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Jacie Hoyt Signs Extension With Oklahoma State Through 2030-31
Oklahoma State has extended Jacie Hoyt through the 2030-31 season after 84 wins and three NCAA Tournament appearances in four years. With the nation’s No. 1 transfer class arriving, OSU is betting on Hoyt to take the Cowgirls another step forward nationally.
Lindsay Lohan officially reunites with “Mean Girls” director for new movie
Lohan will make the new project with her “Mean Girls” and “Freaky Friday” filmmaker, Mark Waters.
Local eighth graders bring girl power to science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Several Mid-Valley eighth-graders shared their experience at a collegiate science camp with local members of the American Association for University Women who helped fund the trip, on September 19.
Taylor Swift premieres music video for ‘Patient Zero’ at the VMAs
Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell star in this track off the encore edition of Swift’s 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
São Paulo beat Sfera in their Paulista girls' U13 opener
This Sunday (27), the Under-13 Women’s Team beat Sfera 1-0 at SESI Rio Claro, in Rio Claro, São Paulo, in the opening round of the Paulista Women’s U-13 Championship. Gaby Carleto scored for Tric...
“SNL”’s Ashley Padilla debuts ‘totally normal’ take on Trump aide Natalie Harp in cold open
“She’s like the girl from ‘Obsession,’ but blonde,” James Austin Johnson as Trump quips.
Drew Greene: Credit to the girls
Leeds United Women made it three wins from three to top Group T of the FA WNL Cup with a 4-1 victory over Bradford City Women away from home.Grabbing her side’s third of the afternoon was attacker D...
High school flag football: Friday and Saturday scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school girls' flag football scores for games played on Friday and Saturday.
PCOC (CO-OP) Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. CASLV
On 9/26, the Pacifica Christian/OC varsity volleyball team won their neutral tournament match against Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas (Henderson, NV) by a score of 2-1.
‘Clueless’ star Elisa Donovan was ‘devastated’ to lose ‘Showgirls’ role to Elizabeth Berkley after making it to final talks
Elisa Donovan of ‘Clueless’ thought she was going to play another iconic ‘90s part. She was ‘devastated’ when she didn’t get it.
Alexander Zverev’s Girlfriend Celebrates Major Milestone at Laver Cup
Barely a week after his US Open triumph, World No. 2 Alexander Zverev is in London leading Team Europe at the Laver Cup. The post Alexander Zverev’s Girlfriend Celebrates Major Milestone at Laver Cup appeared first on HEAVY.
Suspect in UPMC doctor’s stabbing death has criminal, mental health history in Florida
The man charged with fatally stabbing a UPMC doctor and critically injuring his wife during an attack in their Edgewood home had a documented history of mental health problems in Florida, where records show he attacked police and his girlfriend and ranted about vampires, aliens and a pharaoh. Elijah Hemingway,
Science Hill boys, D-B girls win region titles
The Science Hill boys and Dobyns-Bennett girls took home the Region 1-AA championships from The Golf Club of Bristol.
D-B girls, Science Hill boys win region titles
The Dobyns-Bennett girls and Science Hill boys took home the Region 1-AA championships from The Golf Club of Bristol.
Taylor Swift references wedding to Travis Kelce in new song ‘Cleveland!’: ‘The love of my life!’
The Grammy-winning singer will always be a lover girl at heart.
Taylor Swift releases 4 new songs for 'Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.' What do critics say?
Swift's songwriting has been called "captivating" and "shockingly tender," though one critic dismissed the new tracks as "derivative and flat."
What to know about Taylor Swift’s new music
Taylor Swift has released “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.” It's an extended version of her 2025 album with four new tracks. Those include the single “Patient Zero” as
Taylor Swift releases 4 new songs, including 'Patient Zero'
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggott)
Politely, Taylor Swift Could Have Skipped the Encore
Taylor Swift just released "The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore." Here, a lifelong fan dives into why the pop star could have skipped the curtain call.
Girls flag football goes varsity in Kansas
Nearly 50 Kansas high schools are competing for the state's first girls flag football title this fall.
Are girls more social from birth?
