TV Ratings: ‘Sunday Night Football’ Opener on Course For Dip From Last Season

Will Thorne Staff WriterLeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers secured a comfortable win in game 1 of the 2020 NBA finals versus the Miami Heat, and unsurprisingly ABC rode the team’s success to an easy ratings win.The game averaged a 2.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.1 million total viewers according to fast national numbers. While that was enough to win the night, it does represent a large decline from the broadcast figures that the opener of last season’s finals put up.

Stevie Nicks has revealed she contacted her former bandmate and ex-husband Lindsey Buckingham after he suffered a heart attack in 2019.The Fleetwood Mac singer, who is releasing a new solo song next Friday (October 9) called ‘Show Them The Way’, said she urged Buckingham to look after himself.

Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff have filmed a house tour of the iconic Fresh Prince of Bel-Air mansion — check it out below.Smith released the video on his YouTube channel following the announcement that the Los Angeles home would be going up on Airbnb for fans to rent out.The return to the mansion is part of Smith’s celebration of the show’s 30-year anniversary.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWilliam Kaplan who has over 106 credits to his name will be honored by the Cinema Audio Society with its highest accolade, a Career Achievement Award.The seven-time Oscar nominee, who has worked on films such as “Crimson Tide,” “Top Gun” and “Back to the Future,” will be honored at the 57th CAS Awards on April 17.The location for the event is yet to be determined and will either be live in downtown Los Angeles or virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic.“The Cinema

Kobe Bryant‘s legacy continues with the release of another one of his books, Epoca: The River of Sand. Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram on Friday to share news of the upcoming sports fantasy novel, which is the second instalment in the Epoca series. The first, Epoca: The River of Sand, was released in November.

Kobe Bryant's legacy continues with the release of another one of his books,. Vanessa Bryant took to Instagram on Friday to share news of the upcoming sports fantasy novel, which is the second installment in the series.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeElaborate at-home video kits are on their way to at least 130 Emmy nominees, the production team behind this year’s ceremony said on Wednesday.Speaking to reporters via a virtual press conference, executive producers Reginald Hudlin and Ian Stewart shared a photo of the equipment that’s being loaded up and sent to nominees in 20 cities and in 10 countries — everywhere from Los Angeles and New York to Toronto and Berlin, and even Fayetteville, N.C.“If

Peter White Television EditorVaudeville Sound Group, a post-production company specializing in sound design and mixing that has worked on HBO’s Lovecraft Country and Netflix’s Old Guard, has hired Annabelle Dunbar-Whittaker.Dunbar-Whittaker joins as Executive Producer of its Los Angeles facility.She is tasked with overseeing Vaudeville’s slate of creative content with a focus on short-form.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsLos Angeles residents can live like the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air himself as Airbnb and Will Smith announced Monday that the recognizable TV home will be available to rent for $30 a night.The Bad Boys For Life actor shared a picture of himself in front of the Los Angeles estate sharing the news.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticSoFi Stadium was devoid of fans on last night’s Sunday Night Football due to the coronavirus pandemic, but full of victory for hometown heroes the Los Angeles Rams. Sadly that winning feeling wasn’t reflected in the ratings for NBC and the NFL.The team’s first game at their sparkling new $5 billion digs saw the Rams take down the Dallas Cowboys 20-17 in a grinding battle.

Moving on. Fans think Sofia Richie and Jaden Smith are dating after her breakup from Scott Disick. The model and the “Like This” rapper were photographed at a beach in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 5. Their date came less than a month after news broke that Richie and Disick had split for the final time after more than three years of dating.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAs the Bobcat Fire rages near Azusa at 0 percent containment, prompting local forest closures and blanketing Los Angeles in smoke, the worst may be yet to come.The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for Ventura and Los Angeles Counties on Wednesday and Tuesday.

Sofia Richie spent the holiday weekend hanging out with Jaden Smith on the beach in Los Angeles.Richie and Smith were photographed splashing around in the water, where they held hands and laughed together, in photos first obtained by The Daily Mail. The pair were also spotted getting cozy and hugging while laying together on the beach.Richie, 22, frolicked in a small pink-and-white bikini, while Smith, 22, showed off his fit physique in some tie-dye pink and blue swim trunks.The pair were all