The league has a Christmas Day doubleheader up for grabs this year, and opened bidding at the end of March.
Netflix is reportedly finally ready to take the plunge. The world’s largest streaming service has always seemed like a logical partner for the most popular sports league in the United States, but its stance against paying excessive sums of money to win live sports rights made it seem unlikely that it would ever actively pursue broadcasts of NFL games. However, a new report from Puck News indicates that Netflix has entered the chat regarding the NFL’s Christmas Day doubleheader for this coming season, and that it could potentially secure the rights to Christmas games for multiple years to come.
Key Details: The NFL is reportedly looking to carve out its Christmas Day games as a package to sell independent of its current broadcast deals. The league started bidding...
Netflix is reportedly finally ready to take the plunge. The world’s largest streaming service has always seemed like a logical partner for the most popular sports league in the United States, but its stance against paying excessive sums of money to win live sports rights made it seem unlikely that it would ever actively pursue broadcasts of NFL games. However, a new report from Puck News indicates that Netflix has entered the chat regarding the NFL’s Christmas Day doubleheader for this coming season, and that it could potentially secure the rights to Christmas games for multiple years to come.
Key Details: The NFL is reportedly looking to carve out its Christmas Day games as a package to sell independent of its current broadcast deals. The league started bidding...
- 5/10/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Netflix and The Blackhouse Foundation will partner on the Netflix Nonfiction Producing Fellowship, a year-long program giving rising producers from underrepresented perspectives the hands-on training, mentorship and experience to help advance their careers in film and TV production.
Five participants will be selected to each work directly on a production under the Netflix Nonfiction Film and Series teams, which includes unscripted, documentary and sports. Fellows will also participate in masterclasses, attend meet and greets with industry executives and gain individual coaching from award-winning creative executives.
The Netflix Nonfiction teams are behind popular films and series including Our Living World, American Symphony, Stamped from the Beginning, Rhythm & Flow, Is it Cake?, Quarterback and more. Applications will open on May 8. For more information, visit Non Fiction Producers Fellowship 2024.
Tiffany Burrell, Director of Creative Talent Development at Netflix said: “We’re excited to partner with The Blackhouse Foundation on a program dedicated to...
Five participants will be selected to each work directly on a production under the Netflix Nonfiction Film and Series teams, which includes unscripted, documentary and sports. Fellows will also participate in masterclasses, attend meet and greets with industry executives and gain individual coaching from award-winning creative executives.
The Netflix Nonfiction teams are behind popular films and series including Our Living World, American Symphony, Stamped from the Beginning, Rhythm & Flow, Is it Cake?, Quarterback and more. Applications will open on May 8. For more information, visit Non Fiction Producers Fellowship 2024.
Tiffany Burrell, Director of Creative Talent Development at Netflix said: “We’re excited to partner with The Blackhouse Foundation on a program dedicated to...
- 5/8/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Poster for Netflix’s ‘Receiver’
Netflix is expanding its sports content with the new series Receiver featuring four outstanding wide receivers and one tight end. The series continues the streaming service’s partnership with the NFL and is expected to premiere this summer.
“It’s been said that there’s no more difficult position in the NFL than the quarterback,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “But throwing the pass is only half the story. Receiver follows five of the NFL’s best pass catchers throughout the 2023 season on and off the field: Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings), George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers), and Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions).”
NFL Films, Omaha Productions, and 2Pm Productions are producing the eight-episode season. Executive producers include 2Pm Productions’ Patrick Mahomes and Jacquelyn Dahl and Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz. NFL Films’ Ross Ketover,...
Netflix is expanding its sports content with the new series Receiver featuring four outstanding wide receivers and one tight end. The series continues the streaming service’s partnership with the NFL and is expected to premiere this summer.
“It’s been said that there’s no more difficult position in the NFL than the quarterback,” reads Netflix’s synopsis. “But throwing the pass is only half the story. Receiver follows five of the NFL’s best pass catchers throughout the 2023 season on and off the field: Davante Adams (Las Vegas Raiders), Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings), George Kittle (San Francisco 49ers), Deebo Samuel (San Francisco 49ers), and Amon-Ra St. Brown (Detroit Lions).”
NFL Films, Omaha Productions, and 2Pm Productions are producing the eight-episode season. Executive producers include 2Pm Productions’ Patrick Mahomes and Jacquelyn Dahl and Omaha Productions’ Peyton Manning and Jamie Horowitz. NFL Films’ Ross Ketover,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
While NFL quarterbacks may be more likely to be named Mvp or become household names, the perfect Hail Mary pass is meaningless without someone there to catch it. Those athletes — the precise, pristine pass catchers — take center stage in Receiver, the new eight-episode docuseries that follows five athletes throughout their 2023 season, navigating tremendous pressures both on and off the field. The series comes from NFL Films, Omaha Productions, and 2Pm Productions, the creative team behind last summer’s Quarterback.
“We were thrilled last summer to see audiences all over the world diving into the lives of NFL quarterbacks,” NFL Films supervising producer Joe Zucco tells Netflix. “We believe the extraordinary skills, dedication, and passion of the NFL’s great wide receivers — and one tight end — will make a perfect follow-up.”
“As we did with Quarterback, we look forward to telling the stories of five incredible receivers, each...
“We were thrilled last summer to see audiences all over the world diving into the lives of NFL quarterbacks,” NFL Films supervising producer Joe Zucco tells Netflix. “We believe the extraordinary skills, dedication, and passion of the NFL’s great wide receivers — and one tight end — will make a perfect follow-up.”
“As we did with Quarterback, we look forward to telling the stories of five incredible receivers, each...
- 3/19/2024
- by Roxanne Fequiere
- Tudum - Netflix
If you caught Carlos Alcaraz’s win against tennis legend Rafael Nadal at The Netflix Slam, prepare yourself for another exciting serve. Alcaraz, the Docuseries will premiere in 2025, taking fans inside the career of the youngest No. 1 player in the history of international tennis.
The doc series from Morena Films began filming during The Netflix Slam and will follow Alcaraz both on and off the court during his 2024 season, bringing fans closer than ever to one of the most exciting athletes in the sport.
“People are going to get to know everything you don’t see on a tennis court,” Alcaraz told Netflix. “I think it’s something very different.”
Alcaraz, the Docuseries will premiere on Netflix as part of its growing roster of sports documentary series, including the Morena Films soccer docuseries La Liga,which premieres in summer 2024, as well as Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Quarterback,...
The doc series from Morena Films began filming during The Netflix Slam and will follow Alcaraz both on and off the court during his 2024 season, bringing fans closer than ever to one of the most exciting athletes in the sport.
“People are going to get to know everything you don’t see on a tennis court,” Alcaraz told Netflix. “I think it’s something very different.”
Alcaraz, the Docuseries will premiere on Netflix as part of its growing roster of sports documentary series, including the Morena Films soccer docuseries La Liga,which premieres in summer 2024, as well as Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Full Swing, Quarterback,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Amanda Richards
- Tudum - Netflix
Golf prodigy Michelle Wie West is getting the documentary treatment, with NBC Sports and Campfire Studios working on the project alongside the Usga. The doc, Dream Big: The Michelle Wie Story, will debut in May on NBC and stream on Peacock ahead of the U.S. Women’s Open Presented by Ally.
Wie West, who was the youngest woman to ever compete on the PGA tour and is a five-time Lpga Tour winner, made her first Lpga cut at age 13, and went pro at 16. She retired from professional golf last year.
Campfire Studios (Netflix’s Neymar: The Perfect Chaos) is producing the doc, which is from filmmaker Maura Anderson. NBC Sports is one of the biggest golf broadcasters, televising the U.S. Open and a number of other PGA events every year. It also owns Golf Channel.
Maura Anderson and Ross Dinerstein are the producers of the doc. Rebecca Evans,...
