By Andrew Dalton, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --A special airing of "Black Panther" in the wake of the death of star Chadwick Boseman was a bright spot for the broadcast networks in a ratings week otherwise utterly dominated by Fox News Channel's coverage of the Republican National Convention.
ABC's last-minute scheduling Sunday night of the Disney and Marvel film about the African superhero drew 6.27 million viewers two days after Boseman died of colon cancer at age 43.
An accompanying tribute to Boseman brought nearly 5 million viewers and was fifth among broadcast shows for the week, the Nielsen company said Tuesday.
But the week overall belonged to Fox News, which had nine of the top 10 and 14 of the top 20 primetime shows.
At No. 1 was Thursday night's airing of the convention and the nomination acceptance speech of President Donald Trump, which drew 9 million viewers. Fox News' Tuesday night convention coverage was second with nearly 8 million.
And the channel's convention-connected airings of "Hannity" filled out the rest of the top five.
The RNC also gave major bumps to the nightly shows of Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham.
Fox News Channel was easily the most watched network, cable or broadcast, of the week with an average of 5.1 million viewers in primetime.
NBC was the most popular broadcast network, averaging 2.77 million viewers in primetime. ABC had 2.75 million, CBS had 2.4 million, ION Television had 1.3 million, Univision had 1.2 million Fox had 1.1 million and Telemundo had 1 million.
Among other cable networks, MSNBC was second with 1.5 million average viewers, CNN had 1.47 million, HGTV had 1.4 million and TLC had 1.2 million.
ABC's "World News Tonight" led the network evening news ratings race, averaging 8.7 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.2 million, and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.2 million.
For the week of Aug. 24-30, the top 20 programs, their networks and viewerships:
1. "Republican National Convention" (Thursday), Fox News, 9 million.
2. "Republican National Convention" (Tuesday), Fox News, 7.9 million.
3. "Hannity" (Thursday), Fox News, 7.8 million.
4. "Hannity" (Tuesday), Fox News, 7.7 million.
5. "Hannity" (Wednesday), Fox News, 7.1 million.
6. "Republican National Convention" (Monday), Fox News, 7 million.
7. "Republican National Convention" (Wednesday), Fox News, 6.9 million.
8. "Hannity" (Monday), Fox News, 6.85 million.
9. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Thursday), Fox News, 6.28 million.
10. "Black Panther," ABC, 6.27 million.
11. "60 Minutes Presents," CBS, 6.2 million.
12. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Tuesday), Fox News, 6.1 million.
13. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Wednesday), Fox News, 5.9 million.
14. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News, 5.7 million.
15. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday) NBC, 5.6 million.
16. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday) NBC, 5 million.
17. "Chadwick Boseman Tribute," ABC, 4.9 million.
18. "The Ingraham Angle" (Monday), Fox News, 4.8 million.
19. "The Ingraham Angle" (Tuesday), Fox News, 4.6 million.
20. "NCIS," CBS, million. 4.5 million.
Angelina Jolie To Receive Gothams Performer Tribute For “Marie”
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that Academy Award®-winner Angelina Jolie will receive the Performer Tribute for her performance as Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s upcoming film Maria, at the 34th edition of The Gothams, taking place on Monday, December 2, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The tribute will honor Jolie’s rendition of legendary opera singer Callas.
“Like the legendary figure she portrays, Angelina Jolie transcends mere performance to craft something extraordinary. Her interpretation captures both Maria Callas’ complexity as an artist and the cultural resonance that defines an icon,” said Jeffrey Sharp, executive director of The Gotham. “We are thrilled to celebrate what is truly one of Ms. Jolie’s career-defining performances in the final installment of Pablo Larrain’s magnificent trilogy.”
Maria follows Callas, one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century, as she retreats to Paris after a glamorous and tumultuous life in the public eye. The film reimagines the legendary soprano in her final days as the diva reckons with her identity and life. Written by Steven Knight, with cinematography by Ed Lachman and costumes by Massimo Cantini Parrini, Maria has Jolie joined by a star-studded cast including Alba Rohrwacher (Hungry Hearts, Happy As Lazzaro), Pierfrancesco Favino (Padrenostro, Adagio), Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the Dog, Dolemite Is My Name), and Valeria Golino (For Your Love, The Beautiful Game). Marie premiered to critical acclaim at the Venice Film Festival and Jolie’s performance continues to stun audiences at the New York Film Festival, London Film Festival and the AFI Fest. Maria will be in... Read More