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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 27 June 2018
Opinionated news dominates cable television last week

By DAVID BAUDERAP entertainment network. evening newscasts with a
Associated Press For broadcasters, NBC's 7.7 million viewer average.
NEW YORK (AP) — Cable "America's Got Talent" is NBC's "Nightly News" was
television networks offer clearly the summer's most second with 7.2 million and
sports, reality, comedy and dominant show, with a the "CBS Evening News"
drama. But what's selling margin of more than 4 mil- had 5.4 million viewers.
now is opinionated news. lion viewers over any other For the week of June 18-
Sixteen of the 17 most- program. 24, the top 10 shows, their
watched programs on ca- Despite the "Talent" head networks and viewer-
ble last week were either start, CBS was the week's ships: "America's Got Tal-
on Fox News Channel or most popular network in ent," NBC, 11.86 million; "60
MSNBC, the Nielsen com- prime time, averaging 4.3 Minutes," CBS, 7.6 million;
pany said. The only excep- million viewers. NBC had "Celebrity Family Feud,"
tion was coverage of the 4.1 million, ABC had 3.4 mil- ABC, 6.55 million; "World
NBA draft on ESPN. lion, Fox had 2.1 million, Uni- of Dance," NBC, 6.22 mil-
Three editions of Sean Han- vision had 1.5 million, ION lion; "NCIS," CBS, 5.82 mil-
nity's show on Fox were Television had 1.4 million, In this image released by NBC, the Voices of Hope Children's lion; "The Big Bang Theory,"
the three most-watched Telemundo had 1.1 million Choir appear on stage during "America's Got Talent," in CBS, 5.77 million; "The Bach-
programs. Fox and MSNBC and the CW had 810,000. Pasadena, Calif. elorette," ABC, 5.714 mil-
were the two highest-rated Fox News averaged 2.45 Associated Press lion; "Young Sheldon," CBS,
cable news networks for million viewers in prime 5.707 million; "Code Black,"
the week, and Fox News did time. MSNBC had 1.73 mil- ESPN had 1.42 million and ABC's "World News Tonight" CBS, 5.705 million; "Instinct,"
better than Fox's broadcast lion, USA had 1.45 million, HGTV had 1.39 million. stayed in first among the CBS, 5.63 million.q

Terry Crews says 'Expendables' producer threatened 'trouble'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Terry which establishes rights for installment of the action
Crews says a film producer survivors of sexual assault. film and warned of "trou-
said he could only return Crews, who last year ac- bles" if it wasn't dropped.
to the "Expendables" fran- cused William Morris En- Crews has been in each of
chise if he dropped his sex- deavor talent agent Adam the previous films.
ual assault lawsuit against a Venit of groping him at a "Abusers protect abusers —
Hollywood agent. The ac- party, was asked if there and this is one thing I had
tor said it was an example had been any retaliation to decide, whether I was
of how "abusers protect for making the sexual as- going to draw the line on.
abusers." Crews made the sault allegation. Am I going to be a part of
allegation Tuesday at a He said "Expendables" pro- this or am I gonna take a
Senate Judiciary Commit- ducer Avi Lerner asked that stand, and there are proj-
tee hearing on the Sexual the actor drop his case in or- ects I had to turn down," he In this Sept. 25, 2017 file photo, Terry Crews attends the 2017 Fox
Assault Survivor Bill of Rights, der to appear in the fourth said.q Fall Party at Catch LA in West Hollywood, Calif.
Associated Press

'Lost' 1963 John Coltrane album a treasure

By GREGORY KATZ "Both Directions at Once: familiar ways, but he man-
Associated Press The Lost Album" is not a ages to surprise. The sound
John Coltrane, "Both Direc- bootleg, a rehearsal or a is so assured and diverse
tions at Once: The Lost Al- throwaway album of sec- that it's hard to believe it
bum" (Impulse! Records/ ond-rate work. It may lack was performed in a single
Verve Label Group) the majesty of "A Love Su- afternoon before the quar-
It's a rare pleasure to hear preme" or the commercial tet rushed off to Birdland
this "lost" John Coltrane al- appeal of "My Favorite across the Hudson River in
bum for the first time. The Things," but it does not fall Manhattan for several live
component sounds of his far short of those master- sets. Coltrane, who died of
classic quartet are so famil- pieces. It's not just Coltrane, cancer in 1967 at age 40,
iar that it's like hearing from of course, but the distinc- was back in the studio the
an old friend — but the tive blend of McCoy Tyner's next day, recording anoth-
songs and solos are truly piano, Elvin Jones' drums er album in an entirely dif-
new. The original high qual- and Jimmy Garrison's bass ferent vein. He was clearly
ity tape recording, fruit of a that makes this release so bursting with ideas, and to-
glorious one-day session at vital. The band fits together tally confident in his ability
Rudy Van Gelder's famed perfectly; there isn't a mo- to make them work.
New Jersey studio, was in ment of discord or misun- There are a few hints of the
the hands of the family of derstanding. free jazz to come, but Col-
Coltrane's ex-wife Naima, Coltrane's work on both trane is still working within
and the well-produced tenor and soprano sax is traditional structures. The
CD released 55 years later This cover image released by impulse! shows "Both Directions At astonishing. The solos soar, deluxe version comes with
captures the quartet in its Once: The Lost Album," by John Coltrane. yet he never seems to be a second CD adding more
prime. Associated Press straining. The songs build in tunes to the mix.q