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Post Malone to Headline New Year’s Eve Festival as Smith Entertainment Group Brings a Blockbuster Winter Weekend to Utah
SEG teams up with Palm Tree Crew for a New Year’s Eve Festival featuring Post Malone and special guest Alesso, as Winter Weekend brings four days of sports and entertainment to Utah
NHL Winter Classic Weekend Expanding Amid Utah’s Sports Push
The “Winter Weekend” includes events with the Jazz, Mammoth, and a concert.
Hybrid Work Is Boosting Local Business Sales by 30 Percent—and RTO Could Put That at Risk
Hybrid employees now account for nearly a quarter of weekday customers at neighborhood businesses, shifting workweek spending away from downtown office districts.
Dynamax Trails: Eternatus Returns
Pokémon GO’s Dynamax Trails event runs from November 16 at 10:00 a.m. to November 23 at 8:00 p.m. local time, bringing a week of Max Battles and the return of Eternatus! Expect more Power Spots active than usual, GO Pass and GO Pass Deluxe, themed wild encounters, and Max Battles galore! Here’s everything you need […]
What’s happening in Gainesville? Here are events to check out
Find Halloween fun, live music, theater, art and the Micanopy Fall Festival among this week’s events around Gainesville.
Miranda Lambert makes rare comment about Blake Shelton divorce: ‘Not fun’
Luckily, the Grammy winner channeled her “misery” into her music.
Ice Cube’s son says he hasn’t been asked yet to appear in the next “Friday” movie: ‘I will call mom’
O’Shea Jackson Jr. is still waiting to hear from his pops or management about “Last Friday.”
When does “From” season 5 premiere? What to expect from the horror series’ final chapter
Production is currently underway on the final season of the hit MGM+ horror series.
Joe Burrow, Ryan Rehkow earn NFL weekly awards
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and punter Ryan Rehkow earned AFC weekly awards after the Week 7 win over the Baltimore Ravens.
USA TODAY Sports' Week 9 expert predictions for Florida vs Georgia
What USA TODAY Sports' experts are predicting for one of college football's greatest rivalry games between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs.
Local officials dig into new Trump claims about California voters
Election officials from across California questioned the accuracy of the federal government's methodology for finding noncitizen voters after the Trump administration threatened them with criminal charges last week.
Model injured after host kicks flying drone into her face on live TV
Ernesto Chavana was captured on camera using his foot to punt a flying drone on a Mexican TV show, sending it careening into a model’s face on set.
Wynonna Judd reveals plans to visit estranged daughter in prison
Grace Kelley is currently serving a 15 month sentence.
Rosenthal ramps up campaign, French goes underground in final week
In another twist, Jim Wright, the outgoing chairman of the railroad commission said he did not vote for French when casting his ballot.
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa react to getting a 4 from “DWTS” guest judge Shirley Ballas
“I’m not gonna take it personally,” Stiles insisted.
The Dining Table recommends: 5 exclusive lunches
If you want to get a head start on the weekend, consider these five favorites that only serve weekday lunches on Fridays.
Seahawks swap practice squad tight ends, sign Ben Sims
It’s one in, one out at tight end to start Week 8 for the Seahawks.
Justin Blandford interview - Illinois Times, the capital city's source of news, politics, arts, entertainment, culture
History is more than dates, buildings and plaques. It’s the stories we choose to remember and the ones we’re still learning how to tell. This week, we sit down with Justin Blandford, superintendent of Springfield’s state historic sites, to talk about some of his favorite projects, the challenges of working with history and the unexpected […]
Israel faces weeks of political wrangling after deadlocked election
Remaining as a caretaker prime minister could be Netanyahu's best option.
Saints vs. Steelers: Week 7 Game MVP
Chase Young is showcasing why he was voted as a captain for the Saints and Granderson is right there with him
iOS 27.2 just upgraded Apple Photos in two ways, here’s what’s new
Apple Photos got a lot of new features in iOS 27 last month, but this week’s release of iOS 27.2 brings even more improvements.
