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    CBS’ “Mom” exits on ratings high note; Nielsen week in review

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    "Mom" producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The CBS comedy "Mom" signed off after eight seasons last week before 6.2 million viewers, the biggest audience of its final season.

    The Chuck Lorre-produced comedy starring Allison Janney ended with her title character in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Anna Farris, who was the series co-star for seven seasons playing Janney's daughter but left for other projects after last year, did not make an appearance in the finale.

    In the quick "vanity card" that appears with the final credits, Lorre wrote, "For 170 episodes, we wrapped jokes around hope … Thank you for your support."

    With another television season winding down, CBS was the most-watched network in primetime last week, averaging 5 million viewers. NBC had 3.7 million, ABC had 2.9 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Univision had 1.29 million, Telemundo had 1.27 million and Ion Television had 930,000.

    Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 2.29 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 1.44 million, HGTV had 1.19 million, CNN had 915,000 and TNT had 905,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening news ratings race with an average of 9 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.6 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.6 million.

    For the week, the 20 most-watched shows in primetime, their networks and viewerships:

    1. "NCIS," CBS, 8.94 million.
    2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.99 million.
    3. "FBI," CBS, 7.69 million
    4. "The Equalizer," CBS, 7.39 million.
    5. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.21 million.
    6. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 7.08 million.
    7. "Blue Bloods" (Friday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 7.07 million.
    8. "Chicago Med," NBC, 7.06 million.
    9. "Blue Bloods" (Friday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 6.36 million.
    10. "Mom," CBS, 6.17 million.
    11. "American Idol," ABC, 6.11 million.
    12. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 6.03 million.
    13. "Chicago PD," NBC, 5.94 million.
    14. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 5.85 million.
    15. "911," Fox, 5.83 million.
    16. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 5.79 million.
    17. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 5.75 million.
    18. "United States of Al," CBS, 5.23 million.
    19. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 5.11 million.
    20. "This is Us," NBC, 5.08 million.

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    Blake Lively accuses “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film 'It 'Ends With Us' on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

    Blake Lively has accused her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to "destroy" her reputation in a legal complaint.

    The complaint obtained by The Associated Press, which The New York Times reported was filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department, precedes a lawsuit. It names Baldoni, the studio behind "It Ends With Us" and Baldoni's publicists among the defendants.

    In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a "multi-tiered plan" to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed "repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior" by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.

    The plan, the complaint said, included a proposal to plant theories on online message boards, engineer a social media campaign and place news stories critical of Lively. The complaint also says Baldoni "abruptly pivoted away from" the movie's marketing plan and "used domestic violence 'survivor content' to protect his public image."

    "These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media," attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement. Freedman represents Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives.

    Freedman pushed back against Lively's allegations of a coordinated campaign, saying the studio "proactively" hired a crisis manager "due to the multiple demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production." He said Lively threatened to not appear on set and not promote the film "if her demands were not met." Those demands were not specified in the statement.

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