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    Football games send viewers to TV on cold weekend; Nielsen week in review

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    Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt, center, celebrates with fans after returning a fumble for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The NFL wild card games and the NCAA football championship gathered millions of people in front of their television sets on a cold winter weekend.

    An average of 30.5 million people watched the NFL's wild card games on television and digitally over the weekend, which the league said was up 21% over the same games in 2021.

    Meanwhile, Georgia's victory over Alabama for the NCAA football championship last week reached 22.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. That allowed the NCAA to rebound from the lackluster ratings of the New Year's Eve semifinals, which featured two non-competitive games.

    Boosted by their wild card games, CBS averaged 10 million viewers and NBC had 6.8 million in primetime last week. ABC averaged 2.7 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.6 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 900,000.

    ESPN averaged 3.69 million viewers in prime time, Fox News Channel had 2.24 million, MSNBC had 1.2 million, HGTV had 1.08 million and Hallmark had 978,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news race, averaging 9 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 8.1 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.8 million.

    For the week of Jan. 10-16, the 20 most popular programs in primetime, their viewerships and networks:

    NFL Wild Card: Pittsburgh at Kansas City, NBC, 28.94 million.
    2. NFL Wild Card: New England at Buffalo, CBS, 26.37.
    3. "Wild Card Post Game" (Sunday), CBS, 25.5 million.
    4. NCAA Football Championship: Georgia vs. Alabama, ESPN, 22.26 million.
    5. "Wild Card Pre Game" (Sunday), NBC, 19.64 million.
    6. "NCAA Championship Post Game," ESPN, 18.37 million.
    7. "NCAA Championship Pre Game," ESPN, 13.78 million.
    8. "60 Minutes," CBS, 11.29 million.
    9. "FBI," CBS, 8.45 million.
    10. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.7 million.
    11. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 7.41 million.
    12. "Chicago Med," NBC, 7.33 million.
    13. "Ghosts," CBS, 6.48 million.
    14. "Blue Bloods," CBS, 6.44 million.
    15. "FBI: International," CBS, 6.29 million.
    16. "Chicago PD," NBC, 5.81 million.
    17. "Magnum, P.I., CBS, 5.77 million.
    18. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 5.56 million.
    19. "United States of Al," CBS, 5.48 million.
    20. "911: Lone Star," Fox, 5.03 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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