Val Chmerkovskiy, Carrie Ann Inaba share long embrace on “DWTS” set after temporary feud and 1-week suspension
EW captured the moment on camera after Chmerkovskiy was barred from competing for one week after his joke about defending wife Jenna Johnson from Inaba’s judging.
“Dancing With the Stars” duo reacts to double elimination after Horror Movie Night
Jenna Dewan tells EW that she saw “genuine improvement” from Tyler Cameron every week.
Inter’s Matteo Lavelli: Behind the teenager’s rise at the Nerazzurri
At the weekend, Inter picked up a closely-fought 2-1 win over Fiorentina in the Serie A and it came in dramatic circumstances. The Nerazzurri grabbed two goals in stoppage time, completing yet another...
Packers’ HC Signals Starting Offensive Line Change
The Green Bay Packers might be without starting right guard Travis Glover for their Week 8 game against the Carolina Panthers. The team plays on Thursday Night Football and Glover has not practiced on the estimated injury report for Monday or Tuesday. Head coach Matt LaFleur made it clear that his current injury status will […] The post Packers’ HC Signals Starting Offensive Line Change appeared first on HEAVY.
Aimé Donna Kelly gives first look at ‘unique’ “SVU” episode: ‘Halloween vibes’ (exclusive)
Captain Renee Curry leads this week’s case to “get justice” for the victim, Kelly tells EW.
Here's what's happening in St. Helena
Here's what's happening in St. Helena in the next few weeks.
Ballotmania: Inside the flurry of measures upending Massachusetts politics
The record-tying number of initiatives on the ballot next week put Beacon Hill on the defensive, and it's resurfaced thorny questions about the powers and pitfalls of lawmaking by statewide vote.
‘ESPN Gotta Pay This Dude,’ ‘Chemistry Seems More Business-Like’ — NFL World Split Over How Week 7 MNF Panned Out For Troy Aikman, Joe Buck
The Dallas Cowboys’ 38-21 win over the Philadelphia Eagles during Week 7’s Monday Night Football grabbed plenty of attention, but the spotlight wasn’t just on the action on the field. Fans were also keeping tabs on Joe Buck and Troy Aikman in the booth.
Steelers vs Browns: Big storylines in NFL Week 8
This week, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns square off, but the storylines go way beyond Acrisure Stadium.
Chiefs reportedly sign Justin Tucker to practice squad after Harrison Butker misses two field goals in Week 7
Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 8: TE Edition
Entering Week 8, here are three unconventional recommended TE bargains to start, as well as three supposedly must-start TEs to sit.
Green Bay Packers News: Micah Parsons looms
The Packers’ best defensive player could return to the practice field next week.
Tennessee HS golf star owns a baking business, and she found the recipe to win a state title
Mathile Walker never wanted golf to consume her, she found baking as a secondary passion that recharges her mind and improves her golf game at the same time
What to Expect From Penn State Post-Bye Week
Penn State has clearly not had the season many expected up to this point. At 3-4 overall and 0-4 against the Big Ten, the Nittany Lions look to start clean after their bye week. Purdue, also 3-4 overall, will head to Happy Valley this week to meet a fresh Penn State squad. The Boilermakers are …
Politicians are afraid to fix taxes. So 100 citizens tried.
