Cordkillers 559: Emmy-nent Domain
The Emmys revealed a surprising new streaming power order, Apple looks to take over the F1 circuit, and Murderbot gets a second life. Plus, the most-watched streaming shows aren’t what you’d expect.
Summary
Apple TV+ cleaned up at the Emmy nominations, taking home the top spot with Severance, while Murderbot got renewed just as season one wrapped. Meanwhile, Squid Game once again redefines Netflix dominance—and maybe even ends Queer Eye along the way.
Supply Run
Who’s winning the streaming wars?
The final season of Squid Game outperformed Amazon’s Reacher as Netflix’s dominance drops to 50% of the most-watched shows, down from 80% in 2021. Broadcast classics like NCIS and Grey’s Anatomy continue to dominate the “acquired” category.
Search Party
Murderbot returns for more misanthropy
Apple TV+ renewed Murderbot for a second season right before the season one finale aired.
Office spinoff gets a date
The Paper, set in the world of The Office, premieres September 4 on Peacock with Oscar Nuñez returning.
Wednesday warns of Enid’s doom
Netflix dropped a trailer for Wednesday Season 2, split into two parts airing August 6 and September 3.
The Morning Show returns in fall
Season 4 of The Morning Show begins September 17.
Queer Eye says goodbye
Netflix confirmed Queer Eye will end with its 10th season, now in production.
Squid Game breaks another record
Season 3 helped Squid Game land the top three spots on Netflix’s chart—only the third show to do so.
Bull riding rides onto streaming
Fox Nation launches PBR Friday Night Live starting August 8, featuring weekly team rodeo events.
Buried Treasure
Brian: JAWS, Rick and Morty is friendship, Skeleton Crew
Tom: Downton Abbey
Scanning the Horizon
Emmy nominations crowned Severance, The Studio, and more
Apple’s Severance led the 77th Emmy nominations with 27, followed by The Studio with 23. HBO Max had a record 142 nominations with help from The Last of Us, The Penguin, and The White Lotus.
Apple might grab Formula 1 rights
Following the success of its F1 movie, Apple is in talks to acquire U.S. broadcast rights to Formula 1.
Max is HBO Max again
The “Max” experiment is over—HBO Max is officially the name again.
CNN FASTs forward with Brad Smith
CNN has hired Brad Smith to anchor its domestic FAST channel, CNN Headlines.
Disney+ gets a daily news show
ABC News will debut What You Need To Know, a daily morning show for Disney+ starting July 21.
Superman soars at the box office
Superman pulled in $122 million domestically and $217 million globally on opening weekend.
Chatter
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Josh wants more Brian music intros—only Brian, all the time.
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Rebecca (ScooperNovaGirl) loved Forever and suggests The Quest for Full Experience.
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John Zengerle recommends Life on Mars—one season, strange ending, but good premise.
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Biocow offers Pushing Daisies, Go On, The Class, and Greg the Bunny as pop-in options.
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Sean Finnerty compares Kpop Demon Hunter favorably to Spiderverse—even as someone who’s not into anime or Kpop. High praise.