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    Trump returns as less of a TV draw; Nielsen week in review

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    Former President Donald Trump acknowledges the crowd as he speaks at the North Carolina Republican Convention Saturday, June 5, 2021, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward)

    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.

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    Blake Lively accuses “It Ends With Us” director Justin Baldoni of harassment and smear campaign

    Saturday, December 21, 2024
    Blake Lively poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK Gala Screening for the film 'It 'Ends With Us' on Thursday, Aug, 8, 2024 in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP, File)

    Blake Lively has accused her "It Ends With Us" director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to "destroy" her reputation in a legal complaint.

    The complaint obtained by The Associated Press, which The New York Times reported was filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department, precedes a lawsuit. It names Baldoni, the studio behind "It Ends With Us" and Baldoni's publicists among the defendants.

    In the complaint, Lively accuses Baldoni and the studio of embarking on a "multi-tiered plan" to damage her reputation following a meeting in which she and her husband Ryan Reynolds addressed "repeated sexual harassment and other disturbing behavior" by Baldoni and a producer on the movie.

    The plan, the complaint said, included a proposal to plant theories on online message boards, engineer a social media campaign and place news stories critical of Lively. The complaint also says Baldoni "abruptly pivoted away from" the movie's marketing plan and "used domestic violence 'survivor content' to protect his public image."

    "These claims are completely false, outrageous and intentionally salacious with an intent to publicly hurt and rehash a narrative in the media," attorney Bryan Freedman said in a statement. Freedman represents Baldoni, Wayfarer Studios and its representatives.

    Freedman pushed back against Lively's allegations of a coordinated campaign, saying the studio "proactively" hired a crisis manager "due to the multiple demands and threats made by Ms. Lively during production." He said Lively threatened to not appear on set and not promote the film "if her demands were not met." Those demands were not specified in the statement.

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