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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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    “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” Tops Weekend Box Office

    Sunday, December 22, 2024

    In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures' "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" sped past the Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" to take the top spot at the box office ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters.

    "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates. With strong reviews (86% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes) and a high score from audiences (an "A" on CinemaScore), "Sonic 3" is well positioned to be the top choice in cinemas during the busiest moviegoing period of the year.

    It was telling of some wider trends that "Sonic 3" — made for $122 million — bested one of Disney's top properties. Videogame adaptations, once among the most derided movie genres, have emerged as one of the most dependable box office forces in recent years. The two previous "Sonic" movies together grossed more $700 million worldwide and the third installment appears likely to do better than both of them. A fourth "Sonic" movie is already in development.

    "Mufasa," however, was humbled in its opening weekend, with its $35 million in domestic ticket sales coming in notably shy of expectations . The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel even opened wider than "Sonic 3," launching on 4,100 theaters and gobbling up most IMAX screens, compared with 3,761 locations for "Sonic 3."

    Though "Mufasa's" reviews were poor (56% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences gave it an "A-" CinemaScore.

    "Sonic 3" nearly doubled the haul for "Mufasa," which cost more than $200 million to make. Disney could look to $87.2 million in international sales to help make up the difference. The third "Sonic" will rollout in most overseas markets in the coming weeks.

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