This week for @theankler.com: #StrangerThings did 60M views over five days. A 99-year-old parade did half that in just three hours. Plus the launch of 'Showrunner Sessions' featuring The Diplomat's Debora Cahn! theankler.com/p/why-34-mil...

This week for @theankler.com: A deep dive into the business of holiday programming theankler.com/p/the-ruthle...

Scoop: Netflix considered a weekly drop for the final season of #StrangerThings before moving to a three-part holiday release for one of its signature hits. That and more this week for @theankler.com --> theankler.com/p/turkey-nfl...

For The Ringer, I wrote about the best TV coaching trees, from series that did the best job of finding and nurturing writers and/or directors who would go on to make great shows of their own:

Miss me breaking down the big TV news of the week? Look no further! I'm back with another weekly column launching today at @theankler.com! Check out the first installment of TV in 3 Acts --> theankler.com/p/tv-in-3-ac...

#AllsFair, complete with its $100M price tag, is a fascinating case study in how to cut through in 2025. But is it all worth it? My column for @theankler.com --> theankler.com/p/100-millio...

New on @theankler.com: My scoop-filled Q&A w/ UCP chief Beatrice Springborn, who spills on #MrRobot's Sam Esmail tackling David Cronenberg’s 1983 cult fave 'Videodrome,' the Obamas & Yara Shahidi taking on 'The Trees' & the future of Seth MacFarlane's deal theankler.com/p/beatrice-s...

Inside Warner Bros., the mood is “quiet panic.” @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how staff are bracing for another ownership change, what David Ellison’s bid could mean for jobs, and why “business as usual” doesn’t feel so usual anymore: theankler.com/p/warner-bro...

TODAY AT 11 A.M. PT: Kristen Stewart joins Richard Rushfield on The Rushfield Lunch to chat about her sharp directorial debut 'The Chronology of Water' and her views on the state of the entertainment industry. Add to your calendar: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

Breaking: Netflix has won a big bidding war for a hostage thriller starring Adam Driver and from Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick) and the Emmy-winning director of #Adolescence. More details coming shortly in this week's column for @theankler.com. .

What would Paramount Skydance look like if it swallowed up Warner Bros. Discovery? And could that potential behemoth go head to head with Netflix? @snoodit.bsky.social spoke to insiders about David Ellison's dream merger and the fallout to come theankler.com/p/supermerge...

This week's column for @theankler.com: What a super-charged Paramount would look like if the Ellisons can make a deal for Warner Bros. Discovery — a true rival to Netflix theankler.com/p/supermerge...

This week for @theankler.com: Which brings better value to NBCUni, the NBA or more Dick Wolf procedurals? The answer may surprise you! theankler.com/p/the-battle...

NBC is benching three hours of scripted TV a week for NBA games that cost $2.45 billion a year. @snoodit.bsky.social crunches the numbers on which play makes better business sense: live sports or profitable Dick Wolf dramas theankler.com/p/the-battle...

Sugar is back! New music at sugarcopperblue.com PLUS May 2026 live shows in NYC and London. All the info is here!

Who’s setting the tone for TV now? @snoodit.bsky.social polled agents, execs and insiders to find the 10 showrunners defining TV’s business and culture theankler.com/p/10-showrun...

This week for @theankler.com: Who are the showrunners on top right now, the ones who are churning out hits and defining the marketplace? The influencers right now? I polled *a lot* of industry insiders to get their honest take. theankler.com/p/10-showrun...

This week for @theankler.com: A Day 1 cheat sheet for Netflix-turned-Amazon TV chief Peter Friedlander. Will he kill Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? If so, it'll cost him $20M per season. Read on for much more: theankler.com/p/amazon-tvs...

Jane Fonda is bringing back the Committee for the First Amendment, first formed in the 1940s to confront emerging McCarthyism. This time, 550+ artists have signed on to confront threats to free speech. Fonda joins Richard Rushfield at 1 PM P.T. to discuss the relaunch theankler.com/p/jane-fonda...

Exclusive: Vince Gilligan has re-upped his longtime deal with Sony TV and stresses the need for more indie studios theankler.com/p/vince-gill...

In this emergency pod, host @elainelow.bsky.social is joined by a rotation of our best and brightest to break down the shocking news of Jimmy Kimmel's "indefinite" suspension. @snoodit.bsky.social has a play-by-play on Disney’s decision to pull Kimmel: theankler.com/p/emergency-...

I wrote about the firing of Alan Sepinwall, which is awful. And I tied it into what's happening all over in the media, why it's scary & what we can do to help. I used my words, but it's definitely Hulk Mo dialed up to 11, if that's a thing you would like to experience: www.moryan.com/on-the-firin...

This is, hands down, one of the dumbest media moves I've seen in my career. Alan is easily one of the best in the business at what he does. A kind and smart human who deserves to be treated better than this.

