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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/27/23)
ACORN TV: Steeltown Murders (Premiere)
BRITBOX: This Farming Life (Premiere)
FOOD NETWORK: Kids Baking Championship: Reindeer Games (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: Go Dog Go (Premiere)
FOX: Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (Finale) at 9pm
“The 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade” delivered a best-ever 28 million viewers across platforms, and a 7.2 rating among A18-49. That’s up 6% in both measures versus last year. “We’re absolutely thrilled that a record number of people were able to enjoy the parade with their families and friends, and spend the day with us,” said Jen Neal, EVP, Live Events and Specials, NBCUniversal Media Group. “We take great pride in bringing the best holiday programming to our audience – across both NBC and Peacock – and there’s no better way to bring in the season than with balloons, marching bands, musical performances and a tradition like no other.” “The National Dog Show Presented by Purina,” which followed the parade, drew 11.9 million viewers and 2.9 in the demo, up 8% and 11%, respectively, versus 2022.
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X could lose as much as $75 million in advertising revenue by the end of the year, according to The New York Times. Documents reviewed by the The Timeslist over 200 ad units of companies which have halted or are considering halting advertising on the company previously known as Twitter. On Friday, X said $11 million in revenue was at risk, and that the numbers reported by The Times were inaccurate.
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NBC’s “Law & Order” will have a new detective for its upcoming season. Reid Scott (“Veep”) has boarded the procedural for season 23, set to premiere on January 18. Cast member Jeffrey Donovan recently left the show over creative differences.
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Madison Scarpino has joined FOX News Channel as an Atlanta-based correspondent starting December 4. Since January 2022, Scarpino has served as a FOX News multimedia reporter based out of St. Louis.
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The Writers Guild of America West has accused Amazon Studios of violating its contract by failing to reconvene writers rooms for several shows that had been underway before the strike. “Studios are obligated to return writers to work ‘upon termination of the strike,’ and writers’ Personal Services Agreements were extended for a period equal to the portion of the contract term that elapsed during the strike,” said the WGA. “The Guild will bring legal action against Amazon and any other studio that violates the STA to recover compensation, interest on late payments, and benefit contributions due as a result of the delay.”
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“The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks,” a follow-up docuseries to “The Curious Case of Natalia Grace,” premieres Monday, January 1 at 9p, and will run across three consecutive nights on ID. “When ‘The Curious Case of Natalia Grace’ premiered earlier this year, audiences were insatiably compelled by this twisted, confounding saga, making it one of ID’s most viewed, new series across cable and streaming. This story is far from over and it’s clear our viewers have many more questions they want answered,” said Jason Sarlanis, President, Turner Networks, ID & HLN, Linear and Streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Martini Film Studios, the studio campus setting in British Columbia for numerous Hallmark movies, is opening its doors to the public for “Hallmark Day.” Attendees can tour the backlot set where TV movies like “Lights, Camera, Christmas!”, “A Magical Christmas Village,” “Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas,” and more were filmed. Fans will also see Hallmark stars in action, as Benjamin Ayres, Kimberley Sustad, Paul Campbell, Victor Webster, and more present a panel and Q&A session on the art of crafting love stories, their insights on the filmmaking process, and behind-the-scenes scoop from their Hallmark movies during the December 2 event.
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IMG has teamed up with England Netball to launch a new report revealing how the 2023 Netball World Cup has driven record fan engagement with the sporting organization’s digital channels. The report explores the role of the Vitality Roses’ on-court performance, players’ personal platforms, and earned news coverage during the tournament, in generating deeper fan engagement and commercial growth for the sport. “The Vitality Roses inspired the nation with their on-court heroics in the summer and it’s a testament to the team that netball enjoyed such an incredible moment and record levels of visibility,” said Fran Connolly, Chief Executive of England Netball. “As a result, more people than ever engaged and took notice of our sport and we are working really hard to capitalise on this success to move the dial, to improve opportunities for people to get on court and to take our sport to new heights.”
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RugbyPass streaming service, launched by World Rugby and Endeavor Streaming in September, has attracted 350,000+ subscribers and a total 1.7 million users around the world. It streamed nearly 500,000 hours of content throughout the Rugby World Cup with 3.3 million total views, including nearly 700,000 live views.
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David Letterman’s return to CBS’ “The Late Show” – his first appearance since leaving the show in 2015 – delivered 2.18 million viewers in Live+SD numbers.
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ESPN’s Super Bowl LVII rematch between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs on November 21 was the most-watched “Monday Night Football” game in 27 years, drawing more than 29 million viewers (ESPN, ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+). The audience The Walt Disney Company’s best since 1996 (Green Bay at Dallas, 31.5 million).
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Hallmark Channel’s “A Merry Scottish Christmas” #1 most-watched original movie premiere this year to-date among Households, Total Viewers, Women and Persons 18+, 25-54, 18-49, 55+ and Persons 18-34.
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Children’s TV producer Marty Krofft died November 25 of kidney failure. He was 86. Along with his brother, Sid Krofft, Marty Krofft produced shows including “H.R. Pufnstuf,” “Land of the Lost” and “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” among others.
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Television editor Doug Ibold died November 8 after battling cancer. He was 83. Among Ibold’s numerous credits were episodes of “Law & Order: SVU,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “Miami Vice.”
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes – $28.8 million
Napoleon – $20.4 million
Wish – $19.5 million
Trolls Band Together – $17.5 million 30.6
Thanksgiving – $7.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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