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    Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida drew viewers; Nielsen weekly recap

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    In this image provided by the U.S. Army, paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, and others, prepare to board a C-17 cargo plane at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett/U.S. Army via AP)

    By Lynn Elber, Television Writer

    LOS ANGELES (AP) --

    The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and fearsome Hurricane Ida drew viewers to cable channels that focused on the unfolding events.

    Fox News Channel had the lion's share of the most-watched cable shows last week, 19 of the top 20, according to Nielsen figures out Tuesday. MSNBC got a less dramatic ratings bump from the prior week.

    Last week's coverage of the removal of U.S. citizens and Afghans at risk included a devastating airport suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. service members and more than 160 Afghans. The evacuation ended Monday.

    The Weather Channel's audience grew as Ida barreled toward the Gulf Coast. The channel's ratings among young adult viewers increased by 38% last week over the same period in 2020.

    As Ida made landfall in Louisiana last Sunday, Weather Channel was the most-watched on cable among viewers 25 to 54.

    The destructive hurricane cost lives and left more than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi without power.

    Fox News improved its performance from the previous week when it topped all broadcast and cable outlets. But NBC, on the strength of its top-rated "America's Got Talent" and football broadcasts, was the most-watched network.

    NBC averaged 3.41 million viewers last week. CBS had 2.71 million, ABC had 2.64 million, Fox had 1.41 million, Ion Television had 1.13 million, Univision had 1.38 million and Telemundo had 980,000.

    Fox News Channel lead among cable outlets with an average 3.1 million viewers. MSNBC had 1.38 million, ESPN had 1.25 million, HGTV had 1.15 million and CNN had 985,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening news ratings race, with an average of 8.1 million viewers last week. NBC's "Nightly News" was second with 6.9 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 4.7 million.

    For the week of Aug. 23-29, the 20 most-watched programs, their networks and viewerships:

    1. "America's Got Talent" (Tuesday), NBC, 6.81 million.
    2. "60 Minutes Presents," CBS, 6.75 million.
    3. "America's Got Talent" (Wednesday), NBC, 5.79 million.
    4. "The Five" (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 5.85 million.
    5. "Hannity" (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 5.45 million.
    6. NFL Pre-season: Cleveland at Atlanta, NBC, 5.1 million.
    7. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 4.99 million.
    8. "America's Funniest Home Videos," ABC, 4.76 million.
    9. "Celebrity Family Feud," ABC. 4.56 million.
    10. "Special Report with Bret Baier" (Tuesday), Fox News Channel, 4.24 million.
    11. "The Five" (Tuesday), Fox News Channel, 4.17 million.
    12. "Big Brother" (Sunday), CBS, 4.11 million.
    13. "The Chase," ABC, 3.98 million.
    14. "Big Brother" (Thursday), 3.97 million.
    15. "NASCAR Cup Series Race," NBC, 3.93 million.
    16. "Big Brother" (Wednesday), CBS, 3.8 million.
    17. "The Ingraham Angle" (Thursday), Fox News Channel, 3.75 million.
    18. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Wednesday), Fox News Channel, 3.71 million.
    19. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News Channel, 3.7 million.
    20. "The Five" (Friday), Fox News Channel, 3.69 million.

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    Google is blasted by UK watchdog for what it calls anti-competitive behavior through digital ads

    Friday, September 6, 2024
    A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley)

    Google was slammed Friday by U.K. regulators who say it's taking advantage of its dominance in digital advertising to thwart competition in Britain, ratcheting up pressure that the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its "ad tech" business practices.

    Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said that the U.S. company gives preference to its own services to the detriment of online publishers and advertisers in Britain's 1.8 billion pound ($2.4 billion) digital ad market. The watchdog leveled its accusations after an investigation, and the findings could potentially lead to a fine worth billions of dollars or an order to change its behavior.

    Google is a major player throughout the digital ad ecosystem, providing servers for publishers to manage ad space on their websites and apps, tools for advertisers and media agencies to buy display ads, and an exchange where both sides come together to buy and sell ads in real time at auctions.

    "We've provisionally found that Google is using its market power to hinder competition when it comes to the ads people see on websites," the watchdog's interim executive director of enforcement, Juliette Enser, said in a press release.

    The watchdog's charges, known as a statement of objections, arrive two years after it opened its investigation. Google's digital ad business is also the focus of a European Union antitrust investigation and a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit that's set to go to trial this month.

    The CMA said that Google's "anti-competitive" conduct is ongoing, but the company disputed the allegations Friday.

    "Google remains committed to creating value for our publisher and advertiser partners in this highly competitive sector," the company said in a prepared... Read More

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