By David Bauder, Media Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --Former President Donald Trump reached less than a million measurable television viewers over the weekend in his return to the public stage at a North Carolina political event.
Newsmax averaged just under 700,000 viewers between 8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday when Trump spoke, the Nielsen company said. His speech was also carried live on One America News Network and C-SPAN, but their audience is not measured by Nielsen.
Fox News Channel did not carry the speech by the former president beloved by many of its viewers. The network averaged more than 1.5 million viewers for its typical Saturday night fare of Jesse Watters and Jeanine Pirro.
Although Trump couldn't eclipse Fox's regular lineup, at least for Newsmax, showing the former president live appeared to be a good business decision for the network. So far this year, Newsmax has averaged 202,000 viewers in primetime, including the more heavily trafficked weeknights, Nielsen said.
Later on Saturday, Fox's debut hour with conservative media personality Dan Bongino reached 1.8 million people, making it the most-watched cable news show of the weekend.
The broadcast networks made a swift turn into summer, with NBC's "America's Got Talent" topping the ratings upon its return. CBS led for the week, averaging 3.3 million viewers in primetime. ABC had 3.17 million, NBC had 3.16 million, Fox had 1.7 million, Univision had 1.5 million, Ion Television had 970,000 and Telemundo had 880,000.
TNT led the cable news networks, averaging 2.36 million viewers in primetime last week. Fox News Channel had 1.94 million, HGTV had 1.25 million, MSNBC had 1.23 million and TBS had 938,000.
ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening news ratings race, averaging 7.3 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 6.3 million, and the "CBS Evening News" had 4.7 million.
For the week of May 31 to June 6, the 20 most-watched programs in primetime, their networks and viewerships:
1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 7.37 million.
2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.06 million.
3. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 5.74 million.
4. "Kennedy Center Honors," CBS, 5.32 million.
5. "Station 19," ABC, 4.9 million.
6. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 4.78 million.
7. "Grey's Anatomy," ABC, 4.76 million.
8. "NCIS," CBS, 4.72 million.
9. NBA Playoffs: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers (Thursday), TNT, 4.53 million.
10. "FBI," CBS, 4.27 million.
11. "Law & Order: SVU," NBC, 4.23 million.
12. "The Chase," ABC, 4.07 million.
13. "Law & Order: Organized Crime," NBC, 4.02 million.
14. "United States of Al," CBS, 3.951 million.
15. "New Amsterdam," NBC, 3.947 million.
16. Soccer: EE UU vs Mexico, Univision, 3.923 million.
17. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 3.922 million.
18. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 3.89 million.
19. "The $100,000 Pyramid," ABC, 3.67 million.
20. NBA Playoffs: L.A. Clippers at Dallas (Friday), ESPN, 3.61 million.
SMPTE elects board officers, regional governors
SMPTEยฎ,the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has revealed the board officers and regional governors who will serve terms beginning in January 2025.
Three new officers--Richard Welsh as SMPTE president, Eric Gsell as SMPTE executive VP, and Polly Hickling as SMPTE Education VP--have been elected for a two-year term from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2026. One SMPTE officer, Lisa Hobbs, will be continuing her service as SMPTE secretary and treasurer for another two-year term. Additionally, Raymond Yeung will be stepping into the role of standards VP on Jan. 1, 2025.
โSMPTEโs membership has spoken,โ said SMPTE interim executive director Sally-Ann DโAmato. โThese officers have been tasked with an important responsibility, one each of them is prepared to tackle head-on. These next two years are looking bright for SMPTE!โ
In addition to the officers, 10 regional governors were elected by the Society to serve two-year 2025-2026 terms.
These include the following regional governors, re-elected to continue their service:
Asia-Pacific Region Governor
Tony Ngai, Society of Motion Imaging Ltd.
EMEA - Central & South America Region Governor
Fernando Bittencourt, FB Consultant
United Kingdom Region Governor
Chris Johns, Sky UK.
USA - Central Region Governor
William T. Hayes, Consultant
USA - Eastern Region Governor
Dover Jeanne Mundt, Riedel Communications
USA - Western Region Governor
Jeffrey F. Way, Open Drives
Also elected were four newcomers to the SMPTE Board:
Canada Region Governor
Jonathan Jobin, Grass Valley
USA - Hollywood Region Governor
Allan Schollnick, Voxx... Read More