Streaming Into the Void

This week, a lackluster start to the NFL season and a sophomore slump for series signals that Netflix is struggling.
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Show Notes
Netflix’s NFL coverage grew in its 2026 debut. Football-first Luke Kuechly embodied it - The Athletic
‘Ransom Canyon’ Canceled by Netflix After 2 Seasons
'The Gentlemen' Season 2 Loses Half A Million Viewers In The UK
'The Gentlemen' Renewed For Season 3 At Netflix; Season 2 Trailer Released
New Data Suggests Long Waits Between Seasons Are Hurting Viewership on Netflix Hits
What We've Been Doing
NFL on Netflix
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 12, 2026.
Netflix
Gabby’s Dollhouse, season 14 (Sep. 14)
The AI Doc or How I Became an Apocaloptimist (Sep. 15)
The Doll (Sep. 16)
Physical 100: Mexico (Sep. 16)
The Fixers, season 1 (Sep. 17)
Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story (Sep. 17)
Not a Stranger, season 1 (Sep. 17)
Plastic Beauty, season 1 (Sep. 17)
Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85, season 2 (Sep. 17)
Best of the Best (Sep. 18)
The Crow Club, season 1 (Sep. 18)
Lust Stories 3 (Sep. 18)
Pokemon Horizons Season 3: Rising Hope, Part 4 (Sep. 18)
The Scandal (Sep. 18)
Disney+
City of Blood (Sep. 16)
Minimum Security, season 1 (Sep. 16)
HBO Max
JAŸ-Z in 8 (Sep. 18)
Paramount+
Golden Axe, season 1 (Sep. 16)
Route 187, season 1 (Sep. 16)
South Park, season 29 (Sep. 17)
MobLand, season 2 (Sep. 18)
Peacock
The Traitors: New Blood (Sep. 18)
Prime Video
A Love Other Than Yours, season 1 (Sep. 12)
Neagley, season 1 (Sep. 16)
You+Me – Against the World (Sep. 18)
Apple TV
Slow Horses, season 6 (Sep. 16)
Starz
Outlander: Blood of My Blood, season 2 (Sep. 18)
Hallmark+
Falling Into Place (Sep. 12)

This week, if streamers want to become a destination for viewers, they'll need to fatten themselves up by absorbing their competition, and Peacock is at the top of that list.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
US FCC asks court to reject Disney lawsuit over ABC TV station licenses | Reuters
Netflix reportedly in discussions with Fox, NBC to carry Fox One, Peacock
Peacock Price Increase
Peacock Raises Prices Across Plans
‘The Walking Dead’ Franchise to Stream on Both Netflix and AMC+ Beginning in 2027 Under New $500 Million Deal
Peacock Launches Test of Membership Rewards Program With Perks Including NBCU and Bravo Merch Discounts, Free Pizzas
Box Office: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' 2nd Film To Cross $900M U.S.
'Fall' On Netflix: How Film Was Made & News On Sequel
Furious to stay angry for another season
'Vanderpump Villa' Renewed For Season 4 At Hulu
'Alice and Steve' Renewed for Season 2 at Disney+ and Hulu
Hulu Cancels Mindy Kaling-Created Comedy ‘Not Suitable for Work’ After One Season (EXCLUSIVE)
'Howard Stern Show' Set for Streaming With HBO Max Weekly Series
Tom Hardy Officially Returns for ‘MobLand’ Season 3 Following Spat Behind the Scenes
‘Tires’ Renewed for Season 4 at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
'Bel-Air' Spinoff 'Hilary' Starring Coco Jones In Works At Peacock From Tracy Oliver & Westbrook
'Love Island USA' Renewed For Season 9 At Peacock
Peacock Acquires 'The Office' Documentary Series 'Fan Level Midnight'
What We've Been Doing
Toy Story 5
Mayday
Cyberpunk 2077

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of September 5, 2026.
Netflix
Dang, season 1 (Sep. 8)
Untold Mr. T: I Pity The Fool (Sep. 8)
Crew Girl, season 1 (Sep. 10)
NFL Melbourne Game (Sep. 10 at 6:30 p.m. ET)
Call My Agent! The Movie (Sep. 10)
The Perfect Lie (Sep. 10)
Go Team! (Sep. 11)
Physical 100: Italy (Sep. 11)
Tribeca 25 (Sep. 11)
Disney+
The Drop: A Snowfall Saga, season 1 (Sep. 8)
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, season 5 (Sep. 10)
HBO Max
Collision, season 1 (Sep. 7)
A Killer Story (Sep. 10)
Paramount+
Colin from Accounts, season 3 (Sep. 10)
Peacock
The Paper, season 2 (Sep. 9)
MGM+
A Tale of Two Cities (Sep. 6)
Apple TV
Last Seen (Sep. 9)
Acorn TV
The Sommerdahl Murders, season 7 (Sep. 7)
Tubi
The Delivery Girl (Sep. 11)
Hallmark+
Haunted Harmony Mysteries: Prelude to a Wedding (Sep. 5)

