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    Football  Rules Nationally, Dodgers In L.A.; Nielsen Week In Review

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    Los Angeles Dodgers' Cody Bellinger celebrates his home run with Enrique Hernandez against the Atlanta Braves during the seventh inning in Game 7 of a baseball National League Championship Series Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The Los Angeles Dodgers played for their season Sunday night on Fox, the seventh game of the National League Championship Series. Win and go to the World Series, lose and go home.

    At the same time, the Los Angeles Rams played a regular season game on NBC against the San Francisco 49ers, a loss that dropped the Rams to a 4-2 record.

    There's no question which game meant more. But for a national audience, the football game was watched by 12.6 million people, while 9.7 million tuned in to see the Dodgers complete a memorable comeback against the Atlanta Braves.

    There's no clearer illustration of how football is the more popular sport, and why networks line up with open checkbooks whenever television rights come due.

    Baseball, despite its reputation as the National Pastime, is more of a local attraction. People have a limited interest if their favorite team is not involved.

    Case in point: the Los Angeles market. The Nielsen company said that in that city, 7.6 percent of the homes with televisions watched the Rams on Sunday night. But 18.5 percent of L.A. TV homes were tuned in to the Dodgers.

    Television's other big competition last week was Thursday's dueling town halls with President Donald Trump on NBC and Democratic opponent Joe Biden on ABC. In an upset — since the former reality TV star president has always had drawing power — Biden won, 14.2 million viewers to 13.5 million.

    Fox was the most popular broadcast network last week, averaging 5.2 million viewers. CBS had 4.9 million, ABC had 4.6 million, NBC had 4.5 million, Ion Television had 1.2 million, Univision had 1.1 million and Telemundo had 920,000.

    Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 4.25 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 2.27 million, ESPN had 2.02 million, TBS had 1.99 million and CNN had 1.83 million.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race, averaging 8.5 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.4 million viewers and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.1 million.

    For the week of Oct. 12-18, the top 20 television programs, their networks and viewerships:

    1. Town Hall: Joe Biden, ABC, 14.15 million.
    2. Town Hall: Donald Trump, NBC, 13.49 million.
    3. NFL Football: L.A. Rams at San Francisco, NBC, 12.6 million.
    4. NFL Football: L.A. Chargers at New England, ESPN, 11.2 million.
    5. NFL Football: Buffalo at Tennessee, CBS, 10.87 million.
    6. "The OT," Fox, 10.62 million.
    7. NLCS: Atlanta vs. Los Angeles, Game 7, Fox, 9.66 million.
    8. College Football: Georgia at Alabama, CBS, 9.61 million.
    9. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 9.26 million.
    10. "60 Minutes," CBS, 9.1 million.
    11. "Baseball Pregame," Fox, 8.72 million.
    12. "Football Night in America," NBC, 7.15 million.
    13. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 6.5 million.
    14. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 6.26 million.
    15. "Monday Night Kickoff," ESPN, 5.98 million.
    16. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Wednesday), Fox News, 5.87 million.
    17. "Hannity" (Thursday), Fox News, 5.86 million.
    18. "Hannity" (Wednesday), Fox News, 5.44 million.
    19. "Hannity" (Tuesday), Fox News, 5.34 million.
    20. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Tuesday), Fox News, 5.17 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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