This week, rumors are flying that Paramount owners Skydance are preparing a bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Why Does David Ellison Want Paramount to Swallow Warner Bros. Discovery Whole? To Beat Rival Suitors to the Punch YouTube’s First Exclusive NFL Game Averages More Than 17 Million Global Viewers ESPN, Fox execs pu…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 13, 2025. Netflix Canelo Álvarez vs. Terence Crawford (Sep. 13 at 9 p.m. EDT) Call the Midwife, season 14 (Sep. 15) Rebel Royals: An Unlikely Love Story (Sep. 16) 1670, season 2 (Sep. 17) Matchroom: The Greatest Showmen (Sep. 17) Next Gen Chef, season 1 (Sep. 17) The Ba***ds of Bollywo…

This week, YouTube streams an NFL football game and brings its influencers along to the party. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Chiefs-Chargers 'most accessible NFL game ever.' But not without headaches for fans Amazon, NBCU Make Peacock Available Via Prime Video Sign-Up Walmart Wants to Challenge Amazon as a Streaming Aggregator, Adds Peacock as Video P…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 6, 2025. YouTube Taskmaster, season 20 (Sep. 11) Netflix Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish Blue Fish, season 1 (Sep. 8) Her Mother’s Killer, season 2 (Sep. 8) Jordan Jensen: Take Me With You (Sep. 9) Kiss or Die, season 1 (Sep. 9) aka Charlie Sheen (Sep. 10) The Dead Girls, season 1 (Sep. 10) Love …

This week, everything is KPop Demon Hunters now. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most-Watched Movie Ever With 236 Million Views, Beating ‘Red Notice’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel Moving Ahead As Sony and Netflix Engage In Deal Talks Netflix House Philadelphia Opens Nov. 12; the Dallas Location Arrives Dec. 11 ‘KPop Demon…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 30, 2025. Hulu Blood & Myth (Sep. 4) Netflix My Life with the Walter Boys, season 2 (Aug. 28) Lovesick (Aug. 31) The 4 Rascals (Sep. 1) Wednesday, season 2, part 2 (Sep. 3) Countdown: Canelo vs Crawford: A Documentary Series (Sep. 4) Pokemon Concierge, season 2 (Sep. 4) Tomb Watcher (Sep.…

This week, ESPN keeps making big deals to add content to its streaming service. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources - The Athletic WWE’s Premium Live Events Are Leaving Peacock for ESPN Earlier Than Expected Report: Apple drops MLB, NBC gets 'Sunday Night Baseba…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 23, 2025. Hulu Ruby Red Handed: Stealing America’s Most Famous Pair of Shoes (Aug. 26) Netflix Bon Appetit, Your Majesty, season 1 (Aug. 23) With Love, Meghan, season 2 (Aug. 26) 1 in 7641 (Aug. 27) Christopher: A Beautiful Real Life (Aug. 27) Fantasy Football Ruined Our Lives (Aug. 27) K…

This week, new streamers, fragmented rights, and chaotic strategies. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney Is Talking With Other Sports Players About Bundles As ESPN Nears Streaming Launch, Bob Iger Says ESPN will offer a $39.99 bundle with Fox’s live sports streaming service | The Verge Paramount+ to Become New U.S. Home to UFC Under Strategy Shift Wh…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 16, 2025. Hulu Are You My First?, season 1 (Aug. 18) Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror (Aug. 19) The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (Aug. 20) Eenie Meanie (Aug. 22) Netflix CoComelon Lane, season 5 (Aug. 18) America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Aug. 19) DEVO (Aug. 19) Fisk, seaso…

This week, are you ready for ESPN's streaming service? Because it's here. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Hulu App to Be Phased Out as Disney Is ‘Fully Integrating’ Service Into Disney+ Disney’s Move to Merge Hulu Into Disney+ Could Save Company Billions of Dollars Disney earnings top expectations as streaming, parks offset TV headwinds Here's what you …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 9, 2025. Hulu Alien: Earth (Aug. 12) LOL Live with Devon Walker / LOL Live with Sydnee Washington (Aug. 15) Netflix Final Draft, season 1 (Aug. 12) Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy (Aug. 12) Fixed (Aug. 13) Love Is Blind: UK, season 2 (Aug. 13) Saare Jahan Se Accha: The Silent Guardians, se…

