TVMoJoe

West coast editor for New York Mag's Vulture. Child of television. YouTube archaeologist.

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It’s been clear since for a while that TV’s evolution from linear to digital was not going smoothly. Since February, @LaneBrown and I have been digging into the story of how it all went awry, why those who make TV are so angry, and what comes next. https://t.co/VCguQwO6n6

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I've been thinking a bit about Dana Walden's comments on Jimmy Kimmel last week. Even though I want to believe Disney will find a way to stay in the Jimmy business if he wants to continue, the reality is, it's hardly guaranteed. Latest BUFFERING @vulture https://t.co/XY8ceCzFKs

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BIG news from the world of streaming ratings: Nielsen is speeding up how quickly it reports SVOD ratings, and has also added in new daily reporting of data. The month-long lag for streaming Nielsen numbers is a thing of the past. My scoop over at @vulture: https://t.co/c48YaIQHc8

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ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING is coming back a few months later this year, but the good news is, we’re getting over a dozen great British acting icons and some cozy holiday vibes. I talked to the EP and have all the exclusive details. First up on @vulture https://t.co/E4qwqVaPYJ

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What’s old is new again. Some scoop on a fun new franchise launching this week:

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If you love watching indie-movie premieres and modern classics for free, Pluto TV is setting an appointment on Fridays: a new double-feature block that feels like a throwback to broadcast. Here are the details. https://t.co/jnJcsM3Yp4

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In today's Buffering NL @TVMoJoe and I unpack David Ellison's wild and dickish "Rich Kid Energy" of late: pledging a combined 30 movies a year from WarnerMount then threatening to pack up Par and bail on Cali if @AGRobBonta refuses a settlement https://t.co/JXrAeIHilc

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Like sands through the hourglass, the producers of @DaysPeacock had to hustle to get John Oliver on #DOOL this summer. I talked to EP Ken Corday about how they made it happen. Plus, an exclusive look at Oliver's character in Salem. Up now on @vulture: https://t.co/wDrlF5hjNt

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In which @__ChrisLee talks to Sony's Tom Rothman about the record-setting success of Spidey's #BrandNewDay. Up now at @vulture
https://t.co/Z3J474MBuA

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I talked to @embassydavies and execs from Sony+ Disney about their plan to keep @Jeopardy thriving in the streaming era. Are there too many spinoffs? How is the mothership doing on Hulu and Peacock? And what's the plan for Jeopardy IRL? Up now at @vulture:
https://t.co/PfXGKbfaPx

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NEW: Thanks to the unlikely combination of LOVE ISLAND and the FIFA World Cup, Peacock had a Barbenheimer moment in June, notching its most-viewed month ever. Powering its surge: Gen Z viewers, who flocked to both events in huge numbers. Up now at @vulture https://t.co/TIVeJoUO0n

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Viewership drops, C-suite shuffles, fewer hits — are things at Netflix as bad as they seem? “This is a group that’s running out of levers,” says one TV exec. Joe Adalian digs into the panic swirling around the streamer. https://t.co/R8tymiILAY

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There's been a ton of chatter in recent weeks about Netflix's supposed engagement issues and its lack of 2026 hits. I talked to several H'wood insiders about the suddenly negative narrative for the latest #Buffering. Up now at @vulture:

https://t.co/E8BeCEEDcg

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"What seems more likely is that Weiss’s loudest critics are correct and that her goal is exactly what Pelley feared: She’s there to murder 60 MINUTES as we’ve known it because some very powerful people want it dead."

My take on the mess at CBS News:

https://t.co/NDbwWxkQx1

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NBC has greenlit FOUR new shows for the 2026-’27— two dramas and two comedies.

DRAMAS: The Rockford Files (starring Angel from ANGEL), Line of Fire (Peter Krause)

COMEDIES: Newlyweds (Tea Leoni, Tim Daly), Nick Miller P.I. (aka Sunset P.I.)

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We’ve known for decades that CNN would be the first sentence of Ted Turner’s obituary. But he did far more than start a news channel: He shaped the whole cable business, and with it, a big chunk of our culture. My appreciation of an icon over at @vulture:

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I talked to @AGomezFCC and former FCC chief counsel @CornRevere about Brendan Carr's ridiculous attempt today to silence ABC and @jimmykimmel. The good news is: Experts think Disney will easily win this fight.

My latest at @vulture:

https://t.co/V19ErudOSS

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First on @vulture: Season two of POP CULTURE @Jeopardy has a premiere date, a new format—and something very different for Netflix: A daily release pattern. New eps will drop Monday-Friday. My report: https://t.co/KMmZyzkhyA

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This broke earlier today in my BUFFERING newsletter, but is now live on @vulture: This weekend's #SNLUK will stream on Peacock much earlier than last week's premiere. Here's why, plus why the first ep didn't go up until 9 p.m. Sunday

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Hurting the comparisons: This year's Oscarcast came after Daylight Saving Time had started; last year's was before. And the World Baseball Classic is massive this year-- it drew over 7M viewers on FS1, sources say.

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As I reported at BlueSky:

ABC hasn't issued an official release yet, but per one studio source, the show drew 17.9M viewers, down from last year's (non-Big Data-measured) 19.69M viewers. It's the lowest since 2022's show, which did 16.6M, but still a very solid number in 2026