“Good Girls” is back on Sunday for Season 4 — but is that good for NBC? According to Nielsen, the drama starring Christina Hendricks, Retta and Mae Whitman as three suburban moms taking their power back averaged just a 0.43 Live + Same Day rating last season. That’s definitely not “good” by any traditional measure of TV viewership — but it is also only part of the story these days. And it’s the part NBC doesn’t really care about anymore. Last month, NBC joined Fox and ABC in ditching Nielsen’s Live + Same Day ratings. Turns out, “Good Girls” is a pretty good case study as to why. Also Read: Ratings: 'The Chase' Season Finale Was Left Chasing 'Clarice' in Total Viewers “We didn’t come to this decision lightly, but believe it’s important to accurately reflect how the television business is changing and, specifically, how these early ratings...
- 3/5/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
NBC’s “Young Rock” premiered recently to a 1.0 rating in the adults 18 to 49 demographic — which sounds awful but in 2021 qualifies as a tremendous debut. In an age when almost everything does between 0.4 and 0.8 in fast national Nielsen ratings, we’ve truly gotten to the point where live+ same day or even live+3 day and live+7 day numbers don’t mean anything anymore. That’s why it’s not a surprise that following the downsizing of NBC ratings guru (and former Variety ratings expert) Tom Bierbaum, the Peacock network just announced that it would stop the practice of issuing daily fast affiliate ratings reports altogether.
“We didn’t come to this decision lightly, but believe it’s important to accurately reflect how the television business is changing and, specifically, how these early ratings numbers are no longer representative of the performance of a particular show or series,” wrote NBC’s Stuart Levine,...
“We didn’t come to this decision lightly, but believe it’s important to accurately reflect how the television business is changing and, specifically, how these early ratings numbers are no longer representative of the performance of a particular show or series,” wrote NBC’s Stuart Levine,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has joined Fox and ABC in swearing off Nielsen’s Live + Same Day TV ratings.
This means that CBS is the only broadcast net among the so-called “Big 4” channels sticking with the earliest snapshot of how a show performed. That said, in recent seasons, CBS has also shifted its overall reliance to metrics that include delayed (mostly DVR) viewing. It just has not sworn off the “live” stuff — yet.
CBS, which is the oldest-skewing broadcast channel, has the audience most likely to watch its programming the old-fashioned way. A spokesperson for CBS did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on the news of NBC becoming its latest — and final, really — competitor to ditch the preliminary Nielsen data set.
ABC ditched Nielsen’s L+Sd ratings in November 2019, while Fox stopped reporting them back in 2015.
Below, read the letter — in full — that we received from NBC on Wednesday.
This means that CBS is the only broadcast net among the so-called “Big 4” channels sticking with the earliest snapshot of how a show performed. That said, in recent seasons, CBS has also shifted its overall reliance to metrics that include delayed (mostly DVR) viewing. It just has not sworn off the “live” stuff — yet.
CBS, which is the oldest-skewing broadcast channel, has the audience most likely to watch its programming the old-fashioned way. A spokesperson for CBS did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on the news of NBC becoming its latest — and final, really — competitor to ditch the preliminary Nielsen data set.
ABC ditched Nielsen’s L+Sd ratings in November 2019, while Fox stopped reporting them back in 2015.
Below, read the letter — in full — that we received from NBC on Wednesday.
- 2/17/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Small-time private detective Tommy Akhtar (Riz Ahmed) has all the swagger of a hard-boiled snoop: leather jacket on his shoulders and cigarette in his mouth, leaning against London architecture in the darkened night. His office resides above some shops, he makes friendly with local convenience store owner Mrs. Elbaz (Myriam Acharki), and asks new clients where they found him because he’s not advertising in the paper. But while he’s good at his work and enjoys the struggle if only to get out of his father’s (Roshan Seth‘s Farzad) house when the old man starts using cricket metaphors to explain life, Tommy has yet to completely run away from his past. It is the “googly ball” of his life, a blind spot that’s never been more apparent until now.
Based on his novel of the same name, screenwriter Patrick Neate‘s City of Tiny Lights plays...
Based on his novel of the same name, screenwriter Patrick Neate‘s City of Tiny Lights plays...
- 9/12/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including The Walking Dead, New Girl, Law & Order: Svu and Arrow!
1 | Where is Haven’s Jordan currently ranking amongst TV’s Most Annoying Characters? Above or below Castle’s Pi? (On a happier note: Yea, Audrey’s back!)
2 | Even though Revenge‘s Margaux is wearing a bit thin, wasn’t it nice to see her bring out a smile in the usually dour Jack? And did we hear correctly when the promos touted the...