Connecticut’s property tax system has been broken for decades and the politicians have failed to fix the problem. So now, they’re trying something new: a citizens assembly. (Citizens assemblies are also old. They go back to Ancient Greece, when lawmakers were chosen not through elections, but through random lotteries.) Today on the show, Connecticut’s citizens assembly. It's like jury duty, but for taxes. About hundred random people from all around Connecticut come together to try to solve the state’s property tax problem. They wrestle with whether they should raise taxes, cut spending, find efficiencies, or a mix of everything. Will this alternative attempt to solve the unsolvable succeed, or will it be politics as usual?It’s a modern case study of what happens when politicians step aside to let citizens decide what’s best. Come along as we talk to the professor who helped put this assembly together, learn from the citizens involved how this experiment changed them, and meet the politician who agreed to take their proposals to the state legislature. Planet Money will be at Kilkenomics Festival 2026. Tickets here.Read: - Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life - Our weekly longform Planet Money newsletter- Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletterFollow: - Instagram- TikTok- YouTube- FacebookSupport public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.This episode of Planet Money was hosted by Erika Beras and Jeff Guo. It was produced by James Sneed with reporting help from Áine Pennello. It was edited by Jess Jiang, Sierra Juarez is our fact-checker, and Jimmy Keeley & Travis Hagen engineered the show. Alex Goldmark is the executive producer of Planet Money..
Chiefs reportedly sign Justin Tucker to practice squad after Harrison Butker missed two field goals in Week 7
Justin Tucker has not kicked in the NFL since 2024.
Official | Lens’ Odsonne Édouard undergoes surgery
Odsonne Édouard (28) has undergone surgery for an adductor injury and will miss several weeks of action, RC Lens have confirmed. Édouard has struggled with injuries throughout the start of the seaso...
Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur calls for consistency after controversial Lions game
The Green Bay Packers dropped to 4-3 following a narrow 20-17 defeat against the Detroit Lions in Week 7. While controversial officiating decisions left many feeling that Green Bay had been on the wrong end of several calls, head coach Matt LaFleur chose a measured approach when addressing the referees on Tuesday. LaFleur avoided escalating [...]
In brief: Amy Poehler stars in 'Dig' official trailer and more
The official trailer for Dig has been unearthed. Amy Poehler co-created and stars in the show that also features Hugh Laurie, Geraldine Viswanathan, Antonia Thomas and Fina Strazza as parts of its main cast. The 10-episode season of the new comedy premieres on Peacock on Nov. 23 ...Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir has released its worldwide season 7 rollout strategy. The show is set to debut in the U.S. and Latin America on Disney Channel on Nov. 20. It will be available to stream on Disney+ the next day. The animated children's TV series is incredibly popular, having ranked fourth among all TV series globally — not just children's programming — in Parrot Analytics data covering the days between June 21 to Sept. 18 ... TNCMS.AdManager.render({region: 'fixed-big-ad-top-asset', slot: 1, fold: "above"}); Billy Crystal is sticking around on Broadway a bit longer. His new solo play 860 has been extended six weeks due to popular demand. It will remain playing at the Imperial Theatre until Feb. 14, 2027. The show finds Crystal recounting the aftermath of the Palisades fire that destroyed his home and uses that incident to reflect on his life ...Copyright © 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Thank you for reading kmaland.comAt KMA, we attempt to be accurate in our reporting. If you see a typo or mistake in a story, please contact us by emailing kmaradio@kmaland.com.
Spotlight on Business: Indoor entertainment park and music production studio
This week's Spotlight on Business highlights a new indoor active entertainment park and a professional recording and music production studio.
Dolly Parton's message played during Japanese business meeting in Nashville
The Southeast U.S.-Japan (SEUS) Annual Joint Meeting was held in Nashville this week.
Two Rivers Public Health Department recognizes National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
KEARNEY -National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, observed October 25-31, highlights the importance of prevent...
Blue wave or blue blip? How national politics forecasters see Arizona
With the election just a week away, politicos are in the midterm home stretch. Most prognosticating and predicting what will happen on Nov. 3 is just about wrapped up, but the northeastern Arizona District 2 is getting some eleventh-hour buzz.
Blue wave or blue blip? How national politics forecasters see Arizona
With the election just a week away, politicos are in the midterm home stretch. Most prognosticating and predicting what will happen on Nov. 3 is just about wrapped up, but the northeastern Arizona District 2 is getting some eleventh-hour buzz.
