Summary: With 2022 now officially over, Nielsen announced the 100 highest rated primetime broadcasts of the year and sports programming dominated the list. Football was a big winner taking the top nine spots. The Oscars telecast was the only non-sports broadcast in the top 31 programs. “60 Minutes,” “NCIS,” “NCIS Hawaii,” “FBI” and other similar fare fill out the list, though sports account for 66 of the 100 slots. <br> Maybe that’s why YouTube has struck a seven-year, $2 billion per year deal with the NFL for the Sunday Ticket Package. That’s significantly more than what DirecTV was paying for the same deal, and they were losing a fortune offering the package each year.<br> Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including another guilty verdict for Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby is planning a stand-up comedy tour and “Avatar: The Way of Water” surpasses $1 billion at the global box office.<br> <br> ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’ Tops $810M Overseas On Way To $1.3B+ Global Through Sunday<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-1-billlion-1235207219/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2022/12/avatar-the-way-of-water-box-office-1-billlion-1235207219/</a><br> Box Office: ‘Avatar 2’ Rocks New Years With $86.3M, No Redemption for ‘Babylon’<br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-way-of-water-box-office-new-years-1235289535/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/avatar-way-of-water-box-office-new-years-1235289535/</a><br> Indonesian Films Race Past Pre-Pandemic Admissions Record; ‘KKN Di Desa Penari’, ‘Satan’s Slaves 2’, Disney Movies Top 2022 Box Office; Theatrical Market Set For Growth<br> <a href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/indonesian-films-record-box-office-kkn-di-desa-penari-satans-slaves-2-disney-1235204953/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://deadline.com/2022/12/indonesian-films-record-box-office-kkn-di-desa-penari-satans-slaves-2-disney-1235204953/</a><br> Los Angeles Jury Finds Harvey Weinstein Guilty of Rape in Mixed Verdict<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/harvey-weinstein-trial-verdict.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/us/harvey-weinstein-trial-verdict.html</a><br> ‘Criminal Minds’ Producers Reach $3-million Settlement In Sexual Harassment Case<br> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-12-19/criminal-minds-producers-reach-3-million-settlement-in-sexual-harassment-case" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-12-19/criminal-minds-producers-reach-3-million-settlement-in-sexual-harassment-case</a><br> F1 Drivers Banned From Making ‘Political Statements’ Without Permission<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/20/f1-drivers-banned-from-making-political-statements-without-permission" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/dec/20/f1-drivers-banned-from-making-political-statements-without-permission</a><br> Sherlock Holmes Enters The Public Domain — Here Are The Other Works Free To Use In 2023<br> <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/01/01/sherlock-holmes-enters-the-public-domain---here-are-the-other-works-free-to-use-in-2023/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2023/01/01/sherlock-holmes-enters-the-public-domain—here-are-the-other-works-free-to-use-in-2023/</a><br> YouTube Paying Roughly $2 Billion a Year for NFL Sunday Ticket<br> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/youtube-cements-its-tv-shift-with-nfl-sunday-ticket-deal-11671711836" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/youtube-cements-its-tv-shift-with-nfl-sunday-ticket-deal-11671711836</a><br>
