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Yesterday was ABC’s turn to announce its Fall slate, with newcomer “9-1-1: Nashville” set for Thursdays, and Ryan Seacrest-hosted “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” airing Fridays – pushing “Shark Tank” to Wednesdays, after “The Golden Bachelor.” New seasons of previously announced returning series “American Idol,” “Celebrity Jeopardy!,” “The Rookie” and “Will Trent” will debut in 2026. “ABC dominated this season in multiplatform ratings, which are the most relevant metrics that reflect how audiences are consuming television today,” said Craig Erwich, President, Disney Television Group. “We are meeting viewers where they are, and this achievement really highlights our strategic approach and commitment to creative excellence.”
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And the name of ESPN’s new streaming app, arriving in time for the fall football season, is – ESPN. “We kept coming back to our four letters,” ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro told journalists on Tuesday. “There’s power in our name and there’s trust in our name.” Two tiers will be offered: The Unlimited plan, combining ESPN+ with all ESPN cable networks as well as ESPN on ABC broadcasts, for $29.99/month, or $35.99/month bundled with Disney+; and the Select plan, which will include content currently available on ESPN+, for $11.99/month. Together, ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ count 164 million viewers, up 4% from the total the company reported in January.
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As for ESPN and Major League Baseball, which opted out of the last three years of their contract, “We remain ready to listen when the league is ready to have a conversation,” said Pitaro. “As I sit here right now, we are not in conversations with them. I don’t know for sure, but I’m assuming they are out there testing the market, which is their right to do. But we love the game of baseball and we would like to figure something out with them, ultimately.”
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It’s been quite the week for streaming news. Fox One and ESPN are coming this Fall, and details about CNN’s upcoming streaming service will be spilled at today’s Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront event. Content will include both live programming and on-demand content. The network’s last streaming launch, CNN+, folded in 2022 after just a month.
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NFL stars Patrick Mahomes and Saquon Barkley introduced CEO Bob Iger at Disney’s Upfront event, and later Martin Short, with “Only Murders in the Building” co-stars Steve Martin and Selena Gomez pointed out, “There are no tariffs on standing ovations.” Charlie Cox announced “Daredevil: Born Again” is shooting its second season, and Jimmy Kimmel ended his mocking monologue on a serious note: “Support ’60 Minutes.’ They deserve it. You have the power because you have the money. Support journalism. It’s important, and it doesn’t work without you.”
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Prime Video’s “Legally Blonde” sequel, “Elle,” is set to launch this summer. The series from Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine is set in the years before the 2001 film.
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“Chad Powers,” following a disgraced college quarterback who disguises himself as an affable athlete on a struggling Southern football team, premieres Tuesday, September 30 on Hulu. The series comes from co-creators and executive producers Glen Powell and Michael Waldron. Eli Manning serves as executive producer along with Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning, Jamie Horowitz, Ben Brown and ESPN.
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Some debut dates for FX series: All season four episodes of “The Bear” drop Wednesday, June 25 at 8p on Hulu; new drama “Alien Earth” debuts Tuesday, August at 8p on FX and Hulu; and “The Lowdown,” from Sterlin Harjo (“Reservations Dogs”) kicks off Tuesday, September 23 at 9p on FX.
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Prime Video has ordered drama series “Delphi,” an extension of the “Creed” film universe produced by Michael B. Jordan and Marco Ramirez, who will serve as showrunner. Jordan’s Outlier Society has a first-look film deal and overall television deal with Amazon MGM Studios.
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“Beast Games” was renewed for two more seasons on Prime Video. In its first season, the competition series became Prime Video’s most-watched unscripted show, with 50 million viewers.
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Prime Video also renewed post-apocalyptic series “Fallout” for a third run, ahead of its season two debut; and ordered “Barbershop,” a television adaptation of the film franchise, and a six-part docuseries about female CEOs featuring and executive produced by Serena Williams.
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The CW has picked up two seasons of “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent,” based on the Dick Wolf format. Season one aired on Canada’s CityTV.
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Acorn TV renewed “Inspector Ellis” for a second season. The detective drama comes from Company Pictures, in association with All3Media International and Northern Ireland Screen.
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Netflix broke ground on the construction of its new facility at Fort Monmouth in New Jersey. The 292-acre former US Army installation will transform, with the help of $1 billion, into an East Coast production hub with 12 soundstages totaling nearly 500,000 square feet. “Netflix is proud to invest in American innovation and the creative community. We estimate that these studios will create thousands of jobs for New Jersey residents, billions of dollars in economic output, and many other cultural benefits to the region and state,” said Co-CEO Ted Sarandos.
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Jude Law (“The Young Pope”) and Andrew Garfield (“The Amazing Spider-Man”)will executive produce and play the lead roles in Apple TV+ limited series “Wild Things,” about magicians Siegried and Roy.
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Naomi Watts has been cast as Jackie Kennedy in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming anthology series for FX, “American Love Story.” The season will be centered on the relationship between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
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“The 59th Annual CMA Awards” will return to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 19, and broadcast live on ABC at 8p.
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ESPN is launching a female-led sports show on Disney+ in late June. The announcement about “Vibe Check” came during Disney’s Upfront presentation on Tuesday. “We are incredibly excited to launch this new show, which will provide a powerful platform for the brilliant women at ESPN,” said Burke Magnus, President of Content, ESPN. “The voices that will be leading this program have long been shaping the sports landscape, and now they’ll have this additional platform to bring their unique insights to the forefront in an even more impactful way for Disney+ subscribers.”
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Fox has landed rights to air an exclusive NFL doubleheader in Week 16 of the upcoming season. The games give Fox 11 doubleheaders, the most ever by a single network in one season.
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YouTube will exclusively stream an NFL game in September, the league’s annual matchup in Brazil. “We are excited to expand our relationship with YouTube to bring this year’s Brazil game to a worldwide audience,” said Hans Schroeder, NFL EVP of Media Distribution. “YouTube and YouTube TV have been incredible partners of the NFL for several years and boast an immense global reach, and we look forward to Week 1 in São Paulo.”
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FOX had 2,021,000 viewers tune in Saturday night for a two-game Baseball Night in America slate, featuring the Chicago Cubs’ 6-5 victory over the New York Mets in most of the country as well as the Minnesota Twins’ 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants.
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Kyle Larson took the NASCAR Cup Series in front of 2.319 million FS1 viewers, up 1% from last year’s Kansas race.
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