Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Football, ‘This Is Us’ help NBC to Nielsen win
NEW YORK
Another week of football meant another winning week for NBC, according to the Nielsen company. A pair of NFL face-offs handed NBC the week’s most-watched and third-ranked programs, Nielsen said Tuesday.
But NBC had more in its playbook: a solid new hit drama. Although “This Is Us” isn’t the fall’s biggest new hit – CBS’s “Bull” took the No. 7 slot last week – this gentle family drama continued to make NBC proud, landing in the No. 9 position with nearly 11 million viewers.
For the week of Dec. 5-11, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Dallas at New York Giants, NBC, 26.50 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 19.00 million; NFL Football: Oakland at Kansas City, NBC, 17.40 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 14.69 million; “Football Night in America,” NBC, 12.91 million; “The OT,” Fox, 11.89 million; “Bull,” CBS, 11.68 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.13 million; “This is Us,” NBC, 10.95 million; NFL Football Pre-Kick: Oakland at Kansas City, NBC, 10.88 million.
Publicist: Actor Alan Thicke dies at age 69
LOs angeles
Alan Thicke, an actor best-known for helping set a template for parenting ideals in the ’80s sitcom “Growing Pains,” has died of a heart attack. He was 69.
His death was confirmed with the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday evening by the publicist of his son, pop-soul singer Robin Thicke.
A songwriter and producer during his career in addition to being an actor and presenter, the Canadian-born Thicke had continued to appear in TV roles up through this year, including recent appearances on NBC’s drama “This Is Us” and Netflix’s “Fuller House.”
Combined dispatches