FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 10/27/25)
CNN: The Story Is With Elex Michaelson (Premiere) at Midnight
HALLMARK CHANNEL: Finding Mr. Christmas (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK CHANNEL: Baked With Love: Holiday (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: The Asset (Premiere)
PEACOCK: NBA Monday (Premiere) at 7pm
The Writers’ Guild of America said it will work with regulators to block a potential merger of Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount. “Merger after merger in the media industry has harmed workers, diminished competition and free speech, and wasted hundreds of billions of dollars better invested in organic growth,” said the WGAW and WGAE in a joint statement. “Combining Warner Bros. with Paramount or another major studio or streamer would be a disaster for writers, for consumers, and for competition.” Paramount has made three offers for WBD; there has been speculation that Netflix and Amazon are considering jumping in as well.
(Source: Cynopsis)
With the deadline for a new distribution deal fast approaching, Disney began running public announcements on YouTube TV warning subscribers that its networks could go dark this week. The companies’ current agreement expires at midnight on Thursday, October 30. YouTube TV’s parent company has taken a hardline stance in recent negotiations, arguing that its growth to 10 million subscribers has earned it more favorable terms. Fox Corp., NBCUniversal and Paramount all clashed publicly with the distributor before striking new deals, while Univision channels went dark on September 30 after talks broke down.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Holiday special “A Paw Patrol Christmas” will launch in over 3,600 theaters across 17 countries and territories outside the US, starting October 30. The animated episode airs on CBS on Saturday, November 28, the first “Paw Patrol” special to air on the network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress June Lockhart has died at age 100. Lockhart was best known to television audiences for her roles on “Lassie” and “Lost in Space.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
TCLtv+ has launched curated Horror and Halloween destinations. A broad range of titles are featured across the two categories, including classic films and series like “Prom Night” and “The Addams Family.’”(Source: Cynopsis)
Tastemade ordered two more seasons of “Wild Game Kitchen,” hosted by outdoorsman and chef Andew Zimmern. The series is produced by Zimmern’s production company, Intuitive Content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix has closed Boss Fight (“Squid Game: Unleashed”), the video game studio it acquired in 2022. “Rough news, for sure, but I’m very grateful for the time we had at Netflix,” posted Boss Fight co-founder David Rippy on LinkedIn. “We worked with some awesome people and made many games that I’m very proud of.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Bridgerton” creator Chris Van Dusen has joined Netflix’s “Calabasas,”acquired by the streamer last year and executive produced by Kim Kardashian and Emma Roberts, as showrunner. Van Dusen replaces I. Marlene King (“Pretty Little Liars”), who has stepped down from the project.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Love & Hip Hop: Miami” is jumping to BET for season seven, launching Monday, November 4 at 8p. The reality show had been airing on VH1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Marvel Studios’ “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” starts streamingWednesday, November 5 on Disney+. The film was released in theaters on July 25.
(Source: Cynopsis)
With 19 new and returning sponsors in its fourth year, BravoCon will deliver a seamless way to shop products across NBCUniversal platforms with commerce enabled activations. “Bravo remains at the heart of today’s cultural conversation,” said Karen Kovacs, President, Advertising and Partnerships, NBCUniversal. “Our fans are fiercely loyal, deeply passionate, and truly connected to both the content and the talent they love. Their devotion offers brands a unique opportunity to move beyond engagement and become part of the community itself.” The event, taking place Friday, November 14-16 in Las Vegas, will be streamed on Peacock.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW Network and Xfinity will mark the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and Xfinity’s 11-year run as title sponsor by presenting the third and final stage of the Championship Race commercial-free. The event takes place in Phoenix on Saturday, November 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Viewership of Tuesday’s “Dancing with the Stars” rose for a fifth straight week, making history as the only fall show to do so since the onset of Nielsen’s electronic tv measurement in 1991. The “Wicked”-themed episode topped the night with 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season finale of HBO’s “Task” drew 4 million cross-platform viewersits first three days, up 30% from the series premiere’s three-day tally. The first episode has now hit 11.2 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc – $17.3 million
Black Phone 2 – $13 million
Regretting You – $12.9 million
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere – $9.1 million
Tron: Ares – $4.9 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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