Wie West, who was the youngest woman to ever compete on the PGA tour and is a five-time Lpga Tour winner, made her first Lpga cut at age 13, and went pro at 16. She retired from professional golf last year.
Campfire Studios (Netflix’s Neymar: The Perfect Chaos) is producing the doc, which is from filmmaker Maura Anderson. NBC Sports is one of the biggest golf broadcasters, televising the U.S. Open and a number of other PGA events every year. It also owns Golf Channel.
Maura Anderson and Ross Dinerstein are the producers of the doc. Rebecca Evans,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some of you may not know this, but a few of us here on JoBlo have our roots in Montreal. I’m certainly one of them and one of the things I most remember about growing up in the city during the nineties was going to see baseball games at the Olympic stadium with my father on Friday nights. Indeed, I was always excited to see the Montreal Expos play, and for a lot of us, losing our baseball franchise was traumatic, with the team departing in 2004 to become the Washington Nationals.
Now, Netflix is green-lighting a documentary series about that infamous event, with the streamer making the announcement today. The series will be produced in Montreal by a local company called Attraction, which was signed recently to produce French-language docs for the streamer. It’s unknown if this will be done in French, English or – in true Montreal fashion – a mixture of both.
Now, Netflix is green-lighting a documentary series about that infamous event, with the streamer making the announcement today. The series will be produced in Montreal by a local company called Attraction, which was signed recently to produce French-language docs for the streamer. It’s unknown if this will be done in French, English or – in true Montreal fashion – a mixture of both.
- 2/21/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Netflix has picked up an untitled documentary about the Montreal Expos and the events surrounding the Major League Baseball team’s departure in 2004. The doc, which the streamer has confirmed exclusively to Variety, reps Netflix’s next original project out of Canada.
The doc is the first greenlit under Netflix’s new creative partnership with Montreal-based Attraction. Netflix signed a first-look deal with Attraction last November, for French-language film projects to be developed and produced by the company.
Jean-François Poisson will direct the untitled baseball doc. Marie-Christine Pouliot, Attraction’s head producer, documentary, and Richard Speer, president of Attraction, will executive produce.
According to Netflix, the film explores the setbacks that led to the departure of the Expos from Montreal and how the loss of an MLB team in Montreal continues to spark debate 20 years later.
Some of those setbacks included fee disputes between the city and Expos owner Jeffrey Loria over a new stadium,...
The doc is the first greenlit under Netflix’s new creative partnership with Montreal-based Attraction. Netflix signed a first-look deal with Attraction last November, for French-language film projects to be developed and produced by the company.
Jean-François Poisson will direct the untitled baseball doc. Marie-Christine Pouliot, Attraction’s head producer, documentary, and Richard Speer, president of Attraction, will executive produce.
According to Netflix, the film explores the setbacks that led to the departure of the Expos from Montreal and how the loss of an MLB team in Montreal continues to spark debate 20 years later.
Some of those setbacks included fee disputes between the city and Expos owner Jeffrey Loria over a new stadium,...
- 2/21/2024
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
One of the most successful coaches in American pro sports history is parting ways with the team he led to a half-dozen championships. Bill Belichick said during a news conference today that he is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and six Super Bowl wins in nine appearances.
“It’s with so many fond memories and thoughts that I think about the Patriots, and I’ll always be a Patriot,” he said at the presser. “I look forward to coming back here, but at this time, we’re gonna move on. And I’m excited for the future.”
ESPN reported that a deal with team owner Robert Kraft allowed Belichick to exit with a year remaining on his contract. Coming off a 4-13 season, its second consecutive losing record, the franchise now begins its first hunt for a head coach since the Clinton administration.
Belichick, 71, is a shoo-in future...
“It’s with so many fond memories and thoughts that I think about the Patriots, and I’ll always be a Patriot,” he said at the presser. “I look forward to coming back here, but at this time, we’re gonna move on. And I’m excited for the future.”
ESPN reported that a deal with team owner Robert Kraft allowed Belichick to exit with a year remaining on his contract. Coming off a 4-13 season, its second consecutive losing record, the franchise now begins its first hunt for a head coach since the Clinton administration.
Belichick, 71, is a shoo-in future...
- 1/11/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Last year’s World Cup is proving to have legs, as Netflix shared the first trailer for its forthcoming soccer-centric series Captains of the World.
The streaming giant and FIFA+ are behind the six-episode project launching Dec. 30, going behind the scenes of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament that took place in November and December of that year. Produced by Fulwell 73, Captains of the World is a follow-up to the 2022 series Captains, which documented players’ efforts as their teams fought to qualify for the highly anticipated sports event that took place in Qatar.
Released Friday, the trailer highlights some of the footage and exclusive interviews featured in the new series. Among the notable figures offering insight throughout Captains of the World are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Simon Kjær.
“This is a World Cup, and it’s really tough,” Messi tells the camera at one point.
The streaming giant and FIFA+ are behind the six-episode project launching Dec. 30, going behind the scenes of the 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament that took place in November and December of that year. Produced by Fulwell 73, Captains of the World is a follow-up to the 2022 series Captains, which documented players’ efforts as their teams fought to qualify for the highly anticipated sports event that took place in Qatar.
Released Friday, the trailer highlights some of the footage and exclusive interviews featured in the new series. Among the notable figures offering insight throughout Captains of the World are Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, Gareth Bale and Simon Kjær.
“This is a World Cup, and it’s really tough,” Messi tells the camera at one point.
- 12/23/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes expressed his frustration toward the referees who nullified what could have been a “legendary moment” for his teammate Travis Kelce.
In a game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, a controversial call negated Kelce’s lateral pass that resulted in Kadarius Toney‘s touchdown.
After the referees decided to reverse the Td, with the claim that Toney was offside, the Chiefs ultimately lost the game with a score of 20-17.
Video clips captured Mahomes on the sidelines in an outburst littered with profanity as he screamed the call was “f—ing terrible” and “f—ing embarrassing.”
Mahomes slammed his helmet to the ground and expressed to Bills quarterback Josh Allen that it was the “wildest f—ing call” he had ever witnessed.
In the post-game press conference, Mahomes placed the blame for the Chiefs’ loss squarely on the referee. He expressed his...
In a game against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, a controversial call negated Kelce’s lateral pass that resulted in Kadarius Toney‘s touchdown.
After the referees decided to reverse the Td, with the claim that Toney was offside, the Chiefs ultimately lost the game with a score of 20-17.
Video clips captured Mahomes on the sidelines in an outburst littered with profanity as he screamed the call was “f—ing terrible” and “f—ing embarrassing.”
Mahomes slammed his helmet to the ground and expressed to Bills quarterback Josh Allen that it was the “wildest f—ing call” he had ever witnessed.
In the post-game press conference, Mahomes placed the blame for the Chiefs’ loss squarely on the referee. He expressed his...
- 12/12/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Netflix is continuing to slowly build out its offerings of live sports.
There’s a very clear strategy unfolding at Netflix when it comes to live sports. Its Netflix Cup live golf tournament from November was the service's first attempt at offering any sports event, and was packed with big-name personalities from its docuseries “Formula 1: Drive to Survive and “Full Swing.” The company is returning to that strategy for its next live sports event, a tennis match between two of the biggest names in the sport.
Netflix will host a live tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal on Sunday, March 3. Alcaraz is the second-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, while Nadal is a legend of the sport who may return for his last season in 2024. The tennis match leaves room for yet more questions about Netflix’s live sports intentions. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com...
There’s a very clear strategy unfolding at Netflix when it comes to live sports. Its Netflix Cup live golf tournament from November was the service's first attempt at offering any sports event, and was packed with big-name personalities from its docuseries “Formula 1: Drive to Survive and “Full Swing.” The company is returning to that strategy for its next live sports event, a tennis match between two of the biggest names in the sport.
Netflix will host a live tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal on Sunday, March 3. Alcaraz is the second-ranked men’s tennis player in the world, while Nadal is a legend of the sport who may return for his last season in 2024. The tennis match leaves room for yet more questions about Netflix’s live sports intentions. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com...
