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    CBS’ “Mom” exits on ratings high note; Nielsen week in review

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    "Mom" producer and co-creator Chuck Lorre

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    The CBS comedy "Mom" signed off after eight seasons last week before 6.2 million viewers, the biggest audience of its final season.

    The Chuck Lorre-produced comedy starring Allison Janney ended with her title character in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. Anna Farris, who was the series co-star for seven seasons playing Janney's daughter but left for other projects after last year, did not make an appearance in the finale.

    In the quick "vanity card" that appears with the final credits, Lorre wrote, "For 170 episodes, we wrapped jokes around hope … Thank you for your support."

    With another television season winding down, CBS was the most-watched network in primetime last week, averaging 5 million viewers. NBC had 3.7 million, ABC had 2.9 million, Fox had 2.3 million, Univision had 1.29 million, Telemundo had 1.27 million and Ion Television had 930,000.

    Fox News Channel led the cable networks, averaging 2.29 million viewers in primetime. MSNBC had 1.44 million, HGTV had 1.19 million, CNN had 915,000 and TNT had 905,000.

    ABC's "World News Tonight" led the evening news ratings race with an average of 9 million viewers. NBC's "Nightly News" had 7.6 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.6 million.

    For the week, the 20 most-watched shows in primetime, their networks and viewerships:

    1. "NCIS," CBS, 8.94 million.
    2. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.99 million.
    3. "FBI," CBS, 7.69 million
    4. "The Equalizer," CBS, 7.39 million.
    5. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 7.21 million.
    6. "Chicago Fire," NBC, 7.08 million.
    7. "Blue Bloods" (Friday, 10 p.m.), CBS, 7.07 million.
    8. "Chicago Med," NBC, 7.06 million.
    9. "Blue Bloods" (Friday, 8 p.m.), CBS, 6.36 million.
    10. "Mom," CBS, 6.17 million.
    11. "American Idol," ABC, 6.11 million.
    12. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 6.03 million.
    13. "Chicago PD," NBC, 5.94 million.
    14. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 5.85 million.
    15. "911," Fox, 5.83 million.
    16. "FBI: Most Wanted," CBS, 5.79 million.
    17. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 5.75 million.
    18. "United States of Al," CBS, 5.23 million.
    19. "The Neighborhood," CBS, 5.11 million.
    20. "This is Us," NBC, 5.08 million.

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    Actor Anthony Head, known for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Ted Lasso,” dies at 72

    Friday, June 5, 2026
    Anthony Head arrives for the European premiere of 'The Iron Lady' on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Jonathan Short, File)

    Anthony Head, the suave, smooth-voiced British actor known for roles in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Ted Lasso," has died, his family said Friday. He was 72.

    Head's daughters, actors Emily and Daisy Head, told the Press Association news agency that the actor passed away due to complications from pneumonia.

    The stage and TV performer became well known to British audiences in the 1980s as one half of a will-they, won't-they romantic couple in a series of ads for Nescafe Gold Blend instant coffee. The ads were later re-shot for a U.S. audience for Taster's Choice.

    Head achieved wider fame as librarian Rupert Giles, mentor to the title character in the cult-favorite supernatural series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which ran from 1997 to 2003.

    He most recently played Rupert Mannion, the villainous ex-husband of Hannah Waddingham's character Rebecca, in "Ted Lasso."

    "Our grief is far greater than the hole he has left behind, but we know his legacy will live on, in the shows he was a part of, and in the audiences that love them," his daughters said. "How lucky we are to know we are able to watch him doing what he loved, even when he is no longer with us."

    Head was born in London on Feb. 20, 1954 to Seafield Head, a documentary filmmaker, and Helen Shingler, an actor. His older brother, Murray, is also an actor.

    Other notable roles included playing Geoffrey Howe, the deputy to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, played by Meryl Streep, in the Oscar-winning "The Iron Lady."

    Head portrayed a prime minister himself in the sketch comedy show "Little Britain," as well as King Uther Pendragon, the father of Prince Arthur, in the "Merlin" TV series. He also appeared in "Motherland," Manchild," and "Silent Witness," along... Read More

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