This week, Coyote may be suing Acme, but the real fireworks were when the attorneys general of Iowa and Montana went to bat for Paramount.
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Show Notes
Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 - The New York Times
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 - The New York Times
California Expected to Seek TV Channel Sales From Paramount-Warner - WSJ
Paramount Denies It Leaked Details Of Talks With California AG
Paramount-WBD Antitrust Suit Heads To Supreme Court In Red State Vs. Blue State Showdown Over $111B Merger
Coyote vs. Acme is finally here, and it’s a delight.
What We've Been Doing
Coyote vs. Acme
Dispatch
For All Mankind

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 29, 2026.
YouTube
Taskmaster, season 22 (Sep. 3)
Netflix
Four Hands, Two Sonatas, season 1 (Aug. 29)
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Aug. 30)
Jared Freid: The Family Plan (Sept. 1)
Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly (Sep. 1)
Lovesick, season 1 (Sep. 2)
Turning Point: Generation 9/11 (Sep. 2)
The Gentlemen, season 2 (Sep. 3)
Earle Meets World, season 1 (Sep. 4)
Teenage Wasteland (Sept. 4)
Disney+
LEGO Star Wars: The Mandalorian (Sep. 2)
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Sep. 2)
Chad Powers, season 2 (Sep. 3)
Paramount+
The Varnell Hill Show, season 1 (Sep. 1)
Clash of the Thundermans (Sep. 3)
Scary Movie (Sep. 3)
Prime Video
The Runner (Sep. 2)
Apple TV
Mayday (Sep. 4)
Acorn TV
The Assassin, season 1 (Aug. 31)
Tubi
Arena Access with Mariah Rose (Sep. 3)
Hallmark+
Much About Love (Aug. 29)

This week, everyone wants the Paramount-Warner Bros. saga to end, but few agree on what the outcome should be.
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Show Notes
If Paramount Leaves California, It Might Cut Costs but Wouldn’t Save on State Taxes
Paramount Demands $1.8B From AGs For Costs Of Antitrust Suit Over WBD Merger
Decision On Paramount's $1.88B Merger Bond Now Close To Ticking Fee Start Date
Top Democrat Seeks David Ellison Interview Over Paramount-WBD Merger
David Ellison Says Paramount Has Offered ‘Concessions and Commitments’ on Warner Bros. Merger, Urges AGs to Reach Settlement
Parties Lay Out Key Dates For Pending Paramount-WBD Antitrust Trial
DGA & IATSE Urge Fast Track On Paramount-WBD Legal Standoff
REPORT BACK ON MOTION BY SUPERVISOR LINDSEY P. HORVATH PROTECTING ENTERTAINMENT JOBS: EVALUATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE PURCHASE OF WARNER BROS
L.A. Mayoral Candidate Nithya Raman Says Legality of Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger “Should Be Decided in Court”
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Weighs In on Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, Urges California AG Rob Bonta to Engage in Talks on Antitrust Case: ‘This Is Not About Taking Sides’
FCC Eliminates TV Station Ownership Cap in Win for Nexstar and Other Big Broadcasters
ACLU Demands FCC Release Records About ABC Early License Renewal
ABC and Disney sue FCC, alleging First Amendment violations / 
ABC's Lawsuit Against FCC Gets October Hearing Date
Amazon Leaks Jason Statham's 'Mutiny' Movie On Prime; Buyers Fume
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look - Rockstar Games
‘Warhammer 40,000’ Animated Series in Development at Amazon, Henry Cavill to Produce (EXCLUSIVE)
'The Artful Dodger' Renewed For Final Season At Hulu & Disney+
'Deli Boys' Canceled After Two Seasons At Hulu
'Sons of Anarchy' Cast Reunites for FX Limited Series 'Legends'
Amanda Waller Series, Wonder Woman Prequel ‘Paradise Lost’ No Longer in Active Development at DC Studios
DC’s ‘People v. Gorilla Grodd’ Mockumentary Series Set at HBO Max, Skyler Gisondo and Jimmy Tatro to Star
'Stuart Fails To Save The Universe' Renewed For Season 2 By HBO Max
‘Heckler’: David Fincher’s ‘Squid Game’ Spinoff No Longer Moving Forward At Netflix, Familiar DP Joins ‘Cliff Booth’ Reshoots [Exclusive]
Netflix Developing New York Yankees Drama Series From Jason Bateman, MLB and Josh Wakely
Connie Nielsen & Stana Katic Join Wyatt Russell-Led Monsterverse Series For Apple TV
Louisa Krause Joins Dakota Fanning In Apple TV's Alex Cary Thriller
What We've Been Doing
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Cyberpunk 2077 replay
For All Mankind
Fallout
Halo: Campaign Evolved
Companion

