Amazon Expands NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ Content on Prime Video, Twitch

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAttention all shoppers! ABC’s reboot of the classic grocery store game show Supermarket Sweep debuted Sunday night, overtaking all non-sports fare.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe new “Supermarket Sweep” managed to weave its way through the competitive aisles of Sunday night to emerge with a decent debut rating.Hosted by former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones, the reboot led the night for ABC with a 1.0 rating among adults 18-49, drawing a total of 4.8 million total viewers. For comparison, that’s roughly on par with the average rating that “Dancing With the Stars” is putting up so far this season.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIssa Rae made her Saturday Night Live hosting debut and reflected on her success within the past four years. Upon her entrance the Insecure and The Photograph star said it was an honor to walk and perform on the same stage as the comedy legends that came before her, including Tina Fey and Amy Poehler.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorOpen Road’s Liam Neeson action movie The Honest Thief posted a notable first night during the pandemic of $225K in previews.Neeson’s action movies outside of Taken typically see largely double that or more than triple that in a healthy marketplace, i.e. last year’s Cold Pursuit posted $540K on its Thursday preview, The Commuter did $700K, and Run All Night grossed $455K on its first night, however, we need to keep in mind that the No.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAmazon, for the first time, will expand its NFL streaming game-plan to the league’s postseason.The ecommerce giant has acquired rights to the NFL’s Jan. 10 wildcard playoff game, one of two added by the league for the 2020 season, an NFL rep confirmed.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterIf you were in Los Angeles on Sunday night there was plenty of reason to celebrate as the Lakers beat the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals to win the franchise’s 17th championship. The game on ABC delivered a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic while 5.60 million viewers watched the Lakers’ 106-93 victory in the bubble in Orlando.The game matched a demo high in early Nielsen Live+Same Day ratings for the series and was even with Game 5.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorA Thursday Night Football game that saw the Chicago Bears and Tom Brady’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers go down to the wire helped Fox to the top spot in Thursday’s primetime ratings, with the game scoring a 2.9 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 10.07 viewers.The Bears’ victory did see the broadcast well off from CBS’ Monday one-off New England-Kansas City game in broadcast primetime (3.6, 12.7 million) in early Nielsen Live+Same Day data, but last night’s

Will Thorne Staff WriterNBC premiered its quarantine comedy “Connecting” on Thursday night, however, the show failed to connect with a big audience, at least as far as Live+Same Day ratings are concerned.Only 1.6 million viewers tuned in to watch the premiere on NBC, and the network is likely hoping its 0.3 rating will get a healthy boost via delayed and digital. An episode of “Late Night With Seth Meyers” followed with a 0.2 rating and 1.4 million viewers.

Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey Bieber wear their masks while leaving the popular restaurant Craig’s on Thursday night (October 8) in West Hollywood, Calif.

Amazon Prime Video has enlisted Lindsey Vonn, and her adorable pup Lucy, to host the streamer’s upcoming competition show, “The Pack”.

Will Thorne Staff WriterGame 3 of the NBA finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Miami Heat went head-to-head with “Sunday Night Football,” with neither coming out better off.The NBA game averaged a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 and just over 4 million total viewers for ABC, that represents a slight dip from Game 2. Jimmy Butler fired the Heat to a much-needed and surprising win, meaning the series will go for at least two more games.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterNBC’s Sunday Night Football and ABC’s coverage of the NBA Finals dominated primetime programming Sunday, though both SNF and the Miami Heat’s victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 dipped from their most recently outings as they likely split sports fans’ allegiances.On NBC, its Football Night In America pregame show paved the way for the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers, which drew a 3.5 rating in the adults 18-49

Sacha Baron Cohen’s sequel to the 2006 hit comedy Borat will premiere on Amazon Prime Video.

Rebecca Rubin News Editor, OnlineSacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” sequel will premiere on Amazon Prime Video, Variety has confirmed.It’s unclear when the film will be released on the streaming service, though sources say it will debut before the presidential election in November.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to the sequel of the 2006 film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. The film, which stars Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role once again, was the first movie made during the COVID-19 shutdown, shot surreptitiously as quickly as coronavirus shooting restrictions were eased, and unions were in agreement on a return to shooting.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAmazon Prime Video subscribers will find “Sylvie’s Love” under their trees this year.The Tessa Thompson romance has landed a Dec.

Amazon has started to announce the new films and shows you can expect to see on Prime Video UK in October.With Halloween looming on 31 October, the service is premiering not just one brand new scary movie from horror hit factory Blumhouse, but FOUR.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIt was a good win for the Green Bay Packers, but maybe even a bigger win for Sunday Night Football last night – at least compared to last week.As well as breaking news from the New York Times of the reality of Donald Trump’s taxes and finances, Green Bay’s match up with the New Orleans Saints faced the determining game of the NBA Eastern Conference finals on ESPN on Sunday.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorIn a crucial moment for any TV network that wants to stay in the business of broadcasting NFL football games, ESPN this evening is calling in some big guns.Before kickoff on tonight’s “Monday Night Football,” the sports-media giant will feature an opening segment designed with help from colleagues at Disney sibling Marvel. The montage looks similar to the opening of one of the studio’s super-hero blockbusters.