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Strong premiere week for CBS, NBC, ABC

NEW YORK

No one watches live television anymore, right? Apparently, many people still do, judging by results from the first week of a new television season.

CBS, NBC and ABC all had more viewers last week than during the first week of the 2013 fall TV season, according to the Nielsen Co.’s measurement of people watching live or before midnight on the same evening.

Only Fox saw its numbers slip among the four largest broadcast networks.

Here are the top 10 programs for Sept. 22-28:

1. NFL Football: New Orleans at Dallas, NBC, 22.68 million.

2. “The Big Bang Theory,” (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 18.24 million.

3. “NCIS,” CBS, 18.23 million.

4. “The Big Bang Theory,” (Monday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 18.03 million.

5. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Game Show,” NBC, 17.57 million.

6. “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 17.23 million.

7. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Washington, CBS, 16.29 million.

8. “How to Get Away With Murder,” ABC, 14.34 million.

9. “Scorpion,” CBS, 13.83 million.

10. NFL Football: Chicago at N.Y. Jets, ESPN, 13.27 million.

Lawyer: Singer Anita Baker owes me money

DETROIT

A lawyer who represented Anita Baker against allegations that she failed to pay for work done on her Detroit-area home is suing the singer, saying she owes him money.

Jamal Hamood filed a $150,000 lawsuit against Baker on Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court.

It was Hamood who earlier this year said Baker was wrongly accused by a company that says the Grammy-winning vocalist owes it $15,000.

Now, Hamood tells WXYZ-TV that Baker owes him for more than a year of work.

According to Hamood, Baker owes him nearly $69,000 for salary, travel and other expenses.

A message seeking comment was left Tuesday with a representative of Baker’s record label.

She does not have a listed telephone number.

A status conference on the lawsuit is scheduled for Jan. 2.

Associated Press