‘Thursday Night Football’ Tops Nightly Ratings; ‘Supernatural’ Returns, ‘Connecting’ Debuts

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC launched the 19th season of The Voice on Monday, and though it stumbled in numbers compared with last fall’s debut, its 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 7.96 million viewers both topped the night in primetime in Nielsen Live+7 data.The reality singing competition’s debut, which did rise from its previous season finale numbers in May, was off two tenths from its previous cycle’s premiere episode in February, and down five tenths from its

CD Projekt RED has released a new advertisement starring Keanu Reeves for its highly anticipated futuristic open-world action game, Cyberpunk 2077.The new ad was released to coincide with the one month mark before Cyberpunk 2077 is finally released.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAttention all shoppers! ABC’s reboot of the classic grocery store game show Supermarket Sweep debuted Sunday night, overtaking all non-sports fare.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe new “Supermarket Sweep” managed to weave its way through the competitive aisles of Sunday night to emerge with a decent debut rating.Hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones, the reboot led the night for ABC with a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49, drawing a total of 4.8 million total viewers. For comparison, that’s roughly on par with the average rating that “Dancing With the Stars” is putting up so far this season.

Also Read: Ratings: Biden's Town Hall on ABC Tops Trump's Simulcast Across NBC, MSNBC and CNBCPOTUS’ simulcast tune-in breaks down like this: NBC’s broadcast channel drew 10.9 million total viewers, MSNBC added 1.8 million and CNBC chipped in with 720,000 viewers.Clearly, it was not enough to topple Biden on ABC alone.Trump’s town hall was live coast-to-coast on cable, but waited until 8 p.m. PT to air on broadcast for west-coasters.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOpen Road’s Liam Neeson action movie The Honest Thief posted a notable first night during the pandemic of $225K in previews.Neeson’s action movies outside of Taken typically see largely double that or more than triple that in a healthy marketplace, i.e. last year’s Cold Pursuit posted $540K on its Thursday preview, The Commuter did $700K, and Run All Night grossed $455K on its first night, however, we need to keep in mind that the No.

video chat with activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai, Meghan debuted a bolder look, as Hello! notes. With her hair in a sleek low bun with a center parting, she wore a more smoky eye than usual, completing the look with a deep berry lip.

It’s ’80s Night on “Dancing With the Stars”, and Chrishell Stause is fangirling hard over her love for New Kids on the Block!

, and Chrishell Stause is fangirling hard over her love for New Kids on the Block!The star and her pro partner, Gleb Savchenko, pulled out all the stops Monday Night, rocking '80s-chic costumes as they danced a Cha Cha to NKOTB's «You Got It (The Right Stuff).»«I have been a Blockhead since they hit the scene when I was 5 years old. Truly obsessed,» Chrishell gushed in her ET guest blog ahead of the performance.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIf you were in Los Angeles on Sunday night there was plenty of reason to celebrate as the Lakers beat the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the franchise’s 17th championship. The game on ABC delivered a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic while 5.60 million viewers watched the Lakers’ 106-93 victory in the bubble in Orlando.The game matched a demo high in early Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings for the series and was even with Game 5.

Will Thorne Staff WriterNBC premiered its quarantine comedy “Connecting” on Thursday night, however, the show failed to connect with a big audience, at least as far as Live+Same Day ratings are concerned.Only 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the premiere on NBC, and the network is likely hoping its 0.3 rating will get a healthy boost via delayed and digital. An episode of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” followed with a 0.2 rating and 1.4 million viewers.

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Bieber wear their masks while leaving the popular restaurant Craig’s on Thursday night (October 8) in West Hollywood, Calif.

David Letterman is back!

Will Thorne Staff WriterGame 3 of the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat went head-to-head with “Sunday Night Football,” with neither coming out better off.The NBA game averaged a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 and just over 4 million total viewers for ABC, that represents a slight dip from Game 2. Jimmy Butler fired the Heat to a much-needed and surprising win, meaning the series will go for at least two more games.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC’s Sunday Night Football and ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals dominated primetime programming Sunday, though both SNF and the Miami Heat’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 dipped from their most recently outings as they likely split sports fans’ allegiances.On NBC, its Football Night In America pregame show paved the way for the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, which drew a 3.5 rating in the adults 18-49

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon has set a more aggressive game plan to drive viewers to “Thursday Night Football” streaming for the 2020 season, adding several new features and “shoulder programming” for the NFL games available on both Prime Video and Twitch.The ecommerce giant’s global “TNF” streaming coverage kicks off this week, featuring the Chicago Bears hosting Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 8:20 p.m.

UTA has signed filmmaker andcontemporary artist Shirin Neshat. The Iran-born Neshat began her fine arts career in the '90s with her series of photographs titled "Women of Allah." She has since gone on to exhibit work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, LACMA, Tate Modern, the British Museum and the Guggenheim Museum.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaM. Night Shyamalan, the director of “The Sixth Sense” and “Glass,” is teaming with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ campaign on a filmmaking contest designed to help get out the vote.The campaign is reaching out to would be Spielbergs to submit a 90 second-long short film about casting their ballot in the upcoming national election.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIt was a good win for the Green Bay Packers, but maybe even a bigger win for Sunday Night Football last night – at least compared to last week.As well as breaking news from the New York Times of the reality of Donald Trump’s taxes and finances, Green Bay’s match up with the New Orleans Saints faced the determining game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on ESPN on Sunday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIn a crucial moment for any TV network that wants to stay in the business of broadcasting NFL football games, ESPN this evening is calling in some big guns.Before kickoff on tonight’s “Monday Night Football,” the sports-media giant will feature an opening segment designed with help from colleagues at Disney sibling Marvel. The montage looks similar to the opening of one of the studio’s super-hero blockbusters.