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 22, 2026.
YouTube
Jet Lag: The Game - Japanorama (Aug. 26)
Netflix
Stamptown (Aug. 25)
Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young (Aug. 25)
The Airport Chaplain, season 1 (Aug. 26)
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames (Aug. 27)
Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look (Aug. 27)
Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black, season 3 (Aug. 27)
All the Truth in My Lies, season 1 (Aug. 28)
Mousetrap, season 1 (Aug. 28)
The Secret Woman (Aug. 28)
The Whisper Man (Aug. 28)
Disney+
9/11 Reunited (Aug. 22)
Big City Greens, season 5 (Aug. 22)
The Simpsons: Yellow Mirror (Aug. 26)
HBO Max
The Producer, season 1 (Aug. 28)
Peacock
The Undeclared War, season 2 (Aug. 27)
Prime Video
The Last Sunrise (Aug. 26)
Apple TV
Dark Matter, season 2 (Aug. 28)
Acorn TV
Blue Murder Hotel, season 1 (Aug. 24)
Hallmark+
Love Finds You (Aug. 23)

This week, Disney pulls out all the stops at the D23 conference.
Nielsen Ratings
Show Notes
‘Tangled’ Sets March 2028 Release Date as First Footage Debuts at D23
‘X-Men’ Movie Casts Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Prof. X, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister and Maya Boyd as Storm
'Incredibles 3' Drops First Look Concept Art Ahead of Summer 2028 Release Date
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Footage: Ryan Gosling Races Through the Galaxy With Young Sidekick
‘Coco 2’ First Look: Miguel Becomes a Teenager in Pixar Sequel Set for November 2029
‘Frozen 3’ First Details: Anna and Kristoff Get Married, Olaf Gets a Girlfriend and a New Villain Emerges
‘Kingdom Hearts’ Anime Series Based on Video Game Set for Disney+ and Disney Channel
Jon Favreau’s ‘Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’ Miniseries Sets February Release Date on Disney+
First ‘New Simpsons Movie’ Footage Features Baseball Shenanigans
Kingdom Hearts 4 Gets New Trailer, Late 2027 Release Window, and a Disney+ Anime Series
'Zootopia 3' In Works At Disney; Ke Huy Quan & Ginnifer Goodwin Reprising Roles – D23
David Ellison Told Top Execs Paramount Will Exit California If AG Refuses To Negotiate On WBD Deal: Rob Bonta Responds
'Clueless' Series Among Latest California TV Tax Credit Recipients
David Ellison Is Promising Theater Owners Contractual Guarantees for Paramount-Warner Bros. 30-Film Annual Slate. But What if Moviegoers Don’t Care?
Paramount-WBD Merger: David Ellison Complains About Cost Of States' Antitrust Suit
Oracle Has Drawn Plans for Another Round of Job Cuts This Month - Business Insider
Rob Bonta Op-Ed: David Ellison Running WBD Disinformation & Side Deals
What we know so far about Lakers’ surprising sale to Joshua Kushner, Bob Iger - The Athletic
What We've Been Doing
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
Ted Lasso

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of August 15, 2026.
Netflix
To the Max (Aug. 14)
Kelsey Cook: Happy Hour (Aug. 18)
On the Road, season 1 (Aug. 18)
Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (Aug. 19)
Here the Whole Time (Aug. 19)
Love Is Blind UK, season 3 (Aug. 19)
Blood Sacrifice (Aug. 20)
Outer Banks, season 4 (Aug. 20)
S & X, season 1 (Aug. 20)
Facing El Chapo (Aug. 21)
Disney+
Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration (Aug. 16)
Disney Worldbuilders (Aug. 20)
Lion (Aug 20)
LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem (Aug. 21)
HBO Max
Lanterns, season 1 (Aug. 16)
Conan O’Brien Must Go, season 3 (Aug. 20)
Paramount+
Average Joe, season 2 (Aug. 19)
Prime Video
Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter (Aug. 19)
Back to the 90s (Aug. 21)
Apple TV
The Dynasty: UConn Huskies (Aug. 21)
Stillwater, season 5 (Aug. 21)
Tubi
My Husband’s Sister (Aug. 21)
Hallmark+
Aussie at Heart (Aug. 15)