Wednesday, October 24, 2018
NEWSMAKERS
CBS is the week’s top TV network but faces more competition
NEW YORK
CBS was television’s most popular network last week, but that status is no longer the slam-dunk that it has been for the past decade and a half.
It was CBS’ second weekly victory of the young television season, matching NBC’s two victories, the Nielsen company said Tuesday. NBC handily won among viewers age 18 to 49, the demographic group that it cares the most about.
Sunday night football gives NBC a big boost in the fall, but series such as “This Is Us,” “Manifest” and Dick Wolf’s “Chicago” make the network more competitive with scripted series than it has been in the past.
For the week of Oct. 15-21, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: Cincinnati at Kansas City, NBC, 16.02 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 14.07 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 12.23 million; NFL Football: San Francisco at Green Bay, ESPN, 12.17 million; “NCIS,” CBS, 11.87 million; “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 11.3 million; “Young Sheldon,” CBS, 11 million; “The Conners,” ABC, 10.57 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.99 million; “FBI,” CBS, 9.31 million.
Wrestling star Reigns announces he has leukemia
PROVIDENCE, R.I.
WWE wrestler Roman Reigns says he will step away from the ring because he has leukemia.
The 33-year-old Reigns, whose real name is Joe Anoa’i, made the announcement Monday night to open the episode of “Raw.”
He was originally diagnosed in 2008 at age 22, though he quickly went into remission. He’s been fighting the disease since.
Anoa’i, who played football at Georgia Tech, has appeared in the past four main events at WrestleMania. The WWE’s universal champion said during the announcement that he plans on returning to the ring when he gets healthy.
Cosby judge rejects bid for new trial
PHILADELPHIA
A judge Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husband.
The ruling by the same judge that presided over Cosby’s trial also led the entertainer’s lawyers to file their appeal with the state Superior Court, the next step in trying to reverse his felony sex-assault conviction.
Cosby is serving a three- to 10-year state prison term after a jury this year found he drugged and molested a woman in 2004. The defense wants the legally blind, 81-year-old actor released on bail while he appeals over alleged trial errors.
Associated Press