Netflix’s decade-long lock on 130+ of its originals, from House of Cards to Narcos, is ending. @snoodit.bsky.social reports on how Lionsgate, WB, Universal and FASTs like Tubi are circling, and what it means for the future of streaming libraries: theankler.com/p/netflixs-1...

This week for @theankler.com: Former Paramount Network chief Kevin Kay pens an insightful guest column about how he landed #Yellowstone and why the process can now be seen as a reason for media companies to trust development executives over AI. theankler.com/p/one-big-sw...

This week for @theankler.com: Former Paramount Network chief Kevin Kay pens an insightful guest column about how he landed #Yellowstone and why the process can now be seen as a reason for media companies to trust development executives over AI. theankler.com/p/one-big-sw...

With The Summer I Turned Pretty ending and HBO’s Task premiering, CEO Paul Lee is steering Wiip toward animation and global series. He tells @snoodit.bsky.social why K-drama IP is key to the indie studio’s next chapter and predicts streamer consolidation theankler.com/p/he-made-th...

From The Boys to The Last of Us, Sony TV's Katherine Pope has built an indie slate across many platforms. She tells @snoodit.bsky.social about developing risky projects, doubling down on comedy, and luring Eric Kripke, Nick Stoller and Dana Fox into overall deals theankler.com/p/sonys-tv-c...

New via @theankler.com: My wide-ranging interview w/ Katherine Pope about the blessings of being an indie, taking risks and why making more shows like The Pitt can help every facet of the industry. Plus exclusive news about three big Sony TV overall deals. theankler.com/p/sonys-tv-c...

USA Network once brought you White Collar and Burn Notice. Now, with The Rainmaker and Anna Pigeon on their slate, exec Michael Sluchan tells @snoodit.bsky.social what shows they’re hunting for next: theankler.com/p/scoop-usa-...

Can USA Network reinvent itself as an indie? Versant has a plan for it, and it starts Friday with #TheRainmaker theankler.com/p/scoop-usa-...

SCOOP: Starz is developing two major scripted dramas: one rooted in Southern Black culture and an adaptation of John Boyne’s The Heart’s Invisible Furies. Top execs Kathryn Busby and Alison Hoffman tell @snoodit.bsky.social about Starz's post Lionsgate future: theankler.com/p/starzs-new...

Happening shortly! Come join me for TV talk and, only if you insist, baseball!

AMA tonight!

This week for @theankler.com: The story behind the success of Netflix's #KPopDemonHunters as told by its co-writers/co-directors theankler.com/p/kpop-demon...

Around 11:25 pm PT: A tsunami is starting to impact Hawaii. Local officials are briefing the press. CNN, MSNBC and Fox News are either covering other news or in reruns… while BBC News covers the briefing. Cable news: Useless as ever.

Wednesday at 5PM PT, I’m doing a live AMA for The Ladder, @theankler.com’s community for people in their first decade of their entertainment industry careers. To submit your questions and get the Zoom link, apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New on @theankler.com: CBS execs told Colbert's longtime manager in late June that The Late Show would be going away. This and more behind the scenes details on what happened: theankler.com/p/on-vacatio...

RIP Ozzy Osbourne www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0si...

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.

The #1 way to explain America working properly is by saying “comedians can make fun of he President on TV.” A good way to explain fascism is “the President forces companies to fire those comedians as a condition of allowing them to conduct business.”

Well, this just fucking sucks.

SCOOP: Starz is raising cash to buy Lifetime and History unless Hearst gets there first. Roku’s Charlie Collier and Byron Allen might want cable brands, too. @snoodit.bsky.social and @claireatki.bsky.social see the cable companies for sale, and who's bidding www.theankler.com/p/the-grim-b...

This week for @theankler.com: @claireatkinson.bsky.social & I explore what's next for all the cable brands already (or about to be) for sale — which have value, and who are the potential buyers? theankler.com/p/the-grim-b...

This week for @theankler.com: A look at what to expect from Cindy Holland, who, once the Paramount-Skydance deal closes, is expected to run Paramount+ substack.com/home/post/p-...

This week for @theankler.com: A look at what to expect from Cindy Holland, who, once the Paramount-Skydance deal closes, is expected to run Paramount+ substack.com/home/post/p-...

Big scoop from the L-Dawg! [Every day, I remember less of the individual moments from Season 2 that I liked or even loved and I get more and more hung up on how hollow it felt as a seven-episode season following a two-year absence.]

First on @theankler.com: Neil Druckmann, the creative force behind #TheLastOfUs, is leaving the HBO hit theankler.com/p/scoop-the-...

Cable is splitting apart. Budgets slashed. Layoffs everywhere. But there is a path forward. @snoodit.bsky.social reports on the chaos inside Paramount, WBD & NBCU, and where the next jobs are theankler.com/p/panic-fear...