‘Stranger Things’ Finale Episode Tops Netflix Weekly Streaming With 31.3 Million Views Through Jan. 4
As expected, last week’s finale episode the fifth and last season of “Stranger Things” gave Netflix its most views ever on a New Year’s Day with 31.5 million global views. The season also officially ranks No. 9 on the all-time English-language TV show chart with 105.7 million total views. Season 4 currently holds the No. … Continue reading “‘Stranger Things’ Finale Episode Tops Netflix Weekly Streaming With 31.3 Million Views Through Jan. 4”
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Streamers came to play football during the extended Christmas week as exclusive live-streams accounted for almost 50% of the most-watched weekly TV shows through Dec. 28. Prime Video’s last NFL “Thursday Night Football” live-stream on Christmas evening coupled with Netflix’s exclusive distribution of two day games generated a record 68.5 million combined viewers, according to …
Armed with an accepted $82.7 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming assets, Netflix is headed to CES 2026, Jan. 6-9, in Las Vegas as an exhibitor with a focus on hospitality and potential announcements in emerging tech like gaming and metaverses, according to trade show organizers. While the company isn’t highlighting a …
Fox News Media’s subscription streaming service, Fox Nation, Jan. 5 will premiere “Toxic,” hosted by celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels, which explores America’s alleged food and health crisis. The series aims to take how the rates of chronic disease, obesity and metabolic dysfunction continue to rise in the United States — much of it linked …
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Roku and Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Jan. 1 announced the launch of “Live From Roku City Celebrates ‘Wicked: For Good,’” an exclusive all-new musical dance performance of the movie’s “Wonderful,” choreographed by Christopher Scott, and a rendition of “For Good” performed by the MUSCYA kids choir. The project is overseen by Brian Tannenbaum, head of …
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Lionsgate has quietly reinstated a mask policy for employees at its Santa Monica, Calif.-based headquarters following a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles. The mandate, first reported by Deadline, …
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