- 12/11/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Netflix is adding another live sports event to its calendar: the Netflix Slam, featuring Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in a special one-night tennis exhibition match.
The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2024, at noon Pt at the Michelob Ultra Arena at MGM Resorts International’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It will stream as a duaI broadcast in English- and Spanish-language markets. Netflix said additional players and matchups will be announced at a later date.
Netflix recently bowed its first live sports event, the Netflix Cup, a golf tournament that will pit race-car drivers from its popular Formula 1 documentary series “Drive to Survive” against golfers from a similar series called “Full Swing.” It’s other non-live sports programming has included “Break Point,” “Untold,” “Quarterback,” “Tour de France: Unchained,” “Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team,” and upcoming series following athletes in track and field,...
The event is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2024, at noon Pt at the Michelob Ultra Arena at MGM Resorts International’s Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. It will stream as a duaI broadcast in English- and Spanish-language markets. Netflix said additional players and matchups will be announced at a later date.
Netflix recently bowed its first live sports event, the Netflix Cup, a golf tournament that will pit race-car drivers from its popular Formula 1 documentary series “Drive to Survive” against golfers from a similar series called “Full Swing.” It’s other non-live sports programming has included “Break Point,” “Untold,” “Quarterback,” “Tour de France: Unchained,” “Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team,” and upcoming series following athletes in track and field,...
- 12/11/2023
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is serving up more live sports.
The streaming giant on Monday announced a live exhibition tennis match between two of the sport’s biggest stars: 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal facing off against world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz.
The match is being branded as The Netflix Slam, and will be held on March 3, 2024, at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The event will feature other tennis matchups as well, with players Tbd. It will stream in both English and Spanish for global markets. Both Nadal and Alcaraz are from Spain.
The Netflix Slam is the second in-house live sporting event for Netflix following The Netflix Cup last month. The Netflix Cup was a live golf exhibition match, with PGA tour pros featured in the Netflix docuseries Full Swing pairing up with Formula 1 drivers featured in Drive to Survive.
The Netflix Slam...
The streaming giant on Monday announced a live exhibition tennis match between two of the sport’s biggest stars: 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal facing off against world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz.
The match is being branded as The Netflix Slam, and will be held on March 3, 2024, at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The event will feature other tennis matchups as well, with players Tbd. It will stream in both English and Spanish for global markets. Both Nadal and Alcaraz are from Spain.
The Netflix Slam is the second in-house live sporting event for Netflix following The Netflix Cup last month. The Netflix Cup was a live golf exhibition match, with PGA tour pros featured in the Netflix docuseries Full Swing pairing up with Formula 1 drivers featured in Drive to Survive.
The Netflix Slam...
- 12/11/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Denver Broncos fan Don Cheadle has to give up his seat on tonight’s Manningcast, but Peyton and Eli have found a couple of high-profile replacements.
Patrick Mahomes, fresh from a bye week with his Kansas City Chiefs, will appear on the show alongside former World Cup alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn. They will also be joined by Good Morning Football host Kyle Brandt.
Mahomes has appeared on Manningcast before and was one of the stars of Netflix’s Quarterback, which was produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, which produces both shows.
Vonn, meanwhile, was at the New England Patriots game against the Indianapolis Colts in Germany over the weekend that saw the latter beat the former in a low-scoring game.
Last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on the show and went viral with a clip of him feeding his donkey during the game.
Other big name stars that have...
Patrick Mahomes, fresh from a bye week with his Kansas City Chiefs, will appear on the show alongside former World Cup alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn. They will also be joined by Good Morning Football host Kyle Brandt.
Mahomes has appeared on Manningcast before and was one of the stars of Netflix’s Quarterback, which was produced by Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions, which produces both shows.
Vonn, meanwhile, was at the New England Patriots game against the Indianapolis Colts in Germany over the weekend that saw the latter beat the former in a low-scoring game.
Last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger appeared on the show and went viral with a clip of him feeding his donkey during the game.
Other big name stars that have...
- 11/13/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If you’re a sports league or a superstar athlete, it used to be that you wanted all eyes to be on the field, court or track. Now, the real action occurs as much after the game’s over, with cameras still rolling. The runaway success of Netflix’s Formula 1 docuseries Drive to Survive and golf docuseries Full Swing has sparked a mini frenzy from leagues, teams and athletes, all of which are hoping that a hit docuseries of their own can drive new interest in their in-game performances, or at least provide an ancillary stream of revenue to an already lucrative sports business.
Netflix, for its part, is happy to crow about its success in the genre. “After Drive to Survive took off, fans started packing the stands at the races,” the streamer’s vp ad sales Peter Naylor told a crowd at Advertising Week New York on Oct.
Netflix, for its part, is happy to crow about its success in the genre. “After Drive to Survive took off, fans started packing the stands at the races,” the streamer’s vp ad sales Peter Naylor told a crowd at Advertising Week New York on Oct.
- 11/10/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Season 8 of the BBC One crime drama Shetland will premiere Stateside Wednesday, Nov. 29 on BritBox, TVLine has learned
For the new, six-episode season, series vet Douglas Henshall (who played Detective Jimmy Perez) after seven years has passed the baton to Ashley Jensen (Agatha Raisin), who now headlines as Di Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working in London.
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For the new, six-episode season, series vet Douglas Henshall (who played Detective Jimmy Perez) after seven years has passed the baton to Ashley Jensen (Agatha Raisin), who now headlines as Di Ruth Calder, a native Shetlander who returns to the isles after 20 years working in London.
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- 10/24/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Peyton Manning, LeBron James and Michelle and Barack Obama are looking to team up with Netflix for an NBA docuseries modeled after Quarterback.
Manning’s Omaha Productions and James’s SpringHill Company are in talks to partner up with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Production and the NBA for the series, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Omaha Productions already produces Quarterback for the streamer in partnership with NFL Films and 2Pm Productions. The series follows football players Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota as they navigate the ups and downs of the NFL season.
Quarterback featured behind-the-scenes of the biggest moments of the 2022-2023 season, as Mahomes set an NFL record for total offense on his way to winning the league and Super Bowl Mvp awards; Cousins engineered the greatest comeback in NFL history and led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFC North Division title; and...
Manning’s Omaha Productions and James’s SpringHill Company are in talks to partner up with the Obamas’ Higher Ground Production and the NBA for the series, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Omaha Productions already produces Quarterback for the streamer in partnership with NFL Films and 2Pm Productions. The series follows football players Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota as they navigate the ups and downs of the NFL season.
Quarterback featured behind-the-scenes of the biggest moments of the 2022-2023 season, as Mahomes set an NFL record for total offense on his way to winning the league and Super Bowl Mvp awards; Cousins engineered the greatest comeback in NFL history and led the Minnesota Vikings to an NFC North Division title; and...
- 10/24/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Between “Beckham,” “Quarterback” and the nationally captivating “The Last Dance,” we are clearly living in our peak sports docuseries era. And now four-time, NBA champion LeBron James and hall of famers Peyton Manning have combined with the Obamas’ production company to contribute their own sports series centered around the NBA, Variety has confirmed.
James’ SpringHill Company (which he started with business partner Maverick Carter) will join Manning’s production company Omaha Productions and the Obamas’ Higher Ground. The series will divide up each episode following various NBA athletes as they live their lives, similar to the Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” which followed three NFL quarterbacks during the 2022-2023 football season.
Higher Ground’s “American Factory” won the Academy Award for best documentary in 2019 and past films “Crip Camp” and “Becoming” were both nominated. The production company currently has a first look deal with Netflix, so assumptions are being made that this...
James’ SpringHill Company (which he started with business partner Maverick Carter) will join Manning’s production company Omaha Productions and the Obamas’ Higher Ground. The series will divide up each episode following various NBA athletes as they live their lives, similar to the Netflix docuseries “Quarterback,” which followed three NFL quarterbacks during the 2022-2023 football season.