Madeleine Finlay sits down with her co-host and Guardian science editor, Ian Sample, to discuss three science stories from the week, including a study that offers a clue in the age-old debate about whether sex differences are present from birth or a product of socialisation. Also on the agenda is the super El Niño, which is predicted to lead to 450,000 deaths in the next six months, and an answer to why the UK’s meningitis outbreak earlier this year was so big.
Taylor Swift releases 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' with 4 new songs after Swifties try to decode her mysterious zeros
Our favorite pop star has dropped new music, including the single "Patient Zero."
High school flag football: Wednesday and Thursday scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school girls' flag football scores for Wednesday and Thursday.
Taylor Swift 'The Life of a Showgirl Encore' New Tracks Review
A look at the four new tracks added to the "encore" edition of Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl.'
Cowgirl Softball beat the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma 6-0 Tye Gensler has the details
#cowgirlsoftball #okstate #okstatesoftball #oklahomastateuninversity #softball #sportsnews #sportsmedia #studentmedia
Meyer and Bar lead Sandwich girls soccer past Monomoy
Recapping Thursday's Cape Cod and Islands high school sports action.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Charlotte nonprofit works to close mental health gap for Hispanic girls, women
September is Suicide Prevention Month and also marks Hispanic Heritage Month.
Taylor and Tay Lautner welcome a new baby girl with a familiar name
On Wednesday, Taylor Lautner and his wife Tay Lautner (née Dome) announced the arrival of their first child, a baby girl with a familiar name, in a shared Instagram post.
Teen mental health problems rise, with sharper increase among girls than boys
In the first survey period (2007–2008), around 10% of girls were above the threshold for clinically significant mental health problems. In the second survey period (2024–2025), the corresponding figure ...
Taylor Swift announces 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' will be released on Friday
The pop superstar will release an expanded version of her blockbuster 2025 album with four new songs.
Taylor Swift announces 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' with 4 new songs after Swifties try to decode her mysterious zeros
Swifties, it's happening: Our favorite pop star is releasing new music.
Taylor Swift reveals new 'Life of a Showgirl The Encore' album
Taylor Swift is extending the life of "The Life of a Showgirl."
GGCL shakeup highlights latest girls volleyball power rankings
See which teams are moving up or down in the latest Greater Cincinnati girls volleyball power rankings.
The mental health of high school students continues to improve from the lows of the COVID-19 pandemic
But teen girls continue to struggle more with persistent sadness, hopelessness and suicidality than young men, new CDC data shows.
What CDC's new teen health survey shows, and what it skips
Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? Missing data changes public health policy. Teen suicide risk hit a 10-year low in 2025. CDC asked more than 10,000 high school students over 100 questions in spring 2025. Yesterday, it published a report covering a fraction of them. The report focsed on five areas: diet, physical activity, sleep, digital behaviors, and mental health, reflecting the priorities of the Make America Healthy Again movement. There was good news. Fewer teens seriously considered suicide in 2025 than in any survey year since 2015: 14%, down from 20% in 2023. Sadness fell. Underlying Conditions is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Sports participation, which dipped to 49% in 2021, is back to its 2015 level of 58%. Daily PE fell from 27% to 20% in two years, while fewer students eat breakfast daily than a decade ago. Guns, sexual violence, and self-harm. The questionnaire is public, and it goes well beyond those five areas. Students answered questions about sexual violence, self-harm, and whether they got help when they felt sad or anxious. They said how quickly they could get a loaded gun. They reported whether food ran out at home and whether they felt close to people at school. There were questions about sexual identity, including whether they were transgender. The report did not publish any of the answers students gave to those questions. CDC posts the raw survey data online, so anyone can see what the report left out. The report doesn’t cover the health of sexual minority students. Among students who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual, questioning, or another non-straight identity, persistent sadness fell from 66% to 57% between 2023 and 2025. Serious thoughts of suicide fell from 41% to 30%. Those drops were bigger than the ones among straight students, although the gap remains wide: 28% of straight students reported persistent sadness, about half the rate of LGBQ+ students. About 1 in 7 girls reported sexual violence in the past year. One in 6 students hurt themselves on purpose. Among students who needed help for sadness or anxiety, half rarely or never got it. And among students who had seriously considered suicide, 