Re: TV news for Jan. 5-11, 2025

On 1/11/25 1:55 PM, Robin Miller wrote:

     ABC news
 ‘General Hospital’ Releases Trigger Warning About Today’s Episode In Light Of Fires In L.A. County  (Jan. 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/general-hospital-releases-trigger-warning- jan-9-episode-wildfires-1236251664/

You mean when they set Michael *on fire*?!?!!

     Cable channel news
  Showtime’s ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Casts David Zayas, Jack Alcott & James Remar As Series Regulars  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/dexter-resurrection-david-zayas-jack- alcott-james-remar-1236250108/

[sigh...]
Well, I guess we'll just make Adam watch it.  ;)

‘Shogun’ Season 2 Writers Room Nearly Finished, Producers Reveal — Golden Globes Backstage [FX] (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/shogun-season-2-writers-room-update-golden- globes-1236248936/

This should be interesting as there's no novel to base it on.

     Streaming service news--Disney+
  ‘Holes’ Gender-Swapped Reboot Gets Disney+ Pilot Order  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/holes-gender-swapped-reboot-disney-plus- pilot-1236250414/

Awesome to see that Disney has still learned absolutely nothing.

     Streaming service news--Max
  ‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2: Everything We Know So Far  (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/feature/the-last-of-us-season-2-cast-release-date- everything-to-know-1235940502/

Two years later...  :/

     Streaming service news--Netflix
  ‘Kinda Pregnant’ Trailer: Amy Schumer Fabricates A Pregnancy In Netflix/ Happy Madison Rom-Com  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/video/kinda-pregnant-trailer-amy-schumer-netflix/

So glad I don't get Netflix!

Everything We Know About ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ So Far  (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/feature/happy-gilmore-2-everything-we-know-1236046403/

A terrible idea.

     Streaming service news--Paramount+
  Paramount+ JonBenét Ramsey Limited Series With Melissa McCarthy & Clive Owen Sets Title
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/paramount-jonbenet-ramsey-limited-series- title-1236247136/

Pass.

     Streaming service news--Peacock
  ‘Friday Night Lights’ Alum Taylor Kitsch Says He’s “Been Asked” To Be Part Of Peacock’s Reboot  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/friday-night-lights-taylor-kitsch-peacock- reboot-1236250870/

Really dumb - either he should be the star of the new show, or there should be *no one* from the original series in the new show.

Nelly & Ashanti Series Set At Peacock From Critical Content  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/nelly-ashanti-reality-series- peacock-1236249193/

[roll]

‘Grimm’ Reboot Movie In Works At Peacock From Josh Berman & Original Series’ Creative Team  (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/grimm-reboot-peacock-josh-berman-david- greenwalt-jim-kouf-1236241072/

Disappointing it's not a sequel film.

     Streaming service news--Prime Video
  ‘Maxton Hall’ Star Damian Hardung Discusses Intense Season 2 Challenges (Jan. 10)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/damian-hardung-discusses-maxton-hall- season-2-challenges-1236252636/

Who cares about him?! They need to interview the beautiful redhead!

     Ratings
  ‘Monday Night Raw’ Inaugural Netflix Event Draws 2.6M Same-Day Households  (Jan. 9)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/monday-night-raw-premiere-viewership- netflix-wwe-1236251947/

Pathetic.

     The business of TV
  What Just Happened? Winners & Losers In The Venu Sports Meltdown (Jan. 11)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/venu-sports-winners-losers-disney-espn- fubo-fox-warner-bros-discovery-1236254159/

I find the whole thing perplexing...

Venu Sports Joint Venture Scrapped By Partners  (Jan. 10)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/venu-sports-joint-venture- discontinued-1236253500/

I beat Robin!!  :D

Disney Expands “Magic Words” Ad Feature To Live Programming, Touts Other Tech Advancements At CES Showcase  (Jan. 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/disney-expands-magic-words-ad-feature-live- programming-ces-showcase-1236252181/

[roll]

Disney Says It Has Averaged 157M Global Monthly Streaming Users (And 112M Domestic) Over Past Six Months  (Jan. 8)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/disney-million-global-monthly-streaming- users-ces-2025-1236252007/

At least they still publish numbers. Unlike Netflix.

Billion-Dollar Television City Expansion Gets Final Approval By L.A. City Council ­ Update  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/television-city-expansion-final- vote-1236249555/

Yeah, I read about this. Didn't realize these were the old CBS Studios.

Discovery+ Raises Monthly Price By $1  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/discovery-plus-price-hike-warner-bros-max- streaming-1236249655/

Who even wants it?!

Roku Takes Victory Lap As It Surpasses 90 Million Streaming Households (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/roku-passes-90-million-streaming- households-in-january-1236249788/

[roll]

Paramount Global, Comcast Renew Distribution Deal That Now Includes Paramount+ With Showtime  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/paramount-global-comcast-distribution-deal- paramount-with-showtime-1236249742/

Interesting.

Disney To Merge Hulu Live TV With Fubo, Settling Venu Lawsuit (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/disney-hulu-live-tv-fubo-settles-venu- lawsuit-1236248646/

Still interested to see if this happens now.

Tubi Hits 97M Monthly Users And 10B Annual Streaming Hours  (Jan. 6)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/tubi-2024-million-monthly-users-billion- streaming-hours-fox-1236246111/

Sounds about right.

     Other News
  ‘S.W.A.T.’, ‘Abbott Elementary’, ‘Hacks’, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ & ‘NCIS’ Among Series Pausing Production Amid LA Fires ­ Update  (Jan. 9)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/fires-tv-series-production-shutdown-hacks- happys-place-suits-la-1236251237/

:(

‘On Call’ Star Eriq La Salle On Returning To Series TV, Playing An OG Cop & Working Alongside Lori Loughlin  (Jan. 7)
 https://deadline.com/2025/01/on-call-eriq-la-salle-returning-to-series- tv-prime-video-1236249052/

I keep forgetting these two are in this too. I've been meaning to get to this (but being sick prevented it).