Re: TV news for Dec. 22-28, 2024

On 12/28/24 5:36 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

RM: Very little news this week, with nothing at all from the broadcast nets.

Yay!!   :)

     Cable channel news
  ‘Dexter’ Trinity Killer Prequel Moving Along With Clyde Phillips & Scott Reynolds As Co-Creators; More Details Revealed [Showtime]  (Dec. 23)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/dexter-trinity-killer-prequel-update-clyde- phillips-1236209978/

Oh brother...  [roll]

     Streaming service news--Disney+
  ‘Andor’ Production Reportedly Cost Disney $645M+ For Two Seasons, More Than ‘Rise Of Skywalker’  (Dec. 25)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/andor-production-cost-more-than-rise-of- skywalker-1236242275/

And this is why Disney+ originals production is screeching to a halt! They have burned so much money on so many bad shows (and probably only two good ones) that they have 1) wasted billions of dollars! and 2) turned off much of the potential audience for "Star Wars" and Marvel TV series.

     Streaming service news--Hulu
  Glen Powell Becomes Chad Powers In Teaser For Hulu Comedy Series  (Dec. 28)
 https://deadline.com/video/glenn-powell-chad-powers-teaser-trailer/

Meh - I would have watched this was a movie.

     Streaming service news--Max
  DC’s ‘Creature Commandos’ Renewed For Season 2 By Max  (Dec. 23)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/creature-commandos-renewed-season-2- max-1236240820/

OK.

     Streaming service news--Netflix
  ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Table Read Reunites New & Returning Cast Members (Dec. 26)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/bridgerton-season-4-table-read-new- returning-cast-1236242631/

[blech]

Netflix Boasts Impressive Audiences For Christmas Day NFL Games; 27M Viewers Tune In For Beyoncé  (Dec. 26)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/netflix-christmas-nfl-ratings-2024-beyonce- halftime-1236242613/

There were still glitches.

     Streaming service news--Prime Video
  ‘Culpa Tuya’ Director On The YA Movie, The Franchise’s Global Success, And Listening To The Fanbase  (Dec. 26)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/culpa-tuya-direactor-domingo-gonzalez-on- culpa-mia-culpa-nuestra-nicole-wallace-gabriel-guevara-1236241691/

I still haven't gotten to the first film!

     Ratings
  ‘Carry-On’ Closes In On Netflix All-Time Top 10 As ‘Virgin River’s Return Takes Top Weekly TV Spot (Dec. 24)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/carry-on-virgin-river-la-palma-ratings- netflix-1236241847/

[roll]

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5B Finale Was Most-Watched Episode In Series History ­ Update  (Dec. 23)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/yellowstone-season-5b-finale-ratings- viewership-1236205345/

:/

     The business of TV
  Sophomore Contraction: Why So Many Popular Streaming Series Produced Fewer Episodes In Season 2  (Dec. 27)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/streaming-series-fewer-episodes-season-2- why-1236241659/

Streaming is getting more and more pathetic.
I really think this bubble is in the midst of bursting.

The Streaming Scene: As An Even-Murkier Era Of Scant Subscriber Numbers Nears, Another Volatile Year Winds Down  (Dec. 25)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/streaming-report-card-2024-1236208785/

Reddit is convinced that the streamers will eventually eliminate their ad-free tiers. I doubt that will happen (but if it did, it would be the instant I will stop subscribing to them), but I do expect the price of the ad-free tiers to skyrocket to the point where most people will not pay for them.

     Obituaries
  Olivia Hussey Eisley Dies: ‘Romeo And Juliet’ Actress Was 73  (Dec. 27)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/olivia-hussey-dead-romeo-and-juliet- actress-1236243102/
 ["died peacefully today at home"]

This sucks for poor India Eisley.  :(

Hudson Meek Dies: ‘Baby Driver’ & ‘Found’ Actor Was 16  (Dec. 25)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/hudson-meek-dies-baby-driver-found- actor-16-1236242356/
 [fell from a moving vehicle]

Yikes.

     Other News
  2025 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming  (Dec. 27)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/2025-tv-premiere-dates-1235811038/

Does Deadline pay you for your list, Robin?!

John Reardon, Hallmark Actor And ‘Hudson & Rex’ Star, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis: “Has Been A Long Road”  (Dec. 24)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/john-reardon-hallmark-actor-hudson-and-rex- star-cancer-diagnosis-1236242101/

:(

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ Manslaughter Case Finally Over As Appeal Withdrawn By Prosecutor ­ Update  (Dec. 23)
 https://deadline.com/2024/12/alec-baldwins-rust-new-appeal-1236187842/

Fucking outrage.  >:/