NBC News gets elections boost, while Fox News is helped by aftermath
NBC News gets elections boost, while Fox News is helped by aftermath
NEW YORK
The presidential election boosted NBC News – and its aftermath helped Fox News Channel and “60 Minutes.”
Although CNN and Fox News were the most-watched networks on Election Night, NBC topped its broadcast brethren ABC and CBS, a major point of pride for the news divisions. The presidential contest also helped NBC’s regularly scheduled newscasts.
For example, the “Today” show on Wednesday had its most-watched single day since the 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, as America tuned in to learn more about Donald Trump’s election as president, the Nielsen company said.
For the week of Nov. 7-13, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Seattle at New England, NBC, 22.51 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 20 million; “The OT,” Fox, 18.56 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 17.45 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.47 million; Election Night Coverage, CNN, 13.26 million; Election Night Coverage, Fox News, 12.11 million; “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS, 12.11 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 11.4 million; “Football Night in America,” NBC, 11.32 million.
Dwayne ‘ The Rock’ Johnson named People’s ‘Sexiest Man’
NEW YORK
Former WWE champ Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson can add People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” title to his list of accomplishments.
The wrestler-turned-actor was crowned this year’s winner Tuesday morning. The 44-year-old tells the magazine that the honor means he has “pretty much reached the pinnacle.” Johnson discussed his new status with Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday.
Johnson has lent his voice to a character in the animated Disney film “Moana,” which hits theaters next week.
‘Daddy’s Hands’ singer Holly Dunn dead at 59
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Country singer Holly Dunn, a San Antonio native who had a hit in 1986 with “Daddy’s Hands,” about her minister father, has died. She was 59.
Dunn died Monday in hospice care in Albuquerque, N.M., according to June Keys, the manager at the Pena-Dunn Gallery in Santa Fe, where Dunn’s paintings were displayed. Dunn announced earlier this year she was battling ovarian cancer.
The Grammy-nominated Dunn was the Academy of Country Music’s top new female vocalist in 1986 and was named most promising newcomer by the Country Music Association the following year.
She wrote “Daddy’s Hands” for her father, a Church of Christ preacher, as a Father’s Day present and it became a favorite on country radio. The song also earned her two Grammy nominations.
Associated Press