43% said they could get a loaded gun without an adult’s permission. One protective factor rose sharply. In 2023, 55% of students said they felt close to people at their school; in 2025, 63% did. CDC’s earlier research ties that kind of connection to better mental health. Where are the 2025 data on transgender teens? In 2023, CDC's national survey asked high school students, for the first time, whether they were transgender. Their answers are the only nationally representative data on transgender teens, and their mental health is by far the worst of any demographic. That year, 71% of transgender students reported persistent sadness, 54% seriously considered suicide, and 26% attempted it, compared with 38%, 18%, and 8% of cisgender students. But we don’t have 2025 data. The timing matters because students took the survey in spring 2025, as federal policy toward transgender youth shifted. On January 28th, an executive order directed agencies to end federal support for gender-affirming care for people under 19, and several hospitals paused that care within days. In February, the CDC said it would no longer process transgender identity data. Later in 2025, the Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors, and HHS ended the 988 Lifeline’s dedicated line for LGBTQ+ youth. Researchers disagree about how much state policy shapes trans teens’ mental health. A 2024 Trevor Project study estimated that anti-trans laws increased suicide attempts among trans and nonbinary youth. Critics dispute its methods and its estimates. The 2025 survey could have added national evidence to that fight. CDC collected the data but hasn’t publicly released it. Missing data changes public health policy. Surveillance works as a feedback loop. It can show officials whether their policies help or hurt. The CDC didn’t provide data on the students most exposed to transgender policy shifts. The report kept measures that frame health as personal choice, like fruit, breakfast, and sports. It left out measures that track policy, like gun access, mental healthcare, food at home, and school climate, all of which respond to what legislators and agencies decide. HHS did not respond to questions that I sent on September 21st.
Another Injustice 3 leak reveals two characters in the rumoured DC fighting game - one that's expected and one that's a big surprise
Two new characters from the unannounced DC fighting game Injustice 3 have been revealed in a new leak.
‘Diary of a Black Girl’: the politics of code-switching
As a Black girl growing up in a predominantly white space, it is common to hear phrases such as “Why
Injustice 3 Leak Reveals Two Fighters That Might Be In The Sequel
Supergirl is a predictable inclusion in the yet-to-be-confirmed game's roster, but the other name is intriguing...
Girls organise science research programme to grow interest in STEM among S’pore female students
SINGAPORE – From finding out about the effects of food-waste antioxidants on repeatedly heated hawker-centre cooking oil, to observing the routine of otters in Singapore, 66 girls put their research s...
Tove Lo talks new album 'Estrus,' motherhood and giving advice
Before making her newest album, "Estrus," Swedish singer-songwriter Tove Lo felt pressure to make it profound. But after returning to a small village in Sweden, she was instead reminded of who she is at her core: "the same f— messy girl."
The Bat Girls - College of Arts and Sciences
A Carolina research team is partnering with the military to track endangered bats and locate their roost sites.
New TV shows to watch this week: Tune in to 'Youth' on HBO, stream 'Slow Horses' on Apple TV and revisit 'Gilmore Girls' on Hulu
"Slow Horses" is back, "A Different World" gets a reboot and Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson team up in "Brothers."
Baby girls’ greater interest in faces offers clue to nature v nurture debate
Study finds overall differences between groups of newborns by sex that are likely to be determined by biology
Gaza health officials say 4 killed in Israeli strikes, including child
Four people, including a 10-year-old girl, were killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to local health officials. The attack also claimed the life of a government official’s son.
Drake Brings Back Goth Girl to Give Him an Emo Makeover in 'FOMO' Segment
Pinkchyu was the "Goth Baddie" who was crowned the winner of Drake's "20 v 1" dating show in August.
A Girlhood Museum: Look into ‘Warm, Cozy and Whimsy’ Bedroom
A giant beanbag chair sits in the corner of Emily Arjune’s bedroom, positioned just at the perfect angle to face her television. Nearby, a furry red Spider-Man lamp casts a warm glow over a collection of artwork, greenery, completed puzzles and knickknacks. The room is more than a place to sleep between classes at the …
XCEPTIONAL ATHLETES: FINLEY & HARPER VAN LANNEN
KIMBERLY, Wis. (WFRV) – This week Local 5 Sports recognizes not just one, but two Xceptional Athletes, who hail from Kimberly High School. Finley and Harper Van Lannen are twins, and seniors on the Papermakers girl’s volleyball team. The Van Lannen’s are a volleyball family, and the sisters have the sports in their blood. Their […]
Carole King Wrote 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow' at 18 and It Became the First No. 1 Song by Any Girl Group;...
