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    John Singleton’s “Snowfall” tells birth of crack cocaine in L.A.

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    This image released by FX shows Malcolm Mays as Kevin, from left, Damson Idris as Franklin Saint and Isaiah John as Leon on FX’s new series “Snowfall.” The first season premieres Wednesday, July 5, 2017. (Mark Davis/FX via AP)

    By Jonathan Landrum Jr.

    ATLANTA (AP) --

    Filmmaker John Singleton says a recent drive through a section of south Los Angeles helped inspire his new FX television series "Snowfall."

    The Oscar-nominated writer-director says seeing security bars on every window and huge metal gates surrounding each home reminded him about when residents in the area first took measures to guard their house to prevent home invasions during the 1980s crack cocaine epidemic.

    "Snowfall' tells the story of how crack cocaine was birthed in the L.A. inner city in 1983. The first season premieres Wednesday on FX at 10 p.m. EDT.

    Singleton says crack cocaine caused a negative ripple effect that's still ongoing problem.

     

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    Trump reaches 36.6 million TV viewers for first address to Congress in second term

    Wednesday, March 5, 2025
    President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

    President Donald Trump reached an estimated 36.6 million television viewers for his address to Congress on Tuesday night, the Nielsen company said.

    That beat the 32.2 million people who watched former President Joe Biden's final State of the Union address last year, but was smaller than any of Trump's audiences for the annual address during his first term, Nielsen said.

    Trump's first speech to Congress as president, in 2017, was seen by 47.7 million people. Television viewing in general has decreased since then. Nielsen measured viewing on 15 different television networks, including those whose feed was carried on streaming services.

    Fox News Channel, the most popular network for Trump fans, dominated viewing, reaching 10.7 million people. ABC had 6.3 million, CBS had 4 million, NBC had 3.9 million, Fox broadcast had 2.7 million and both CNN and MSNBC had 1.9 million, Nielsen said.

    Nielsen said 71% of Trump's television viewers were 55 and older.

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