In a poor year for the ratings, NBC finds his voice

NEW YORK--after only a year spent mostly in the desert, NBC may have found his voice.

"Voice," new talent of the network show, had an audience of 12.6 million viewers for its second episode last week, the Nielsen Co. stated. This was an increase of 7% - by its first that in fact the first new series on the four major broadcast networks this season to have more viewers for its second week as the first.

Professional singers Adam Levine, Central and Eastern Europe Lo Green, Blake Shelton, and Christina Aguilera are "coaches" for their own teams of fans of the series. Among 18-to-49-year youth demographic, only two editions of "american idol" obtained greatest public last week, Nielsen said.

The series continues until the last week of June. Next competition of NBC show, the popular "the America Got Talent," first on May 31.

Good grades in the summer don't mean as much that they do in the season of traditional television from September to June. But having a couple of shows which attract an audience this summer could help NBC promote its new programming for the fall.

NBC was still a fourth distant in ratings despite "the voice", an indication of how thin annex of prime-time network is. "Law & Order: SVU," No. 30, was the only other NBC show to finish in top 35 Nielsen programs.

Approximately 14.1 million people watched President Barack Obama on "60 Minutes" Sunday, interviewed by Steve Kroft on the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. That beats the average season of 13.4 million for the magazine and was particularly remarkable because he saw the day of the mother during the hours of daylight - factors which usually depreciate the public of the show.

HBO also noted that after four occurrences, "Game of Thrones" is already more popular third series of the network behind "true blood" and "boardwalk Empire". The last episode has a total of 8.5 million people, he looked the week last in various locations of time and through on-demand, Nielsen said.

CBS averaged 10 million viewers in prime time, last week (rating 6.2, part 10). ABC was 9.1 million viewers (5.8, 10), Fox had 8.4 million (4.9, 8), NBC has 5.7 million (3.6, 6), the CW has $ 1.7 million (1.1, 2) and the ION television had 960 000 (0.6, 1).

Among Spanish-language networks, Univision led with an average of 3.4 million prime-time (1.8 rating, 3 share), Telemundo was $ 1.4 million, 0.7, 1, TeleFutura showed some 460,000 (0.2, 1) Azteca 300 000 (0.2, 0) and Estrella had 250,000 (0.1), 0).

For a very active week after the death of Osama bin Laden, NBC "nightly news" has overcome news evening with an average of 9 million viewers (6.0, 12). "The ABC News World" was second with $ 8 million (5.4, 11) and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.8 million viewers (3.9, 8).

A ratings point represents 1,147,000 households, or 1 percent of the nation estimated 114.7 million TV homes. The share is the percentage of television sets in use tuned to a given show.

"For the week of 2 to 8 may, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: 'Dancing with the Stars,' ABC, 21.4 million;"American Idol "(Thursday), Fox, 21,29 million." "american idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 21,14 million. "NCIS," CBS, 17.87 million. "Dance with the stars results," ABC, 16.06 million dollars; "NCIS: Los Angeles,"CBS, 14.16 million;"."60 Minutes, CBS, 14.1 million. "The Mentalist," CBS, $ 14 million. "Criminal minds," CBS, 12.9 million. "Voice," NBC, 12,58 million.

Sea Cruz: Pirate Penelope Depp finds a Mate Jolly

The hardest thing about the life of the pirate of Penelope Cruz was not India's swashbuckling and sword fighting and high sea sailing.

It was not yet the additional rigour to be a pirate pregnant as she filmed her scenes last summer for "Pirates of: Caribbean the on the tides of the Stranger" during the execution of her first child, a son with husband Javier Bardemborn earlier this year.

Cruz said his most difficult job on the fourth "Pirates" flick, overseen by director Rob Marshall "nine", staying in character with Johnny Depp as bird buccaneer Jack Sparrow.

"To conserve a ridicule sometimes with Johnny in some of the most spectacular scenes," Cruz said in an interview for "On Stranger tides" that navigates in theatres overseas starting May 18, just ahead of its May 20 opening U.S.. "" "". I would seek to him do things he as Jack Sparrow and Rob had to reduce all of takes with Johnny or me, because we could not control ourselves. Cause me and always make me laugh.

"It was more difficult than the swordfights, with certainty."

Cruz, 37, was sleeping easy for Johnny Depp, Marshall and the rest of the crew of "Pirates", which landed him without having to extinguish much bait. She had been friends with Johnny Depp since they co-starred in the drama of crime of 2001 "Coup", while Marshall completed Cruz to his third appointment to the Academy Awards for the 2009 musical "Nine."

In this image of advertising film exit by Disney, Penelope Cruz depicts Angelica in a scene, "" Pirates of the Caribbean: on stranger tides. ""

Marshall arises the question of the Cruz during the dinner in London where they were the work of finishing "nine." He already had sounded out Johnny Depp and "Pirates" producer Jerry Bruckheimer on Cruz casting: old flame of Sparrow.

Bruckheimer had been fishing for Cruz in the role even signed Marshall before the lead. Had Cruz image on its planning advice as the character was being developed, and "it makes it much easier when Rob clerk, because only she love him, and she has worked with before Johnny, so any apprehension that she had on the project has been diminished" Bruckheimer said.

For Cruz, no there was no apprehension. The actress, known primarily for his work in films of fellow Spanish Pedro Almodovar - including "Volver," which earned Cruz his first appointment to the Academy Awards - and "Vicky cristina Barcelona de woody Allen," which earned the actress supporting Oscar for 2008was a pirate at heart.

A fan of the original trilogy of "Pirates", Cruz said the decision to enlist had no thought at all. Marshall said when he introduced the idea to the end of their dinner, Cruz has jumped and said yes as soon as he struck the word "pirates".

"I was sad, because we were finishing the process of"Nine"and there was a wonderful time we had together, and I love the Rob," said Cruz. "We went to dinner, and in the end, he told me: you want to"Pirates 4"with Johnny and me.". And I said: ' why you expected to ask me after dessert? Why do you ask me as soon as I sit? "I hugged him and I said yes, before I read the script. ...

"Then I read it and I discovered that it was this manipulative pirate and a character so full of colours and contrasts and contradictions." I was very pleased with the material when I read it. I thought that there are many possibilities. It is so much fun to play a liar, because I am not a good liar in life. Other people think that if you are a player, you are supposed to be a good liar in your life. It is almost the opposite. "No, no, I am not a liar, but I like to play a liar."