This Week in Politics: Lead-up To Midterm Elections
With the 2026 midterm elections next week on Tuesday, Nov. 3, tensions are rising as Democratic candidates seek to flip key Republican-held seats while President Trump and his party fight to defend their majorities in both chambers of Congress. Democrats need a net gain of three seats to secure a majority in the House of...
Val Chmerkovskiy and Carrie Ann Inaba have made peace. How the 'Dancing With the Stars' controversy unfolded.
A dispute over a controversial lift in Week 5 sparked a Will Smith-inspired social post, a historic suspension and an apology.
Fantasy Football quarterback rankings for Week 8
Ranking the top QB options in fantasy football for Week 8.
Ancient migration linked to genetic health risks for Native Hawaiians
Rare genetic variants found among Polynesians reveal gaps in global databases that could have implications for health care.
Politics is medicine on a large scale
In February 1848, a 26-year-old doctor named Rudolf Virchow arrived in Upper Silesia, a poor, rural corner of Prussia that’s now part of Poland. A typhus epidemic was killing thousands, and the Berlin government wanted a doctor to assess how to contain this pathogen, advise local authorities, and propose a plan. Virchow spent a few weeks going from villa…
ESPN shifts its outlook on FSU’s final five games
ESPN’s latest Matchup Predictor still projects Florida State to split its final five games 3-2, after the Seminoles’ bye week.
‘Surprised’ Marshall Director Opens Von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
Just a couple weeks ago, Stephen Cash was living life as a retiree from the Marshall Space Flight Center.
Tennessee Titans news: Moving ahead to Week 8 vs. Bengals
The Tennessee Titans are making a run for an upset win in Week 8 against the Cincinnati Bengals
STEAMTopia exposes elementary students to arts, sciences at Montgomery Christian School
Montgomery Christian School is hosting STEAMTopia this weekend, a hands-on science and art event for elementary students.
Inside Melania Trump's secret diplomatic role in the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal
Melania Trump spent weeks negotiating between Moscow and Kyiv to broker a localized ceasefire in Oleshky, a devastated city in Ukraine's Kherson region.
ESPN calls Panthers QB Bryce Young NFL's most confounding player
After a rough showing by Bryce Young in Week 8, an ESPN analyst is still unsure what to make of the Panthers QB
6 Central Florida restaurants, 1 food truck shut down after health inspections last week
The Department of Business and Professional Regulation shut down seven Central Florida dining venues during the week from Oct. 18-24 after conducting health inspections.
Science is hands-on for students during National Chemistry Week at Eastman
In recognition of National Chemistry Week, students from around the Tri-Cities got hands-on explorations of science Tuesday through a variety of fun and educational demonstrations at Eastman Chemical Co. in
Pens Points: Kindel returns to practice
Here are your Pens Points for this Wednesday morning… Ben Kindel returned to full-contact practice Tuesday, one week after losing consciousness aboard the team plane following a vasovagal episode that forced an emergency landing in Salt Lake City. The 19-year-old forward, who has missed two games, said he feels good and is focused on moving […]
Riverhead to host East End youth summit on mental health, suicide prevention
More than 100 high school students from across the East End are expected to gather in Riverhead next week for a youth leadership summit featuring workshops on mental health, healthy relationships and suicide prevention.
New York Giants will start weighing contract extensions this week
The trade deadline and the bye week will give New York Giants GM Joe Schoen a chance to make some long-term roster decisions.
Kuyt named Fenerbahce interim boss ahead of Liverpool tie
Former Netherlands forward Dirk Kuyt is appointed Fenerbahce’s interim coach a week before they face his former club Liverpool in the Champions League.
Farm Family of the Week
The Crider crowd may be scattered across central and eastern Illinois, but they farm from Gibson City and Argenta to St. Joseph and beyond. Dan Crider, a St. Joseph native,
Midweek league action for Women against York City Ladies
It is midweek action for Leeds United Women, who welcome York City Ladies to the BD Community Stadium on Wednesday evening in the FA WNL Division One North.After a week without a fixture following the...
