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    Football scores big in ratings; Nielsen week in review

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    Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs (28) runs the ball for a first down as Dallas Cowboys' Malik Hooker (28), Justin Hamilton (99), Jourdan Lewis (26) and Dorance Armstrong (92) attempt to make the stop in overtime of an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

    By David Bauder, Media Writer

    NEW YORK (AP) --

    Even at a time football generally dominates television ratings, the long Thanksgiving Day weekend was notable.

    CBS' turkey day telecast of the Dallas Cowboys against the Las Vegas Raiders reached 37.8 million viewers, the biggest audience for an NFL regular season game since Thanksgiving 1993, the Nielsen company said.

    Meanwhile, Michigan's victory over Ohio State in the Big 10's annual rivalry game was seen by 15.9 million people on Saturday afternoon. That's the most-watched regular season college football game since LSU-Alabama two years ago, Nielsen said.

    It was also the biggest audience for a college football game on Fox ever, the network said.

    For the week in primetime, NBC led with an average of 6.8 million viewers. CBS had 4.8 million, Fox had 3.4 million, ABC had 3.2 million, Univision had 1.3 million, ION Television had 990,000 and Telemundo had 840,000.

    ESPN led the cable networks, averaging 2.83 million viewers in primetime. Fox News Channel had 2.11 million, Hallmark had 2.01 million, Paramount had 1.18 million and TBS had 888,000.

    Nielsen did not immediately report evening news ratings.

    For the week of Nov. 22-28, the top 20 programs in primetime, their networks and viewerships:

    1. NFL Football: Buffalo at New Orleans, NBC, 19.38 million.
    2. NFL Football: Cleveland at Baltimore, NBC, 16.23 million.
    3. "NFL Post-Game," CBS, 15.19 million.
    4. "NFL Pregame," NBC, 12.24 million.
    5. "The OT," Fox, 11.7 million.
    6. NFL Football: N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, ESPN, 10.35 million.
    7. "Football Night in America," NBC, 8.48 million.
    8. "Yellowstone," Paramount, 7.89 million.
    9. "60 Minutes," CBS, 7.56 million.
    10. "Young Sheldon," CBS, 6.57 million.
    11. College Football: Oklahoma at Oklahoma St., ABC, 6.49 million.
    12. "One Last Time: Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett," CBS, 6.38 million.
    13. "The Voice" (Tuesday), NBC, 6.34 million.
    14. "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 6.33 million.
    15. "The Equalizer," CBS, 5.94 million.
    16. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 5.64 million.
    17. "Survivor," CBS, 5.54 million.
    18. "NFL Pregame," ESPN, 5.43 million.
    19. "Tucker Carlson Tonight" (Monday), Fox News, 5.05 million.
    20. "FBI," CBS, 5.04 million.

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    Daniel Dae Kim explores booming South Korean pop, film, cosmetics and food influences for CNN series

    Thursday, May 7, 2026
    Daniel Dae Kim poses for a portrait during Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

    Not too long ago, Daniel Dae Kim had an unusual encounter with a salmon. It had nothing to do with dinner.

    The actor, director and producer lay down in a doctor's office in Seoul and underwent microinjections into his face of DNA from salmon sperm. The hope was to reduce inflammation and improve elasticity.

    "I look like a got a little sunburn and a little redder than usual, but it's not bad," he says to a camera crew after the procedure. "OK, I'm camera ready."

    Kim was putting his face on the line as part of the new CNN series "K-Everything: The Global Rise of Korean Culture," his love letter to K-beauty, K-pop, K-food and K-film. It debuts Saturday on CNN International and is also available on CNN and HBO Max.

    "It's an examination of how Korea has risen in the course of three short generations from a war-torn third world country to one of the most modern places in the world," Kim says in an interview. "We'll take a look at how that's happened through food, through cinema, through beauty products and through music."

    What's the show about?
    At a vibrant kimchi festival in Pyeongchang, Kim explores how K-food is reshaping fine dining across the globe. In other episodes, he meets actor Lee Byung-hun, "Gangnam Style" singer-songwriter Psy, BigBang's Taeyang and the songwriters behind the Oscar-winning song "Golden."

    "For those who've never been to Korea, this is a nice introduction in a way that is not something taught in a classroom or in a textbook," Kim says.

    In the beauty episode, Kim chats with makeup artist and influencer LeoJ and model Irene Kim on how beauty standards have changed. He tries various serums and face masks and even visits a factory where snail slime is collected to be used in... Read More

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