This week, WBD announces the names of the companies into which it will split, and San Diego ComicCon Gives Us A Lot of Greenlights, and some Cancellations Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Post-Split Company Names, Executive Leadership Teams Epic Universe, ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ Buoy Comcast Q2 As Company Posts Gain On…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 2, 2025. Hulu King of the Hill, season 14 (Aug. 4) Capturing Their Killer: The Girls on the High Bridge (Aug. 5) The Monkey (Aug. 7) Ted Bundy: Dialogue with the Devil (Aug. 7) Necaxa, season 1 (Aug. 8) Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa (Aug. 8) Netflix Enigma: Black Stage, season 1 (Aug. 2) Bey…

This week, Paramount closes a deal with Matt Stone and Trey Parker for South Park streaming rights, while Skydance closes a deal to buy Paramount Nielsen Ratings Show Notes 'South Park' creators reach $1.5-billion streaming deal with Paramount - Los Angeles Times 'South Park' mocks Paramount's settlement with Trump after creators sign $1.5B deal Pa…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 26, 2025. Hulu Mr. & Mrs. Murder (Jul. 30) Netflix Dusty Slay: Wet Heat! (Jul. 29) Trainwreck: Storm Area 51 (Jul. 29) WWE: Unreal, season 1 (Jul. 29) Conversations with a Killer: The Son of Sam Tapes (Jul. 30) Unspeakable Sins (Jul. 30) Glass Heart (Jul. 31) An Honest Life (Jul. 31) Leanne…

This week, a 28-year-old animated series causes turmoil at Paramount, and CBS exits late night television. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Inside the $3 Billion ‘South Park’ Fight That May Blow Up Its Future ‘South Park’ Creators in Talks With Carlyle for Private Loan - Bloomberg Oh my God, they sued Kenny! HBO Max and Paramount's battle for 'South Park…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 19, 2025. Hulu Trophy Wife: Murder on Safari (Jul. 21) Washington Black, season 1 (Jul. 23) Netflix The Hunting Wives, season 1 (Jul. 21) Trainwreck: P.I. Moms (Jul. 22) Critical: Between Life and Death (Jul. 23) Letters from the Past (Jul. 23) Hitmakers, season 1 (Jul. 24) My Melody & Kuro…

This week, if the Paramount sale ever closes, its new leadership will have some challenges. And Disney seeks to get rid of some of its cable assets. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Roger Goodell: NFL "will look at" its options after change in control over CBS - NBC Sports Disney and Hearst Exploring Deals for A+E Global Media as Cable Channel Market Ram…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 12, 2025. Hulu Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit (Jul. 15) Netflix Apocalypse in the Tropics (Jul. 14) Trainwreck: Balloon Boy (Jul. 15) Amy Bradley Is Missing (Jul. 16) Catalog, season 1 (Jul. 17) Chihayafuru: Full Circle, season 1 (Jul. 17) Community Squad, season 2 (J…

This week, Paramount settles its lawsuit from President Donald Trump. Will that allow its merger with Skydance to move forward? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Trump Sen. Warren Wants an Investigation Into Paramount’s $16 Million Trump Settlement: ‘This Could Be Bribery in Plain Sight’ Trump Claim…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of July 5, 2025. Hulu It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 17 (Jul. 9) Team Players, season 1 (Jul. 9) Suspicious Minds, season 1 (Jul. 10) Netflix The Summer Hikaru Died, season 1 (Jul. 5) Puniru: A Kawaii Slime, season 2 (Jul. 6) Better Late Than Single, season 1 (Jul. 8) Nate Jackson: Super…

This week, cable companies finally figure it out, and Paramount tips towards survival. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney and Charter Strike Deal to Add Hulu, Restore Eight Cable Networks to Spectrum Lineup Charter Plans to Launch Its Big Streaming Bundle by First Half of 2025 Broadband Consumer Labels | Federal Communications Commission DirecTV and…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 28, 2025. Netflix Shark Whisperer (Jun. 30) Attack on London: Hunting the 7/7 Bombers (Jul. 1) Trainwreck: The Cult of American Apparel (Jul. 1) The Old Guard 2 (Jul. 2) Tour de France: Unchained, season 3 (Jul. 2) The Sandman, season 2, volume 1 (Jul. 3) All The Sharks, season 1 (Jul. 4) D…

This week, Warner Bros. Discover CEO gets a pay cut... or does he? Netflix adds linear channels... or do they? And Roku adds wrestling... but should they? Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery Revises CEO David Zaslav Employment Agreement to ‘Significantly Reduce’ His Annual Pay After Company Split Netflix will start showing traditional…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 21, 2025. Hulu Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (Jun. 23) The Bear, season 4 (Jun. 25) Netflix The Great Indian Kapil Show, season 3 (Jun. 21) I’m Your Venus (Jun. 23) Steph Tolev: Filth Queen (Jun. 24) Trainwreck: Poop Cruise (Jun. 24) The Ultimatum: Queer Love, season 2 (Jun. 25) Pokem…