Higher Ground’s “American Factory” won the Academy Award for best documentary in 2019 and past films “Crip Camp” and “Becoming” were both nominated. The production company currently has a first look deal with Netflix, so assumptions are being made that this...
- 10/24/2023
- by Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
Another major sports docuseries is in the works, and this one has some major star power behind it.
Lakers star LeBron James and his SpringHill Company is in talks with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground for a series that would follow professional basketball players, a source familiar with the discussions confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. The format would bring the same approach to the NBA that Omaha’s Quarterback brought to the NFL.
The NBA is also expected to be involved in the show, much as NFL Films is a partner on Quarterback. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, says that the show will likely end on Netflix, where Higher Ground has a first-look deal, and where Quarterback emerged as a successful addition to the genre earlier this year.
It’s not immediately clear which players the series would follow,...
Lakers star LeBron James and his SpringHill Company is in talks with Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions and Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground for a series that would follow professional basketball players, a source familiar with the discussions confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. The format would bring the same approach to the NBA that Omaha’s Quarterback brought to the NFL.
The NBA is also expected to be involved in the show, much as NFL Films is a partner on Quarterback. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, says that the show will likely end on Netflix, where Higher Ground has a first-look deal, and where Quarterback emerged as a successful addition to the genre earlier this year.
It’s not immediately clear which players the series would follow,...
- 10/24/2023
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix won’t be live-streaming any Formula 1 races, pro tennis tournaments or PGA Tour events anytime soon. But the company does plan to continue leaning into the niche it has carved out with sports-related documentaries like Formula 1: Drive to Survive, Break Point and Full Swing.
“We are in the sports business, but we’re in the part that we bring the most value to, which is the drama of sport,” Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings chat. Citing the shows above as well as Quarterback and the recently released Beckham — which has been the top English-language series on the streamer the past two weeks — Sarandos added, “We’re having a big impact on sports through the thing we’re most great at, which is the drama.”
The question came up because a day earlier, Netflix announced its first live sports event: a nine-hole golf match,...
“We are in the sports business, but we’re in the part that we bring the most value to, which is the drama of sport,” Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said Wednesday during the company’s third-quarter earnings chat. Citing the shows above as well as Quarterback and the recently released Beckham — which has been the top English-language series on the streamer the past two weeks — Sarandos added, “We’re having a big impact on sports through the thing we’re most great at, which is the drama.”
The question came up because a day earlier, Netflix announced its first live sports event: a nine-hole golf match,...
- 10/18/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix is adamant that it’s not interested in live sports.
“We are in the sports business, but we’re in the part of the sports business that we bring the most value to, which is the drama of sport, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
Sarandos was referring to sports docu-series such as Drive To Survive, Full Swing, Quarterback and Beckham.
He added that there was no “core change” in its live sports strategy. This comes after Netflix set its first live sports event.
The streamer is hosting The Netflix Cup, a golf tournament that features drivers from its Formula 1: Drive To Survive series and golfers from its Full Swing show.
Kicking off on November 14 at an 18-hole championship golf course, around the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix, the event marks the first time that Netflix has even dipped its...
“We are in the sports business, but we’re in the part of the sports business that we bring the most value to, which is the drama of sport, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on the company’s third-quarter earnings call.
Sarandos was referring to sports docu-series such as Drive To Survive, Full Swing, Quarterback and Beckham.
He added that there was no “core change” in its live sports strategy. This comes after Netflix set its first live sports event.
The streamer is hosting The Netflix Cup, a golf tournament that features drivers from its Formula 1: Drive To Survive series and golfers from its Full Swing show.
Kicking off on November 14 at an 18-hole championship golf course, around the Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix, the event marks the first time that Netflix has even dipped its...
- 10/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Live sports are at the center of the next wave of streaming evolution as live TV streaming services rely on them to attract and retain subscribers and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms — like Max, Paramount+, and Peacock — are beefing up their exclusive sports content to round out their offerings. While Netflix has thus far avoided wading too deeply into the exorbitantly priced bidding wars for live sports, the world’s largest streamer will officially enter the world of live sports streaming in its own unique Netflix way.
Netflix will broadcast its first live sporting event — the Netflix Cup — in November. The special will feature stars from its Formula 1 and PGA Tour docuseries competing in a golf tournament. The streamer held its first live event — a Chris Rock stand-up special — in March 2023. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com
On Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. Et, stars of Netflix’s golf and racing docuseries...
Netflix will broadcast its first live sporting event — the Netflix Cup — in November. The special will feature stars from its Formula 1 and PGA Tour docuseries competing in a golf tournament. The streamer held its first live event — a Chris Rock stand-up special — in March 2023. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com
On Tuesday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. Et, stars of Netflix’s golf and racing docuseries...
- 10/17/2023
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Stars of two Netflix sports series will face off in The Netflix Cup, the streamer’s first live sports event, at a match play tournament next month at the Wynn Golf Club in Las Vegas.
Drivers and golfers from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing will compete on the 18-hole, championship golf course to kick off the week of the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Netflix Cup will stream live on Netflix at 3 p.m. Pt Tuesday, November 14.
The roster includes Formula 1 drivers Alex Albon (Williams Racing); Pierre Gasly (Bwt Alpine F1 Team); Lando Norris (McLaren Racing); and Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari), and PGA Tour golfers Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. Four pairs consisting of one driver and one golfer will play an eight-hole match with the top two teams advancing to the final hole and a chance at the Netflix Cup title.
Drivers and golfers from Formula 1: Drive to Survive and Full Swing will compete on the 18-hole, championship golf course to kick off the week of the inaugural Formula 1 Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix. The Netflix Cup will stream live on Netflix at 3 p.m. Pt Tuesday, November 14.
The roster includes Formula 1 drivers Alex Albon (Williams Racing); Pierre Gasly (Bwt Alpine F1 Team); Lando Norris (McLaren Racing); and Carlos Sainz (Scuderia Ferrari), and PGA Tour golfers Rickie Fowler, Max Homa, Collin Morikawa and Justin Thomas. Four pairs consisting of one driver and one golfer will play an eight-hole match with the top two teams advancing to the final hole and a chance at the Netflix Cup title.
- 10/17/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Like other streamers, Netflix seems eager to get into live sports. But it isn’t quite ready to start paying the massive rights fees that such activity usually requires.
So, the streaming giant intends to launch a “Netflix Cup,” a golf tournament that will pit race-car drivers from its popular Formula 1 documentary series “Drive to Survive” against golfers from a similar effort called “Full Swing.” Both sides will tee up in a match play tournament at Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip. The event is slated to get underway on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
If the concept sounds familiar, well, that’s because it is. Warner Bros. Discovery has gained some traction with its own series of “The Match” celebrity golf events that often tap NFL players and top golfers and are usually broadcast on cable networks like TNT. The endeavor lets Warner, which has a sports-rights portfolio built around the NBA,...
So, the streaming giant intends to launch a “Netflix Cup,” a golf tournament that will pit race-car drivers from its popular Formula 1 documentary series “Drive to Survive” against golfers from a similar effort called “Full Swing.” Both sides will tee up in a match play tournament at Wynn Golf Club on the Las Vegas Strip. The event is slated to get underway on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
If the concept sounds familiar, well, that’s because it is. Warner Bros. Discovery has gained some traction with its own series of “The Match” celebrity golf events that often tap NFL players and top golfers and are usually broadcast on cable networks like TNT. The endeavor lets Warner, which has a sports-rights portfolio built around the NBA,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Pole-vaulting champion Armand “Mondo” Duplantis might be on his way to another record, as Red Bull Studios continues selling “Born to Fly,” a documentary feature about his life.
So far, the film has been picked up by Germany (Sky), France (Canal+), Switzerland (3+ and Rts), Norway (Nrk), Finland (MTV3), Spain (Movistar Plus+), Belgium (Vrt) and Estonia (Err).
