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    NBA playoff games score ratings success; Nielsen week in review

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    Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody (4) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Jalen Brunson, right, during the second half of Game 3 of the NBA basketball playoffs Western Conference finals, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition daunting.

    Last week's No. 1 program was the Golden State-Dallas conference finals matchup in which the Warriors extended their winning streak to three out of three. The first two games were among the top 10 programs, with playoff games overall claiming a quarter of the top 20, according to Nielsen figures released Tuesday.

    Viewers fit in time for favorite series including CBS' "FBI," whose next-to-last episode for the season was the most-watched drama. The network pulled this week's season finale because its plot, about a cache of guns linked to a student, was deemed too close to Tuesday's mass killings at a Texas elementary school.

    CBS was the top network primetime television, averaging 4.4 million viewers. ABC had 3.74 million viewers, NBC had 2.95 million, Fox had 2 million, Univision had 1.4 million, Ion Television had 950,000 and Telemundo had 800,000.

    On the strength of the basketball playoffs, TNT led the cable networks with a 2.78 million viewer average. ESPN had 2.27 million, Fox News Channel had 2.26 million, MSNBC had 884956,000 and HGTV had 927,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" won the evening news ratings race with an average of 7.4 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" averaged 6.1 million viewers and the "CBS Evening News" had 4.5 million.

    For the week of May 16-22, the top 20 primetime shows, their networks and viewerships:

    NBA Playoffs: Golden State at Dallas (Sunday), TNT, 7.42 million.
    "FBI," CBS, 7.15 million.
    "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.06 million.
    "Chicago Fire," NBC, 6.79 million.
    NBA Playoffs: Dallas at Golden State (Friday), TNT, 6.77 million.
    NBA Playoffs: Dallas at Golden State (Wednesday), TNT, 6.52 million.
    "NCIS," CBS, 6.51 million.
    "American Idol," ABC, 6.49 million.
    "60 Minutes," CBS, 6.28 million.
    "Chicago Med," NBC, 6.24 million.
    NBA Playoffs: Boston at Miami (Tuesday), ESPN, 6.07 million.
    NBA Playoffs: Boston at Miami (Thursday), ESPN, 6.05 million.
    "FBI: International," CBS, 5.82 million.
    "Survivor," CBS, 5.7 million.
    "911," Fox, 5.56 million.
    "The Neighborhood," CBS, 5.5 million.
    "Chicago PD," NBC, 5.47 million.
    "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 5.46 million.
    "Bob Hearts Abishola," CBS, 5.33 million.
    "This Is Us," NBC, 5.32 million.

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    Trump taps “Apprentice” producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the U.K.

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Television producer Mark Burnett, left, looks on as President Donald Trump arrives for the National Prayer Breakfast, Feb. 2, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

    Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with "The Apprentice," is being tapped by the president-elect as special envoy to the United Kingdom in his upcoming administration.

    "With a distinguished career in television production and business, Mark brings a unique blend of diplomatic acumen and international recognition to this important role," Trump announced Saturday.

    Burnett, who was born in London, helped produce hits like "Survivor" and "The Voice," but is perhaps best known for teaming up with Trump for "The Apprentice," which first aired on NBC in 2004.

    Trump had been well-known in real estate and pop culture circles for decades. But the show helped again make him a household name — though Trump severed ties with NBC in 2015, the same year he launched his first White House run.

    The selection of Burnett continues Trump's trend of filling out his incoming administration with people who have high-profile backgrounds in television or politics, or both — including his choice to be defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, a former co-host of "Fox & Friends Weekend," and ex-television doctor and unsuccessful Senate candidate in Pennsylvania, Mehmet Oz.

    Trump's first campaign in 2016 was rocked by allegations about his conduct on "The Apprentice" and other appearances during his association with NBC, notably in footage in which he said he could sexually assault women and get away with it because he was a "star."

    Almost a decade after he left his reality TV role, Trump's television career remains central to his biography and political rise. The show presented Trump Tower to tens of millions of people as a symbol of power and success before Trump launched his first... Read More

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