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    “America’s Got Talent,” “60 Minutes” Top Ratings; Nielsen Week In Review

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    In this May 10, 2012, file photo, the "America's Got Talent" logo appears at a press event in New York. "America's Got Talent" was the No. 1 show last week, according to Nielsen company figures out Tuesday, while CBS was the most-watched broadcast network and Fox News was the most-viewed cable channel. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    Summertime escapism in the form of talent and game shows ruled on broadcast TV, with "60 Minutes" the exception.

    "America's Got Talent" on NBC was the most-watched show last week, according to Nielsen company ratings out Tuesday. But the No. 2 slot was claimed by CBS' long-running news magazine, which included reports on the pandemic's effect on colleges and on a 1921 attack that wreaked havoc on a black Oklahoma community. 

    "60 Minutes Presents," a compilation of revisited wildlife stories, also made the top five. 

    Meanwhile, cable viewers kept their eye on COVID-19 and the aftermath of police-related killings, with Fox News Channel once again the most-watched cable outlet, followed by MSNBC and CNN. 

    For the week, CBS averaged 3.8 million viewers and NBC was second with 3.3 million. ABC had 2.9 million viewers, Fox had 1.8 million, Univision had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.2 million, Telemundo had 890,000 and CW had 610,000.

    Fox News averaged 3.2 million viewers for the week. MSNBC had 1.8 million, CNN had 1.6 million, HGTV had 1.3 million and TLC had 1.2 million.

    "World News Tonight" drew an average of 8.8 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" was second among the evening newscasts with a 7.7 million average, followed by the "CBS Evening News" with 5.4 million.

    For the week of June 8-14, the top 20 primetime shows, their networks and viewerships:

    1. "America's Got Talent," NBC, 8.6 million.
    2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.9 million.
    3. "NCIS," CBS, 5.9 million.
    4. "60 Minutes Presents," CBS, 5.7 million.
    5. "FBI," CBS, 5.3 million.
    6. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC, 5.3 million.
    7. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 5.2 million.
    8. "Man With a Plan," CBS, 5 million.
    9. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 4.7 million.
    10. "Mom," CBS. 4.5 million.
    11. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Thursday), Fox News, 4.4 million.
    12. "World of Dance," NBC, 4.3 million.
    13. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 4.2 million.
    14. "Don't," ABC, 4.2 million.
    15. "Holey Moley," ABC, 4.13 million.
    16. "Hannity" (Thursday), Fox News, 4.15 million.
    17. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News, 4.12 million.
    18. "Broke," CBS, 4.1 million.
    19. "Magnum P.I.," CBS, 4.08 million.
    20. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 4.03 million.

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    “Send Help” Remains Atop Box Office, “Melania” Plummets On A Quiet Weekend In Theaters

    Sunday, February 8, 2026

    Hollywood largely ceded attention to football over a slow box-office weekend, with the survival thriller "Send Help" repeating as No. 1 in ticket sales and the Melania Trump documentary "Melania" falling sharply in its second weekend.

    Super Bowl weekend is typically one of the lowest attended moviegoing times of the year. It was the second slowest weekend last year and in 2024 it ranked dead last for moviegoing.

    Studios instead put their focus on advertising movies for the massive television audience. Among the trailers expected to hit the NFL broadcast Sunday were The Walt Disney Co.'s "Mandalorian and Grogu," Lionsgate's Michael Jackson biopic, "Michael" and Universal Pictures' "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie."

    In North American theaters, the Disney.-20th Century Studios release "Send Help," directed by Sam Raimi, lead all films with $10 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. With $53.7 million globally thus far, the R-rated survival thriller has proved a solid midbudget success. Disney meanwhile watched its remarkably long-lasting "Zootopia 2" cross $1.8 billion worldwide in its 11th week of release.

    "Melania," from Amazon MGM, added 300 theaters in its second weekend but dropped steeply to $2.4 million in ticket sales, down 67% from its much-discussed debut. The rapid downturn means the Brett Ratner-directed documentary is likely heading toward flop territory given its high price tag. Amazon MGM paid $40 million for film rights, plus some $35 million to market it.

    The North American total for "Melania" stands at $13.4 million. Amazon MGM has not released international figures, though they're expected to be paltry.

    Kevin Wilson, head of domestic distribution for the studio, said the movie's... Read More

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