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    Xmas Week Nielsens Topped By Football, Reruns

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    This Aug. 9, 2014 file photo shows an NFL logo on a goal post padding before a preseason NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns at Ford Field in Detroit. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)

    By Frazier Moore, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Football and reruns prevailed on television Christmas week, according to the Nielsen ratings company.

    NBC’s Sunday night clash between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings claimed the lead with almost 18 million viewers.

    But CBS was not to be outdone with its slate of encore dramas and comedies (a trio of repeats of “The Big Bang Theory” made it into the Top 20), along with such popular holiday fare as an Andy Griffith special and a colorized hour of classic “I Love Lucy.” For the week, CBS led in prime time with an average 5.7 million viewers.

    Not so successful: ABC’s four-episode block of “Muppets” reruns on Sunday, the first of which drew a puny 1.9 million viewers, and the final half-hour attracting a Scrooge-like 955,000.

    NBC, in second place for the week, averaged 5.3 million viewers, while ABC had 3.6 million, Fox had 3.1 million, Univision had 1.7 million, Telemundo had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, and the CW had 1.1 million.

    ESPN was by far the week’s leading cable network, averaging 3.37 million viewers in prime time. USA had 2.30 million, and ABC Family had 2.21 million viewers.

    NBC’s “Nightly News” topped the evening newscasts with an average of 9.3 million viewers. ABC’s “World News Tonight” was second with 8.7 million and the “CBS Evening News” had 7.5 million viewers.

    Here are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Dec. 21-27. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: New York Giants at Minnesota, NBC, 17.87 million.

    2. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.22 million.

    3. “The OT,” Fox, 13.09 million.

    4. NFL Football: Detroit at New Orleans, ESPN, 10.90 million.

    5. “NCIS,” CBS, 10.80 million.

    6. “Football Night in America,” NBC, 10.67 million.

    7. “60 Minutes Presents,” CBS, 10.54 million.

    8. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 8.52 million.

    9. “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 8.42 million.

    10. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 8.20 million.

    11. NFL Football (Saturday): Washington at Philadelphia, NFLN, 8.15 million.

    12. “Undercover Boss,” CBS, 7.89 million.

    13. “I Love Lucy Christmas Special,” CBS, 7.39 million.

    14. NFL Football (Thursday), San Diego at Oakland, NFLN, 7.08 million.

    15. Thursday Night Football Post-game, NFLN, 6.92 million.

    16. “CSI Finale,” CBS, 5.99 million.

    17. “Great Christmas Light Fight,” ABC, 5.64 million.

    18. “The Big Bang Theory” (Thursday), CBS, 5.36 million.

    19. “The Andy Griffith Special,” CBS, 5.20 million.

    20. “Blue Bloods Special,” CBS, 5.09 million.

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    Friday, November 22, 2024

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    The high court dismissed the company's appeal, leaving in place an appellate ruling allowing the case to go forward.

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    Inadequacy of the disclosures led to two significant price drops in the price of the company's shares in 2018, after the public learned about the extent of the privacy scandal, the investors say.

    Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the company was disappointed by the court's action. "The plaintiff's claims are baseless and we will continue to defend ourselves as this case is considered by the District Court," Stone said in an emailed statement.

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