutation" season premiere, part two, episode of "The X-Files," airing Monday, Jan. 25, 2016, 8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT on FOX. (Ed Araquel/FOX via AP)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Mulder and Scully received a big assist from the NFL in attracting more than 16 million television viewers to the premiere of their return in Fox’s “The X-Files.”

    Fox’s iconic series starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson is back for a limited run, and Fox schedulers smiled on them by booking the show directly after the NFC championship game between Arizona and Carolina. That game was seen by 45.7 million people on Sunday, the Nielsen company said.

    While more people watched “NCIS” last week, “The X-Files” had more than twice as many viewers as any other scripted series among viewers aged 18-to-49, Nielsen said. That’s the audience Fox cares the most about.

    CBS’ coverage of the AFC championship between New England and Denver wasn’t in primetime, but it was seen by an average of 53.3 million viewers Sunday on CBS. That made it the top-rated AFC championship game in 30 years, Nielsen said.

    As the game was reaching its conclusion, CBS’ telecast hit a peak of 63 million viewers between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST.

    The NFC championship helped Fox to an easy ratings win, with the network averaging 13.2 million viewers in prime time. CBS had 8.7 million, NBC had 4.9 million, ABC had 4 million, Univision had 2.1 million, the CW had 2 million, Telemundo had 1.5 million and ION Television had 1.4 million.

    Fox News Channel was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.05 million viewers in prime time. HGTV had 1.73 million, USA had 1.69 million, TBS had 1.67 million and Discovery had 1.6 million.

    NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 10.3 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 9.8 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 8.5 million viewers.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Jan. 18-24. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: NFC Championship, Arizona at Carolina, Fox, 45.74 million.

    2. “NFC Championship Post-Game Show,” Fox, 33.9 million.

    3. “The OT,” Fox, 24.32 million.

    4. “NCIS,” CBS, 17.51 million.

    5. “The X-Files,” Fox, 16.19 million.

    6. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 13.31 million.

    7. “Scorpion,” CBS, 11.61 million.

    8. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 11.56 million.

    9. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 11.09 million.

    10. “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 10.64 million.

    11. “Hawaii Five-O,” CBS, 10.07 million.

    12. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 9.69 million.

    13. “American Idol” (Thursday), Fox, 9.36 million.

    14. “Criminal Minds,” CBS, 9.25 million.

    15. “American Idol” (Wednesday), Fox, 9.22 million.

    16. “Life in Pieces,” CBS, 8.78 million.

    17. “Supergirl,” CBS, 8.77 million.

    18. “Mom,” CBS, 8.49 million.

    19. “60 Minutes” (Sunday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 8.32 million.

    20. “Chicago Fire,” NBC, 8.16 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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