#116 – 90s Comfort Food: Freaks, Geeks, and Monsters of the Week

Stay warm this winter with some classic TV comfort food, as we swap episodes from two of our favorite shows from the 90s: Freaks and Geeks and The X-Files. But first! We close out 2025 with a year-end Renewed or Canceled?! spectacular. The fates of 50 shows and showrunners hang in the balance! ——— 🔀 Show Swap: Freaks and Geeks 📺 Episodes Watched: S1E02 (“Beers and Weirs”), S1E14 (“Dead Dogs and Gym Teachers”)* 📆 Originally Premiered: Sept. 25, 1999 on NBC 🍂 Seasons: 1 🧭 Where to Stream: Paramount+, Amazon Prime Video 🤩 Starring: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daley, James Franco, Samm Levine, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Martin Starr, Busy Philipps, Becky Ann Baker, and Joe Flaherty. 🤩 Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Paul Feig 📝 Written By: Judd Apatow, and others *S1E14 may appear in a different order as NBC aired the final episodes out of order, skipping this one, which later aired on Fox Family. ——— 🔀 Show Swap: The X-Files 📺 Episodes Watched: S1E03 (“Squeeze”), S1E21 (“Tooms”), S7E12 (“X-Cops”) 📆 Originally Premiered: Sept. 10, 1993 on Fox 🍂 Seasons: 11 🧭 Where to Stream: Hulu, Pluto 🤩 Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Chris Carter 📝 Written By: Vince Gilligan (“X-Cops”) ——— 🔗 Links: Robert and Michelle King Renew CBS Studios Overall Deal – Joe Otterson, Variety FX Cancels ‘English Teacher’ After 2 Seasons – Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Officially Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime: “The Story Continues” – Rosy Cordero, Deadline ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 3 Alert: Francesca Sloane Set As Writer, Inks Overall Deal With HBO – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline ‘Overcompensating’ Renewed For Season 2 At Prime Video – Katie Campione, Deadline ‘We Were Liars’ Renewed For Season 2 At Amazon – Peter White, Deadline 'Alien: Earth' Renewed for Season 2, Noah Hawley Inks Overall Deal – Joe Otterson, Variety Hotel Costiera Canceled, Won't Get A Season 2 At Amazon With Jesse Williams – Dave Nemetz, TV Line ‘Pushing Daisies’ Season 3 In The Works, Says Creator Bryan Fuller – Armando Tinoco, Deadline Jimmy Kimmel Extends Late-Night Deal With Disney For One Year – Brian Steinberg, Variety Task Is Renewed For Season 2 At HBO With Mark Ruffalo – Dave Nemetz, TV Line Glen Powell's 'Chad Powers' Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu – Angelique Jackson,Joe Otterson, Variety ‘Deal Or No Deal Island’ Canceled At NBC – Peter White, Deadline Mike Fleming Jr: Peacock Folds On ‘Poker Face’ Season 3; Rian Johnson Wants 2-Season Deal With Peter Dinklage As Lie Detector Sleuth Charlie Cale – Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline Rian Johnson Admits ‘Poker Face’ Re-Casting Idea With Peter Dinklage Is “A Wild Swing” – Glenn Garner, Deadline Las Culturistas Culture Awards Set Bravo Return In 2026 With Bowen Yang & Matt Rogers As Hosts – Armando Tinoco, Deadline ‘Nobody Wants This’ Renewed For Season 3 By Netflix – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline Woody Harrelson Says There’s “Not a Chance” He’ll Do Another Season of ‘True Detective’ – Katherine Schaffstall, The Hollywood Reporter 'Ridiculousness' Canceled at MTV After 46 Seasons – Ethan Shanfeld, Variety Adults Is Renewed For Season 2 At FX And Hulu – Dave Nemetz, TV Line ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Renewed at Hulu, Moves to London for Season 6 – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter 'Doctor Who' Leaving Disney Plus - Where To Watch Season 3 – Kimberly Roots, TV Line Bravo’s ‘Next Gen NYC’ Returning for Season 2 – McKinley Franklin, The Hollywood Reporter 'Project Runway' Renewed for Season 22 – Ethan Shanfeld, Variety Prison Break Reboot Ordered To Series At Hulu — Full Cast Revealed – Andy Swift, TV Line ‘The Kitchen’ Canceled At Food Network After More Than 10 Years – Armando Tinoco, Deadline ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ Makes Shock Move From Amazon To Netflix For Season 2; Colin Jost In Talks To Return As Host – Peter White, Deadline X-Men 97 Renewed for Season 3, Season 2 Release Date in Summer 2026 – Jordan Moreau, Variety 'Yellowjackets' to End With Season 4 at Showtime, Paramount+ Premium – Joe Otterson, Variety ‘Countdown’ & ‘Butterfly’ Canceled By Prime Video After One Season – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline 'Great North' Canceled After Five Seasons at Fox – Joe Otterson, Variety ‘Lioness’ Renewed For Season 3 By Paramount+ – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline 'Simpsons' Movie Sequel Sets Summer 2027 Release Date – Rebecca Rubin, Variety ‘Catfish,’ Canceled After 9 Seasons, Was a Relic of MTV’s Viral Reality TV Chapter – Tony Maglio, The Hollywood Reporter ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Season 2 Delayed By Prime Video – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline 'Leanne' Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix — Leanne Morgan Comedy Series – Ryan Schwartz, TV Line 'Motorheads' Cancelled Amazon Season 2, Ryan Phillippe – Dave Nemetz, TV Line 'Dexter: Original Sin' Cancelled Despite Renewal — No Season 2 – Nick Caruso, TV Line HGTV Renewals, 'The Flip Off' 'Love It or List It' 'Home Town' Spinoff – Dave Nemetz, TV Line Dept. Q Renewed for Season 2 at Netflix — Matthew Goode, DCI Carl Morck – Ryan Schwartz, TV Line ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Is Netflix owning Warner Bros. and HBO the worst possible outcome for movies but the least terrible outcome for TV and streaming? Is there any silver lining on this late stage capitalist nightmare? Will we ever be able to just talk about great shows ever again?? We’ll try our best to answer the first two questions, but then the fun part: We’ll talk through all the upcoming shows highlighted in HBO Max’s 2026 sizzle reel (their biggest year yet, they claim!). Then we’ll raise a glass to some of the greatest TV and miniseries of all time as we each draft seven shows from the storied HBO library and compete to see who can come up with the best all-time lineup. ——— 🔗 Links: David Zaslav Could Become a Billionaire With Warner Bros. Sale – Todd Spangler, Variety HBO Max has big 2026 plans. – Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge Netflix Promises Warner Bros TV Will Continue To Sell Shows To Rival Streamers & Networks – Peter White, Deadline The Streaming Wars Are Over – Alan Sepinwall, The Ringer ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

If the price of streaming has you feeling down low, rejoice! Because we’re here to help you get the most bang for your buck as we compare streaming costs from 2022 to today and make our picks for which services you should add, keep, or cancel. Plus a show so good we’re wiling to choke down the latest Disney+ price hike to keep watching: We’ve got the skinny on FX’s The Lowdown. ——— 📺 Review: The Lowdown 🧭 Where to Watch: FX/Hulu 🗓️ Episodes: 8 (Tuesdays at 9 PM ET) 📚 Related Titles: Reservation Dogs 🤩 Starring: Ethan Hawke, Keith David, Tim Blake Nelson, Kyle MacLachlan 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Sterlin Harjo ⚠️ Light Spoiler Warning for first 4 episodes starting at 52:57 ——— 🔗 Links: Jimmy Fallon Wants to Keep Avoiding Politics on ‘The Tonight Show’: “I Just Keep My Head Down” – Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter Jimmy Fallon Is Bringing Wordle To TV With NBC Piloting Game Show; Savannah Guthrie Hosting – Peter White, Deadline ‘The Pitt’ Sees Record Post-Season Audience Growth On HBO Max As Weekly Viewership Triples After Emmys – Katie Campione, Deadline HBO Max to End CNN Livestream – Jennifer Maas, Variety Hulu To Launch As International Tile On Disney+ On October 8, Replacing Star – Jesse Whittock, Deadline Disney raises prices for streaming packages – Laya Neelakandan, CNBC Peacock is raising its prices by $3 – Emma Roth, The Verge The Lowdown review: Sterlin Harjo and Ethan Hawke kill it – Caroline Siede, A.V. Club ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

