Thursday evening was a busy one as primetime offerings ranged from the usual sitcoms on CBS and dramas on CW to live musical performances on NBC, football on Fox and a dramatic tell-all on ABC. Of the varied primetime offerings, however, Fox’s coverage of Thursday Night Football ’ s Dallas Cowboys-New Orleans Saints game took the spotlight. The latest football showdown (2.9, 11.27M) saw the Cowboys win with a 10-point lead and earn top numbers in both 18-49 demo rating and viewership, per fast affiliates. While TNF typically dominates Thursday, competition was stiffer than usual with NBC’s Annie Live! going head-to-head with its three-hour slot. The live musical performance (0.9, 5.16M) featured Celina Smith in the titular role, Taraji P. Hensen, Nicole Scherzinger, Harry Connick Jr., Titus Burgess and more. Annie Live! marked the lowest Live+Same Day results for an NBC musical. The latest show pales in comparison to NBC’s first live holiday musical in Dec. 5, …
George Clooney Weighs In On ‘Rust’ Tragedy; Thinks Gun Safety Should Be The Utmost Priority
George Clooney is unhappy at the way things unfolded on the set of the indie film Rust . On the WTF With Marc Maron podcast, Clooney addressed the Rust set incident in which a gun discharged by Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. He doesn’t think Baldwin had any intent to harm, but stresses that following the deaths of Brandon Lee and Jon-Erik Hexum — both who died due to prop guns that were used during shooting that had live rounds/fragments in the chamber — gun safety should be of the highest priority on set. “Every single time I’m handed a gun on the set — every time — they hand me a gun, I look at it, I open it, I show it to the person I’m pointing it too, I show it to the crew,” Clooney said. “Every single take.” Then, “You hand it back to the armor when you’re done.” He said. Part of it is because of what happened to Brandon. Everyone does it. Everyone knows” that is the protocol to follow. …