‘Big Bang’ tops Nielsen’s list

‘Big Bang’ tops Nielsen’s list

Here are the prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for April 25-May 1. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

1. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.13 million.

2. “Dancing With the Stars,” ABC, 11.75 million.

3. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 10.34 million.

4. “NCIS,” CBS, 10.25 million.

5. “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 10.13 million.

6. “Little Big Shots,” NBC, 10.1 million.

7. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.07 million.

8. “Empire,” Fox, 10.03 million.

9. “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 9.9 million.

10. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.49 million.

Tupac Shakur’s mother dies

SAN FRANCISCO

Afeni Shakur, the former Black Panther who inspired the work of her son, rap icon Tupac Shakur, and fostered his legacy for decades after he was slain in 1996, has died of an apparent heart attack, authorities said Tuesday. She was 69.

Responding to a 911 call to Shakur’s home in Sausalito on Monday night, deputies and firefighters performed CPR, rushed her to a hospital and tried to revive her for about an hour, but “she had in fact died from what is believed to be some kind of cardiac event,” Marin County Sheriff’s Lt. Doug Pittman said.

Born Alice Faye Williams, Shakur changed her name when she became politically active in the 1960s and joined the Black Panther movement.

Beyonce invests in startup

NEW YORK

When life handed Beyonce lemons, she made ... watermelon water?

WTRMLN WTR, a startup beverage company that makes cold-pressed watermelon juice, announced Tuesday that Beyonce has joined as an investor.

Co-founder and creative director Jody Levy said in a statement that the entertainment icon, whose latest album is “Lemonade,” is “aligned with many of our company’s core values, especially our commitment to empowerment.”

Beyonce said in a statement that her investment is also “an investment in female leaders, fitness, American farmers and the health of people and our planet.”

Associated Press