We’re back for the fall TV season with the perfect cozy comedy that probably flew under your radar when it premiered last month on Netflix: Each episode of Long Story Short jumps back and forth through time to tell the many stories (both big and small) of one hilarious and relatable Jewish American family. We’ll share some favorite jokes and why we can’t get enough of this fresh adult animation from the creator of another modern animated classic, Bojack Horseman. Plus we’re taking inspiration from the show and diving into our own streaming history with updates on news stories spanning the Streamageddon archives (because everything old is new again in streaming): Is the new season of South Park piloting an anti-binge model for Paramount+? Sesame Street finds a new address (or two) after being kicked to the curb by HBO Max. Speaking of HBO: They’re rebranding their cable channels and Chris would like some credit for predicting these names, okay? Remember Netflix House? No? That’s okay, neither did we. RIP Hulu but also LONG LIVE HULU (don’t worry, we’ll explain). Plus the latest Jimmy Fallon project you’ve never heard of, casting news in one the longest-gestating streaming projects we’ve been following, and a peek behind the Marvel curtain with Kumail Nanjiani. Note: This episode was recorded before Disney suspended (and then re-instated) Jimmy Kimmel. ——— 📺 Review: Long Story Short 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix 🗓️ Episodes: 10 (All Episodes Available) 🔄 Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 2 🤩 Starring: Paul Reiser, Lisa Edelstein, Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, Max Greenfield, Nicole Byer, Angelique Cabral 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Raphael Bob-Waksberg (Bojack Horseman) ⚠️ Light Spoiler Warning for first 4 episodes starting at 31:20 ——— 🔗 Links: ‘South Park’ To Continue Skipping Weeks For Stretched-Out Season 27 — & Paramount Is A-OK With That – Dominic Patten, Deadline Classic Sesame Street episodes are coming to YouTube – Jay Peters, The Verge HBO Just Changed the Titles of 6 of Its Linear Channels – Tony Maglio, The Hollywood Reporter Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Password’ Renewed For Season 3 At NBC – Peter White, Deadline Netflix House Opening Dates Revealed for Philadelphia and Dallas Locations – Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter Hulu App to Be Phased Out; 'Fully Integrating' Into Disney+ – Todd Spangler, Variety Hulu To Become International Tile On Disney+, Replacing Star, As Speculation Swirls About U.S. App’s Stand-Alone Future – Jesse Whittock, Dade Hayes, Deadline Kumail Nanjiani Signed for Six ‘Eternals’ Movies: Marvel Is the 'Next 10 Years' – Andrew McGowan, Variety ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

The Primetime Emmy Awards are right around the corner, so let’s get excited about the real winners: The (likely) losers! We’re singing the praises of this year’s unsung heroes with a look at the dark horses and snubs (cast of Andor, anyone?) in this year’s Emmys race. And wouldn’t you know it? One of those dark horses happens to be the second half of our FX-themed summer show swap! Say Nothing is nominated for a writing award and it’s easy to see why: It’s a gripping true-history story of women breaking the glass ceiling of the Irish Republican Army during The Troubles filled with sharp dialogue and plenty of gallows humor (or “humour” if you’re feeling vibe). ——— 📺 Review: Say Nothing 🧭 Where to Watch: Hulu (or Disney+ with the Hulu Bundle) 🗓️ Episodes: 9 (All Episodes Available) 🤩 Starring: Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Maxine Peake, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Joshua Zetumer ⚠️ Light Spoiler Warning for first 4 episodes starting at 36:41 ——— 🔗 Links: 2025 Emmy nominations: Big takeaways, snubs, and surprises – Jen Lennon, A.V. Club Donald Trump Won’t Absolutely Love That He May Have Just Handed an Emmy to Stephen Colbert – Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter Jimmy Kimmel Throws Emmy Support Behind Stephen Colbert: “I’m Voting For Stephen” – Peter White, Deadline Disney Sued for Defamation Over FX Series ‘Say Nothing’ – Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Dianne is back! The Sunny gang is back! We are SO back! Plus we discuss some things that so aren’t back, like: Late night in the wake of Colbert’s surprise cancellation Warner Bros. Discovery and the reign of Max-imum Zaslav And it’s finally the end of the road for the Paramount/Skydance merger ——— 📺 Review: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 🧭 Where to Watch: FX/FXX/Hulu 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 8 (Wednesdays at 9 PM ET) 🍂 Seasons: 17 (162 episodes) ⏳ Where to Stream Past Seasons: Hulu 🤩 Starring: Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, Rob