Streaming Into the Void

This week, Comcast earnings signal bad news for streaming service Peacock.
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Show Notes
Comcast posts mixed quarter as broadband pressures weigh on business
NBC signs $3B Olympic media rights deal through 2036 Summer Games - ESPN
Baltimore Ravens to Face Green Bay Packers in Peacock Holiday Exclusive
‘Shoresy’ Renewed For Season 6 By Hulu; ‘Letterkenny’ Spinoff Also Gets Season 5 U.S. Release Date
Ryan Hurst tapped to play Kratos in Prime Video’s God of War from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon MGM Studios in association with PlayStation Productions and Tall Ship Productions
Ryan Hurst Cast As Kratos In Prime Video’s 'God of War' / Teresa Palmer Joins Ryan Hurst In Prime Video's 'God Of War' / Mandy Patinkin Cast As Odin In Prime Video’s ‘God Of War’
‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’ Sets Release Date, Amazon Renews Show for Season 2
Phoebe Dynevor-Led Film Moves to Netflix After Losing Its Sony Theatrical Release
‘Adolescence’s Stephen Graham Confirms He And Co-Creator Jack Thorne Are Working On Season 2: “Stay Tuned”
'The Abandons' and 'The Vince Staples Show' Canceled by Netflix
Netflix Eyeing Legendary’s Live-Action ‘Gundam’ Movie Starring Sydney Sweeney & Noah Centineo
The Lincoln Lawyer Renewed for Season 5 - Netflix Tudum
‘Shrinking’ Renewed for Season 4 at Apple TV Ahead of Season 3 Premiere
What We've Been Doing
Max Velocity - Severe Weather Center - YouTube
Ryan Hall, Y'all - YouTube
Wonder Man
The Midnight Ride
Fallout 4 Mods - Nexus Mods
The Royal We
The Reluctant Royal
Royal-Ish

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 31, 2026.
Netflix
Glitter & Gold: Ice Dancing (Feb. 1)
Matori and Kyoken: Men in the Back Alleys, season 1 (Feb. 1)
Soda Master, season 1 (Feb. 1)
Mo Gilligan: In the Moment (Feb. 3)
The Investigation of Lucy Letby (Feb. 4)
Is It Cake? Valentines (Feb. 4)
Cash Queens, season 1 (Feb. 5)
The Lincoln Lawyer, season 4 (Feb. 5)
Samuel (Feb. 5)
Unfamiliar, season 1 (Feb. 5)
Queen of Chess (Feb. 6)
Salvador, season 1 (Feb. 6)
Yoh! Bestie (Feb. 6)
Disney+
Chris Spencer: GOAT Adjacent (Feb. 4)
Jackie Fabulous: You Can Leave (Feb. 4)
The Muppet Show (Feb. 4)
Peacock
Field Generals: The History of the Black Quarterback (Feb. 5)
Prime Video
Relationship Goals (Feb. 4)
Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision (Feb. 6)
MGM+
Vanished, season 1 (Feb. 1)
AMC+
Rise of the 49ers (Feb. 1)
Roku Channel
Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Big Game (Feb. 1)

This week, quarterly earnings, Christmas ratings, subscriber numbers, and viewership data all adds up to a great week for Netflix.
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Show Notes
Netflix Surpassed 325 Million Subscribers at the End of 2025
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s Most Watched Movie (or Show) Ever — and It’s Not Close
Ted Sarandos Warns “Instagram Is Coming” as He Lays Out Competitive Landscape for Netflix
Netflix Ups Ad-Tier Users By 14% But Prime Video Still Dominates – Research
Netflix to Remain Streaming Home for Sony Movies, Studios Expand Deal Worldwide
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Over 93% of Shareholders Have ‘Rejected Paramount’s Inferior Scheme’ in Favor of Netflix Deal
What We've Been Doing
Suika Game Planet
The Bondsman
Hotel Costiera
Fallout
Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 24, 2026.
Netflix
Mike Epps: Delusional (Jan. 27)
Take That (Jan. 27)
Bridgerton, season 4, Part 1 (Jan. 29)
A Letter to My Youth (Jan. 29)
Miracle: The Boys of ‘80 (Jan. 30)
Disney+
Wonder Man, season 1 (Jan. 27)
HBO Max
33 Photos from the Ghetto (Jan. 27)
Paramount+
School Spirits, season 3 (Jan. 28)
Prime Video
The Wrecking Crew (Jan. 28)
Apple TV
Shrinking, season 3 (Jan. 28)
Yo Gabba GabbaLand! Season 2 (Jan. 30)
AMC+
Kingdom (Jan. 24)
Tubi
Terri Joe: Missionary in Miami (Jan. 30)
Hallmark+
Caught by Love (Jan. 24)

