By David Bauder, Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --It may be little consolation for the movie academy, but a more complete count by the Nielsen company pushed the Academy Awards audience to 10.4 million viewers on Tuesday.
A day earlier, Nielsen's preliminary estimate had Sunday's show at 9.85 million viewers. Either way, it's a record low for an event that not too long ago routinely reached more than 30 million people.
The Oscars were enough to give ABC a victory in the primetime ratings with an average of 4.1 million viewers last week. CBS had 3.8 million, NBC had 3.5 million, Fox had 2.7 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Telemundo had 1.03 million, Ion Television had 970,000 and the CW had 530,000.
Fox News Channel led the cable networks with an average of 2.23 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.45 million, HGTV had 1.29 million, TNT had 1.15 million and ESPN had 1.1 million.
ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news race by averaging 8.1 million viewers last week. NBC's "Nightly News" had 6.5 million viewers and the "CBS Evening News" had 4.9 million.
For the week of April 19-25, the 20 most-watched programs in primetime, their networks and viewerships:
1. "The Oscars," ABC, 10.4 million.
2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.19 million.
3. "Chicago Med," NBC, 7.15 million.
4. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.01 million.
5. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 6.93 million.
6. "The Voice," NBC, 6.42 million.
7. "NCIS," CBS, 6.36 million.
8. "911," Fox, 6.25 million.
9. "Chicago PD," NBC, 5.89 million.
10. "FBI," CBS, 5.71 million.
11. "911: Lone Star," Fox, 5.49 million.
12. "United States of Al," CBS, 5.37 million.
13. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 5.11 million.
14. "The Masked Singer," Fox, 5.08 million.
15. "Mom," CBS, 5.04 million.
16. "Bob Hearts Abishola," CBS, 4.93 million.
17. "Oscars: Into the Spotlight," ABC, 4.84 million.
18. "Gray's Anatomy," ABC, 4.81 million.
19. "Bull," CBS, 4.69 million.
20. "Situation Room: Chauvin Verdict," CNN, 4.69 million.
Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved but won’t block app
Canada announced Wednesday it won't block access to the popular video-sharing app TikTok but is ordering the dissolution of its Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind it.
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it is meant to address risks related to ByteDance Ltd.'s establishment of TikTok Technology Canada Inc.
"The government is not blocking Canadians' access to the TikTok application or their ability to create content. The decision to use a social media application or platform is a personal choice," Champagne said.
Champagne said it is important for Canadians to adopt good cybersecurity practices, including protecting their personal information.
He said the dissolution order was made in accordance with the Investment Canada Act, which allows for the review of foreign investments that may harm Canada's national security. He said the decision was based on information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada's security and intelligence community and other government partners.
A TikTok spokesperson said in a statement that the shutdown of its Canadian offices will mean the loss of hundreds of local jobs.
"We will challenge this order in court," the spokesperson said. "The TikTok platform will remain available for creators to find an audience, explore new interests and for businesses to thrive."
TikTok is wildly popular with young people, but its Chinese ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to collect data on Western users or push pro-China narratives and misinformation. TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company that moved its headquarters to Singapore in 2020.
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