By David Bauder, Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --Now that football season is almost finished, the dominant nights in broadcast television are coming into focus.
As illustrated in the Nielsen company's ratings for last week, that would be CBS' night of drama on Tuesday and Dick Wolf's trilogy of "Chicago" series Wednesday on NBC.
Even though it has been on the air since 2003, CBS' "NCIS" continues a remarkable streak of popularity. With nearly 11.4 million viewers on the night it aired last Tuesday, it was the only television show aside from the Grammys to pass the 10 million mark last week, at least before delayed viewing is counted in.
Paired with "FBI," it makes for a strong one-two punch of action for CBS on Tuesdays. The newer "FBI: Most Wanted" has some distance to go before reaching that level.
Wolf is a proven television hitmaker, and NBC does very well on Wednesdays with his three dramas that focus on a Chicago hospital, police department and fire department. All three finished among Nielsen's top 10 shows last week.
The third season premiere of "Station 19"on ABC did slightly better than the series it spun off from, "Grey's Anatomy."
The Grammys took the week's number one ratings slot, reaching nearly 18.7 million viewers on CBS Sunday–but down about a million from each of the last two years.
CBS won the week in primetime, averaging 7.2 million viewers. ABC eked out a second place showing, averaging 4 million viewers, while NBC had 3.9 million. Fox had 2.4 million, Univision had 1.5 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, Telemundo had 1.1 million and the CW had 690,000.
News dominated the cable ratings last week with President Donald Trump's impeachment hearings. Fox News Channel averaged 3.32 million ratings in primetime, MSNBC had 1.96 million, ESPN had 1.22 million, TLC had 1.2 million and CNN had 1.18 million.
ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race, averaging 9.1 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.9 million viewers and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.9 million.
For the week of Jan. 20-26, the top 20 shows, their networks and viewerships:
1. "Grammy Awards," CBS, 18.69 million.
2. "NCIS," CBS, 11.37 million.
3. "FBI," CBS, 9.25 million.
4. "Chicago Med," NBC, 8.44 million.
5. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 8.19 million.
6. "Grammy Awards Red Carpet," CBS, 7.19 million.
7. "America's Got Talent Champions," NBC, 7.05 million.
8. "Station 19," ABC, 7.02 million.
9. "Chicago PD, NBC, 6.92 million.
10. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 6.81 million.
11. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 6.67 million.
12. "This Is Us," NBC, 61 million.
13. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 6.6 million.
14. "Bob Hearts Abishola," CBS, 6.51 million.
15. "The Bachelor," ABC, 6.29 million.
16. "Bull," CBS, 6.05 million.
17. "911: Lone Star," Fox, 5.95 million.
18. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 5.86 million.
19. "All Rise," CBS, 5.81 million.
20. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 5.6 million.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTEยฎ,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
โSMPTEโs membership has spoken,โ said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann DโAmato. โThese officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!โ
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More