Mac, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Rob Mac, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day ⚠️ Very Light Spoiler Warning for the first 4 episodes of Season 17, but we promise we won’t spoil the big stuff (we also discuss the already-revealed episode titles and descriptions for the remainder of the season if you care about that sort of thing). ——— 🔗 Links: ‘It’s Always Sunny’ Is Only Getting Better With Time – Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone Warner Bros. Discovery’s Post-Split Companies Will Be Warner Bros. and Discovery – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter More Library Cartoon Network Series Come Off HBO Max, Part Of Streamer’s Move Away From Kids Fare – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline 'South Park' Leaving HBO Max After Paramount+ Secures Exclusive Rights – Todd Spangler, Variety Comedy Central sounds pretty happy about South Park riling people up – William Hughes, A.V. Club HBO Max to Host a New Collection of BritBox Shows – Savannah Salazar, Vulture Paramount Global Co-CEO Chris McCarthy to Exit With FCC Skydance Approval – Todd Spangler, Variety Colbert’s ‘Late Show’ Generated $60 Million in Streaming Revenue Since 2021, Less Than Kimmel, Fallon and Meyers | Charts – Christofer Hamilton, Yahoo Writers Guild Calls for Investigation After ‘Late Show’ Cancellation, Citing Bribery Concerns – Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter Byron Allen’s ‘Comics Unleashed’ Gets the Post-Colbert Time Slot on CBS — Again – Tony Maglio, The Hollywood Reporter CBS’ Colbert Axe and Late-Night’s Slow Death – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter Seth Meyers Says He’d Worry About His “Mental Health” If NBC’s ‘Late Night’ Gets Canceled – Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter Will 'The Daily Show' With Jon Stewart Get Cancelled After Colbert? – Ryan Schwartz, TV Line Josh Johnson Joins ‘Daily Show’ Host Rotation (Exclusive) – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter I've Seen Enough, This Should Be the New Permanent Host of 'The Daily Show' — and It's Not Jon Stewart – Shawn Van Horn, Collider ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Can Streamageddon save the American Theater? Probably not (despite our best efforts!), but maybe George Clooney can: His one-night-only live broadcast of Broadway’s Good Night, and Good Luck marked another milestone in streaming’s push into LIVE entertainment (and not just sports, we swear!). Guest host Ian Brodsky lends his theater experience as we review the special live stream that aired on CNN and Max (formerly and soon to be known as HBO Max). Plus: Streaming has finally overtaken TV, but YouTube has finally overtaken everything! The hottest gossip from the WaBroDisco Breakup, a look at Netflix’s growing live empire, and a special musical performance featuring a song from Ian’s new album Friendly Neighborhood Something or Other (out now wherever you get your music!). ——— 📺 Review: Good Night, and Good Luck 🧭 Where to Watch: Currently Nowhere (Aired Live on CNN and Max) 📚 Related Titles: Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) 🤩 Starring: George Clooney, Ilana Glazer ⚠️ Spoiler Warning for a play, based on a 20-year-old movie, based on actual US history, so you’ll be fine, okay? starting at 40:40 ——— 🔗 Links: Netflix-TF1: Landmark Deal Sets Stage For More Partnerships Around The World – Analysis – Jesse Whittock, Max Goldbart, Dade Hayes, Deadline Netflix Strikes Carriage Deal With TF1 in France – Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter Don’t Expect Netflix to Save U.S. Broadcast Networks – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter CNN’s Broadcast of George Clooney’s ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’ Reaches 7.34 Million Viewers Globally – Kayla Cobb, The Wrap Streaming Hits New High, Surpassing Broadcast & Cable TV Viewing In May For First Time, Nielsen Says – Dade Hayes, Deadline The first two Netflix Houses will finally open in late 2025 | The Verge – Andrew Liszewski, The Verge Netflix's Tudum: Lady Gaga, Stranger Things, Squid Game Make for Exhausting Experience – Adam B. Vary, Variety ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