This week, Skydance files suit for additional access to Warner Bros. Discovery's books and prepares for a proxy fight.
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Show Notes
David Ellison Takes Warner Bros. to Court as Paramount Launches Proxy Battle Over Netflix Bid
Netflix Considers Shifting Deal For Warner Bros. To All Cash – Report
Ted Sarandos Says Netflix Will Commit To 45-Day Window After WB Acquisition; Doesn’t Want To “Overread” Donald Trump Comments About Merger
Ted Sarandos Says Critics Just Misunderstand Netflix - The New York Times
FanDuel Sports Network makes new offers to MLB teams, hinging on the company being sold - The Athletic
What We've Been Doing
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
The Residence
The Roottrees Are Dead
Fallout

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 17, 2026.
Netflix
Undercover Miss Hong, season 1 (Jan. 17)
Star Search, season 1 (Jan. 20)
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (Jan. 21)
Cosmic Princess Kaguya (Jan. 22)
Finding Her Edge, season 1 (Jan. 22)
Free Bert, season 1 (Jan. 22)
Skyscraper Live (Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. ET)
The Big Fake (Jan. 23)
Disney+
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (Jan. 19)
The Beauty, season 1 (Jan. 21)
HBO Max
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, season 1 (Jan. 18)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Jan. 22)
Real Time with Bill Maher, season 24 (Jan. 23)
Paramount+
Handsome Devil: The Charming Killer (Jan. 20)
Canada Shore, season 1 (Jan. 22)
Prime Video
Judy Justice, season 4 (Jan. 19)
Steal, season 1 (Jan. 21)
MGM+
The Hillside Strangler (Jan. 18)
Apple TV
Drops of God, season 2 (Jan. 21)
Acorn TV
Hidden Assets, season 3 (Jan. 19)
Tubi
Twin (Jan. 23)
Hallmark+
Love on the Amazon (Jan. 17)

This week, Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Skydance's buyout offer. Again. And regional sports networks are on the brink of collapse. Again.
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Show Notes
‘Stranger Things’ Surprise Final Episode Doesn’t Exist: Here’s Why Fans Thought ‘Conformity Gate’ Was Real
Warner Bros Discovery tells investors to reject ‘inadequate’ $108bn Paramount bid
CNBC Exclusive: Transcript: Warner Bros. Discovery Board Chair Samuel Di Piazza Jr. Speaks with CNBC’s David Faber on “Squawk Box” Today
Warner Bros. Rejects Latest Paramount Bid, Favoring Netflix - Bloomberg
Paramount Reaffirms $30 A Share Cash Offer For Warner Bros. Discovery
Some of Warner Bros' biggest investors are split on Paramount offer | Reuters
Main Street-DAZN deal reportedly dead, Fubo rumored as new bidder as NBA, NHL prepare for mid-season shutdown
All nine MLB teams cancel their contracts with FanDuel Sports Network - The Athletic
‘The Pitt’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max
The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball Renewed for Two More Seasons
‘The Lowdown’ Scores Season 2 Renewal at FX
‘Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender’ Will Skip Theaters and Debut on Paramount+ Alongside New ‘Seven Havens’ Series (Exclusive)
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Paramount+
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Ending: Five Questions About Season 5 and the Future of the Sheridan-Verse
Netflix's Stephen King TV Adaptation Based On NYT Bestselling Fantasy Novel Canceled With An Apology From Duffer Bros
Is 'Emily in Paris' Coming Back? Season 6 Renewal News, Premiere Date Explained - Netflix Tudum
‘Black Mirror’ Renewed For Season 8 At Netflix
Netflix Orders ‘I Suck At Girls’ Comedy Series From Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker & Bill Lawrence
What We've Been Doing
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Fallout

