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Football, dancing, zombies dominate TV

NEW YORK

With turkey on the table, chances are football, dancing or zombies were on television in many American homes over Thanksgiving week.

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 24-30. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. NFL Football: Seattle at San Francisco, NBC, 22.85 million.

2. NFL Football: Denver at Kansas City, NBC, 21.11 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 18.36 million.

4. “NFL Thursday Post-Game,” Fox, 16.26 million.

5. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 16.06 million.

6. “NCIS,” CBS, 16.01 million.

7. “Dancing With the Stars” (Tuesday), ABC, 15.98 million.

8. “Dancing With the Stars” (Monday), ABC, 14.87 million.

9. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 14.81 million.

10. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 14.47 million.

More Cosby accusers expected to speak out

LOS ANGELES

Three women who claim they were victimized by Bill Cosby were scheduled to appear at a Wednesday afternoon press conference called by attorney Gloria Allred.

Allred wrote in a news release that she will propose a way the women can “obtain justice” despite statutes of limitations that would prevent criminal or civil cases from being filed.

Two of the women have never spoken about their experiences with Cosby, Allred wrote. The third woman was prepared to testify against Cosby to support another woman’s 2005 lawsuit claiming sexual assault by Cosby in Pennsylvania. Cosby settled that lawsuit before it went to trial.

Faces’ McLagan dies

LOS ANGELES

Rolling Stones collaborator and Faces keyboardist Ian McLagan has died.

A statement on his official website said the musician died Wednesday in Austin, Texas, after suffering a stroke a day earlier. He was 69.

McLagan was a member of the British pop group Small Faces in the 1960s. The band changed its name to Faces when Rod Stewart and Ron Wood joined in 1969.

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.

Associated Press