Let’s open with ratings news. The debut of the AAF on CBS landed a 2.1 overnight rating on the channel on Saturday night, as the network opened the season with a pair of regional games. The score tied the overnight rating of ABC’s Thunder/Rockets matchup, and behind ESPN’s coverage of Duke/Virginia, which pulled a 2.3.
Woody Allen filed a $68 million lawsuit against Amazon Studios on Thursday, claiming the streamer backed out of a deal because of “a 25-year-old baseless allegation.” According to Allen, Amazon has refused to release his film, A Rainy Day in New York, which has been complete for over six months. His suit alleges that Amazon […]
L.A.’s Finest, the series marking the launch of Charter Communications’ premium content initiative Spectrum Originals and produced by Sony Pictures Television, is set to debut on Spectrum’s On Demand platform on Monday, May 13. Series stars and executive producers Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba were on hand at the TCA winter press tour, along with […]
Turner Sports is booking a whole new era of sports programming, announcing a first-of-its-kind agreement with Caesars Entertainment to develop gaming-related content for sports fans around the world. Caesars Palace Las Vegas will also be home to a Bleacher Report branded studio originating from inside its sports book that will serve as the central hub […]
Big changes are afoot for NASCAR America, which returns for its sixth season on Monday at 5p, sporting an all-new look, theme, studio and weekly schedule. Airing weeknights at 5p. The series will now originate directly from NBC Sports Group’s updated studio in Charlotte and – as part of the show’s rebranding – each weeknight […]
The Simpsons’ long game just got longer. The series, which holds the record for longest-running scripted show in primetime, got renewed for an unprecedented 31st and 32nd season on Fox. The renewal will bring the antics of Homer, Marge and company to a whopping 713 episodes.
The masked exec: Fox Entertainment chairman Charlie Collier hammed up his first Television Critics Assn. entrance in his new role, donning the hippo mask from the network’s new competition series The Masked Singer. Collier then applauded the company’s “open canvas” startup-like modus operandi, noting, “There will be expansion. There will be acquisitions. I assure you […]
ESPN+ has topped the two million subscriber threshold in under a year, according to Disney, doubling its customer-base in the past five months. The platform scored a new viewership record in January when nearly 600,000 fans signed up with the addition to UFC to the OTT service with the addition of UFC Fight Night on […]
The PGA TOUR announced that three-time GRAMMY Award winner Darius Rucker signed on to become the organization’s first formal brand ambassador. Rucker will take on a larger role across PGA TOUR-owned channels, with fans able to see Rucker appear more frequently as a commentator on PGA TOUR LIVE, across PGA TOUR digital channels and in-person […]
Twitch is moving fast following the huge launch of Apex Legends. The company announced a partnership with Respawn Entertainment to launch the Twitch Rivals Apex Legends Challenge, pitting 48 Twitch streamers who will compete live for $200,000 in prizes. The two-part competition will take place Feb 12 and 19, bringing in 16 three-player squads that […]