The latest Nielsen streaming rankings for April 20–26, 2026 paint a troubling picture for Disney franchise content. While Disney+ remains the home of Marvel and Star Wars, rival streaming services dominated nearly every category. Where Disney+ and Hulu did appear on Nielsen’s Top 10 charts, much of that success came from legacy Fox content and the BBC’s Bluey.
Ice-T has had considerably less screen time on this season of NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, which has led to some wild speculation that his pay was cut in favor of co-star Kelli Giddish. Now, Ice-T is addressing the rumors head-on.
On December 17, the Walt Disney Company released its year in review streaming numbers for Disney+ and Hulu. The data was shown in a series of amusing images, but unfortunately a close look at the numbers may be no laughing matter for investors. It reveals a troubling decline in viewership and that new content didn’t find an audience.
For British viewers tuning in on Christmas Day, the annual Channel 4 alternative Christmas address is supposed to be provocative, unexpected, and occasionally irreverent. What it isn’t supposed to be is a recycled slice of American late-night grievance politics delivered by a host whose default setting now appears to be performative outrage — and tears.
Netflix has officially canceled its gay military drama Boots following sustained criticism from Pentagon leadership, culminating in blunt public remarks from press secretary Kingsley Wilson that sharply contrasted the U.S. military’s standards with Netflix’s content priorities.
The Academy Awards are moving to YouTube in 2029. It’s the end of an era, as ABC has broadcast the Oscars since 1976.
The rumored direction of HBO’s upcoming Lanterns series (a part of James Gunn’s DCU) is already igniting controversy after a rumor about its villains, and the show hasn’t even premiered yet.
Anticipation for the final episodes of Netflix’s Stranger Things is reaching a fever pitch. A new trailer for season 5, volume 2, released Monday morning, shows just how high the stakes have risen as the Hawkins gang confronts an apocalyptic threat.
Harbro has managed to do what Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd’s combined might never could—destroy the Power Rangers.
In what some are calling a reflection of the laughable state of U.S. journalism, comedian Jon Stewart will be honored at this year’s Walter Cronkite Awards from USC Annenberg. Other honorees include Rachel Maddow, Scott Pelley, Peter Alexander, and Julio Vaqueiro. Conspicuously absent are conservative or centrist journalists. The Dean of the school is also none other than the wife of Disney CEO Bob Iger.
Stephen Colbert took aim at his own corporate parent this week, joking on The Late Show about Paramount’s eye-popping $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and questioning why CBS would cancel his program if the company supposedly has that kind of money to spend.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has received his first Golden Globes nomination. The wrestler-turned-actor, long known for bombastic action movies, had been looking to pivot into more serious roles for some time. Now, Johnson finds himself sharing the Best Actor category with some of Hollywood’s biggest talents.
President Trump has now placed himself squarely in the center of the escalating battle for Warner Bros., telling business leaders at the White House that any acquisition of the company must include a change in ownership at CNN. His remarks introduce a significant new political variable into the ongoing bidding war between Netflix and Paramount Skydance.