“We are delighted to partner with broadcast partners throughout the world to showcase this incredible athlete and his sport to global audiences,” said Sebastian Burkhardt, head of partnerships and commercial strategy at Red Bull Studios.
Directed by Brennan Robideaux – who followed Duplantis for six years – it shows his rise from a child prodigy to world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Just in September, he set a new world record.
“Everyone in my town knew of the Duplantis family, but not much about them. The same goes for pole vaulting itself,” said the director,...
So far, the film has been picked up by Germany (Sky), France (Canal+), Switzerland (3+ and Rts), Norway (Nrk), Finland (MTV3), Spain (Movistar Plus+), Belgium (Vrt) and Estonia (Err).
“We are delighted to partner with broadcast partners throughout the world to showcase this incredible athlete and his sport to global audiences,” said Sebastian Burkhardt, head of partnerships and commercial strategy at Red Bull Studios.
Directed by Brennan Robideaux – who followed Duplantis for six years – it shows his rise from a child prodigy to world champion and Olympic gold medalist. Just in September, he set a new world record.
“Everyone in my town knew of the Duplantis family, but not much about them. The same goes for pole vaulting itself,” said the director,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Kirk Cousins will be leading the Minnesota Vikings against the Kansas City Chiefs’ defense today on NFL Sunday (October 8).
We’re taking a moment to highlight his lovely wife Julie Hampton, who he has been married to for nearly 10 years now!
Keep reading to find out more…
If you happened to watch Quarterback on Netflix, Kirk was one of the quarterbacks highlighted that season and his wife Julie and their sons, Cooper and Turner, were also featured.
Kirk and Julie met while he was quarterback of the Washington Commanders back in 2012. He was drafted that same year, and they were introduced by a mutual friend. Kirk is from the mid-west, while Julie was born and raised in Georgia.
Kirk ended up proposing to Julie the next year at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC!
On Instagram, she wrote, “Kirk proposed to me on ‘America’s Front Porch’ this afternoon! I...
We’re taking a moment to highlight his lovely wife Julie Hampton, who he has been married to for nearly 10 years now!
Keep reading to find out more…
If you happened to watch Quarterback on Netflix, Kirk was one of the quarterbacks highlighted that season and his wife Julie and their sons, Cooper and Turner, were also featured.
Kirk and Julie met while he was quarterback of the Washington Commanders back in 2012. He was drafted that same year, and they were introduced by a mutual friend. Kirk is from the mid-west, while Julie was born and raised in Georgia.
Kirk ended up proposing to Julie the next year at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC!
On Instagram, she wrote, “Kirk proposed to me on ‘America’s Front Porch’ this afternoon! I...
- 10/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Leading up to Super Bowl Lvii, a camera crew followed three NFL quarterbacks including Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes for the Netflix docuseries titled: Quarterback. The eight-episode first season, which was released on July 12, 2023, gave viewers a behind-the-scenes look into the everyday life of a signal caller on a professional football team.
Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, as well as their two children, Sterling and Bronze, were also featured in the show and their dad was asked about how his kids reacted to seeing themselves on TV.
Mahomes revealed how Sterling reacted to seeing herself on TV
During his weekly guest spot on The Drive on Audacy’s 610 Sports Radio, Mahomes was asked what filming the show was like and how his children reacted to being on TV.
The two-time NFL Mvp admitted that he was a little “nervous” when filming first began.
“It was a cool experience. I was a little nervous in the beginning,...
Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, as well as their two children, Sterling and Bronze, were also featured in the show and their dad was asked about how his kids reacted to seeing themselves on TV.
Mahomes revealed how Sterling reacted to seeing herself on TV
During his weekly guest spot on The Drive on Audacy’s 610 Sports Radio, Mahomes was asked what filming the show was like and how his children reacted to being on TV.
The two-time NFL Mvp admitted that he was a little “nervous” when filming first began.
“It was a cool experience. I was a little nervous in the beginning,...
- 9/17/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
When creators of the Netflix docuseries Quarterback selected three NFL playmakers to shadow for the 2022-23 season, they couldn’t possibly be certain that one, Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes, would go on to win the Super Bowl; another, the Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins, would have the season of his life; and the third, the Atlanta Falcons’ Marcus Mariota, would be benched, adding a poignant undertone to balance out the triumphalism.
Netflix’s bet on these three quarterbacks paid off handsomely, both narratively and commercially. With 3.3 million views and 21.4 million hours viewed, per the streamer, the series ranked third among original streaming shows (and fifth among all titles) for its opening week, according to Nielsen — showing Netflix can compete in the sports space even without live rights. The quarterbacks themselves also have expressed satisfaction with the end product.
“We are grateful for all the people who helped make the documentary such a positive experience,...
Netflix’s bet on these three quarterbacks paid off handsomely, both narratively and commercially. With 3.3 million views and 21.4 million hours viewed, per the streamer, the series ranked third among original streaming shows (and fifth among all titles) for its opening week, according to Nielsen — showing Netflix can compete in the sports space even without live rights. The quarterbacks themselves also have expressed satisfaction with the end product.
“We are grateful for all the people who helped make the documentary such a positive experience,...
- 9/6/2023
- by Julian Sancton
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Streamers have yet to figure out how to effectively tap into the massive sports audience. While some are bidding up the prices for the rights to live sports, like Apple for Mls and Amazon’s Prime Video for “Thursday Night Football,” to say nothing of the impending NBA rights negotiations, Netflix appears to be happy to focus on sports-adjacent content at the moment.
“We really think that we can have a really strong offering for sports fans on Netflix without having to be part of the difficulty of the economic model of live sports licensing,” Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said on the company’s most recent earnings call.
By avoiding a massive bet on rights to a single league that would tie it to the cycles of sports seasons, Netflix can bring a variety of sports content to its users all year. The streamer already has a track record of...
“We really think that we can have a really strong offering for sports fans on Netflix without having to be part of the difficulty of the economic model of live sports licensing,” Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos said on the company’s most recent earnings call.
By avoiding a massive bet on rights to a single league that would tie it to the cycles of sports seasons, Netflix can bring a variety of sports content to its users all year. The streamer already has a track record of...
- 8/28/2023
- by Christofer Hamilton
- The Wrap
The return of Futurama found a place on the streaming charts for the final week of July. Suits spent another week as the overall No. 1, though it declined (slightly) for the first time since it hit the charts in late June.
Futurama’s revival on Hulu (along with the rest of its catalog) delivered 506 million minutes of viewing time for the week of July 24-30, tying for third place among original series with Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer. Sweet Magnolias remained the top original for a second week with 1.42 billion minutes of viewing, up from 1.22 billion a week earlier.
Suits tallied 3.6 billion minutes of watch time for the week, its sixth straight as the top overall title. Since first hitting the charts in the week of June 19-25, the series has racked up 20.31 billion minutes of viewing time on (mostly) Netflix and Peacock. That’s the second largest total for...
Futurama’s revival on Hulu (along with the rest of its catalog) delivered 506 million minutes of viewing time for the week of July 24-30, tying for third place among original series with Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer. Sweet Magnolias remained the top original for a second week with 1.42 billion minutes of viewing, up from 1.22 billion a week earlier.
Suits tallied 3.6 billion minutes of watch time for the week, its sixth straight as the top overall title. Since first hitting the charts in the week of June 19-25, the series has racked up 20.31 billion minutes of viewing time on (mostly) Netflix and Peacock. That’s the second largest total for...
- 8/24/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s The Witcher leaped several spots on Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals, with the release of Season 3B aka Henry Cavill’s final episodes.
Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias repeated at No. 1 for the week of July 24, amassing 1.4 billion minutes viewed across 30 total episodes. The Witcher placed a distant second with 870 million minutes viewed/24 episodes, followed by Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer (506 million minutes/15 episodes), the chart debut of Hulu’s Futurama revival (506 million minutes/136 total episodes) and Prime Video’s Jack Ryan (505 million minutes/30 episodes).