Are you, like so many characters on The White Lotus, staring off despondently in the distance now that you won’t get your weekly fix of Goggins-fueled water cooler chit-chat, unhinged conspiracy theories, and juicy memes (insert your best “Piper, nnnnoooo!” here)? Well, good news! There are actually OTHER shows that you can watch! And some of them might even scratch the same itch. (And just what is that itch? We’ll discuss!) Plus it’s graduation day for Guest Host Ian Brodsky as he takes on America’s favorite challenge: Renewed or Canceled?! We’ll learn the fates of three different NCISes, shows about witches and wizards (but not the ones you’re thinking of), the future plans for Fox’s Animation Domination, and we’ll debate if literally anything can make the 12:30 AM late night comedy time slot work in the age of YouTube clips. ——— 📺 Shows Discussed Poker Face (Peacock) The Righteous Gemstones (HBO/Max) The Residence (Netflix) The Last of Us (HBO/Max) Hacks (Max) Yellowjacket (Paramount+ with Showtime) Movies: Knives Out and/or Glass Onion (Netflix) Plus: White Lotus Season 3 Spoilers! (Starting at 56:11) ——— 🔗 Links: Warner Bros Completes Worldwide Sale Of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ – Andreas Wiseman, Deadline TV Ratings: ‘White Lotus’ Finale Hits Another Series High for HBO – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter What If CBS Re-Aired 'The Daily Show' After Colbert? - LateNighter – Bill Carter, latenighter.com Taylor Tomlinson, Young Hosts Choose Creator Economy Over Late Night – Brian Steinberg, Variety 'After Midnight' Canceled at CBS – Brian Steinberg, Variety CBS Renewed Shows 2025: 'NCIS: Origins,' 'Ghosts' and More – Rebecca Luther, TV Line ‘The Neighborhood’ Renewed By CBS For Eighth & Final Season – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline ‘Neighbours’ Canceled Again, This Time By Amazon – Jesse Whittock, Deadline ‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime – Rosy Cordero, Deadline ‘Will Trent’ Renewed For Season 4 At ABC – Rosy Cordero, Deadline ‘The Rookie’ Renewed For Season 8 At ABC – Peter White, Deadline ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Renewed For Season 22 By ABC With Veteran Cast Poised To Return – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline ‘9-1-1’ Renewed For Season 9 At ABC – Armando Tinoco, Deadline ‘The Bold And The Beautiful’ Renewed For Three Seasons On CBS Through 2027-28 – Erik Pedersen, Deadline ‘MasterChef’ Renewed For Season 15 At Fox – Rosy Cordero, Deadline ‘The Last Of Us’ Renewed For Season 3 At HBO Ahead Of Season 2 Premiere – Katie Campione, Deadline ‘Mayfair Witches’ Renewed For Season 3 By AMC With New Setting & Tom Schnauz As Co-Showrunner Under Overall Deal – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline ‘Happy’s Place’ Renewed For Season 2 By NBC – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline 'Colin From Accounts' Renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+ – Joe Otterson, Variety ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ Renewed at Disney – Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter 'Watson' Renewed for Season 2 at CBS – Joe Otterson, Variety 'Tulsa King' Renewed for Season 3 at Paramount+ – Emily Longeretta, Variety ‘Percy Jackson And The Olympians’ Renewed For Season 3 At Disney+ – Katie Campione, Deadline 'Cruel Intentions' Cancelled at Amazon -- No Season 2 – Vlada Gelman, TV Line 'Conan O'Brien Must Go' Season 3 Renewed at Max; Season 2 First Looks – Michael Schneider, Variety 'SWAT' Cancelled — No Season 9 at CBS – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line 'The Sticky' Cancelled: No Season 2 for Amazon Series – Gabriela Silva, TV Line ‘Common Side Effects’ Renewed For Season 2 At Adult Swim – Denise Petski, Deadline 'Solar Opposites' to End With Season 6 at Hulu – Joe Otterson, Variety Fox Picks Up FOUR Seasons Of ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’, ‘Bob’s Burgers’ & Returning ‘American Dad!’ In Mega Deal With Disney TV Studios – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline The Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad & Bob's Burgers Renewed at Fox – Ryan Schwartz, TV Line ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