1 | Where is Haven’s Jordan currently ranking amongst TV’s Most Annoying Characters? Above or below Castle’s Pi? (On a happier note: Yea, Audrey’s back!)
2 | Even though Revenge‘s Margaux is wearing a bit thin, wasn’t it nice to see her bring out a smile in the usually dour Jack? And did we hear correctly when the promos touted the...
- 10/18/2013
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
Los Angeles — NBC said Friday that it's pulling an episode of its serial killer drama "Hannibal" out of sensitivity to recent violence, including the Boston bombings.
The episode that was to air next week features a character, played by guest star Molly Shannon, who brainwashes children to kill other children.
"Hannibal" executive producer Bryan Fuller asked NBC to pull the episode, citing the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December and this week's Boston Marathon attack, NBC spokesman Stuart Levine said.
Fuller said Friday that he began talking with NBC executives several weeks ago about keeping the episode off the air. His concern was prompted by Newtown and reinforced by Monday's violence, he said.
Although the "Hannibal" story is unrelated to real-world events, the intent was "to be sensitive to where we are as a nation," Fuller said.
The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour.
The episode that was to air next week features a character, played by guest star Molly Shannon, who brainwashes children to kill other children.
"Hannibal" executive producer Bryan Fuller asked NBC to pull the episode, citing the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December and this week's Boston Marathon attack, NBC spokesman Stuart Levine said.
Fuller said Friday that he began talking with NBC executives several weeks ago about keeping the episode off the air. His concern was prompted by Newtown and reinforced by Monday's violence, he said.
Although the "Hannibal" story is unrelated to real-world events, the intent was "to be sensitive to where we are as a nation," Fuller said.
The episode, the fourth for the freshman series, will be replaced by another "Hannibal" hour.
- 4/20/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Update: Variety debuts its new weekly magazine on Tuesday with a cover story on newly installed Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara after unveiling its new website earlier. By the way, various Deadline staffers including Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming Jr have been asked to write for the revamped publication. Inside the trade Josh Dickey is TMZ‘s Managing Editor after giving his notice at Variety where he was film editor. Variety’s NY business writer Jill Goldsmith was let go March 8th as was Variety’s creative director Paula Taylor more recently. Other editorial changes already announced include Scott Foundas joining Variety as film critic, Stuart Levine leaving Variety to become NBC Entertainment‘s VP of editorial and media relations, and small-fry film writer Jeff Sneider getting fired. Variety is owned by hedge fund Third Point as well as Jay Penske who also owns Deadline. Related: Deadline And Variety Under One Roof...
- 3/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
By Rachel Bennett
Between the eagerly anticipated season finales of Game of Thrones and Mad Men and the series premieres of Bunheads and The Newsroom, the season two finale of The Killing, in which the killer of Rosie Larsen was finally revealed, came and went with considerably less fanfare than its controversial season one closer, and the show now faces an uncertain future as AMC’s only scripted series that has yet to be renewed.
The murder mystery was initially greeted with great critical acclaim, but, by the time season two came to a close last Sunday night, many pundits had already stopped tuning in, and, of those who hadn’t, few were entirely enthusiastic about the way things had panned out.
In the finale, which was entitled “What I Know” and written by Dan Nowak and The Killing creator Veena Sud, we learned that — spoiler alert — Jaime was, as...
Between the eagerly anticipated season finales of Game of Thrones and Mad Men and the series premieres of Bunheads and The Newsroom, the season two finale of The Killing, in which the killer of Rosie Larsen was finally revealed, came and went with considerably less fanfare than its controversial season one closer, and the show now faces an uncertain future as AMC’s only scripted series that has yet to be renewed.
The murder mystery was initially greeted with great critical acclaim, but, by the time season two came to a close last Sunday night, many pundits had already stopped tuning in, and, of those who hadn’t, few were entirely enthusiastic about the way things had panned out.
In the finale, which was entitled “What I Know” and written by Dan Nowak and The Killing creator Veena Sud, we learned that — spoiler alert — Jaime was, as...
- 6/21/2012
- by Rachel Bennett
- Scott Feinberg
On Tuesday night, William Friedkin, a legend to horror fans for his film adaptation of William Peter Blatty's novel The Exorcist, appeared at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood to discuss the upcoming stage version of Blatty's book (set to open at La's Geffen Playhouse on July 3rd), along with the man responsible for the new adaptation -- playwright John Pielmeier. Joining Friedkin and Pielmeier were the Geffen's artistic director Randall Arney and Variety's Stuart Levine, who served as moderator of the discussion. Find out what these guests had to say after the jump. "The first question that most people ask me," began John Pielmeier in discussing his stage adaptation of The Exorcist, "is 'How are...
