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Mark Andrews on track to play in Week 5
Ravens TE Mark Andrews not on injury report after three full practices
Rashod Bateman should be available for Week 5
Ravens WR Rashod Bateman not on injury report after full practice
Zay Flowers listed as questionable
Ravens RB Zay Flowers questionable for Week 5 after three limited practices
Cleveland Guardians Announce Starting Pitcher for ALDS Game 5
Forty-eight hours after closing out Game 4, the Cleveland Guardians will hand Gavin Williams the ball to be their starter in Saturday's win or go home Game 5.
Watch: Alperen Sengun posts preseason triple-double against Mavericks
Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun tallied 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in 22 minutes against the Dallas Mavericks.
Lamar Jackson not available for Week 5
Ravens QB Lamar Jackson missed all three practices this week and has been ruled out
Barry Manilow returns to the stage after six-week hiatus following health break
"I'm back!": Barry Manilow returned to the Las Vegas stage after six weeks away, a summer break while he is navigating his lung cancer recovery.
Rams Reacts: Fans ready to rebound with the team
Fans are believing in the Rams again
Tony Pollard not on injury report for Week 5
Titans RB Tony Pollard should see normal workload after full practice
Steelers Star Cites Serious 'Disconnect' With Coaching Staff
Jalen Ramsey's frustration with rigid play-calling signals a growing rift in Pittsburgh, leaving Mike McCarthy scrambling to bridge the gap between veterans and his new defensive scheme.
Earth, Wind & Fire drummer John Paris reaches major health milestone two months after medical emergency
Paris has entered a rehabilitation facility following his August hospitalization, but his family is asking for help as he has
Watch: Hutto vs. Cedar Park football live
Hutto and Cedar Park bring two of Central Texas’ highest-scoring offenses into Friday’s District 24-6A showdown, with both teams unbeaten in district play.
Week 6 Open Thread
Welcome to the open thread, the home for discussion for all non-UW games this weekend. With the Huskies playing on Friday, you can check in any time you like on Saturday, but you can never leave. Saturday Early – There are no ranked vs. ranked games in the early slot, but Indiana at Nebraska could […]
Health Savings Accounts Contributions Increasingly Tied to Employers
IRS data show employer HSA contributions are playing a growing role, with shares and contribution growth varying by income. See what the CRS report says.
Questionable tag for Keenan Allen
Colts WR Keenan Allen questionable despite full practice Friday
Mike Ditka's cause of death unclear after extended health battle
Chicago Bears great Mike Ditka suffered from two heart attacks and a stroke but his official cause of death at age 86 remains unknown.
Kyle Monangai ruled out
The Bears running back is going to miss Week 5 after a big Week 4.
Rico Dowdle listed as questionable for Week 5
Steelers RB Rico Dowdle questionable after three straight limited practices
Training: Getting ready for a return to action
View the best images from training on Friday... Features Liverpool v City: The Premier League returns! A long-awaited return to action following the international break is moving closer.City head to...
Netflix’s Summer of Bummer
(Welcome to the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a newsletter on the entertainment industry and business strategy. I write a weekly Streaming Ratings Report and a bi-weekly strategy column, along with occasional deep dives into other topics, like today’s article. Please subscribe.) Today, I’ve got a guest post from longtime friend of the newsletter, Brandon Katz. I’ve been trying to find time all summer to look at Netflix’s straight-to-streaming film slate, but between a pre-planned trip and Nielsen moving up their streaming data timeline, I’ve been swamped. So I reached out to Brandon, one of my favorite fellow analysts, to write about it. And I feel like he captured the tone and data focus of the newsletter perfectly. You can connect with Brandon on LinkedIn and Twitter. Enjoy! Don’t worry, folks. You’re in safe hands with me. To ease any anxieties about an interloper in ESG’s domain, I’ll start by stealing one of his best framing devices: headlines. Box office flops are covered in the same way the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles eye pizza: with cartoonish insatiability. I would know. I’m a former reporter who wrote nearly identical headlines: Yet, intentionally or not, streaming misses get treated with kids gloves, filtered through a rosy lens: In the last six years, U.S. streaming viewership has become nearly as transparent as the box office, but the data often arrives weeks later, in a number of less intuitive metrics, and with nary an official budget to be found. This plays into the Wall Street-whispering narratives major streamers have been cultivating for years. They get a pass in a way that theatrical studios simply don’t. Subscribe Netflix’s Summer Slate Not a single Netflix original film released between May and August this year opened above 20 million U.S. TV hours, per Nielsen. That benchmark usually serves as the EntStrategyGuy’s floor for a streaming hit on Netflix. None of these films enjoyed a hit-cementing single week of 20-plus million hours during their runs. Netflix’s two best films were true crime docs, Maternal Instinct (16.5 million hours) and The Crash (19.7 million), the best overall week for a film this summer. Great for most other streamers, but not necessarily what we’re used to seeing from Netflix. For an overly-dramatic comparison, Happy Gilmore 2 opened last summer to around 47 million hours (celebrity cameos, baby!). Zooming out, the picture looks even worse. In 2026, Netflix’s five biggest scripted summer films posted the lowest average (28.6 million hours) and median (28.8 million hours) eight-week viewership totals of the past four years. Now, it’s unrealistic and unfair to expect Netflix to deliver a _KPop Demon Hunters-_sized hit every year. But it’s also not ideal to see the size of their hits shrinking over the last few summers. Let’s quickly run through some of the notable summer misses. Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein’s perfectly fine romcom, Office Romance, fell off the charts after 20 million hours in its first two weeks. Top films usually last for four-plus weeks. Starry titles ideally don’t decay that fast either. Homegrown star Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t prevent the snappy Enola Holmes franchise from diminishing returns. At 14.3 million U.S. hours, the third film posted roughly half of what the first two films did in their first two weeks. What’s on Netflix calculated that per-day global views were down nearly 60% from the second movie. The Whisper Man did okay with more than 36 million hours over its first four weeks. But I expected a little more juice from a film featuring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, and Adam Scott. Kevin Hart’s Ladies First collected just 11.2 million hours total across two weeks. That’s a big miss for one of Netflix’s go-to stars. Plopping into the same bucket are Sunny Sandler’s Don’t Say Good Luck (10.3 million in two weeks) and John Cena’s Little Brother (17.5 million). Meanwhile, English-language originals Color Book (June 19), In the Hand of Dante (June 24) and Heartstopper Forever (July 17) never sniffed Nielsen’s Top 10 at all, despite needing only 2 to 5 million hours to land in the top ten most weeks. (By my count, eleven English-language scripted original films released between May and August did chart). It’s only fair to mention that Swapped (1-May) posted nearly 42 million U.S. hours over five weeks (the longest Netflix original run this summer) and is currently their eighth most-watched English-language film ever worldwide. Remarkably Bright Creatures (37 million, 4 weeks) and Voicemails for Isabelle (27 million, 4 weeks) weren’t bombs either. Still, overall, I think it’s fair to say this was a quieter summer season than we’re used to seeing from the market-leader. You might not realize that given the language commonly used in public analysis. The Twist Despite the starkly black-and-white tone of the coverage, here’s the twist: when many box office bombs arrive on streaming, their viewership looks a whole lot like many of Netflix’s supposedly successful summer releases. Hmm, where have we heard that one before? Masters of the Universe topped out at $65 million stateside against a $170 million budget_._ I’ll admit, Skeletor ripping sleeveless curls as a gym bro and bodyslamming Adam’s co-workers was funny. But, much to the chagrin of my bank account, my laughter doesn’t launch franchises. Yet the He-Man reboot opened to 19.6 million hours (from a Wednesday five-day opening instead of just one weekend), on par with Hoppers on Disney+ (19.4 million). It put up nearly 47 million hours over its first six weeks, bigger than all of Netflix’s summer releases. Pretty darn healthy and likely to land among the 25 most-watched movies on streaming this year. Sticking with Amazon, The Sheep Detectives just barely broke even at the box office with $133 million worldwide (and only $66 million domestic). I never expected cloven-hooved, cud-chewing mammals to be able to bring me to tears. Yet that’s exactly how I found myself at the end of this surprisingly affecting movie (#NoShame). It was likely the unexpected quality in a family-friendly film that powered its streaming over-performance. Sheep Detectives delivered a solid run for Prime video netting 26.2 million hours! How about franchise IP? Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu had the lowest opening ($81 million) and lowest-grossing Disney-era live-action Star Wars film ($178 million domestic). One day before release, its Heat score (19.8%)—audiences who list their interest as a 7/7—fell behind blockbusters Wicked (21%), Superman (23%), Fantastic Four: First Steps (23%), Michael (23%), Toy Story 5 (26%) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (27%), according to Greenlight Analytics. The urgent enthusiasm just wasn’t there. On streaming, Mando opened to weeks of 12.1 million, 6.1 million and 2.7 million hours (21 million total) over its first three frames. Not the numbers Lucasfilm was hoping for nor the numbers of a streaming hit. But they’re in the same vicinity as some Netflix summer releases with $345 million at the global box office to offset a smidgen of the pain. Final Thoughts So why oh why does this nuance gap exist? Four key reasons: Data Literacy: A “$100 million opening” just makes sense. After decades of box office reporting, even casual movie fans are well-versed in the benchmarks of hits and home runs. There’s an immediate shorthand. But “16.5 million” hours doesn’t land nearly as cleanly. Despite leaps of progress, the streaming ratings era is still in its infancy compared to theatrical. The EntStrategyGuy and I met thanks to a late 2010s group chat of data nerds hungry to find a shred of certainty in nebulous streaming performance. I’m not surprised to see “No. 1 on Netflix” still getting misconstrued out in the wild. Timing: By Friday morning, we have the box office’s Thursday night previews totaled, allowing us to better project the weekend’s expectations. From there, ticket sales are reported daily. By