‘It’s definitely the time’: Black governor hopefuls from both parties aim to make history in midterms
Americans have elected three Black governors in the nation’s 250-year history. By next week, that figure could multiply.
Health inspections shut down a dozen more Central Florida eateries
Last week, 12 more Central Florida eateries were forced to shut down (at least temporarily) after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
CLOG's 'Annie' coming to the Clay Center; 'Les Misérables' auditions slated
The Charleston Light Opera Guild and the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West Virginia will co-present the beloved Broadway musical "Annie" Thursday and next weekend in the
Demi Lovato Shares Health Update Following IV Drip Photo
Demi Lovato has reportedly reassured fans after a brief trip to the hospital this week. It was reported that the singer suspects she had an allergic reaction. According to her Instagram Story, she bel...
Demi Lovato Shares Health Update Following IV Drip Photo
Demi Lovato has reportedly reassured fans after a brief trip to the hospital this week. It was reported that the singer suspects she had an allergic reaction. According to her Instagram Story, she bel...
NFL Week 8 fantasy football drop list
Midway through the season, we’ve already seen which players deserve a spot on your fantasy football roster and which players should get cut from the team. Let’s analyze which players should not be on your fantasy football roster for Week 8 of the 2026 NFL season. MarShawn Lloyd, Green Bay Packers If you hadn’t dropped Lloyd before Week 7 in hopes […] The post NFL Week 8 fantasy football drop list appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Coroner calls for prison release mental health checks
A coroner calls for more checks after Francis Conlin took his own life a week after leaving jail.
907 Sports: ‘Probably the big story for ASAA this year,’ the future of 9-man football in Alaska
Over the past two weeks, Alaska has seen four football programs crowned as state champions of their respective class. However, only three of those championships were sanctioned by ASAA, the governing body of high school athletics in the state, with the 9-man division excluded from an official state championship.
Homecoming fun at Pleasanton Primary
As part of Homecoming week at Pleasanton ISD, the PHS Pacesetters helped to spread school spirit. They greeted Pleasanton Primary students by opening car doors and welcoming them to school.
Carpenters political spending exceeds all other campaigns
With a week to go before the November general election, political spending in Hawaii has reached a new high, and most of it is coming from one source.
Let's Talk: Youth — A champion, a colorful legacy and science that glows
Young people across East Tennessee are finding opportunities to shine, whether through athletic competition, scouting or scientific discovery. This week, we’re celebrating a Bearden Middle School champion, a special Girl Scout experience inspired by Dolly Parton and a classroom challenge that could take fifth graders to Dollywood. Bearden Middle School student wins Pan American championship […]
Fourth Graders Explore the Wonders of Space in Science Class
Mrs. Bridges’ fourthgrade science students at Wheeler County Elementary School had an exciting start to the school year as they explored the wonders of space during the first several weeks of class. Throughout the unit, students participated in a variety of hands-on activities designed to expand their knowledge of the universe. They created Solar System
Veterans Concert Weekend to feature U.S. Army Chorus
Help honor the nation’s heroes and celebrate the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Army Chorus at Lake Junaluska’s Veterans Concert Weekend Nov. 6–8.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be growing impatient with a situation that seems to resist efforts to resolve it. But staying with it raises the odds that
Stacy’s Streamers: Five Players to Start in Week 8
Stacy Perez highlights at least one player at each position who is capable of helping your team through all the injuries and bye weeks in Week 8.
Fantasy Football Waiver Wire: 9 Must-Adds For Week 8
Here are nine must-adds from the fantasy football waiver wire for Week 8.
Kevin Bleyer, Emmy-winning 'Daily Show' writer, dies after car crash
Kevin Bleyer, an Emmy-winning writer on "The Daily Show" who previously wrote speeches for former President Barack Obama, died in a fatal car crash over the weekend. He was 54.
