According to the broadcaster, primetime entertainment programming tallied more than 92B of the networks total minutes watched. TheFBIfranchise alone drew more than 15B minutes viewed with theNCISfranchise right on its heels. Sports generated 77B viewing minutes, while news content aggregated around 57B. NCIS, The Young and The Restless, FBICBS In late night,The Late Show with Stephen Colbertdrew 8.5B viewing minutes. Daytime was responsible for 53B led byThe Price Is RightandThe Young and The Restless....

CountDeepak Chopraamong the medical experts who see enormous promise in psychedelic substances like psilocybin or magic mushrooms. I thinkpsychedelicsmight wake us up, Chopra says in the new documentary short seriesOpen Minds. And if they do, then maybe we can reengineer the world. Deepak Chopra speaks at SXSWHutton Supancic/Getty Images for SXSW That research is not yet there, although a lot of people are engaged in that research. But Chopra detects a sea change in how psychedelics are now being perceived....

I hear there are two other suitors, private equity firmCVC CapitalPartnersand distributorGoDigitalMedia Group. Deadlinereported a month agothat Fremantle also was among the bidders. The process has been described by sources as not being very robust. Its current stage would fit into the time frame Hasbro CEO Chris Cocksprovided in February. We expect to have an update in the second quarter, he said at the time. Hasbro previouslysold eOnes music businessto private equity firm Blackstone in 2021 for $385 million....

He gave no reason for the delay, but said that such occurrences are not unusual. And it still might be, but not in court today. Dominion disputes Foxs characterization and says its position has not changed. Getty A spokesperson said in a statement, The damages claim remains. As Fox well knows, our damages exceed $1.6 billion. I will make such an announcement tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. in Courtroom 7E. Rupert Murdochs media empire also settled litigation stemming from the British phone hacking scandal a decade ago....

Freeformis kicking off its summer slate with the return of its hit seriesCruel Summerand the final season ofgrown-ish. The second season ofCruel Summerwill debut on June 5 with a special two-episode premiere, the connection announced Monday. Paul Adelstein and Braeden De La Garza will recur. Cruel Summer, Grown-ishFreeform Cruel Summer comes from studio eOne and was created by Bert V. Royal. Elle Triedman serves as showrunner. Executive producers include Triedman, Bill Purple, Tia Napolitano and Iron Ocean Productions Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple....

Id love to read the script? But there is no script. Taylor likes to write for the people that he knows are going to play the role. Mirren suggested a meeting with Sheridan so they could get to know each other. They did, and it was a great evening, she said. The Irish thing is something I added personally, Mirren added. I really just wanted to honor our community as best as I could....

The report, released on Monday, was last published in 2021. But that doesnt necessarily indicate thatdiversityis increasing on screen overall. Indigenous representation remains remarkably low, according to Luminate. Wednesday; Everything, Everywhere, All At Once; Bridgerton; BrosNetflix; A24; Netflix; Universal Pictures In film, only 1.7% of main title cast identifying as Indigenous. The report states that Asian representation in film and series has increased in 2022. However, only 1.8% of all movies released in 2022 centered on Asian stories....

The last time ITV hit a billion streams, in 2022, it took seven months. March represented ITVXs best streaming month, with 282 million streams, up 100 million year-on-year. ITX offers dramas such asThe Twelve,Without SinandA Spy Among Friends. MGM+ From its archive content, early 2000sdramaFootballers Wivesis the top performing show, withOne Tree Hillthe top U.S. boxset. Love Island andUnforgottenare also singled out as drivers. She will begin her new role at theWheeler DealersandFreds Last Resortmaker....

John Olivergreeted theLast Week Tonightviewers by taking a swing at business daddyWarner Bros. Discoveryafter announcing the rebranding ofHBOMaxto Max. Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Discovery announced their newstreamingservice that would merge content from streaming serviceHBO Maxand Discovery+. John Oliver on rebranding HBO Max to MaxHBO The name of the new streamer wouldsimply be known as Max. We know we can satisfy any craving because we have the brands that people love....

Elaborating in an interview with Deadline, the exec said the campaign has two primary stages. Number one is to tease What is this thing? I havent heard of this before. A rendering of a sign on LA’s Sunset Boulevard promoting Max, the rebranded Warner Bros Discovery streaming service.Courtesy of Warner Bros Discovery So its just to venture to get peoples attention, he said. That is, to build a bit more of an emotional connection to the brand....

But theres at least one bright spot it the nonfiction firmament National Geographic Documentary Films. Kristine and Doug met each other in middle age and fell madly, madly in love. The story were going tell with Chai and Jimmy is set in two timelines, Bernstein explained. Courteney Monroe and Carolyn BernsteinCourtesy/Stewart Volland Its both the gripping, extraordinary, incredible story of finding and then kind of excavating the Endurance today. Bernstein noted, Theres nutritional value to every story we tell you....

EXCLUSIVE:Keeping current with shows inParamount Globals portfolio is getting a bit easier, as the companys freestreamingoutletPluto TVis beginning to offer full previous seasons before their new seasons premiere on Paramount+. The initiative starts Thursday withMike Judges Beavis & Butt-Head, with shows likeRuPauls Drag Race All Stars,iCarly,Queen of the Universe, Joe PickettandStar Trek: Strange New Worldsfollowing over the next few weeks and months. For 30 days, the full prior season of the series will be available during primetime programming on the service, on the Paramount+ Picks channel....

AMC Networks Content Room is expanding its slate of originals, including a Season 2 forRhea Seehorns seriesCoopers BaratIFC. The Content Room, created in 2020, has produced a number of branded properties tied to AMC shows. Another of its ventures wasBottomless Brunch at Colmans, featuring Colman Domingo ofFear the Walking Dead. Cooper’s BarFilm Select said Kim Granito, head of marketing for AMC Networks. It will premiere across all AMC Networks digital, streaming and linear platforms in the fourth quarter of 2023....