The Shirelles almost said no.
High school flag football: Friday and Saturday scores
CIF City Section and Southern Section high school girls' flag football scores for Friday and Saturday.
‘2 Broke Girls' Star Posts Hilarious Message 15 Years After Hit CBS Show Debuted
15 years later, Kat Dennings looks back on '2 Broke Girls' with a hilarious message.
Review: Rebel Wilson's 'Girl Group' is one of the worst movies ever made
Jennifer Coolidge, Nicole Scherzinger, Shaznay Lewis, and Jamie-Lee O'Donnell co-star.
Good Sports: League giving girls a chance at flag football in the Valley
There are some new top dogs in the Central Valley as more young girls get the opportunity to showcase their skills on the field.
Science Hill boys, Tenn. High girls win 1-AA golf titles
The Science Hill boys made themselves at home to capture the District 1-AA golf championship.
Science Hill boys, Tenn. High girls win 1-AA golf titles
The Science Hill boys made themselves at home to capture the District 1-AA golf championship.
Lysol Maker Plans New Science and Innovation Center in Nutley
A new research complex is coming to Essex County as the company behind Lysol and Mucinex expands its New Jersey operations.
High school flag football: Wednesday and Thursday scores
Results from CIF City and Southern Section high school girls' flag football games played on Wednesday and Thursday.
'It's just not a pleasant crowd later': Manassas officials, business owners grapple with future of 'First Friday'
Manassas leaders are grappling this week with the future of widely-attended outdoor events in the wake of a “First Friday” festival shooting that left a 16-year-old girl dead.
Highlights from the “Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force GX” Famitsu Interview
Anime Characters and Cute Girls. In 3D. At 60 fps.
Sharon Stone shades “Euphoria” costar Sydney Sweeney for her lingerie line
“I tried to get Sydney Sweeney’s character to stop being a cam girl,” the “Casino” star said. “As you can see from Sydney’s new lingerie line, it didn’t take.”
Visiting Linz - time to get back on track?
Two series to end in Women's BundesligaIt's time for matchday seven in the ADMIRAL Women's Bundesliga! Our girls faces a challenge this Saturday at 14:00 CEST against LASK, a team sitting next to them...
'Crew Girl' cements Miku Martineau as Netflix's next YA star. She's ready for the ship wars.
"Crew Girl" star Miku Martineau on leading Netflix's hit TV drama, taking sides on Teagan's love triangle and navigating her breakout moment.
Lena Dunham welcomes her first baby via surrogacy
(CNN) — Actress and writer Lena Dunham and her husband Luis Felber have welcomed a baby daughter via surrogate.Writing in an op-ed published by Vogue on Wednesday, Dunham, 40, who is best known as the creator of hit TV series “Girls,” revealed that the couple’s first child had arrived 13 days late, before describing the moment of her birth.“I was so focused on our surrogate — in awe at her concentration, her period of quiet followed by what sounded like a roar — I forgot to look down until I heard our baby’s cry,” she wrote.“I saw her face, gasping just as she did. Her eyes, wide and unfocused, taking in the light and shadow, blinking rapidly.”Dunham said she was “bashful and dizzy with joy.”In 2018, Dunham revealed that she’d had a hysterectomy in an attempt to end the pain caused by endometriosis.Endometriosis is a common and often painful condition that happens when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus itself. It’s estimated to affect more than 11% of women between the ages of 15 and 44 across the United States.The surgery removed her cervix and uterus, meaning that she was unable to conceive naturally.On meeting her surrogate, Dunham wrote in the Vogue piece: “While I’ve been known to make friends quickly — airport terminals, veterinary offices — this was the quickest leap from first coffee to gynecological procedure I’d ever done.”Dunham said in the months before the embryo transfer date, as she “got to know our surrogate and to trust her,” she thought she would feel “jealousy” towards her, but she did not.“Instead, I felt a different kind of jealousy — toward said baby, for the chance to be tucked into someone who radiated such safety. I could just tell she knew how to steer an SUV in the snow,” Dunham added.The pregnancy came after “12 years circling the fertility drain,” Dunham wrote, and revealed how she dealt with the nerves of the intervening months.“Powerless and unable to feel the physical changes that signal a growing fetus, I horrified friends and family who adhere to the Jewish superstition prohibiting anticipatory purchases, and I started shopping,” said Dunham, before recounting her journey into the world of baby fashion.“I was looking for garments that allowed her personality to develop and express itself rather than announcing an identity she didn’t yet have,” she said.“She would be a person that we helped to dress, who made an impression on the world based on our choices, until she was old enough to do it herself.”The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2026 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.THE-CNN-WIRE (TM) & © 2026 CABLE NEWS NETWORK, INC., A TIME WARNER COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Cape Cod High School Volleyball Player of the Week Vote
Vote for the Cape Cod and Islands high school girls volleyball player of the week from our list of top performers.
