12/23/22: NFL Sunday Ticket finds a new home

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Friday December 23, 2022

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Today’s Premieres
Crunchyroll: Lee’s Detective Agency
discovery+: Family Dinner
Netflix: Pinata Masters!; The Fabulous
Travel Channel: The Fright Before Christmas at 10p

Today’s Finale
CMT: The Last Cowboy at 10p

Saturday’s Premiere
Crunchyroll: The Ancient Magus’ Bride OAD

Sunday’s Premieres
Netflix: The Witcher: Blood Origin; Time Hustler; Daughter from Another Mother

Monday, December 26 Premieres
Food Network: Kids’ Baking Championship at 8p; Bake it ‘til You Make It at 9p
Hulu: Letterkenny
Netflix: Treason

Monday, December 26 Finale
HBO: His Dark Materials at 10p

Tuesday, December 27 Premieres
discovery+: Jose Andres and Family in Spain
Food Network: Chef Dynasty: House of Fang at 9p
ID: Real PD: Kansas City at 9p

Wednesday, December 28 Premieres
Hulu: Gannibal
Netflix: The Circle; Love Is Blind: Brazil
Prime Video: FC Barcelona: A New Era
Travel Channel: Yuletide Yeti at 9p

Wednesday, December 28 Finale
History: Pawn Stars Do America at 8p

Thursday, December 29 Premieres
Food Network: Restaurant Impossible at 8p
ID: Blood Relations at 8p
Magnolia: Restored at 8p
Netflix: Brown and Friends
Prime Video: Coach Prime

Friday, December 30 Premieres
BritBox: Maxine
Cooking Channel: Stab That Cake! at 9p
discovery+: Problem Spaces; Artfully Designed; The Established Home; Handcrafted Hotels
Magnolia: The Piece Maker
Netflix: Alpha Males; The Glory; The Ultimatum: France; Chicago Party Aunt; Secrets of Summer

Friday, December 30 Finale
HBO: We’re Here at 10p

Saturday, December 31 Premiere
Netflix: Live to Lead

Sunday, January 1 Premieres
Discovery: Sewer Divers at 9p
Food Network: Worst Cooks in America at 8p
HGTV: Ugliest House in America at 8p; HGTG Dream Home 2023 at 10p
Netflix: Kaleidoscope; Lady Voyeur; Old Enough!; The Way of the Househusband
Peacock: Paul T. Goldman
The Africa Channel: The Rising at 7p

IN THE NEWS

Netflix won approval to build a $900 million production facility at the Jersey Shore. The streamer is paying $55 million for a 292-acre site on the former Fort Monmouth military base, with plans for 12 sound stages. “We believe a Netflix studio can boost the local and state economy with thousands of new jobs and billions in economic output, while sparking a vibrant production ecosystem in New Jersey,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s co-CEO and chief content officer. For New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, it’s just the beginning. “This transformative investment will serve as a cornerstone in our efforts to create a thriving industry from whole cloth,” said Murphy. “As a result of nearly a billion dollars in film production spending, New Jersey will further solidify its status as an emerging national leader in the television and film industries.”

The NFL and Google hammered out a multi-year deal making YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels the exclusive home of the NFL Sunday Ticket package. The agreement, effective in 2023, replaces the NFL’s partnership with DirecTV, which has held the rights since the package’s inception in 1994. “We’re excited to bring NFL Sunday Ticket to YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels and usher in a new era of how fans across the United States watch and follow the NFL,” said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. “For a number of years we have been focused on increased digital distribution of our games and this partnership is yet another example of us looking towards the future and building the next generation of NFL fans.” YouTube is reportedly paying $2 billion annually for the rights.

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NEW & RETURNING SERIES

Season six of “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” – the #1 reality series with young adults – kicks off Thursday, January 26 at 8p on MTV.

Jeff Garlin has joined the season four cast of Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever” as a sweet man who makes a mean sandwich. Garlin left ABC’s “The Goldbergs” a year ago following complaints of inappropriate on-set behavior. He continues to appear on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

COMING UP

For the 12th year, ABC News looks at the most memorable moments of the year in “The Year: 2022,” anchored by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts. The special airs Monday, December 26 at 9p.

truTV is winding down the year with two three-day marathons, “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” (starting tonight, December 23 at 8p) and “Step-by-Step” (Friday, December 30 at 5p-Sunday, January 1 at 3:3a).

ABC has plucked five beloved films from Disney’s catalog of titles to air on five consecutive Sunday nights in January, beginning January 1 at 8p. On the way are “The Lion King” and “Finding Nemo” as well as the broadcast world premieres of “Beauty and the Beast,” “Iron Man” and “The Avengers.”

Speedvision’s inaugural “New Gearz Day” stunt features an all-day marathon of car restoration and modification show Gearz. The marathon will be followed by a new Gearz programming block on Saturday mornings starting January 7.

