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    Dolly Parton Movie, Xmas Tree Lighting, NFL Lead NBC To Nielsen Win

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    In this Nov. 2, 2016 file photo, Dolly Parton poses in the press room with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award during the 50th annual CMA Awards in Nashville, Tenn. Parton's telefilm "Christmas of Many Colors" finished among the Nielsen company's top 10 programs last week. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

    By David Bauder, Television Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    With the help of Dolly Parton, an iconic Christmas tree lighting, “The Voice” and the Dallas Cowboys, NBC enjoyed one of its best weeks in television ratings in years.

    Aside from times when NBC had the Olympics or Super Bowl, the week ending Sunday was the network’s most-watched in 19 years, said Bob Greenblatt, NBC chairman.

    The Parton movie, “Christmas of Many Colors,” finished among the Nielsen company’s top 10 programs last week. The network also had strong weeks for “The Voice” and the growing freshman drama, “This is Us.”

    NBC hopes its success continues this week with the high-profile musical “Hairspray Live!” airing Wednesday.

    “We always plan for these December bumps (in the ratings) because we have so many specials,” Greenblatt said. “They just give us a little lift that we’ve come to expect. Thankfully, it’s the case this year.”

    With the Cowboys playing on NBC Thursday night, that NFL game accomplished the unusual feat of getting a higher rating than NBC’s Sunday night game.

    NBC averaged 10.6 million viewers for the week. CBS was second with 6.7 million viewers, Fox had 5.8 million, ABC had 5 million, the CW had 2.1 million, Univision had 1.8 million, Telemundo had 1.7 million and ION Television had 1.4 million.

    The election’s over, but Fox News Channel was still the most popular cable network last week, averaging 2.59 million viewers in prime time. ESPN had 2.57 million, Hallmark had 2.25 million, AMC had 1.57 million and ABC Family had 1.53 million.

    “NBC Nightly News’” won the evening news race, averaging 9.3 million viewers to 9.1 million for “ABC World News Tonight.” The “CBS Evening News” had 7.6 million.

    Below are primetime viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Nov. 28-Dec. 4. Listings include the week’s ranking and viewership.

    1. NFL Football: Dallas at Minnesota, NBC, 21.76 million.

    2. NFL Football: Carolina at Seattle, NBC, 17.75 million.

    3. “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 14.54 million.

    4. “Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 13.65 million.

    5. NFL Football: Green Bay at Philadelphia, ESPN, 13.06 million.

    6. “Thursday Night NFL Pre-Kick,” NBC, 12.23 million.

    7. “The OT,” Fox, 12.18 million.

    8. “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.85 million.

    9. Movie: “Christmas of Many Colors,” NBC, 11.58 million.

    10. “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 10.64 million viewers.

    11. “This is Us,” NBC, 10.53 million viewers.

    12. “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” NBC, 10.5 million.

    13. “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 10.48 million.

    14. “Football Night in America, NBC, 9.88 million.

    15. “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 9.81 million.

    16. “Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer,” CBS, 9.39 million.

    17. “NCIS,” CBS, 9.27 million.

    18. College Football: Wisconsin vs. Penn State, Fox, 9.19 million.

    19. “Pro Football Pre-Game,” NBC, 9.1 million.

    20. “Survivor,” CBS, 8.86 million.

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    Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ Murder Trial Heads To Closing In Tupac Shakur’s 1996 Killing

    Friday, August 28, 2026

    The murder trial of Duane "Keffe D" Davis in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur is headed to closing arguments after the defense rested Thursday following testimony from three former Las Vegas police officers.

    Jurors are scheduled to return Monday for closing arguments before beginning deliberations in the only prosecution brought in the killing of the hip-hop icon. The presentation of evidence ended after nine days of testimony.

    Davis, 63, did not take the stand.

    Shakur was riding in a BMW on Sept. 7, 1996, when a white Cadillac pulled up next to it at a red light near the Las Vegas Strip and gunfire erupted. Shakur was shot multiple times and died six days later. The driver of the BMW, Marion "Suge" Knight, survived.

    Years later, Davis would say he procured the gun and his nephew, who has since died, fired the shots. Prosecutors say Davis orchestrated the killing, and he faces life in prison if convicted of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang. He has pleaded not guilty.

    Defense attorney Michael Sanft has argued that Davis fabricated or embellished his accounts of the killing for money and notoriety and that investigators failed to independently corroborate his claims.

    Retired Las Vegas homicide detective Dan Long, the defense's final witness, testified that he tried unsuccessfully to verify several details Davis provided during a 2009 police interview.

    Davis told Long that his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson, had gone to a Las Vegas hospital after being beaten by Shakur and others in a casino brawl hours before the rapper was fatally shot. Long said he was unable to find hospital records confirming Anderson was treated there.

    Long also tried... Read More

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