- 5/3/2012
- FEARnet
Wednesday night's PaleyFest panel was devoted to Sons of Anarchy, and true to the show's name, it was a wild ride! Executive producer Kurt Sutter was joined on stage by his wife (and star) Katey Sagal plus Theo Rossi, Tommy Flanagan, Dayton Callie, David Labrava and Michael Ornstein for a conversation moderated by Stuart Levine of Variety. Between stories about Perlman's lack of motorcycle prowess and working with Tom Arnold and David Hasselhoff, the gang spilled a few hints about season five. Starting off about a month after season four's explosive finale, Jax and Tara will be front and center as they figure out how to operate within their new roles as president of Samcro and old lady. Or, as Sutter put it,...
- 3/9/2012
- E! Online
Jersey Shore's Jenni 'JWoww' Farley has been sued by her former landlord. The reality television star, who appears in the MTV show alongside Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, has been taken to court by Stuart Levine for filming episodes of the show inside his Long Island apartment that she was renting from him. According to TMZ, Levine has demanded $$150,000 (£95,000) in compensation from JWoww, and insisted she never warned him she planned to let 495 Productions shoot scenes for the first season of Jersey Shore inside the property. Levine claimed that he had no idea JWoww had even allowed the shoot to take (more)...
- 3/8/2012
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Jwoww from "Jersey Shore" is being sued for more than $150,000 ... all because she never warned her landlord that she planned to let the show film inside her pad ... this according to a new lawsuit. According to the suit, Jwoww leased a pad on Long Island back in 2008 from a guy named Stuart Levine. But after she moved in, Jwoww opened her doors to 495 Productions to shoot scenes for the very 1st season of "Jersey Shore...
- 3/8/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Stuart Levine alleges in a new lawsuit that he is the owner of a property that he leased in 2008 to Jenni "JWoww" Farley, more than a year before she hit it big on MTV's hit reality television show. He says that the home was filmed on at least five occasions on a number of Jersey Shore episodes. He says he didn't know his property was going to be used this way, and is now suing Farley and 495 Productions. Last week, we wrote about the landlord of a Malibu property who failed in a lawsuit against NBC Universal over
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- 3/8/2012
- by Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a night full of F-bombs as the creator and cast of FX's motorcycle club drama Sons of Anarchy roared into Wednesday's PaleyFest event, moderated by Variety's Stuart Levine. While executive producer Kurt Sutter was shy to reveal too much about the upcoming season to the packed crowd, TVGuide.com caught up with him on the red carpet to get the scoop on Season 5. We learned that the show will pick up about a month after the events of the finale, which saw Jax (Charlie Hunnam) take his seat at the head of Samcro's table, stripping the presidency away from Clay (Ron Perlman). How will things be different now? Read on to find out what's ahead:
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- 3/8/2012
- by Natalie Abrams
- TVGuide - Breaking News
So this is what nerd love looks like. How quaint.
On Thursday's (Nov. 17) episode of "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) took their relationship to the next level, but it certainly wasn't without some very awkward bumps.
Amy, tired of the snail's pace of dating Sheldon, decides to play the field. It is here that she ends up going out with Stuart (Kevin Sussman) from the comic book shop. While Sheldon is initially unaffected by (or in denial of) this news, it clearly gets to him.
Looking to make Amy jealous, he decides to ask Penny (Kaley Cuoco) out on a date. Penny has the common sense to immediately decline, but she does choose to help him figure out how to get Amy back.
Sheldon, never one to be sensitive to the situation, essentially interrupts Amy's date with Stuart. It is here he says the...
On Thursday's (Nov. 17) episode of "The Big Bang Theory," Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and Amy (Mayim Bialik) took their relationship to the next level, but it certainly wasn't without some very awkward bumps.
Amy, tired of the snail's pace of dating Sheldon, decides to play the field. It is here that she ends up going out with Stuart (Kevin Sussman) from the comic book shop. While Sheldon is initially unaffected by (or in denial of) this news, it clearly gets to him.
Looking to make Amy jealous, he decides to ask Penny (Kaley Cuoco) out on a date. Penny has the common sense to immediately decline, but she does choose to help him figure out how to get Amy back.
Sheldon, never one to be sensitive to the situation, essentially interrupts Amy's date with Stuart. It is here he says the...
- 11/18/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Chicago — The producer of "Million Dollar Baby" cursed at a clout-heavy businessman about what he believed was a scheme to extort him for a campaign donation, screaming over the phone that he'd never relinquish a dime to then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, the Hollywood executive testified Thursday.