Paramount will not be airing “Yellowstone” on Christmas Day, but fans who need their cowboy fix can tune in to “The Dutton Family Marathon,” including “Yellowstone,” “1923” and “1883,” starting at 10a.

STREAMING

SVOD service Hallmark Movies Now is now available on Vizio Smart TVs. Vizio Smart TV owners can find Hallmark Movies Now in the Vizio Content Store and subscribe to Hallmark Movies Now for $5.99/month.

TECH TALK

Microsoft Store Ads, enabling developers to create advertising campaigns for their apps within the store using Microsoft Advertising, will become generally available on January 5. The ads available in native advertising solution MSAN, Bing Search, and Widgets in Windows are expected to be available in the second half of 2023.

Vizio is integrating interactive advertising capabilities in its WatchFree+ FAST service using Brightline’s Accelerator program. It’s the first smart TV integration for Accelerator, with Vizio the first smart-TV manufacturer to offer advertisers interactive and shoppable ads. Advertisers can use the interactive tech to enhance existing 30-second ads within WatchFree+.

SPORTS ROUNDUP

The NFL’s move to YouTube should make many fans happy, according to a survey by The Streamable that found YouTube is the preferred destination. Thirty-five percent named YouTube, which was 122% more than voted for Apple TV+, 73% more than ESPN+ and 23% more than Prime Video. “There is a clear customer preference for Sunday Ticket to go to YouTube,” said Jason Gurwin, CEO of The Streamable. “For the NFL, bringing Sunday Ticket to YouTube gives them access to one of the largest streaming platforms, only behind Netflix for viewing hours on connected TV devices.”

Athletic performance tracking company LaceClips has added several basketball marketing and promotional partners. In 2023, the company will be teaming up with Kenny “The Jet” Smith; individual amateur ballers, Jada Williams and Simeon Wilcher; high school basketball programs Campbell Hall (Los Angeles), Combine Academy (Lincolnton), Roselle Catholic (Roselle) and Sierra Canyon (Chatsworth); and event management and marketing company, MADE Hoops.

RealResponse, an anonymous reporting platform for athletic teams and organizations, announced that over 10 additional colleges and universities have been added as partners since August, bringing the total of institutions over 100 across all divisions as well as in the NAIA. “Our platform was created to give a voice to the student-athlete and that remains our core mission,” said David Chadwick, the founder of RealResponse. “We will not rest until we are able to help every athlete, coach, administrator, parent feel like they are safe anywhere on the globe by understanding and using RealResponse as they need it.”

The Association of Pickleball Professionals has unveiled an updated 2023 APP Tour schedule, starting in Punta Gorda, Florida from January 11-15. Two internationally recognized broadcasters will feature over 60 hours of APP professional action on linear TV, with more than six hundred hours of livestream broadcasts from the 2023 APP Tour taking the APP into households and onto devices worldwide. Full details of the APP 2023 broadcast package will be announced by the APP shortly.

NBA CrunchTime, the free weekly whip around show taking fans live to crucial moments of each NBA game while providing updates and analysis on the new NBA App, brings “5 Days of CrunchTime” next week to the US and Canada. The show, produced by NBA TV, will take advantage of the stretch between Christmas and New Year’s to give fans a look at fast-breaking action in real-time.
 

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RATINGS

Broadcast Nielsen Ratings for Wednesday, December 21
Show, P2+ 000s, (A18-49)
ABC: The Conners 2.61 (0.3), The Goldbergs 1.69 (0.2), Abbott Elementary 1.49 (0.3), Abbott Elementary 1.35 (0.3), The $100,000 Pyramid 1.53 (0.3)
CBS: The Price Is Right at Night 4.44 (0.5), Paul Simon Special 3.92 (0.3)
CW: Beebo Saves Christmas 0.26 (0.0), World’s Funniest Animals 0.40 (0.1), World’s Funniest Animals 0.43 (0.1)
ION: NCIS 1.22 (0.1), NCIS 1.17 (0.1), NCIS 1.00 (0.1)
FOX: LEGO Masters Special 1.14 (0.3)
NBC: Dolly Parton’s Magic Christmas 2.63 (0.3), The Wheel 1.65 (0.3)
Telemundo: Exatlón Estados Unidos: All-Stars 096 (0.2), La Reina del Sur 0.86 (0.3), Amor y Traición 0.75 (0.2)
Univision: Vencer la Ausencia 1.35 (0.4), Mi Camino es Amarte 1.39 (0.4), La Madrastra 1.15 (0.3)
Source: Nielsen live + same day time period averages

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CBS: A Home for the Holidays at the Grove, Christmas Takes Flight
CW: The Chosen, Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2022
FOX: WWE Friday Night SmackDown
NBC: How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 5 More Sleeps ‘til Christmas. The Wheel
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