Sunday, the film’s fate is usually finalized, at least in terms of public perception. In streaming, Nielsen recently improved its delay to…two weeks. The medium isn’t forced to contend with instant gratification as harshly. Financials: Theatrical film budgets are a mere Google away. Profit and loss is calculated in the cold and unforgiving naked light of day for all to see. But finding the vast majority of streaming exclusive movie budgets requires the forensic investigation skills of a Criminal Minds detective. Also, it’s very difficult to calculate how much revenue/value a straight-to-streaming films provides a streamer. This is why there are so few stories about streaming original movies “losing X amount of money”. On top of that, marketing budgets are far greater for theatrical movies than streaming exclusive movies, which leads to earlier and better awareness. This then translates to a wider pool of potential interest. Narrative Control: Netflix is the only major streaming service to publish weekly first-hand viewership data and annual engagement reports. Naturally, some headlines borrow their first-hand framing**.** Other streamers benefit from their comparative lack of transparency. They may occasionally announce vague performance platitudes such as Apple TV’s Mayday becoming its “biggest film debut on the platform to date over its first 18 days,” and that it ranked No. 1 with left-handed viewers in its first weekend. (Fine, I made up that second one). But, for the most part, they keep first-hand viewership shrouded in mystery to avoid bad press. Especially for outlets that demand multiple articles per day from their writers, it’s an easy (and understandable) way for some reporters to hit their daily article quota by just repeating what the streamers have told them. TL:DR version: Streaming-exclusive movies are asked to do different things than theatrical movies, but that doesn’t mean they should escape judgment. Both still need to draw enough eyeballs to justify their cost within the proper performance contexts. The more cleanly we can inject a little nuance into streaming analysis, the better we’ll understand the audience and content trends that drive this industry. And that’s what all of this is really about: knowing what audiences actually want! Brandon Katz is the Director of Insights & Content Strategy at Greenlight Analytics where he focuses on evaluating the ever-fluid media landscape to unearth understanding, opportunity and value. Greenlight Analytics is the entertainment intelligence consulting company redefining how Hollywood finds, understands, and activates audiences. Prior to joining Greenlight Analytics, he served as the senior entertainment industry strategist at Parrot Analytics, and as a full-time entertainment industry reporter covering the Xs and Os of Hollywood, most notably with TheWrap and the Observer.
Michael Pittman Jr. will not play in Week 5
Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. expected to miss first of several games in Week 5
Brock Bowers on track to play in Week 5
Raiders TE Brock Bowers set for normal workload after taking part in practice
Elite Notre Dame WR commit to miss rest of 2026 season with hand injury
Julius Jones Jr. ends his high school career as St. Thomas Aquinas' all-time leader in receiving yards.
Bears QB Caleb Williams returns to practice, questionable for Sunday
Bears starting quarterback returned to practice Friday and is questionable for Sunday's game against the Packers.
Rangers Prospect Earns Recognition After Breakout 2026 Season
Texas Rangers left-hander Dalton Pence delivered one of the Minor Leagues' strongest pitching performances in 2026.
Where to watch Tennessee-Arkansas football: TV, channel, stream, time
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NBA agent Steve McCaskill is returning to the business …
NBA agent Steve McCaskill is returning to the business …
Bears' Ben Johnson gives significant Caleb Williams injury update
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Stanford Scientists Identify Enzyme That May Promote Cartilage Regeneration in Arthritis
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Bears can solidify contender status by landing 17.0 sack veteran
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Packers linebacker calls out Bears, despite Matt LaFleur staying quiet
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Ravens announce bad Lamar Jackson news for Week 5 Falcons matchup
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Terry McLaurin development comes at perfect time for Commanders
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Giants-Commanders matchup: Can the Giants contain QB Jayden Daniels?
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SEC considering restoring archaic transfer policy
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Superbowl-winning player and coach Ditka dies aged 86
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Official: Nico Gonzalez signs new contract with Juventus until 2030
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Mike Ditka's family releases statement after his death
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Hampshire legend Adams leaves after 25 years
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NY Yankees risk rewarding the wrong thing after another October exit
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“We just don’t have much information,” Horford said.
“We just don’t have much information,” Horford said.
Damian Lillard: "I feel great. I think the amount of …
Damian Lillard: "I feel great. I think the amount of …
Cleveland Browns QB ties franchise legend in one area
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