Thomas Rosenberg, at times indignant and others jocular, addressed jurors for two hours before prosecutors rested their two-week case against long-time Illinois powerbroker William Cellini. It's the last in a series of trials stemming from the federal investigation of the impeached governor.
Once called the King of Clout for his behind-the-scenes influence in the corridors of state government, the 76-year-old Cellini is accused of conspiring to extort the Oscar-winning producer for a $1.5 million contribution to Blagojevich's campaign in May 2004.
"I told Bill I would not be shaken down," the tanned Rosenberg recalled about the phone conversation, reclining in his witness chair and sipping water...
Thomas Rosenberg, at times indignant and others jocular, addressed jurors for two hours before prosecutors rested their two-week case against long-time Illinois powerbroker William Cellini. It's the last in a series of trials stemming from the federal investigation of the impeached governor.
Once called the King of Clout for his behind-the-scenes influence in the corridors of state government, the 76-year-old Cellini is accused of conspiring to extort the Oscar-winning producer for a $1.5 million contribution to Blagojevich's campaign in May 2004.
"I told Bill I would not be shaken down," the tanned Rosenberg recalled about the phone conversation, reclining in his witness chair and sipping water...
- 10/21/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Michael Chabon has been a busy writer of late -- kind of like the American Neil Gaiman -- and this weekend was no exception. The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive, stating that Chabon has agreed to pen a new draft of the Jon Favreau helmed Magic Kingdom. I imagine the pitch for Disney's upcoming action/adventure flick went a little something like this:
"So, the plot is Night at the Museum, only it's set in a Walt Disney owned theme park (meaning it won't cost you a dime), and the director is the guy who made Zathura!"
I imagine if I was a suit at House of Mouse, and I heard that a pitch along those lines, I would be a fool not to get that greenlit, and quick. Really, any Disney employee who didn't have that basic premise in mind after two Smithsonian-set flicks were huge successes should be ashamed of themselves.
"So, the plot is Night at the Museum, only it's set in a Walt Disney owned theme park (meaning it won't cost you a dime), and the director is the guy who made Zathura!"
I imagine if I was a suit at House of Mouse, and I heard that a pitch along those lines, I would be a fool not to get that greenlit, and quick. Really, any Disney employee who didn't have that basic premise in mind after two Smithsonian-set flicks were huge successes should be ashamed of themselves.
- 6/20/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo, Nicole Scherzinger just latest pop stars to follow in career-enhancing footsteps of Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson
Photo: Fox
Back when Paula Abdul signed on to be a judge on the first season of "American Idol," some saw it as a last-ditch effort by a faded pop star to kick-start a stalled career. And though the long-promised comeback album from Abdul never materialized and her spin-off dancing show, this year's "Live to Dance," was canceled after one season, it's beginning to look like Paula was on to something.
For a while, pop stars expanded their "brand" by launching clothing lines, vanity record labels and hawking shoes. Now that the stigma of reality TV has clearly lifted, though, is joining the panel of a singing competition the new celebrity perfume?
Wednesday night's hit finale of "Idol," in...
By Gil Kaufman
Steven Tyler, Jennifer Lopez and Randy Jackson
Photo: Fox
Back when Paula Abdul signed on to be a judge on the first season of "American Idol," some saw it as a last-ditch effort by a faded pop star to kick-start a stalled career. And though the long-promised comeback album from Abdul never materialized and her spin-off dancing show, this year's "Live to Dance," was canceled after one season, it's beginning to look like Paula was on to something.
For a while, pop stars expanded their "brand" by launching clothing lines, vanity record labels and hawking shoes. Now that the stigma of reality TV has clearly lifted, though, is joining the panel of a singing competition the new celebrity perfume?
Wednesday night's hit finale of "Idol," in...
- 5/27/2011
- MTV Music News
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing. Showtime's Dexter is on a casting role. Variety's Stuart Levine is reporting that Jonny Lee Miller (Eli Stone) is the latest to board the serial killer drama, signing on to appear in a multiple-episode story arc on Season Five of Dexter. Miller will play "a mysterious man who ends up tangled in a storyline with Julia Stiles, who is beginning her first season on the skein." (Variety) Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Jordana Spiro has exited NBC's midseason romantic anthology series Love Bites. Spiro's participation in the series was always in second position to her role on TBS comedy My Boys, which returns for its fourth season next month. "Although the odds appear slim that TBS will renew the show for a fifth season (season 4 premieres July 25), it was a risk NBC apparently wasn’t willing to take," writes Ausiello. "It...
