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‘The Wiz’ helps NBC to a ratings win

NEW YORK

NBC’s winning streak in the television ratings hit two weeks, with a turnout of 11.5 million viewers for its live production of “The Wiz” helping the network on a night its ratings usually are low.

NBC also benefited from a strong showing for its special saluting the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City, the Nielsen company said.

The Christmas tree-lighting reached 8 million viewers, but CBS’ airing of the holiday chestnut “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer” was seen by a million more people.

An estimated 46 million people watched President Barack Obama’s Oval Office speech on terrorism on one of 12 different networks.

For the week of Nov. 30- Dec. 6, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, NBC, 19.19 million; NFL Football: Green Bay at Detroit, CBS, 17.85 million; “The OT,” Fox, 16.76 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 14.65 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 12.56 million; “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 12.13 million; “Empire,” Fox, 11.81 million; “The Wiz Live,” NBC, 11.5 million; “NFL Pregame,” CBS, 10.82 million; NFL Football: Baltimore at Cleveland, ESPN, 10.12 million.

Griffith and Banderas’ divorce finalized

LOS ANGELES

Melanie Griffith and Antonio Banderas’ marriage is officially over.

A Los Angeles judge finalized the actors’ divorce Friday, and the judgment was released Tuesday. Griffith filed for divorce in June 2014 after 18 years of marriage.

They first worked together on the set of the 1995 romantic comedy “Two Much,” and Banderas later directed his wife in the 1999 film “Crazy in Alabama.” They have an 18-year-old daughter together.

Associated Press