“Brother, could you lend me a hand?” (That’s a question we’ll answer in our White Lotus predictions update at the end of the episode! But first…) The breezy new Netflix comedy Running Point doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s a breath of fresh air in a season of tense dramas and cheap thrillers (we’re looking at you, The Night Agent). Guest Host Ian Brodsky has watched the whole season and is here to convince you to spend some time with fun characters who constantly get themselves into (and out of) hilarious jams. Of course, modern Netflix shows also have a reputation for being “background TV” but is that really a bad thing? Chris makes the case for the “tell don’t show” school of screenwriting. But wait! There’s more! Programming news from Peacock, Max, TNT, and TBS (the Turner nets! Remember them?). Plus the strange, sad saga of the new 24/7 Simpsons channel (allegedly) streaming on Disney+. ——— 📺 Review: Running Point 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix 🗓️ Episodes: 10 (All Episodes Available) ✅ Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 2 🤩 Starring: Kate Hudson, Brenda Song, Scott MacArthur, Drew Tarver, Chet Hanks 🧑‍🎨 Created By: Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen ⚠️ Light Spoiler Warning starting at 28:15 ——— 🔗 Links: Running Point Season 2: Plot, Trailer, Premiere Date, Cast of Kate Hudson and Mindy Kaling Basketball Comedy – Jean Bentley and Brookie McIlvaine, Tudum (The Official Netflix Blog) 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Season 5 Premiere to Air on NBC, Peacock – Emily Longeretta, Variety True Detective Night Country to Air on TNT, Hacks on TBS – Jennifer Maas, Variety ‘The Simpsons’ 24-7 Stream of All 35 Seasons Launches on Disney+ – Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter There Is Now a 24/7 ‘Simpsons’ Channel – Matt Singer, ScreenCrush Streaming Ratings: ‘Reacher’ Leads Overall As ‘Running Point’ Makes Notable Bow – Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter ‘The White Lotus’ & ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Hit Viewership Milestones – Lynette Rice, Deadline Leslie Bibb Explains Partner Sam Rockwell’s Surprise ‘White Lotus’ Casting: “It Was Very Last Minute” – Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com

We’re phoning it in this week (in a good way) with guest host Ian Brodsky joining Chris to review the premier-slash-return of John Mulaney’s old-school Hollywood talk show meets… talk radio call-in show? We’ll explain what’s going on with Netflix’s latest foray into weekly live programming: Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney. But first! HBO delivers a belated eulogy for The Franchise… … while Danny McBride delivers a surprise period piece for the Righteous Gemstones season opener (featuring a legitimately surprising guest star). Sportspocalypse returns with exciting news from your Olympics overlords at NBCUniversal. Netflix trounces the competition in the latest Nielsen streaming numbers… … and we discuss our mini-show swap of Netflix spy dramas Black Doves and The Night Agent. BONUS: White Lotus Death Watch Returns! Stick around at the end of the episode for our latest theories (including monkeys… with guns!). ——— 📺 Review: Everybody's Live with John Mulaney 🧭 Where to Watch: Netflix 🗓️ Episodes This Season: 12 (Wednesdays at 10 PM ET) 🍂 Seasons: 2 (including last year’s Everybody’s in L.A.) ⏳ Where to Stream Past Seasons: Netflix ✅ Renewal Status: Renewed for Season 3 🤩 Starring: John Mulaney, Richard Kind, Saymo 🧑‍🎨 Created By: John Mulaney ——— 🔗 Links: HBO Comedy Boss On ‘The Franchise’ Cancellation: “I’m Really Proud Of That Show” – Nellie Andreeva, Deadline How Danny McBride Recruited Bradley Cooper for That ‘Righteous Gemstones’ Season Premiere – Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter Comcast Inks $3B Deal to Keep Olympics Rights Through 2036 – Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter 'Sweet Magnolias' Tops Nielsen Streaming Top 10 'Resident Alien' Debut – Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Line Why YouTube Exited the Original Content Business – Todd Spangler, Variety John Mulaney's Netflix Show Review: 'Everybody's Live' Delights – Alison Herman, Variety John Mulaney is experimenting with late night. It's not quite working – yet – Eric Deggans, NPR Joan Baez Turns Serious On John Mulaney, Decrying “Incompetent Billionaires” Running The Country – Greg Evans, Deadline ——— Subscribe and share at streamageddon.com