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NEW YORK -- World Series television ratings rebounded following the record low set last year.The Atlanta Braves' six-game victory over the Houston Astros averaged 11,750,000 viewers on Fox, the network said Wednesday.That was up 20% from the 9,785,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' six-game victory last year over the Tampa Bay Rays, which was played at the neutral site of Arlington, Texas, following a pandemic-shortened regular season.This year's Series averaged a 6.5 rating and 16 share, up from

election.The Houston Astros must-have win Sunday over the Atlanta Braves, then leading the series 3-1, was the standout so far in the potential seven-game series, according to Nielsen figures out Tuesday.The 9-5 Astros victory drew 13.6 million viewers — a 35% jump over the 10 million who watched 2020’s Los Angeles Dodgers Game 5 defeat of the Tampa Bay Rays.Last year, the Dodgers went on to a six-game win over the Rays that posted a TV rating down 32% from the previous World Series low, the San

Jeffrey Donovan has been cast as the lead of NBC’s revival of. While no details have been released about his character, the former star will play a NYPD detective, when the crime procedural returns for season 21.

HOUSTON -- Television ratings are up for the World Series along with its return to its usual format with games in each team’s city.Atlanta’s 2-0 victory over visiting Houston in Game 3 on Friday drew a 6.1 rating, 16 share and 11,232,000 viewers on Fox.

The new Law & Order revival has found its first cast member.

which first reported the news. The series, which NBC surprisingly renewed for a 21st season in September, will pick up where it left off, when it was abruptly canceled in 2010.

Former Burn Notice star Jeffrey Donovan has been tapped as a lead in NBC’s upcoming Law & Order revival. He will play a new character, an NYPD detective, on Season 21 of Dick Wolf’s venerable crime drama. Along with a couple of high-profile new cast additions, led by Donovan, the new season is expected to feature several Law & Order alums, with Sam Waterston and Anthony Anderson believed to be in talks to return.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe “Law & Order” revival at NBC has cast Jeffrey Donovan in a lead role, Variety has learned.Details are under wraps as to the nature of Donovan’s character on the show, other than the fact that he will be playing an NYPD detective.It was announced in September that the hit procedural would be returning to NBC for what will be its 21st season after the show originally ended in 2010 after over 450 episodes.Donovan is best known for his starring role in the USA Network

Friday night’s Game 3 of the 2021 World Series on Fox scored a 1.9 in demos and a total viewership of 9.37 million, as fans tuned in to see the Atlanta Braves take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.

ATLANTA -- Houston's 7-2 win over Atlanta in World Series Game 2 drew 10,539,000 viewers on Fox, Fox Deportes and Fox streaming apps.The game was seen by an average of 10,280,000 on Fox, up 13% from 9,105,000 for Tampa Bay's 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the second game last year, which set a record low for the World Series.Wednesday's game drew 186,741 streams, Fox said Thursday.———More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP—Sports

HOUSTON -- Atlanta’s 6-2 victory over Houston in Game 1 of the World Series drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ opening 8-3 win over Tampa Bay last year.The Braves-Astros number was the second-lowest total to start a Series.Fox said Tuesday night’s game averaged 11,077,000 viewers combined for Fox, Fox Deportes for Spanish-language coverage and Fox’s streaming apps.

For the third week in a row, Fox has topped Thursday primetime with its coverage of NFL Football. Last night, the network’s broadcast of the Denver Broncos-Cleveland Browns game drew in the evening’s highest rating and most viewers.

A milestone she’s not ready to relive. Mariska Hargitay has hit a benchmark that few TV stars ever dream of as her show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, airs its 500th episode, but she has her reasons for not tuning in.

at the end of season 16, Danny Pino is back, reprising his role as Nick Amaro for the series’ 500th episode, which sees the former detective turning to Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and the SVU team for help clearing a convicted man’s name. Speaking to ET, Pino opened up about his return to the franchise, what he thinks about Amaro’s off-screen evolution, and if this will open the door for more episodes or appearances down the road.

We’ll be seeing more of Octavio Pisano on Law & Order: SVU. Pisano, who portrays Detective Joe Velasco, has been promoted to series regular on the NBC procedural.

Tom Brady and Snoop Dogg are looking back at their partying days together.

From football player to father! Tom Brady celebrated his Sunday, October 10, win with his 14-year-old son, Jack.

EastEnders reportedly hit a new low in the ratings after it was beaten by a quiz show and a documentary about traffic police. According to The Sun, a peak of 2.

“It was a good gig,” recalls Law & Order: SVU actress Isabel Gillies of the 12 seasons she played Kathy Stabler on the show. When she returned to the character after a 10 year hiatus, Gillis writes in a substack blog post, something had “seriously changed.”