“I’m Struggling”: Erin Andrews Admits Health Concerns Over Demanding FOX NFL Schedule
Erin Andrews has worked FOX’s NFL sidelines for years, but the weekly grind appears to be taking a toll. The veteran reporter opened up about the physical strain of the network’s demanding schedule, admitting she is finding it hard to keep pace.
Judge weighs whether California can count up to 20,000 disputed ballots
The hearing Tuesday comes as mail-in voting is underway, a week before the Nov. 3 conclusion of midterm elections
Judge weighs whether California can count up to 20,000 disputed ballots
The hearing Tuesday comes as mail-in voting is underway, a week before the Nov. 3 conclusion of midterm elections
The Fear Business and ghost hunting in south Florida
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”
The Fear Business and ghost hunting in south Florida
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.”
Further Thoughts on the Googlebook, in Comparison to the MacBook Air
I’ve had the Googlebook now for a couple of weeks, and I have gotten a chance to both use it on a regular basis, and compare it with the MacBook Air I have (it sports an M4 processor). One of…
Xavier Worthy, Josh Downs, and 6 More Must-Sit Wide Receivers in Week 8 Fantasy Football
Wide receivers that should be benched in Week 8 fantasy football feature Xavier Worthy and Josh Downs.
Trump, Talarico make final push to win over Texans
With Election Day next week, President Donald Trump rallied in Lubbock for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, while state Rep. James Talarico held a campaign event just a few miles away on the same night. CNN’s Arlette Saenz reports.
Judge weighs whether California can count up to 20,000 disputed ballots
The hearing Tuesday comes as mail-in voting is underway, a week before the Nov. 3 conclusion of midterm elections
Buccaneers make history with rare two-point play vs. Panthers
Tykee Smith and Zyon McCollum combined for the first blocked extra-point return for two points in Buccaneers history during Week 7.
ESPN holds steady on Florida’s bowl projections after Week 8
ESPN kept Florida in the Gator Bowl against Pitt and ReliaQuest Bowl against Nebraska after the Gators’ bye week.
Sleep experts warn of health effects of changing clocks twice a year
Clocks fall back to standard time this weekend, and sleep experts are again warning of the negative health effects of changing the clocks twice a year.
Animals Starves while the Kardashians Miss the Charts Again
(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) Before we get going, I’d like to offer congratulations to Jonathan Funke, whose suggestion “midflicks” won the poll for what I should call straight-to-streaming films which aren’t big or cinematic enough to go to theaters but seem too expensive for a TV movie. It’s so useful a term, I just used it last week! Now I just need to add this term to my data dictionary! Okay, on to this week’s issue. We’re starting out looking at Netflix/Ben Affleck’s latest crime thriller, Animals. I’ll also look at Disclosure Day heading to Peacock (it did better than you’d remember in theaters...) and a new movie based on toys. Plus, a long-time streaming flop returns for its eighth season...will it finally chart? (No.) Will anyone at Disney care? Probably not. All that, plus another look at new shows landing on streaming on 1-Oct from Reelgood, what streamer hasn’t had a film make the Luminate charts since August, Reacher’s long run on the charts, M_onster: The Lizzie Borden Story’s_ short run, the top shows in 2026 according to Samba TV, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. And I mean that last part: putting this week’s issue together, I assembled OVER 25 images, most of which are bespoke looks I made just for this report. Really, publishing articles like this takes the work of writing two articles: one is the narrative and the other is making charts/graphs. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the week of October 5th to October 11th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe Film - Netflix’s Latest Star-Studded Thriller Goes For Glory The tempting angle for anyone writing about streaming film this month, like yours truly, is to ask, “Is this why Dan Lin lost his job at Netflix?” Take Animals, the Ben Affleck-starring-and-directing, Artists Equity-produced crime thriller that opened on 9-Oct. (Kerry Washington and Gillian Anderson are also in it.) If it did really well, then one could argue that Lin has another success on his resume. If it underperformed, then it’s another example of a Netflix underperformance this year. So where did Animals fall? Kinda in the middle, but that means it’s more “not a hit” than “big hit”. On Nielsen, it opened to 12.0 million hours, and here’s how that stacks up for 2026 films so far this year: Obviously, that’s not great. It’s both under my 15 million opening bar for “fine” for a Netflix film and 20 million bar for “great” opening. It did a bit better on Samba TV, getting to first place. That’s very, very good, though again, looking at the Nielsen data, it probably means that it was a light week overall. Luminate’s data is a bit closer to Samba TV’s, tied for 17th all time for single weeks since May of 2024: To top it off, no one seemed to like it. It has a 33 on Metacritic and only a 5.7 on IMDb. Both of these numbers could have been impacted by the stories about Affleck’s comments about using AI to make the film. Given the controversy, the film might not have been as bad as the ratings suggest, but it’s also not a bullish sign. All to say…yeah, on net this film isn’t a point in Dan Lin’s favor. At this point, Netflix’s slide has been long enough—going on since February—that I’m almost tempted to lower the bar for what a “hit” is on streaming. Post-February of 2026 or so, it seems like straight-to-streaming films just haven’t hit the same heights as they did from 2022 to 2025. Before we head onto the “Quick Hits” for film, I want to shout out a fellow newsletter whose articles I’ve been loving this year, LA Material, a new LA-based news outlet. For just a highlight of my favorite articles since July... I loved this article on Ghost Town, a group on Venice that clears homeless encampments. As a Los Angeleno, obviously I adore their articles on LA parking issues. Their article on illegal parking tickets got the City Council to address the issue! Also check out their article on people parking in medians. Check out their deep dive on what went wrong with the LA Jazz Festival and how it fell apart, or what’s wrong with USC’s finances. Finally, they wrote up a voter guide on voter guides for the LA General Election. So meta! In search of a city? L.A. Material is an independent news outlet covering the people, politics, culture and glorious chaos shaping Los Angeles. L.A. Material brings you intel on the city you can’t get anywhere else. From exploring how Reddit short stories became Hollywood’s hottest commodity to reporting on the survival jobs keeping entertainment workers afloat. And answering, once and for all, why the AMC Burbank escalator is always broken. Through their newsletters, podcast, videos, events, and member community, L.A. Material is designed to help Angelenos connect to Los Angeles and each other. Sign up now for the free weekday newsletter. Quick Notes on Film Steven Spielberg’s latest film, Disclosure Day, came to Peacock on 9-Oct, and I’ll admit that, after pulling its stats, I did a pinch of a double take. As I wrote throughout my deep, deep, deep dive on summer box office/Obsession/Backrooms/IP/superheroes, oftentimes the film media discusses films as “flops” or “misses” or “hits” without clarifying what they specifically mean. Since Disclosure Day didn’t make $250 million in the US or $500 million globally, it was definitely a disappointment by Spielbergian standards, who is the highest-grossing director of all time, and arguably even more ahead in adjusted grosses. But it did make $245 million globally on a $115 million budget, so it isn’t as big of a miss as I remember. That’s still probably not enough to break even in the theatrical window, when you factor in marketing costs…but it’s close. And it grossed a lot more even in the US than some titles with about ten times more coverage. Anyways, lots of preamble to say this one only did 4.5 million hours according to Nielsen, so it did make the charts, but on the low end. Here’s how it stacks up to other Peacock titles: Apple TV (née +) followed up their “success for them” Mayday with Matchbox The Movie. This one doesn’t look like a success even for them, but at least it’s not a miss. Apple/Skydance clearly tried to take advantage of the success of Barbie at the box office—let’s greenlight all the toy properties!!!