Big Number
50M
The massive YouTube reach of Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson seems to have translated some to Prime Video. The Amazon-owned streamer says some 50 million viewers worldwide have watched Beast Games, a competition series co-created and hosted by Donaldson, in its first 25 days of release. Prime Video says the show is its second largest new series debut of 2024, behind Fallout. Full story.
Snapshot
L.A. Shoot Days
Filming in L.A. is bouncing back, though overall production last year finished at historically low levels. The three-month period from October to December saw gains across most types of production except reality TV, which logged its ninth consecutive quarterly decline compared to previous years, according to the latest report from permitting office FilmLA on Jan. 15. Shooting in L.A. increased roughly 6% versus 2023 in the quarter. Full story.
TOP TRENDING
This week’s most consumed, searched and shared content
SOURCE: PARROT ANALYTICS (JAN 3 – JAN 9, 2025)
This ranking shows the most in-demand series that have debuted in the last 365 days on major platforms with US audiences.
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STREAMING
Top Series
The most-viewed series of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Dec. 16-Dec. 22, most recent week)
Top Movies
The most-viewed films of the week
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NIELSEN STREAMING CONTENT RATINGS (Dec. 16-Dec. 22, most recent week)
BOX OFFICE
Top Movies
The highest-grossing films domestically
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COMSCORE (Jan. 17-20)
Upcoming Releases
Notable movies heading to theaters
Captain Back in February
The Marvel feature, which sees Anthony Mackie as the title character, hits theaters on Feb. 14, 2025.
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BROADCAST
Top TV
The most-viewed primetime network shows
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Washington Commanders vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NBC
26.2M
Viewers
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60 Minutes
CBS
6.1M
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Nielsen (Jan. 6-Jan. 12)
Inside View
The narrative behind the numbers
ABC
1 Episode
6.1M
Viewers
Tim Allen’s Big Return
The series debut of Shifting Gears brought Tim Allen back to ABC — and a sizable audience of viewers. The Jan. 8 premiere’s 6.1 million same-day viewers is the second-largest audience for any ABC program (excluding sports) so far this season, behind only the finale of Dancing With the Stars. Shifting Gears had the third best series premiere of any new network show this season, and it also provided a strong lead-in for Abbott Elementary, which drew a season-high 3.76 million viewers.
DATA SPOTLIGHT
Paramount Hits Nine-Month High in Share of TV Viewing
The combination of the NFL, college football and Yellowstone helped Paramount record its biggest share of TV usage in nine months. Nielsen‘s Media Distributor Gauge for November shows Paramount outlets responsible for 9.3 percent of TV viewing in the United States, the company’s highest mark since February, when CBS aired the Super Bowl. It improved from 8.7 percent in October and moved ahead of NBCUniversal into third place among TV distributors for the month.
SOURCE: Nielsen
NEWS FEED
Box Office: ‘Mufasa,’ ‘One of Them Days’ Maul ‘Wolf Man’ Over Slow MLK Holiday Weekend
Elsewhere, 'Moana 2' has cleared the $1 billion mark in worldwide ticket sales in another win for Disney's animation empire.
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Box Office: ‘Den of Thieves 2’ Opens to Winning $15.5M; ‘Moana 2’ Nears $1B Globally
So far, moviegoing doesn't appear to be dramatically impacted in the greater L.A. area despite the historic fires raging across the region. Elsewhere at the box office, 'Better Man' bombed as it expanded nationwide.
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‘Wicked’ Sings to Record $70M in Premium VOD Sales in 1st Week as It Nears $700M at Global Box Office
The record-smashing musical has been a huge win for Donna Langley and NBCUniversal's film empire, which have proven that a movie can still be a big draw in theaters even if it goes to home entertainment early.
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Disney’s Tony Chambers Exiting as Head of Global Theatrical Distribution, Named President of EMEA
The studio has yet to announce Chamber's replacement as he segues to overseeing Europe, the Middle East and Africa as part of a major restructuring of how Disney operates businesses in the region.
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Golden Globes: ‘Wicked’ Wins Cinematic and Box Office Achievement Honor
It's the second year the award has been bestowed.
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Box Office: ‘Mufasa’ Wins With $23.8M, ‘Sonic 3’ Sits at No. 2 as Franchise Crosses $1B Globally
Elsewhere, Golden Globes best picture contenders including 'Wicked,' 'A Complete Unknown' and 'The Brutalist' make gains on the eve of Sunday's show.
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How F-Bombs and Family Fare Saved the 2024 Box Office
Few could have predicted that PG movies and two foul-mouthed comic book heroes — plus sending titles earlier into homes — would be saviors of 2024.
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