THN Girls Soccer wins first Golden Soccer Ball since 2023
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Terre Haute North Girls Soccer defeated Terre Haute South, 5-0 on Wednesday night. Aubrey Scherle and Siah Chew each tallied two goals for the Patriots. Amaya Phillips scored as well in the victory.
Area Events & Entertainment Community Calendar
Sept. 16 - Team Trivia Night at Les & Jim’s at 6 p.m. Sept. 17 - Veterans Coffee & Conversation at the Eagles Club - begins at 10 a.m. Sept. 17 - Karaoke at Hy-Da Way at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 17 …
As a doctor, I know the damage I-638 would do to girls’ sports
It’s important to note that this poorly written initiative exempts boys from this new requirement. | Opinion
Girls flag football is the fastest-growing high school sport
Participation has surged more than 550% in the past four years
Watauga High School introduces new all-girls flag football team
Watauga High School has a new all-girls flag football team.
'Fast Break Philly' serves up a space for girls to enjoy sports
At "Fast Break Philly," Philadelphia girls can find a safe space to enjoy sports at a common skill level.
'Fast Break Philly' serves up a space for girls to enjoy sports
At "Fast Break Philly," Philadelphia girls can find a safe space to enjoy sports at a common skill level.
'Fast Break Philly' serves up a space for girls to enjoy sports
At "Fast Break Philly," Philadelphia girls can find a safe space to enjoy sports at a common skill level.
'Fast Break Philly' serves up a space for girls to enjoy sports
At "Fast Break Philly," Philadelphia girls can find a safe space to enjoy sports at a common skill level.
Coroner's report notes prior mental health issues of Utah mom in Las Vegas deaths
One of the coroner's reports on the deaths of a Utah girl and her mother at a Las Vegas hotel in February notes the mom's prior mental health issues.
Will Netflix’s Latest Horror Film Save Its Summer? And Introducing a New Data Source...
