 IN THE NEWS |
 Jon Stewart will continue to host Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” every Monday and serve as executive producer for the series through December 2026. His current contract ends in December 2025. “Jon Stewart continues to elevate the genre he created. His return is an ongoing commitment to the incisive comedy and sharp commentary that define ‘The Daily Show,’” said Ari Pearce, Head of Comedy Central. “The renewal is a win for audiences, for Comedy Central and for all our programming partners.”
Sports-related programming made up over 64% of the auto industry’s total national TV ad spend in 3Q25, according to iSpot.tv. The NFL accounted for 40.5% of total spend, followed by the MLB (4.2%). Auto spend in September dipped 8.6% from the year-ago period, to $21.6 million.
Fubo’s North America streaming business delivered total third quarter revenue of $368.6 million, dipping 2.3% year-over-year, and beat Wall Street forecasts to hit 1.631 million paid subscribers, up 1.1%. In the Rest of World (ROW), Fubo delivered $8.6 million in total revenue, down 3.2% YoY, and 342,000 paid subscribers, down 9.5%. The results pertain to Fubo’s standalone operations prior to last week’s combination of Fubo and The Walt Disney Company’s Hulu + Live TV business. |
 Apple TV’s rebrand includes a new logo and new signature sound, released in a short bumper on Monday. “This is just the beginning,” posted the streamer on X. |
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| NEW & RETURNING SERIES |
 Season 12 of Bravo reality show “Vanderpump Rules” debuts Tuesday, December 2 at 9p with an all-new cast. Ahead of the premiere, special “Raise Your Glass to 11 Seasons” will air Tuesday, November 25 at 9p.
RFD-TV’s November slate includes Friday Movie Nights, the debut of “Goodtaste with Tanji” on Mondays at 6p, as well as a new season of “The Dailey & Vincent Show” on Saturdays at 8:30p. |
Today’s Premieres
Animal Planet: Nevada Wild at 9p
BET: Love & Hip Hop: Miami at 8p; Ms. Pat Settles It at 10p
History: The Curse of Oak Island at 9p
Hulu: All’s Fair
ID: Who Hired the Hitman? at 10p
Netflix: Squid Game: The Challenge |
| PRODUCTION |
| MGM+ has greenlit “The Hillside Strangler,” a four-part true-crime docuseries that explores the murders that gripped Los Angeles in the late 1970s. From executive producers Eli Holzman and Aaron Saidman for The Intellectual Property Corporation; Tim Walsh (“Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer”); and Peter LoGreco, who also directs and serves as showrunner, the docuseries will premiere on January 18.
FX has placed a series order for an untitled “Snowfall” spinoff from producer Malcolm Spellman and the producers of “Snowfall,” Dave Andron, Thomas Schlamme, Julie DeJoie, Michael London and Trevor Engelson. The series will be available on Hulu.
Fox is developing a reboot of “Bewitched.” Sony Television will co-produce the project with Fox Entertainment. The reimagining of the 1964-72 sitcom as a drama comes from writer/executive producer Judalina Neira (“Daisy Jones and the Six”) and EP Doug Robinson at Sony TV. |
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| TECH |
| OpenAI inked a deal for $38 billion worth of capacity from Amazon Web Services and will immediately start accessing Nvidia’s graphics processing units. The initial phase of the deal will use existing AWS data centers, with Amazon eventually building out additional infrastructure for OpenAI. Unti this year, OpenAI had an exclusive cloud agreement with Microsoft.
Global insights company GWI has announced a new integration with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude. Users of GWI can now access insights grounded in human truth, without leaving their chat with Claude. “We’ve reached a critical moment where AI needs a human-grounded truth source to stay useful and trustworthy for consumers,” said Misha Williams, Chief Operating Officer at GWI. “This integration with GWI gives Claude something no other chatbot has: direct access to real opinions, behaviors, and beliefs from people in the US and globally.”
