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    Brady’s return leads NBC to strong Sunday football ratings; Nielsen week in review

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    Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) is congratulated by fans after defeating the New England Patriots 19-17 in an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Tom Brady wins in the television ratings, too.

    NBC relentlessly promoted the Tampa Bay quarterback's return to New England, and the Bucs-Patriots game reached the biggest "Sunday Night Football" audience in years, the Nielsen company said.

    The 26.7 million people who tuned in represented NBC's biggest television audience for the game since 2015. Add in people who streamed it, and the game reached 28 million, the biggest "Sunday Night Football" crowd since 2012, Nielsen said.

    Despite that competition, CBS' "60 Minutes" reached 10.3 million people, its largest audience since last January. Viewership was about 12 million for the first part of the show, before the competing football game started and during the story about Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen.

    NBC won the second week of the television season handily, averaging 7.5 million viewers. CBS averaged 5.3 million, ABC had 3,7 million, Fox had 2.1 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and Ion Television had 890,000.

    ESPN led cable networks, averaging 2.78 million in prime time. Fox News Channel had 2.26 million, MSNBC had 1.19 million, HGTV had 972,000 and TLC had 832,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race, averaging 8 million viewer. NBC's "Nightly News" had 6.4 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 4.8 million.

    For the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3, the top 20 prime-time television programs, their networks and viewerships:

    1. NFL Football: Tampa Bay at New England, NBC, 26.75 million.
    2. "NFL Pregame" (Sunday), NBC, 20.32 million.
    3. "Football Night in America, Part 3," NBC, 14.64 million.
    4. NFL Football: Philadelphia at Dallas, ESPN, 12.9 million.
    5. "NFL Postgame" (Sunday), Fox, 11.98 million.
    6. "60 Minutes," CBS, 10.32 million.
    7. "Football Night in America, Part 2," NBC, 9.12 million.
    8. "NCIS," CBS, 8.06 million.
    9. NFL Football: Jacksonville at Cincinnati, NFL Network, 8 million.
    10. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 7.44 million.
    11. "FBI," CBS, 7.37 million.
    12. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 7.36 million.
    13. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 6.86 million.
    14. "NFL Pregame" (Monday), ESPN, 6.85 million.
    15. "Chicago Med," NBC, 6.71 million.
    16. "La Brea," NBC, 6.37 million.
    17. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 6.3 million.
    18. "Chicago PD," NBC, 6.22 million.
    19. "FBI: International," CBS, 6.04 million.
    20. "Survivor," CBS, 5.9 million.

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    Kevin Costner to receive MPSE Filmmaker Award; Greg Hedgepath named recipient of MPSE Career Achievement honor

    Thursday, November 21, 2024
    Kevin Costner (photo courtesy of Kevin Costner)

    Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) will present Oscar®-winning filmmaker and actor Kevin Costner with the 2025 MPSE Filmmaker Award, bestowed annually to a filmmaker of distinction. And supervising sound editor Greg Hedgepath will receive the Career Achievement Award for his prolific career in sound editing. Both awards will be presented during MPSE’s 72nd Annual Golden Reel Awards Gala on February 23, 2025 at the Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.

    The MPSE Filmmaker Award is bestowed upon an individual outside the sound community whose career has demonstrated a great appreciation and understanding of the impact of sound editing. The MPSE Career Achievement Award is presented to a person whose career has made a significant impact on the sound community through exemplary work, service or leadership.

    “Kevin Costner has captivated audiences with his powerful storytelling throughout his illustrious career,” said MPSE president David Barber. “From epic Westerns to poignant dramas, his use of sound as an integral component of his cinematic storytelling has stirred our emotions and immersed viewers in the worlds he’s created for decades. This passion for sound is abundantly clear in his latest ambitious project, the Horizon saga. We are thrilled to honor him with the Filmmaker Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to the art of storytelling through sound in film and television.”

    Barber added, “Greg Hedgepath is a true titan in the world of sound. His contributions to cinema are immense, spanning decades and encompassing a remarkable range of genres. From the heart-pounding intensity of ‘Speed’ and ‘Twister’ to the nuanced drama of ‘Selma’ and ‘Straight Outta Compton’, Greg’s work has consistently elevated... Read More

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