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Viewers responding to Kennedy programs

NEW YORK

Television viewers have responded with keen interest to the first wave of programming surrounding the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

The National Geographic Channel set a ratings record for its network with its “Killing Kennedy” special, the Nielsen company said Tuesday. CNN’s special more than doubled its typical audience for a weeknight. CBS’ look back Saturday on its own Kennedy coverage, with 4.6 million viewers, had an audience 24 percent higher than the same time slot a year ago. Three PBS specials last week all brought in bigger audiences than is typical for public broadcasting.

PBS last week aired a four-hour “American Experience” documentary on Kennedy over two days, and its average of 2.7 million viewers was 78 percent above what PBS typically gets in those time slots. NOVA’s “Cold Case: JFK” and the “JFK: One PM Central Time” tick-tock of assassination coverage similarly exceeded averages.

Fox News Channel’s Nov. 9 special with Bill Hemmer looking at questions surrounding the assassination investigation reached an audience 27 percent bigger than what the network usually gets on a Saturday night.

For the week of Nov. 11-17, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Kansas City at Denver, NBC, 26.95 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 19.92 million; “NCIS,” 19.37 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 18.3 million; “The OT,” Fox, 14.99 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 14.89 million; “Football Night in America,” NBC, 14.02 million; “Person of Interest,” CBS, 12.6 million; “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 12.57 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 12 million.

Mexican president denies meeting Bieber

MEXICO CITY

Mexico’s president has denied a tweet by Justin Bieber saying the singer met with the leader and his family before a show.

It was the latest sour note in Bieber’s controversy-filled Latin American tour.

President Enrique Pena Nieto’s office put out a tweet late Monday that read “@Presidenciamx denies meeting between President @EPN with the singer @justinbieber.”

That was a response to a tweet from Bieber’s official account saying: “just met some amazing mexican beliebers and the presidente of mexico and his familia.”

Apparently, Bieber was confused about whether the president was there or not.

Early Tuesday, Bieber wrote in a tweet: “correction. I met the presidente’s family and all their friends in the private meet and greet with all their security. They were very nice.”

Associated Press