(Welcome to my weekly streaming ratings report, the single best guide to what’s popular in streaming TV and what isn’t. I’m the Entertainment Strategy Guy, a former streaming executive who now analyzes business strategy in the entertainment industry. If you were forwarded this email, please subscribe to get these insights each week.) All month, I’ve been polling you, my readers, on how we think the summer’s biggest blockbusters will do when they eventually land on streaming, and I wanted to share the results. First up, how readers think The Odyssey will perform when it comes to Peacock... People are pretty bullish that The Odyssey will smash it for Peacock. I don’t know that it will have as much rewatchability as Wicked did for kids, but we’ll see. It is now Universal’s highest-grossing film of all time. One note: almost half of Christopher Nolan’s films weren’t available for streaming the week The Odyssey came to theaters, including some of his biggest films like Inception, Dunkirk, Tenet, Oppenheimer and Insomnia. If you did want to watch the others, Prime Video had Memento and The Dark Knight trilogy, HBO Max only had The Dark Knight trilogy (even though Warner Bros. produced most of Nolan’s films), Hulu had The Prestige and Interstellar, and Paramount+ had Interstellar. So you needed at least two streaming subscriptions to catch the rest. Warner Bros. whiffed right here. I know they have long term licensing deals, but they should have tried to get as many Nolan films on HBO Max for launch as possible. Here are the results for Spider-Man: Brand New Day: The audience is a bit more mixed on this one, with everyone agreeing Spider-Man will swing to a big opening, but not necessarily elite or best all time. On to this week’s issue. Netflix continues searching for a hit straight-to-streaming summer film and Lioness and Ted Lasso allow me to look at the difference between a “hit” and a ‘hit for them”. All that, plus new YA/teen melodramas on Prime Video and Netflix, the House of the Dragon finale, USA Network claims a big opening, more big NFL ratings, all the flops, bombs and misses, and a whole lot more. But we start with a fun new data announcement. Let’s dive right in! (Reminder: The streaming ratings report focuses on the U.S. market and compiles data from Nielsen’s weekly top ten viewership ranks, Luminate’s Top Ten Data, JustWatch and Reelgood interest data, Samba TV household viewership, company datecdotes, Netflix hours viewed data, Google Trends, and IMDb to determine the most popular content. While most data points are current, Nielsen’s data covers the weeks of August 3rd to August 9th, 2026. You can find a link to my terminology here.) Subscribe A New Data Source: Reelgood’s Data on Content Libraries Here’s a fun new treat for you. Reelgood—an online service and app that lets users track where shows or films are streaming—is providing data every month for the Streaming Ratings Report on the size of each streamer’s catalogue, along with the new shows and films for each streamer. Yay! Previously, I had pulled “new shows on streamers premiering on the first of the month”: While I liked that data cut, it was a big wonky since it didn’t show all of the new shows or movies that came to a streamer each month. Instead, I would have preferred something like this from Reelgood’s annual report: And now we have it! I’m going to feature Reelgood’s data monthly, showing both total catalogue size and new shows and films appearing on the charts. That’s going to make these two cool new charts. First, here’s the size of various streamers’ film catalogues… (By the way, Reelgood offered to make the charts for me, but I like doing that task by hand to understand the data better.) They also provided data back to last year. Here’s the number of films timeline: And here are the new films on each streamer for the month prior to Aug: As I get used to this data, I plan to keep tinkering with how I display it, but I’m excited to feature it monthly. Today, I’m sharing the film charts; next issue, I’m going to feature TV shows by streamer. Now, in full disclosure, Reelgood is a sponsor of this little-newsletter-that-could. But in my constant quest to figure out what streamer various shows and films are on, I was already a Reelgood user before this sponsorship. I go to their website all the time, and their data is very accurate on where shows are (or have been). Plus, I’ve been sharing their weekly top ten lists for years now, pre-sponsorship. For me, this is a great win-win, since I get to amplify a service I love, and I get a cool new data source to play with. Now, normally folks don’t usually mention their sponsors directly, but as I wrote before, as I start featuring ads in my newsletter, I plan to be extremely open about who is sponsoring my writing so you can trust what I write. Television - Two Big Returning Shows Look Set to Take Over The Charts One key question when it comes to judging streaming shows is whether a show is a “hit” or a “hit for them”. To be clear, the former means a show that’s one of the top shows on streaming, no questions asked. The latter means a show is one of the biggest, for a given streamer. That distinction makes a big difference! It’s really good to be one of the biggest shows on a streamer; it’s much better to be the biggest on streaming, despite the size of a streamer. Because, as we’ve seen now, nearly every streamer—while lacking the number of subscribers or usage of Netflix—can make hit TV shows: Paramount released