CTV merchandising analytics platform Looper Insights announced the launch of its Sports Visibility Tracker, enabling sports streamers, broadcasters, and rights holders to verify campaign compliance, measure performance, and optimize live event promotions across connected TV devices in real time. Built on Looper Insights’ proprietary MPV™ (Media Placement Value) framework, the Sports Visibility Tracker monitors campaigns before, during, and after major sporting events. “In sports streaming, visibility is a zero-sum game; every second on the home screen is a second your competitor doesn’t have,” said Francesca Pezzoli, VP Marketing. “Our Sports Visibility Tracker turns what was once guesswork into a measurable, repeatable process, giving teams and platforms the clarity to act fast, justify spend, and win attention where it matters most.” |
| DISTRIBUTION |
| A triple bundle featuring AMC+, MGM+ and STARZ has launched exclusively on Prime Video for $19.99/month, a 31% savings. Current series featured include “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” and “Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order” on AMC+; sci-fi horror series “FROM,” thriller “The Institute,” and the romantic adventure “Robin Hood” on MGM+; and the final season of “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” on STARZ. |
| COMING UP |
| AMC Networks’ “Best Christmas Ever” kicks off Saturday, November 29 at 12p on AMC with “Scrooged.” The stunt offers over 600 hours of holiday films through December 26, including the likes of “Elf,” “The Polar Express,” and “White Christmas.”
Feature documentary “Prime Minister,” focused on the tenure of New Zealand’s former prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, will have its television premiere on Sunday, November 16 at 9p on CNN.
In honor of Transgender Awareness Week (November 13-19), Revry is featuring programming including “Between the Miles,” “Dawn: A Charleston Legend,” and “Haymaker,” among others.
Fox Nation is honoring Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award at the net’s annual Patriot Awards ceremony. The event takes place Thursday, November 6 at 8p, with Sean Hannity serving as master of ceremonies. |
| SPORTS REPORT |
| All Women’s Sports Network and Queens League announced a broadcast partnership that will see the Mexico and Spain-based women’s soccer league’s 2025-2026 season air live on the AWSN platform.
Paramount landed the rights to Varsity Spirit’s Pro Cheer League. The league launches in January with four teams, each comprised of 30 cheerleaders selected through a competitive selection process that will be held this fall.
FloSports and Polaris Pro Grappling, Europe’s grappling promotion, have entered into a multi-year streaming partnership making FloGrappling the global home for all future Polaris events. The partnership officially kicks off in January. |
| RATINGS |
| Game 7 of the World Series delivered 26 million viewers for Fox, according to early Nielsen and Adobe Analytics data. That’s the largest audience for an MLB game since the 2017 World Series.
“Thursday Night Football” on Prime Video registered the franchise’s seventh year-over-year increase of the season, which is now averaging 14.95 million viewers, up +15% over last year’s pace. It’s also a +49% jump from where “TNF” stood at this point during Prime Video’s inaugural season three years ago.
The season three premiere of CBS’ “Tracker” drew 13.0 million Live+7 viewers, according to Nielsen, up 17% versus the year-go premiere. |
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This Day in History
1908 – The Brooklyn Academy of Music opened in NYC.
Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
What 1980s detective show had all the makings of a hit – produced by prolific writer, producer and novelist Stephen J. Cannell (“The Rockford Files”) and starring Ben Vereen and Jeff Goldblum – but only lasted six months? “Tenspeed and Brown Shoe.” Kudos to: Joni Cohen Zlotowitz-WABC/NYC; Frank Campagna/Yonkers, NY; Melanie Marshall-Barnett-WBD/NYC; Greg West-WATC TV/Atlanta; John Kukla-KDFW Fox 4/Dallas; Charles Conner-Fox 23/Tulsa; Andy Nelson-Heartland Industries; Dan Whitford-WTTW/Chicago; Adam Leston-Weigel Broadcasting/Milwaukee; Aaron Paquette-Accelerate SG/Fort Worth, TX; Justin Pierce-JP Consulting Group/LA; Dave Sikula-San Francisco State University/San Francisco; Lorrie Shilling/El Segundo; Kevin Moran-Blarney Productions/Pasadena, CA
Today’s Trivia Question
Which 1960s sitcom focused on a psychiatrist teaching a beautiful robot how to behave like a human? (Email your answer to trivia@cynopsis.com and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.) |
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