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Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias repeated at No. 1 for the week of July 24, amassing 1.4 billion minutes viewed across 30 total episodes. The Witcher placed a distant second with 870 million minutes viewed/24 episodes, followed by Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer (506 million minutes/15 episodes), the chart debut of Hulu’s Futurama revival (506 million minutes/136 total episodes) and Prime Video’s Jack Ryan (505 million minutes/30 episodes).
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- 8/24/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Netflix is speeding into its latest sports docuseries.
The streamer has ordered a series that tracks the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race this fall.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has won 26 races in the Cup Series and is the son of legendary motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt, is exec producing the untitled project.
The five-part series has already starting filming as the drivers battle it out to secure their spot in the NASCAR Playoffs, which begin Sept. 3 at Darlington Raceway.
It will feature exclusive access to drivers and teams both on the track and at home.
The series will premiere in early 2024.
Words + Pictures, the company launched by former ESPN exec Connor Schell that is backed by Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company, is producing alongside NASCAR Studios.
Jackie Decker and Tim Mullen, who exec produced ESPN’s Quest for the Stanley Cup, will serve as showrunners...
The streamer has ordered a series that tracks the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race this fall.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has won 26 races in the Cup Series and is the son of legendary motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt, is exec producing the untitled project.
The five-part series has already starting filming as the drivers battle it out to secure their spot in the NASCAR Playoffs, which begin Sept. 3 at Darlington Raceway.
It will feature exclusive access to drivers and teams both on the track and at home.
The series will premiere in early 2024.
Words + Pictures, the company launched by former ESPN exec Connor Schell that is backed by Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company, is producing alongside NASCAR Studios.
Jackie Decker and Tim Mullen, who exec produced ESPN’s Quest for the Stanley Cup, will serve as showrunners...
- 8/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The summer of Suits continues, with the legal drama racking up its fourth consecutive week of more than 3 billion minutes of watch time — and resetting the record for acquired series on Nielsen’s streaming charts yet again.
The former USA Network show, which streams on Netflix and Peacock, had 3.88 billion minutes of viewing for the week of July 17-23. That surpasses the previous week’s 3.67 billion minutes, which in turn eclipsed the previous two weeks’ totals for Suits — all of which were, at the time, the biggest single weeks ever for an acquired show since Nielsen began tracking streaming show viewing in 2020. The 3.88 billion minutes for July 17-23 is now the 13th biggest total for any week in the past three-plus years.
Two other shows topped the billion-minute mark for the week: Bluey on Disney+ and Sweet Magnolias on Netflix finished in a virtual tie with 1.22 billion minutes of viewing...
The former USA Network show, which streams on Netflix and Peacock, had 3.88 billion minutes of viewing for the week of July 17-23. That surpasses the previous week’s 3.67 billion minutes, which in turn eclipsed the previous two weeks’ totals for Suits — all of which were, at the time, the biggest single weeks ever for an acquired show since Nielsen began tracking streaming show viewing in 2020. The 3.88 billion minutes for July 17-23 is now the 13th biggest total for any week in the past three-plus years.
Two other shows topped the billion-minute mark for the week: Bluey on Disney+ and Sweet Magnolias on Netflix finished in a virtual tie with 1.22 billion minutes of viewing...
- 8/17/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sweet Magnolias and Its 81% Female Audience Tops Nielsen Streaming Top 10; Suits Sets Another Record
Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias landed atop Nielsen’s U.S. ranking of streaming originals for the week of July 17, while Suits once again improved on the weekly viewership record it first set weeks ago.
With the release of its third season, Sweet Magnolias amassed 1.2 billion minutes viewed across 30 episodes. After two weeks in the top spot, Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer slipped to No. 2 with 702 million minutes viewed/15 episodes, followed by Prime Video’s Jack Ryan (700 million minutes/30 episodes), Netflix’s Quarterback (648 million minutes/eight episodes) and Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty (493 million minutes/11 available episodes).
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With the release of its third season, Sweet Magnolias amassed 1.2 billion minutes viewed across 30 episodes. After two weeks in the top spot, Netflix’s The Lincoln Lawyer slipped to No. 2 with 702 million minutes viewed/15 episodes, followed by Prime Video’s Jack Ryan (700 million minutes/30 episodes), Netflix’s Quarterback (648 million minutes/eight episodes) and Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty (493 million minutes/11 available episodes).
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- 8/17/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Once again, “Suits” is at the top of Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings. The USA Network series, which concluded in 2019 but has received renewed interest since its debut on Netflix, was watched for 3.9 billion minutes during the week of July 17-23.
Measured across both Netflix and Peacock, that number earns “Suits” the No. 13 spot on the list of the biggest streaming weeks ever since Nielsen began measuring streaming viewership in 2020. The series also recently nabbed the 14th, 15th and 27th entries on that chart. It’s the most successful acquired title on Nielsen’s charts by far — the only shows that have clocked bigger measurement weeks are streaming originals: “Stranger Things,” “Wednesday,” “Tiger King,” “Ozark” and “Dahmer.”
At No. 2 during this viewing window was “Bluey,” which regularly makes the chart but achieved a higher ranking than normal when it first took second place the previous week. The animated preschool series...
Measured across both Netflix and Peacock, that number earns “Suits” the No. 13 spot on the list of the biggest streaming weeks ever since Nielsen began measuring streaming viewership in 2020. The series also recently nabbed the 14th, 15th and 27th entries on that chart. It’s the most successful acquired title on Nielsen’s charts by far — the only shows that have clocked bigger measurement weeks are streaming originals: “Stranger Things,” “Wednesday,” “Tiger King,” “Ozark” and “Dahmer.”
At No. 2 during this viewing window was “Bluey,” which regularly makes the chart but achieved a higher ranking than normal when it first took second place the previous week. The animated preschool series...
- 8/17/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has long distinguished itself from the streaming competition through its extensive pipeline of original content, and there is perhaps no greater illustration of that strategy’s success than this week’s Wrap Report for the week of Aug. 7-13.
Netflix originals captured the top four spots on the week’s chart, and five of the top six. This squares with Samba TV data analyzing the first half of 2023 which found that 80% of the top 15 streaming series and 87% of the top 15 streaming movies were Netflix originals. With the bulk of original programming outlays going toward scripted titles for global streamers, these titles continue to reap a return with strong viewership.
Gal Gadot’s second major Netflix original, the action thriller “Heart of Stone,” led the way with 1.8 million U.S. households watching the “Wonder Woman” star play an agent in a global peace-keeping organization. The film was popular with Black,...
Netflix originals captured the top four spots on the week’s chart, and five of the top six. This squares with Samba TV data analyzing the first half of 2023 which found that 80% of the top 15 streaming series and 87% of the top 15 streaming movies were Netflix originals. With the bulk of original programming outlays going toward scripted titles for global streamers, these titles continue to reap a return with strong viewership.
Gal Gadot’s second major Netflix original, the action thriller “Heart of Stone,” led the way with 1.8 million U.S. households watching the “Wonder Woman” star play an agent in a global peace-keeping organization. The film was popular with Black,...
- 8/17/2023
- by Meredith Brace
- The Wrap
Trying to get transparent streaming numbers is harder than trying to pull an infected tooth from a rabid animal, but the Nielsen streaming chart sure does try. Their most recent report (via The Hollywood Reporter) shows that, once again, "Suits" is dominating the streaming charts despite the show going off the air in 2019. The legal drama originally aired on USA Network for nine seasons but pulled in an impressive 3.7 billion minutes viewed this past week, breaking the single-week record for a library show on the Nielsen streaming chart for the third time in a row.
But "Suits" is not alone in breaking records, as the groundbreaking children's series, "Bluey" hit its first billion-minute week on Disney+, coming in second with 1.35 billion minutes streamed. This is the highest a Disney+ series has ever ranked on the Nielsen streaming charts, outperforming any of the Marvel or "Star Wars" shows put out by the platform.
