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NETFLIX: Alpha Males (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: American Gladiators (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Absolute Value of Romance (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 4/18/26)
NETFLIX: We Are All Trying Here (Premiere)
(SUNDAY 4/19/26)
HALLMARK: The Way Home (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: The Food That Built America (Premiere) at 10pm
MGM+: From (Premiere) at 9pm
Along with Netflix’s quarterly earnings on Thursday came the news that Reed Hastings is stepping down from the board of directors at the company he co-founded in 1997. “Netflix changed my life in so many ways, and my all‑time favorite memory was January 2016, when we enabled nearly the entire planet to enjoy our service,” stated Hastings. “My real contribution at Netflix wasn’t a single decision; it was a focus on member joy, building a culture that others could inherit and improve, and building a company that could be both beloved by members and wildly successful for generations to come.” Hastings, who left his CEO role in 2023, said he plans to focus on his philanthropic efforts.
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As for those earnings, revenues at the streamer rose 16% over the past year to reach $12.25 billion, beating Wall Street estimates of $12.18 billion.
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Roku announced it has surpassed 100 million streaming households worldwide. What’s the big deal? “Surpassing 100 million streaming households is a defining moment, not just for Roku, but for the future of television,” said Anthony Wood, Founder and CEO, Roku. “We’re helping shape the entertainment landscape by making it easier to discover great content, more affordable to watch it, and more effective for advertisers and partners around the world to connect with audiences.”
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“Law & Order: Organized Crime” has been canceled after five seasons.The seventh series in the “Law & Order” franchise launched on NBC in 2021 and moved to Peacock for its fifth run.
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Former “NBC Nightly News” and “The 11th Hour” anchor Brian Williams will host a podcast, “We’re Back! With Brian Williams,” for Netflix. “With scientists predicting that every American will have a podcast by 2030, I thought it was time to get in the game,” said Williams. “After 40 years in the news business, where an in-depth interview gets 4 minutes of airtime at best, I just want to have interesting conversations with creative, funny, smart, talented, and consequential people – like the shows we all grew up watching and listening to.” The show is set to debut later this year.
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Scripps Sports is saddling up with Professional Bull Riders in a multi-year deal to bring Premier Women’s Rodeo exclusively to ION and Grit starting in May. The partnership kicks off with the 2026 PWR Championship, airing live from Fort Worth on Sunday, May 17 at 1p.
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The eighth and final season of The CW’s “All American” debuts Monday, July 13 at 8p. An hour-long celebration of the series will air Monday, June 22 at 9p.
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“Outlander” prequel series “Outlander: Blood of my Blood” launches this fall with two new love stories. The series finale of “Outlander” airs Friday, May 15 on Starz.
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Season four of “SkyMed” drops Thursday, May 21 on Paramount+. For the first time, the new season of SkyMed will stream exclusively on Paramount+ in Canada. The medical drama had previously aired on CBC.
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“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” stars Ellie Kemper and Tituss Burgess are re-teaming to voice characters in Paramount+ animated pre-K series “The Elephant & Piggie Show!”, while Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) will voice the Bus Driver in “The Pigeon Show! Starring The Pigeon.” Both series are adaptations of Mo Willems’ books series.
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There will be a record number of platforms carrying the NFL Draft this year. ESPN and The Walt Disney Company are presenting the entire 2026 draft, with coverage across ESPN, ABC, NFL Network, the ESPN App, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes and ESPN’s social media platforms from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25. Disney+ and Hulu will also stream ESPN, ABC and ESPN Deportes’ trio of NFL Draft presentations throughout the event.
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FANZO, the tech platform that links brands, rights holders and broadcasters with fans who aren’t watching games in arenas and stadiums, is launching with partners in North America in time for the FIFA World Cup. Fans use FANZO to find out-of-home venues nearby that are showing their game on TV, while commercial venues use FANZO’s B2B SaaS toolkit to market live sports online.
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HBO Max’s “Euphoria” returned for season three to 8.5 million US viewers, up 44% from the first episode of season two.
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Meanwhile, the series finale of HBO’s “DTF St. Louis” drew 3.5 million US cross-platform viewers in its first three days of availability, 40% growth from the series premiere. Episodes are currently averaging 6.5 million viewers.
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Sports platform OutKick reports growth in Q1 2026 with 78.8 million total multiplatform views, up 28% versus Q1 2025 and up 14% versus Q4 2025, and 120 million multiplatform minutes, up 111% versus Q1 2025 and up 94% versus Q4 2025, according to Comscore.
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Netflix’s “Virgin River” was number one on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 for the week of March 16 with 1.59 billion minutes, rising from #3 in the week prior following the launch of its seventh season on March 12. With a full week of availability, the newest episodes continued to account for the bulk of the viewing (72%) with women 35+ remaining the series’ core audience (61% of watch time).
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Normal – Bob Odenkirk, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Lena Headey, Henry Winkler, Reena Jolly, Brendan Fletcher, Peter Sinkoda, Jess McLeod
Lorne – Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Colin Jost, Steven martin Seth meyers, John Mulaney, Mike Meyers, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Sarah Sherman, Kristin Wiig, Paul Simon Robert Smigel
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy – Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Shylo Molina, Billie Roy, Veronica Falcon, Hayat Kamille
Mile End Kicks – Barbie Ferreira, Jay Baruchel, Devon Bostick, Juliette Gariepy, Stanley Simons, Isaiah Lehtinen, Robert Naylor, Emily Le
Mother Mary (Limited Release) – Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Sian Clifford, FKA Twigs, Kaia Gerber, Alba Baptista-Evans
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