Landman, whose first and second seasons were among the top two TV shows the year they came out. HBO Max’s The Pitt’s second season is the biggest show of the year so far. Love Island USA was the top show in 2025 for Peacock. And, crucially for today’s discussion: Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy back in 2023, Ted Lasso was actually the top streaming show of the year according to Nielsen! So even Apple TV (formerly +) can make hit shows. It just doesn’t make them that often. And looking at the Nielsen charts this week, we have two prime candidates for this discussion: That’s right: Ted Lasso returned to Apple TV for its fourth season. Did it return in all its expected glory? Sure, though right now it’s still just a “hit for Apple TV”, but we’ll see how long it lasts on the charts. Its ten episodes are coming out weekly. (Smart choice, Apple!) Ted Lasso started out strong, actually making the Nielsen charts the week before new episodes dropped, which is a rare feat. (Shows like Stranger Things or Bridgerton have pulled that off. That’s terrific company to join!) On Nielsen, it opened to 14.4 million hours in its first week, and 16.6 million the week of 10-Aug. Here’s how that compares to previous seasons: Apple put out that this is their biggest TV launch through two days ever, and looking at the chart and Apple TV’s viewership history, I’d believe it. Here’s Apple’s top shows for season two and beyond: Other data tells a (mostly) similar story. Ted Lasso made Samba TV and it has elite IMDb scores, an insane 8.7 on 465K reviews. The only outlier is Luminate, where the latest season only had 7.4 million hours, and no other seasons made the top ten. As you’ll see below, that’s well below some other solid, but not spectacular shows like Sterling Point, Ride or Die or Furious. I’d be surprised if Ted Lasso isn’t bigger than those other shows, but it’s fine for different data sources to occasionally disagree. And while it’s sucky to bring this up, given that Warner Bros. produced this show, I do wonder how the streaming wars may have been different if Ted Lasso landed on HBO Max initially instead of Apple. I don’t think one show can make or break a streamer, but given HBO’s brand, it could have helped bring people to that streamer much earlier in its lifespan. (Though yeah, I don’t love calling out executives for passing on hit shows, since that’s just the nature of the job. Even the absolute best execs will pass on lots of successful shows. The key is not greenlighting the under-performers/misses.) The other show I’m thinking about in the “hit or hit for them” category is Lioness from Paramount+. Like Ted Lasso, its first season missed the charts, but it’s grown its audience since then. Here’s how season three opened: We’re just getting started with this issue, but the rest is for paid subscribers of the Entertainment Strategy Guy, so if you’d like to find out… How Lioness did on streaming... Two new melodramas for Netflix and Prime Video... Whether Netflix’s latest horror film saved its summer... Hulu’s Furious and Prime Video’s Ride or Die continuing their strong runs... The latest high profile showrunner to flop on streaming... All the flops, bombs and misses... And a whole lot more... ...please subscribe! We can only keep doing this great work with your support. Next week, we’ve got a double issue—since the week of 17-Aug had very few notable new shows or films—so I’ll look at HBO’s Lanterns, Prime Video’s Reacher, Netflix’s Tires, Outer Banks (which posted up huge numbers four years ago), an Aussie romance, and another baseball event (that didn’t resonate). And a bunch of movies like the latest dramedy from an Adam Sandler daughter, Don’t Say Good Luck, Camp Rock 3 on Disney Channel and Disney+, Michael on Starz, and more. Later this month, we’ve got a ton of shows and films to analyze! Movies will be the big story, featuring a box office bomb (Supergirl on HBO Max) and an “underperformer” (The Mandalorian and Grogu on Disney+) contending with a bunch of star-studded straight-to-streaming films like Netflix’s The Whisper Man (Adam Scott, Michelle Monaghan and De Niro!), Mayday on Apple TV+ (Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh!), The Runner (Gal Gadot) and The Last Sunrise (Eva Longoria and Maia Reficco) on Prime Video. Plus, a ton of TV shows have sophomore seasons coming out. Will The Gentleman put up big numbers on Netflix or suffer from a sophomore slump? Leanne and Beauty in Black on Netflix seem small, but they both might be bigger than you think. Hulu has a bunch of shows: a new season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (the first after all the controversy last year) and the second season of Chad Powers (from Peyton Manning’s production company and starring Glen Powell). This one flopped last year; can it score a touchdown this year? Same goes for FX’s Adults, which I didn’t track last year; will it hit this year? Peacock’s The Office spinoff, The Paper and Apple TV’s Dark Matter also return for second seasons. And Netflix has more Untold specials featuring Vince Young, Raygun (that horrible breakdancer) and Mr. T. Long term, Paramount+ is rebooting yet another franchise, Clueless, and I’m somewhat bullish on this new show. The talent attached (Alicia Silverstone) and creative Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage (of The O.C. and Gossip Girl) also feel solid...if they make it funny like the original.
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