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 10, 2026.
Netflix
The Boyfriend, season 2 (Jan. 13)
The Queen of Flow, season 3 (Jan. 14)
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, season 1 (Jan. 15)
Love Through a Prism, season 1 (Jan. 15)
To Love, to Lose, season 1 (Jan. 15)
The Upshaws, part 7 (Jan. 15)
Can This Love Be Translated? (Jan. 16)
No Tail to Tell, season 1 (Jan. 16)
The Rip (Jan. 16)
Disney+
Tell Me Lies, season 3 (Jan. 13)
Pole to Pole with Will Smith (Jan. 14)
Agent P, Under C (Jan. 16)
HBO Max
Industry, season 4 (Jan. 11)
Paramount+
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, season 1 (Jan. 15)
Peacock
PONIES, season 1 (Jan. 15)
Prime Video
The Night Manager, season 2 (Jan. 11)
Apple TV
Hijack, season 2 (Jan. 14)
AMC+
Gangs of London, season 3 (Jan. 15)
TNA iMPACT! (Jan. 15)
Tubi
How to Lose a Popularity Contest (Jan. 16)
Starz
The Nowhere Man, season 1 (Jan. 16)
Hallmark+
A Melbourne Match (Jan. 10)

This week, we look forward to what's coming in entertainment in 2026.
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Show Notes
Last Year's List
Kim
Animal Crossing 3.0 New Horizons
A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl)
Project Hail Mary
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
Send Help
Witchbrook
The Tapestry of Fate
The Scarlet Ball
Fabulous Bodies
Raul
The 2026 Olympic Olympics
Community: The Movie on Peacock (carried over)
Neuromancer on Apple TV (carried over)
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Avengers: Doomsday
Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Spider-Noir on MGM+
Blade Runner 2099
Supergirl
Jumanji 4
The Devil Wears Prada 2
David
Wonder Man
Resident Evil Requiem
Best Medicine
For All Mankind
The Bear
Scrubs
Daredevil Born Again
Hoppers
Hexed
Toy Story 5
Moana
Euphoria
DTF St. Louis
Ponies
Super Troopers 3
Ready or Not 2
Tim
The Muppet Show
Coyote vs. ACME
Tropico 7
Ted Lasso
Slay the Spire 2 (carry over)
‘Stranger Things’ Finale Delivers $25M+ To Movie Theaters After New Year’s Play, More Than 60% Of That From AMC – Box Office Update
What We've Been Doing
King Sorrow by Joe Hill
Stranger Things
BALL X PIT

Highlights of what's new in streaming for the week of January 3, 2026.
Netflix
Pokemon Horizons, season 3 (Jan. 6)
Marcello Hernández: American Boy (Jan. 7)
Unlocked: A Jail Experiment, season 2 (Jan. 7)
His & Hers (Jan. 8)
Love Is Blind Germany, season 2 (Jan. 8)
Alpha Males, season 4 (Jan. 9)
People We Meet On Vacation (Jan. 9)
Disney+
A Thousand Blows, season 2 (Jan. 9)
HBO Max
The Pitt, season 2 (Jan. 8)
Paramount+
Girl Taken, season 1 (Jan. 8)
Coldwater, season 1 (Jan. 9)
Peacock
The Traitors US, season 4 (Jan. 8)
Prime Video
Beast Games, season 2 (Jan. 7)
Trainer Games, season 1 (Jan. 8)
Apple TV
Tehran, season 3 (Jan. 9)
Acorn TV
My Life Is Murder, season 5 (Jan. 5)
Hallmark+
Lost in Paradise (Jan. 3)