—but of course, this didn’t make it to theaters. And it stars John Cena, who, as I argued earlier this summer, NEEDS to get his movies back in theaters. Anyways, this one has mixed-to-bad numbers. It missed the Samba TV and Nielsen charts in its first week, but did make Luminate with 7.1 million hours. That’s just enough to not be an outright miss, and about half what Mayday did earlier this summer. Speaking of Apple Studio’s Mayday, it ended up lasting five weeks on Luminate, which isn’t bad for Apple TV. On Nielsen, it had a three-week run, racking up 13.5 million hours total. Again, like Matchbox, the issue is the budget; I doubt that this viewership earned enough to justify that budget. Also, to be clear, neither of these films are “midflicks”; both should have gone to theaters. Toy Story 5 is not hanging around on the streaming charts on Disney+, so it’s not as leggy as either Zootopia 2 or Moana 2, and definitely not in the same class as Encanto. (It did make all the money at the box office, so Disney is going to be fine…) The Breadwinner on Netflix (from Sony) is down to 3.9 million hours in its third week. It only lasted for one week on the Samba TV charts. Netflix’s Doing Life had a smaller-than-normal binge release curve bounce, only going to 7.1 million hours from 6.0 to start, but it made Samba TV at fifth place in its second week. The Netflix documentary, The Widower: Til’ Death Do Us Part, also had a small binge release curve bounce to 6.5 million hours, but did make a second week on Samba TV. Meanwhile, Netflix’s Unabomber fell off after two weeks on Nielsen—which is not great at all—and Demon Slayer fell off after just one week. Over on Luminate, the two smaller titles The Swan: Behind the Mirror and Kill. Bury. Print both fell out of the Luminate top ten charts. The story of library film at the first of the month is the arrival of the Ice Age films on Netflix. Now, here’s a small example of optimizing your library that even Netflix could do better. Say you want to rent/license a new film series from Disney**.** A streamer could pay a big paycheck and then drop each Ice Age film on the exact same day of the month, the fourth of October. That’s one choice. In contrast, the streamer could have released each film one week apart, and make each one a mini-event for folks watching Ice Age films. Or even roll them out monthly. Netflix opted for the former strategy, and as a result, only three of the films made the Nielsen charts this week. The “Miss of the Week” goes to Tubi’s YA-ish horror film_, R.L. Stine’s Pumpkinhead 2_, which didn’t even make the Luminate charts like Tubi films usually do, or, should I say, “used to”? Tubi films, most of which are straight-to-streaming, used to reliably make the Luminate film charts (which only covers straight-to-streaming films), but a Tubi film hasn’t made it since August. The first Pumpkinhead got 1.4 million hours last year according to Luminate. As I wrote about this film before, it seems to be a bit muddled in terms of age: too scary for young kids but probably not scary enough for older kids. Speaking of Luminate, Netflix’s latest doc about a comic (expect more docs about comedians all month), Who Is Martin Mull?, flopped, getting just 200K and 700K hours according to Luminate. Three other film/special misses belonged to Hulu, including a standup special, Jamie Foxx: Take Care of Yourself, Neon’s latest horror film, Hokum, which made $17 million in the US, and a Family Guy Halloween special. (That last one was only 22 minutes, so it’s not a surprise it missed.) Finally, another Netflix standup special missed the charts, Mojo Brookzz: I Know You Lying missed too. I can confirm last week’s misses, most notably Paramount+’s Jackass: Best and Last, MUBI’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma and HBO Max’s Evil Dead Burn. Television - I Can’t Visualize Nothing: The Kardashians Story Normally, in the mini-dive essays that open the Streaming Ratings Report, I focus on shows that do well or, at the very least, make the charts. Why? Because as I’ve said time and again, I can’t visualize nothing like, say, the Kardashians’ TV shows. Here’s the TV debuts chart for this week with a missing spot for The Kardashians, whose eighth season just landed on Hulu:
College Football TV Ratings: Most-watched games of Week 8
After strong TV ratings as part of a historic Week 7, college football’s viewership stayed strong in Week 8. ESPN and ABC had another impressive showing, as well, with three of the top five most-watched games of the weekend. Texas’ victory over Ole Miss was the headliner in the primetime window, and the Longhorns held […]