This week, Warner Bros. Discover announces their split, and Disney and Universal agree to terms. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warner Bros. Discovery to split into two public companies by next year WBD's David Zaslav And Gunnar Wiedenfels Break Down Split Moguls Take Aim at Zaslav's Vision of WBD as Company Splits: 'It Was a Failure' Warner Bros. Disc…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 14, 2025. Netflix Justin Willman: Magic Lover (Jun. 17) Kaulitz & Kaulitz, season 2 (Jun. 17) Trainwreck: Mayor of Mayhem (Jun. 17) Somebody Feed Phil, season 8 (Jun. 18) America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, season 2 (Jun. 18) Rosario Tiejeras, season 4 (Jun. 18) YOLANTHE, se…

This week, Warner Bros. Discover CEO gets his bonus for losing the company $11.5 billion, and other nonsense Hollywood stories. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes WBD Shareholders Nix David Zaslav’s 2024 Pay Package In Non-Binding Vote Warner Bros. Discovery Lost $11.5 Billion in 2024. So How Did CEO David Zaslav Exceed His Bonus Targets? Warner Bros. Disc…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of June 7, 2025. Hulu Call Her Alex (Jun. 10) Atsuko Okatsuka: Father (Jun. 13) Netflix The Creature Cases, Chapter 5 (Jun. 9) Families Like Ours (Jun. 10) Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy (Jun. 10) Aniela, season 1 (Jun. 11) Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 30,000 FT (Jun. 11) Our Times (Jun. 11) TITAN…

This week, Disney licenses a pre-school juggernaut for Disney+ while Nielsen tries to make sense of the last year in television. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney Takes the Preschool Hit ‘CoComelon’ Away From Netflix - Bloomberg Sesame Street Is Coming to Netflix With New & Old Episodes Streaming In 2025 'Sesame Street' showed me a better world. Th…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 31, 2025. Hulu Predator: Killer of Killers (Jun. 6) Netflix Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event (May 31 at 8 p.m. EDT) Sara: Woman in the Shadows, season 1 (Jun. 3) Criminal Code, season 2 (Jun. 4) Eva Lasting, season 3 (Jun. 4) Power Moves with Shaquille O’Neal (Jun. 4) Barracuda Queens, sea…

This week, Paramount is on the brink, Warner Bros. Discovery is weighed down, and Disney owns the Memorial Day weekend. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Democrats warn Redstone that Paramount talks with Trump over CBS Kamala Harris interview may be illegal | The Independent Freedom of the Press Foundation says it will sue Paramount if it settles with Tru…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 24, 2025. Hulu Adults, season 1 (May 29) Rickey Smiley: Fool-ish (May 30) Netflix Our Unwritten Seoul, season 1 (May 24) CoComelon, season 13 (May 26) Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (May 26) Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life (May 26) F1: The Academy (May 28) Dept. Q, season 1 (May 29) Losmen Bu …

This week, YouTube dominates, Fox joins the fray, and Max changes name... again. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Warners Reverses Course: Changes Max’s Name Back to HBO Max YouTube to stream 2025 Week 1 NFL regular-season game in Brazil to worldwide audience for free As Hollywood Shrinks, Studios Look to YouTube for Help - Bloomberg Fox’s new streaming …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 17, 2025. Hulu Nine Perfect Strangers, season 2 (May 21) Nine Puzzles, season 1 (May 21) Netflix Ex Ex Lovers (May 20) Sarah Silverman: Postmortem (May 20) Untold: The Fall of Favre (May 20) Newly Rich, Newly Poor (May 21) Real Men, season 1 (May 21) Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, season 1…

This week, four studios report quarterly earnings, but not everyone's got good news. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Paramount's strong quarterly results boosted by originals, streaming growth | Reuters Paramount+ Hits 79 Million Subscribers, Streaming Loss Shrinks to $109 Million CBS Wins Nielsen’s First Full Season Multiplatform Ratings Among Broadcas…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 10, 2025. Hulu The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, season 2 (May 15) Matteo Lane: The Al Dente Special (May 16) Welcome to Wrexham, Season 4 (May 16) Netflix Tastefully Yours, season 1 (May 12) Bad Thoughts, season 1 (May 13) Untold: The Liver King (May 13) Welcome, Now Get Lost, season 1 (May…