But "Suits" is not alone in breaking records, as the groundbreaking children's series, "Bluey" hit its first billion-minute week on Disney+, coming in second with 1.35 billion minutes streamed. This is the highest a Disney+ series has ever ranked on the Nielsen streaming charts, outperforming any of the Marvel or "Star Wars" shows put out by the platform.
- 8/16/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The final episodes of Jack Ryan lifted the show to its highest spot on the Nielsen streaming chart since the debut of its third season in late 2022.
Suits, meanwhile, continued its record-setting run atop the acquired series charts, breaking the single-week record for a library show on the chart for the third time in a row. Bluey also recorded its first billion-minute week with the release of more episodes on Disney+.
Jack Ryan drew 1.15 billion minutes of viewing on Amazon’s Prime Video for the week of July 10-16, which featured the release of its final two episodes. The series grew 19 percent from the previous week’s 966 million minutes and hit its highest weekly total since late December 2022, when the binge release of season three had 1.67 billion minutes of viewing.
Suits had just under 3.7 billion minutes of watch time on Netflix and Peacock, the best showing ever for an acquired...
Suits, meanwhile, continued its record-setting run atop the acquired series charts, breaking the single-week record for a library show on the chart for the third time in a row. Bluey also recorded its first billion-minute week with the release of more episodes on Disney+.
Jack Ryan drew 1.15 billion minutes of viewing on Amazon’s Prime Video for the week of July 10-16, which featured the release of its final two episodes. The series grew 19 percent from the previous week’s 966 million minutes and hit its highest weekly total since late December 2022, when the binge release of season three had 1.67 billion minutes of viewing.
Suits had just under 3.7 billion minutes of watch time on Netflix and Peacock, the best showing ever for an acquired...
- 8/10/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Suits” has broken its own Nielsen record as the most-streamed acquired program for a second time in a row.
The legal drama earned a record high of 3.698 billion minutes viewed on streaming services during the week of July 10-16, according to Nielsen streaming figures, beating last week’s total by a slim 24 million while increasing by an average of 24 minutes viewed as compared to last week.
Adding in the week’s boost, “Suits” has logged over 12.8 billion minutes of viewing across Netflix and Peacock in four weeks, from June 19 to July 16, and currently stands as the No. 13 most-watched show in terms of total viewing for a streaming title in a week.
Momentum for “Suits” began after the series debuted on Netflix on June 17 and the drama logged 2.3 billion viewing minutes from June 19 to June 25. By June 26 to July 2, “Suits” set its first record for the most-streamed acquired title with 3.1 billion...
The legal drama earned a record high of 3.698 billion minutes viewed on streaming services during the week of July 10-16, according to Nielsen streaming figures, beating last week’s total by a slim 24 million while increasing by an average of 24 minutes viewed as compared to last week.
Adding in the week’s boost, “Suits” has logged over 12.8 billion minutes of viewing across Netflix and Peacock in four weeks, from June 19 to July 16, and currently stands as the No. 13 most-watched show in terms of total viewing for a streaming title in a week.
Momentum for “Suits” began after the series debuted on Netflix on June 17 and the drama logged 2.3 billion viewing minutes from June 19 to June 25. By June 26 to July 2, “Suits” set its first record for the most-streamed acquired title with 3.1 billion...
- 8/10/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Suits for a fourth consecutive week dominated Nielsen’s U.S. overall ranking of streaming programs, while also setting yet another new Nielsen record for weekly minutes viewed by an acquired title.
For the week of July 10, the “blue sky” legal drama amassed 3.7 billion minutes viewed across Netflix (which since June 17 has offered all seasons except the last) and Peacock (all 136 episodes); that easily landed it atop Nielsen’s overall ranking, which includes movies, library titles and such. (Get the latest word on Suits revival prospects and the spinoff that almost happened.)
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For the week of July 10, the “blue sky” legal drama amassed 3.7 billion minutes viewed across Netflix (which since June 17 has offered all seasons except the last) and Peacock (all 136 episodes); that easily landed it atop Nielsen’s overall ranking, which includes movies, library titles and such. (Get the latest word on Suits revival prospects and the spinoff that almost happened.)
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- 8/10/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“Bluey,” the Australian animated preschool series that streams on Disney+, appears on Nielsen’s streaming rankings most weeks. But during the July 10-16 viewing window, the series had its best showing yet, becoming the second most-streamed title of the week.
“Bluey” not only crossed one billion minutes watched for the first time, it clocked 1.4 billion minutes, trailing only behind “Suits,” which had its fourth week in a row at the top of the chart thanks to its recent Netflix debut. The legal drama, which concluded on the USA Network in 2019, was watched for 3.7 billion minutes — breaking its own record for most-watched acquired title for the third time.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” took third place after charting at No. 2 the week before, when its second season debuted. From July 10-16, the Netflix legal drama brought in just under 1.3 billion viewing minutes. It was followed by “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” with 1.1 billion minutes watched.
“Bluey” not only crossed one billion minutes watched for the first time, it clocked 1.4 billion minutes, trailing only behind “Suits,” which had its fourth week in a row at the top of the chart thanks to its recent Netflix debut. The legal drama, which concluded on the USA Network in 2019, was watched for 3.7 billion minutes — breaking its own record for most-watched acquired title for the third time.
“The Lincoln Lawyer” took third place after charting at No. 2 the week before, when its second season debuted. From July 10-16, the Netflix legal drama brought in just under 1.3 billion viewing minutes. It was followed by “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan” with 1.1 billion minutes watched.
- 8/10/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Donald De La Haye, aka Deestroying, started making YouTube videos well before earning a football scholarship as a kicker at the University of Central Florida. His path took a number of surprise turns before he found himself sharing a stage with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell — not as a draft pick but as a partner with the league as it enters new digital territory.
As Deestroying’s videos started gaining traction and generating income in the 2010s, the era just before “name, image and likeness” (Nil) rules changed the game for college athletes, NCAA officials gave him a choice. “They told me, ‘Hey, you can’t make money from your content while you’re a college athlete. You either need to delete your channel and donate the money back, or you’ll forfeit your eligibility. Or, just keep doing what you’re doing and you can no longer be a college football player,...
As Deestroying’s videos started gaining traction and generating income in the 2010s, the era just before “name, image and likeness” (Nil) rules changed the game for college athletes, NCAA officials gave him a choice. “They told me, ‘Hey, you can’t make money from your content while you’re a college athlete. You either need to delete your channel and donate the money back, or you’ll forfeit your eligibility. Or, just keep doing what you’re doing and you can no longer be a college football player,...
- 8/5/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Made-for-streaming movies still don’t seem to be clicking with viewers — unless they’re on Netflix. Three original films, the Jamie Foxx-produced-and-starring “They Cloned Tyrone,” action film “Hidden Strike,” and rom-com “Happiness for Beginners,” were notable new entries for Netflix this week, placing second, fifth, and seventh, respectively, on this week’s Wrap Report for the week of July 24-30.
The Wrap Report provides an exclusive first look at the most-watched movies and TV series from the past week across both streaming and linear television sourced from viewership trends collected from Samba TV’s panel of more than 3 million households drawn from over 25 million connected TVs, balanced to the U.S. Census.
Demographic details for “They Cloned Tyrone,” July 24-30, 2023, U.S. (Samba TV)
“Tyrone” is one of the latest examples of Netflix leaning into diverse casts within its programming. Data shows that greater on-screen representation has the potential...
The Wrap Report provides an exclusive first look at the most-watched movies and TV series from the past week across both streaming and linear television sourced from viewership trends collected from Samba TV’s panel of more than 3 million households drawn from over 25 million connected TVs, balanced to the U.S. Census.
