TV's crowded superhero genre needs to make room for a new entry today, as Netflix drops the first season of Marvel's Luke Cage. It's the third entry in what is now a six-series universe of Netflix shows ...
How Marvel Juggles the Development of 6 Intertwined Netflix Superhero Shows Luke Cage debuts today as the latest addition to the lineup By Jason Lynch TV's crowded superhero genre needs to make room for a new entry today, as Netflix drops the first season of Marvel's Luke Cage. It's the third entry in what is now a six-series universe of Netflix shows ... Read more »
Why Some Broadcast Shows Are Getting Smaller, Cable-Sized Season Orders This Is Us, The Good Place and 24: Legacy won’t make 22 episodes By Jason Lynch It was no surprise that NBC gave This Is Us a full-season pickup on Tuesday—after all, the series had the highest-rated 18-49 debut of any new series last week: a 2.8 rating, which soared to a 4.2 in ... Read more »
The NFL and Fox Hope to Score With Their New 'Football Families' Initiative Put greater focus on family and communal viewing By A.J. Katz Fox Sports broadcaster Joe Buck moderated a Fox NFL town hall for Advertising Week today with panelists that included executives from Fox Networks Group and the NFL along with a certain Hall of Famer and current Fox ... Read more »
Google Says It's Continuing to Close the Gap Between YouTube and TV Two-thirds of viewers pick up their phones during commercials By Marty Swant In its continued battle to prove it can compete—and beat—with the broadcasting behemoths, YouTube says adults are five times as likely to watch video online than they are through linear. Read more »
Demographics or Data: Which One Will Dominate Future Ratings Measurement? Nielsen-hosted panel looks ahead to metrics in 2025 By Jason Lynch Nielsen is rolling out its total audience measurement tool by next March, and the company is already looking ahead to how it—and the industry—will measure viewing habits into the next decade. Read more »
Here's How 'Younger' Star Sutton Foster Likes to Chill Out It all comes down to puppies and kittens By Emma Bazilian Specs Age 41 Claim to fame TV Land's Younger (Season 3 premieres Sept. 28); Netflix's Gilmore Girls reboot; Tony Award winner. Base New York Instagram @suttonlenore Read more »
National Amusements Officially Asks CBS and Viacom to Consider Merging Companies could recombine after splitting 10 years ago By Jason Lynch The rumors floating around all year that CBS Corp. and Viacom might recombine 10 years after they split apart are no longer just rumors: National Amusements has sent a letter to both boards, asking them to consider a ... Read more »
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