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    Football, reality competition conclusions dominate TV; Nielsen week in review

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    New Orleans Saints quarterback Taysom Hill (7) smiles as he leaves the field after the team defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Football and other forms of televised competition — the season finales of some popular reality shows — dominated the Nielsen company's weekly list of the most popular shows on television.

    Four separate NFL games were on Nielsen's list of the most popular programs in primetime. As is typical, NBC's Sunday night game, most recently featuring New Orleans' surprise shutout of the Tampa Bay Bucs, topped the list.

    NBC's "The Voice," CBS' "Survivor" and Fox's "The Masked Singer" all crowned winners this past week and had fans tuning in. "The Voice," with 7.3 million viewers for the first of two parts on Monday, had the highest numbers.One television staple, ABC's showing of "The Sound of Music" movie, reached 3.3 million people on Sunday night, Nielsen said.

    Fox won the week in primetime among broadcast networks, averaging 5.7 million viewers last week. NBC had 5.1 million, CBS had 3.8 million, ABC had 3.5 million, Univision had 1.3 million, Ion Television had 1 million and Telemundo had 910,000.

    Fox News Channel won among the cable networks, averaging 2.2 million in primetime. ESPN had 1.89 million, Hallmark had 1.48 million, MSNBC had 1.3 million and Paramount had 1.07 million.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race, averaging 8.2 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.5 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.1 million.

    For the week of Dec. 13-19, the 20 most popular shows, their networks and viewerships:

    1. NFL Football: New Orleans at Tampa Bay, NBC, 18.06 million.
    2. NFL Football: Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, Fox, 17.86 million.
    3. "NFL Pregame," NBC, 12.17 million.
    4. "The OT," Fox, 11.18 million.
    5. "NFL Pregame," Fox, 9.26 million.
    6. "Football Night in America, Part 3," NBC, 8.92 million.
    7. "FBI," CBS, 8.31 million.
    8. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at Arizona, ABC, 7.97 million.
    9. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.94 million.
    10. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at Arizona, ESPN, 7.93 million.
    11. "Yellowstone," Paramount, 7.74 million.
    12. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 7.28 million.
    13. NFL Football: New England at Indianapolis, NFL Network, 7.26 million.
    14. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 6.98 million.
    15. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 6.86 million.
    16. "Survivor," CBS, 5.61 million.
    17. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 5.08 million.
    18. "1883," Paramount, 4.98 million.
    19. "NFL Pregame," ABC, 4.74 million.
    20. "Football Night in America, Part 2," NBC, 4.73 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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