Demographic details for “They Cloned Tyrone,” July 24-30, 2023, U.S. (Samba TV)
“Tyrone” is one of the latest examples of Netflix leaning into diverse casts within its programming. Data shows that greater on-screen representation has the potential...
- 8/3/2023
- by Meredith Brace
- The Wrap
Everything Taylor Sheridan touches, with the notable exception of the last season of “Yellowstone,” seems to turn to gold these days. New ratings data indicates that Paramount+ has a bona fide hit on its hands with “Special Ops: Lioness,” the latest series created by Sheridan to appear on the service.
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Deadline reports that the show is now the most-watched global premiere in the history of Paramount+, knocking the “Halo” series out of the top spot. Paramount Global says that after three days, the first episode of the show had pulled in 6 million views on both Paramount+ and the linear Paramount Network.
Up against new releases like “Justified: City Primeval” and the Netflix series “Quarterback,” “Special Ops: Lioness” more than held its own. Data from Parrot Analytics reveals the show generated 20.4 times the demand...
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Deadline reports that the show is now the most-watched global premiere in the history of Paramount+, knocking the “Halo” series out of the top spot. Paramount Global says that after three days, the first episode of the show had pulled in 6 million views on both Paramount+ and the linear Paramount Network.
Up against new releases like “Justified: City Primeval” and the Netflix series “Quarterback,” “Special Ops: Lioness” more than held its own. Data from Parrot Analytics reveals the show generated 20.4 times the demand...
- 8/3/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The Barbie craze has made its way over to Netflix as “Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse” Season 1 cracks the Netflix Top 10 at No. 6 with 1.9 million total views. Despite being originally released in 2012, the series seems to be experiencing some momentum following the release of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film, which premiered in theaters on July 21.
Also on the chart during the July 24-30 viewing window, “The Witcher” fought its way back to No. 1 following the release of Season 3, Volume 2 which arrived on July 27. In its first four days of availability, the season amassed 7.8 million total views. To date, Season 3 has recorded 47.7 million views since premiering on June 29.
The Henry Cavill-led season promptly put a stop to “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 run at No. 1. After opening at the top of the chart last week with 4.6 million total views and 39 million hours viewed, the romantic drama garnered 5.3 million views in its second week of availability.
Also on the chart during the July 24-30 viewing window, “The Witcher” fought its way back to No. 1 following the release of Season 3, Volume 2 which arrived on July 27. In its first four days of availability, the season amassed 7.8 million total views. To date, Season 3 has recorded 47.7 million views since premiering on June 29.
The Henry Cavill-led season promptly put a stop to “Sweet Magnolias” Season 3 run at No. 1. After opening at the top of the chart last week with 4.6 million total views and 39 million hours viewed, the romantic drama garnered 5.3 million views in its second week of availability.
- 8/1/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Peacock’s decision to license episodes of its long-running legal drama “Suits” to streaming competitor Netflix is starting to look so good that the lawyers at Pearson Hardman couldn’t even have foreseen the results. Since coming over from the NBCUniversal streamer, the 2011 series has been one of Netflix’s top performers, rising to third in its American streaming TVcharts for the week between July 17 and July 23, having previously been as high as No. 2. Only the Netflix originals “Sweet Magnolias” and “Quarterback” outdid the first season of “Suits” in the United States during the same time period.
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It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why “Suits” is seeing such a big boost in popularity right now other than its arrival on the world’s largest service. It’s been available to stream on Peacock all year — and is still available there — but its move to Netflix...
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It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why “Suits” is seeing such a big boost in popularity right now other than its arrival on the world’s largest service. It’s been available to stream on Peacock all year — and is still available there — but its move to Netflix...
- 7/31/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
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Netflix has leaned into its strength in international content to cultivate diverse audiences back home, too. Its latest film, “Bird Box Barcelona,” which moved the post-apocalyptic action-horror storyline to the Spanish city, delivered a sizable and diverse audience as a result, ranking at No. 4 on the Wrap Report’s most-streamed chart for the week of July 17-23.
Data shows that greater on-screen representation has the potential to increase viewership overall, as well as among diverse populations. The sequel to the 2018 original “Bird Box” was no exception as Hispanic audiences overindexed by over 50% above the national average in its opening weekend, while Black households were 25% more likely to watch than the average U.S. household.
Demographics for “Bird Box Barcelona,” July 17-23, 2023, U.S. (Samba TV)
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Netflix has leaned into its strength in international content to cultivate diverse audiences back home, too. Its latest film, “Bird Box Barcelona,” which moved the post-apocalyptic action-horror storyline to the Spanish city, delivered a sizable and diverse audience as a result, ranking at No. 4 on the Wrap Report’s most-streamed chart for the week of July 17-23.
Data shows that greater on-screen representation has the potential to increase viewership overall, as well as among diverse populations. The sequel to the 2018 original “Bird Box” was no exception as Hispanic audiences overindexed by over 50% above the national average in its opening weekend, while Black households were 25% more likely to watch than the average U.S. household.
Demographics for “Bird Box Barcelona,” July 17-23, 2023, U.S. (Samba TV)
Perhaps fueled by...
- 7/27/2023
- by Meredith Brace
- The Wrap
The reign of “Queen Charlotte” isn’t over yet. During the week of July 17-July 23, the Shondaland title joined Netflix’s most popular titles list at No. 10 with 80.3 million views to date. The “Bridgerton” prequel series opened on May 4 and earned 148.28 million hours viewed on the Netflix Top 10 chart during the May 1-7 viewing window, making the show the most-viewed title during the viewing window.
On the non-english side, “Bird Box Barcelona” leads the Netflix Top 10 this week with 19 million total views. Like the original US film starring Sandra Bullock, the European film follows a similar sinister force that threatens to destroy humanity. Sebastián and his daughter begin their own great adventure of survival in Barcelona. The film opened in the No. 1 spot on the Non-English Films List following its July 14 debut.
A newcomer on the English-language film chart, “They Cloned Tyrone” cracked the list at No. 3 with 6.3 million views.
On the non-english side, “Bird Box Barcelona” leads the Netflix Top 10 this week with 19 million total views. Like the original US film starring Sandra Bullock, the European film follows a similar sinister force that threatens to destroy humanity. Sebastián and his daughter begin their own great adventure of survival in Barcelona. The film opened in the No. 1 spot on the Non-English Films List following its July 14 debut.
A newcomer on the English-language film chart, “They Cloned Tyrone” cracked the list at No. 3 with 6.3 million views.
- 7/25/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Dearest gentle readers, it’s a big day for the Bridgerton-verse!
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has officially been crowned one of Netflix’s most popular English-language TV series of all time. With 80.3M views to date, the prequel series now sits at No. 10, replacing The Watcher.
Since Netflix only releases viewership numbers for the Top 10 shows each week, it’s unclear how many views the series received during the week of July 17 to July 23 to push it over the edge. The series hasn’t appeared in the weekly Top 10 since June.
Queen Charlotte now joins both seasons of Bridgerton on the honor list (Season 1 sits at No. 4 while Season 2 is No. 8).
This was made possible after Netflix adjusted its viewership metrics in June. At the eleventh hour for Queen Charlotte, the streamer extended its measurement window from 28 days to 91 days, giving the series plenty of time to make it...
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has officially been crowned one of Netflix’s most popular English-language TV series of all time. With 80.3M views to date, the prequel series now sits at No. 10, replacing The Watcher.
Since Netflix only releases viewership numbers for the Top 10 shows each week, it’s unclear how many views the series received during the week of July 17 to July 23 to push it over the edge. The series hasn’t appeared in the weekly Top 10 since June.
Queen Charlotte now joins both seasons of Bridgerton on the honor list (Season 1 sits at No. 4 while Season 2 is No. 8).
This was made possible after Netflix adjusted its viewership metrics in June. At the eleventh hour for Queen Charlotte, the streamer extended its measurement window from 28 days to 91 days, giving the series plenty of time to make it...
- 7/25/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
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