This week, Roku buys its way into a channel bundle. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Roku Acquires Streaming Bundle Service Frndly TV For $185M Roku Posts Solid Q1 Results, Pledging To “Remain Vigilant And Adaptable” In Uncertain Economy Ted Sarandos Says Theatrical Experience Is “An Outmoded Idea For Most People;” Claims Netflix Is “Saving Hollywood” Gu…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of May 3, 2025. Hulu Summer of 69 (May 9) Netflix Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (May 4) Britain and the Blitz (May 5) Mighty Monsterwheelies, season 2 (May 5) The Devil’s Plan, season 2 (May 6) Sniper: The Last Stand (May 6) Untold: Shooting Guards (May 6) Fu…

This week, Peacock added how many subscribers?! Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Comcast stock drops as investors balk at weakness in broadband Charter Loses 181,000 Pay TV Customers in First Quarter of 2025 / Charter Loses 60,000 Internet Subs in Q1 Comcast president bemoans broadband customer losses: “We are not winning” - Ars Technica Sources: YouTube…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 26, 2025. Netflix Chef's Table: Legends (Apr. 28) Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (Apr. 30) The Eternaut, season 1 (Apr. 30) Exterritorial (Apr. 30) The Rose of Versailles (Apr. 30) Turning Point: The Vietnam War (Apr. 30) Angi: Fake Life, True Crime (May 1) The Biggest Fan (May 1) The Fou…

This week, Netflix earnings are up, other streamers are stepping up in the ratings, and the box office has been resurrected. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Netflix Q1 2025 Earnings: Focus Shifts to Revenue and Income Netflix posts major earnings beat as revenue grows 13% in first quarter The Gauge™: March Madness Lifts Cable, Streaming Competition Grow…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 19, 2025. Hulu Vanderpump Villa, season 2 (Apr. 24) Jessica Kirson: I’m the Man (Apr. 25) Netflix Heavenly Ever After, season 1 (Apr. 19) News Anchor, season 1 (Apr. 19) Pangolin: Kulu’s Journey (Apr. 21) Race For the Crown, season 1 (Apr. 22) Bullet Train Explosion (Apr. 23) A Tragedy For…

This week, A Minecraft Movie tells Hollywood what the new rules are. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes The Rage of ‘Adolescence’: Inside the Single-Shot Sensation Blowing Up the Manosphere The Last Of Us renewed for third season, of course - AV Club 'Mythic Quest' Canceled After Four Seasons at Apple TV+ Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie’ Series Ordered by Amazon ‘…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 12, 2025. Netflix The Glass Dome (Apr. 15) The Diamond Heist (Apr. 16) Project UFO, season 1 (Apr. 16) I Am Not Mendoza (Apr. 16) Ransom Canyon, season 1 (Apr. 17) Istanbul Encyclopedia, season 1 (Apr. 17) iHostage (Apr. 18) Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror (Apr. 18) Disney+ Doctor W…

This week, a champion arrives at the box office while Gunsmoke shakes up the streaming ratings. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Is Minting Gold With an $135-Plus Domestic Debut ‘Little House On The Prairie,’ ‘Gunsmoke’ Cited By Nielsen As Top Legacy Streaming Titles Of 2024 Stream Like It’s 1965: ‘Gunsmoke’ Makes Nielsen …

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of April 5, 2025. Hulu Mid-Century Modern, season 1 (Mar. 28) The Handmaid’s Tale, season 6 (Apr. 8) Got to Get Out, season 1 (Apr. 11) Netflix Yaiba: Samurai Legend, season 1 (Apr. 5) Witchwatch, season 1 (Apr. 6) How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast), season 4 (Apr. 8) Kian’s Bizarre B&B (Apr. 8) My Ne…

This week, Jen Salke, Amazon-MGM's boss, is gone. Others will follow soon. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride’ Moves Out of 2025, Paul Thomas Anderson’s Next Movie Pushed to Late September YouTube Unseats Disney Atop Nielsen’s February TV Distributor Rankings YouTube Achieves Best Monthly Performance to Date and Pulls Ahead i…

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of March 29, 2025. Hulu Dying for Sex (Apr. 4) Netflix Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (Mar. 31) Promised Hearts (Mar. 31) Rhythm + Flow Italy, season 2 (Mar. 31) Nimesh Patel: Instant Karma (Apr. 1) Banger (Apr. 2) Love on the Spectrum, season 3 (Apr. 2) The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Pr…