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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 2/10/25)
BRITBOX: Breaking Dad: Britain’s Unlikeliest Drug Dealer (Premiere)
FOX: Extracted (Premiere) at 8pm
HULU: Muslim Matchmaker (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Surviving Black Hawk Down (Premiere)
VICE: Calipari: Razor’s Edge (Premiere) at 10pm
December 25, 2024 was the most-streamed day of television in the USsince Nielsen started keeping count, according to the measurement company, with over 50 billion viewing minutes for a range of programming. Christmas Day NFL games led the way, with Prime Video’s “Red One,” Netflix’s “Carry On” and 2003 holiday mainstay “Elf” on Max also drawing eyeballs.
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Among the television winners of Producers Guild Awards, handed out Saturday, were the producers of “Shogun” for drama; “Baby Reindeer” for limited series; “The Traitors” for competition series; “Saturday Night Live” for live entertainment; and “Hacks” for comedy.
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Directors also got their due over the weekend. Winners of DGA awards included “Shogun” for drama; “Hacks” for comedy; “Saturday Night Live” for variety; and “Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted” for reality.
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ABC has hit pause on “The Bachelorette.” While the last three seasons have premiered in July, the reality show will not return for a 22nd installment this summer. It’s not the first time ABC skipped a season – the reality show didn’t air in 2006 or 2007.
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Seeing Starz: Verizon is offering 12 months of Starz to eligible home internet customers. This is the first time Starz will be bundled with an offer of this kind.
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The very first episode of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” will air February 15 at 11:30p. The host is George Carlin, with Billy Preston and Janice Ian as musical guests. “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” debuts the following night at 8p.
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A nine-hour Netflix documentary about Prince has been blocked by the estate of the “Purple Rain” artist. Said Netflix in a statement, “The Prince Estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive. As a result, the Netflix documentary will not be released.” Ezra Edelman (“OJ: Made in America”) spent five years making the film, but while he was initially granted access to Prince’s archives, objections were raised after a change in the administration of the estate.
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Prime Video had a win in court on Friday, when a judge dismissed a class action suit tied to its introduction of an ad-supported tier. After Prime Video unveiled the ad-supported offering with limited advertisements, and switched users to the plan by default with the option to avoid ads by paying $2.99/month, a lawsuit alleged the move was “deceptive” and “unlawful.” Not so, ruled US District Judge Barbara Rothstein, who found that Prime Video never guaranteed subscribers the streaming service would remain ad-free, and made clear to users that it reserved the right to modify, add or remove benefits.
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NBA All-Star Anthony Edwards and his Three Fifths Media are collaborating with Wheelhouse Sports and Portal A for sports docuseries “Year Five,” launching Tuesday, February 11 on Edwards’ YouTube channel. Five, 15-20 minute episodes will be built around crucial moments of Edwards’ current season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The series is the first project to debut via Three Fifths’ partnership with Wheelhouse, announced in October.
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Discovery’s “Naked and Afraid” starts a new season Sunday, March 9 at 8p. This will be the first time a double amputee will be featured on the competition series.
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FX’s “English Teacher” has been renewed for a second season.“’English Teacher’ was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows of 2024 and we are grateful to the producers, writers, cast, directors and crew for the show’s creative excellence,” said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment.
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Jason Winer (“Modern Family”) has been enlisted to direct and executive produce Apple TV+’s untitled comedy from 20th Television starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as brothers. David West Read is showrunner on the series, executive producing with McConaughey, Harrelson and Winer, alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television and Bill Bost and Jeremy Plager.
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Acorn TV has ordered a fifth season of “My Life Is Murder,” to premiere later this year.
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Major League Baseball and Sportradar Group AG announced a long-term extension and expansion of their partnership, set to begin with the 2025 season. Under the new terms, Sportradar, in partnership with MLB, will exclusively distribute MLB’s ultra-low latency official data, media content, including MLB Statcast Data, and AV content across its global client network. As part of the agreement, MLB has acquired an equity stake in Sportradar.
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ABC has the top five show among A18-49 season to date, according to Nielsen multiplatform Live+7 ratings: “Shifting Gears” (2.43 rating), “High Potential” (2.42), “Abbott Elementary” (2.26 ), “The Rookie” (1.89) and “9-1-1” (1.81).
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CBS averaged 5.62 million primetime viewers on Thursday, up 7% from the week prior, according to early Live+SD numbers from Nielsen. “George & Mandy’s First Marriage” was the #1 program of the night, drawing 6.54 million viewers (up 4%); “Ghosts” averaged 5.49 million (up 3%), “Matlock” pulled in 6.14 million (up 8%), and “Elsbeth” delivered 4.71 million (up 11%).
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Never gets old: The season 17 premiere of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” delivered a Live+3 A18-49 rating of 0.993, the best season opener in 12 years. Among A18-34, the episode delivered a seven-year best of 0.908. The reality show moved from VH1 to MTV starting with season 15.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Dog Man – $13.7 million
Heart Eyes – $8.5 million
Love Hurts – $5.8 million
Mufasa: The Lion King – $3.9 million
Companion – $3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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