{"id":193573,"date":"2018-12-11T23:29:04","date_gmt":"2018-12-12T04:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=193573"},"modified":"2018-12-11T23:29:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-12T04:29:04","slug":"some-old-favourites-very-old-reappear-on-television","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/12\/11\/some-old-favourites-very-old-reappear-on-television\/","title":{"rendered":"Some old favourites very old reappear on television"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ABC’s showing of \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d was the most-watched of a handful of holiday specials that aired in prime-time last week, reaching 5.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. It’s a tradition in many households that was first on television in December 1965. (PIXABAY PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2014 Some of last week’s most popular television programs are much older than most of the people who watched them.<\/p>\n

ABC’s showing of \u201cA Charlie Brown Christmas\u201d was the most-watched of a handful of holiday specials that aired in prime-time last week, reaching 5.3 million viewers, the Nielsen company said. It’s a tradition in many households that was first on television in December 1965.<\/p>\n

Two other old favourites, \u201cRudolph the Red Nose Reindeer\u201d and \u201cFrosty the Snowman,\u201d were both seen by more than 4 million people on CBS Saturday night. \u201cRudolph\u201d dates to 1964, while \u201cFrosty\u201d made his debut in 1969.<\/p>\n

Another venerable cartoon, Fox’s \u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d impressively hit Nielsen’s top 20 last week with 7.5 million viewers. It has been a regular fixture on Fox’s schedule since 1989, with its origins in some animated shorts that ran two years earlier than that.<\/p>\n

Dick Wolf, who prides himself on his consistency as a television producer, might appreciate the statistical oddity involving two of his NBC dramas last week. Nielsen estimated that \u201cChicago Med,\u201d which aired Wednesday at 8 p.m., reached 7.944 million viewers while \u201cChicago Fire,\u201d which directly followed it, was seen by 7.943 million.<\/p>\n

CBS won the week in prime-time, averaging 6.9 million viewers, edging NBC’s 6.8 million. Fox averaged 5.9 million and won among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic it seeks. ABC had 3.6 million, Univision had 1.4 million, ION Television had 1.2 million, the CW had 1.1 million and Telemundo had 1.09 million.<\/p>\n

ESPN was the week’s most popular cable network, averaging 2.49 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel had 2.11 million, Hallmark had 2.02 million, MSNBC had 2 million and USA had 1.25 million.<\/p>\n

ABC’s \u201cWorld News Tonight\u201d topped the evening newscasts with an average of 8.9 million viewers. NBC’s \u201cNightly News\u201d was second with 8.6 million and the \u201cCBS Evening News\u201d had 6.3 million.<\/p>\n

For the week of Dec. 3-9, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: NFL Football: L.A. Rams at Chicago, NBC, 19.39 million; \u201cNFL Sunday Post-Game,\u201d Fox, 19.23 million; \u201cNFL Pre-Game,\u201d NBC, 13.63 million; \u201cThe Big Bang Theory,\u201d CBS, 12.53 million; \u201cNCIS,\u201d CBS, 12.05 million; NFL Football: Washington at Philadelphia, ESPN, 11.38 million; \u201cYoung Sheldon,\u201d CBS, 10.91 million; NFL Football: Jacksonville at Tennessee, Fox, 10.79 million; \u201cFBI,\u201d CBS, 9.72 million; \u201cThe Voice\u201d (Monday), NBC, 9 million.<\/p>\n

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ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Co. CBS is owned by CBS Corp. CW is a joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. Fox is owned by 21st Century Fox. NBC and Telemundo are owned by Comcast Corp. ION Television is owned by ION Media Networks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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