- 6/25/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Welcome to your Tuesday morning television briefing. Billy Campbell (The 4400) has been cast as one of the leads in AMC drama pilot The Killing, where he will play Darren Richmond, a City Council President in Seattle. Series, executive produced by Mikkel Bondesen and Veena Sud, revolves around three interlocking stories that are connected by the murder of a young girl. (Hollywood Reporter's The Live Feed) TBS' deal with Conan O'Brien for a latenight talk show is described as a "watershed moment" by Variety's Stuart Levine, who reports that the cabler's deal with O'Brien will bring more viewers to the channel who may not have come to the comedy-centric cabler before. Deal will create a two-hour latenight block (with George Lopez's Lopez Tonight that will air Mondays through Thursdays on TBS. (Variety) The Wrap's Josef Adalian has an interview with Turner Broadcasting Company's Steve Koonin about TBS' surprising deal with Conan O'Brien,...
- 4/13/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
New York -- IFC on Tuesday unveiled new tagline "Always On. Slightly Off" along with a programming slate featuring such stars as David Cross, Will Arnett and the Kids in the Hall, as well as satire newspaper The Onion.
Launching this month, the new brand identity evolves IFC's focus from indie films to more original programming, especially in the area of edgy comedy. It also differentiates it further from sibling network Sundance Channel, which is also part of Cablevision's Rainbow Media network unit.
The company said the new tagline and focus reflects "the attitude of its influential 70% male audience."
Centerpieces of IFC's new slate are "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret," starring David Cross and Will Arnett in their first project together since "Arrested Development," set to launch in the fall; and "Onion News Network," the first TV series based on the weekly fake newspaper and web series,...
Launching this month, the new brand identity evolves IFC's focus from indie films to more original programming, especially in the area of edgy comedy. It also differentiates it further from sibling network Sundance Channel, which is also part of Cablevision's Rainbow Media network unit.
The company said the new tagline and focus reflects "the attitude of its influential 70% male audience."
Centerpieces of IFC's new slate are "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret," starring David Cross and Will Arnett in their first project together since "Arrested Development," set to launch in the fall; and "Onion News Network," the first TV series based on the weekly fake newspaper and web series,...
- 3/23/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Sex, Lies And Private Eyes" is a collection of original 'noir' short stories focusing on the theme of 'sex for sale', covering a cast of characters from crime mysteries of the past and present including 'Alo Nudger', 'Fred Carver', 'Blackshirt', 'Domino Lady', 'Kolchak', 'Lai Wan', 'Jack Hagee Pi', 'Johnny Dollar', 'Mr. Keen', 'Pat Novak', 'Sherlock Holmes', 'The Silencers', 'The Maze Agency', 'Toby Peters', 'Truxton Lewis' and a whole lot more.
Authors include Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, Cj Henderson and David Tischman.
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Authors include Max Allan Collins, Loren D. Estleman, Stuart M. Kaminksy, Mike W. Barr, Mike Bullock, Barbara Collins, Steven Grant, Cj Henderson and David Tischman.
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- 2/13/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Awards show draws 26.6 million viewers, up 35 percent from last year.
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga performs at the 2010 Grammys
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
It should be no surprise that major wins and performances by some of last year's biggest-selling artists helped lift the ratings for Sunday night's 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
A buzz-inducing performance from Lady Gaga and Elton John, a stunning aerial show from Pink and talked-about nominations for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé helped boost ratings by 35 percent over last year's show. Variety reported that, according to Nielsen, the telecast drew approximately 26.6 million viewers, the highest numbers since the 2004 show.
"I think the 12- to 34-year-olds really tune in for this kind of stuff, and they know when their people are going to be on the air," said Stuart Levine, assistant managing editor at Variety, referring to young viewers who are fans of Gaga, Swift and Beyoncé and...
By Gil Kaufman
Lady Gaga performs at the 2010 Grammys
Photo: Kevin Winter/ Getty Images
It should be no surprise that major wins and performances by some of last year's biggest-selling artists helped lift the ratings for Sunday night's 52nd annual Grammy Awards.
A buzz-inducing performance from Lady Gaga and Elton John, a stunning aerial show from Pink and talked-about nominations for Taylor Swift and Beyoncé helped boost ratings by 35 percent over last year's show. Variety reported that, according to Nielsen, the telecast drew approximately 26.6 million viewers, the highest numbers since the 2004 show.
"I think the 12- to 34-year-olds really tune in for this kind of stuff, and they know when their people are going to be on the air," said Stuart Levine, assistant managing editor at Variety, referring to young viewers who are fans of Gaga, Swift and Beyoncé and...
- 2/1/2010
- MTV Music News
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