Lucas Manfredi is a TV Business reporter at TheWrap, writing about the programming, executives and trends in the television and streaming industries. Prior to joining the TheWrap in November 2022, he spent four years at Fox Business as a production assistant and a reporter on its digital team. He has a Bachelor of Science in Television-Radio production from Ithaca College and can be reached at lucas.manfredi@thewrap.com.

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‘1923’ Season 2 Becomes Paramount+’s Biggest Original Premiere Episode Ever With 5.4 Million Viewers
The milestone more than doubles viewership for the “Yellowstone” prequel’s Season 1 premiere
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Max Abandons Plan to Charge for Bleacher Report Sports Add-On
The streamer will also remove the offering and CNN Max from its Basic With Ads tier starting March 30
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Fox’s New Streaming Service Is Not Trying to ‘Chase SVOD Dream’ of Netflix and Disney, CFO Says
Steve Tomsic says the offering is aimed at the 50 million households currently outside of the bundle
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NBCU Sets 10-Year Extension for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Rights
The deal also includes the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks show and a new special program still to be announced
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Disney Extends Lead Over YouTube in January With 12% Share of TV Viewing
The boost was driven by the College Football Playoffs, which drove an 84% monthly increase in ESPN viewership, according to Nielsen
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Diego Luna Riles Up the Resistance in ‘Andor’ Season 2 Trailer | Video
“What a swell party this is,” Ben Mendelsohn’s Orson Krennic says in the clip of the Disney+ hit series
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American Music Awards to Return for the First Time Since 2022
The 2025 AMAs ceremony will air live from Las Vegas on CBS and Paramount+ on May 26
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MSG Networks, Optimum Reach New Carriage Deal
The deal ends a programming blackout impacting New York Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and New Jersey Devils fans in the tri-state area
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Seni Tienabeso Promoted to ABC News Live Vice President
The journalist will also lead ABC News’ business, medical and climate units
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Lizzy Caplan Says Joining Robert De Niro in Netflix’s ‘Zero Day’ Was ‘As Close to a No Brainer as You Can Get’
The actress tells TheWrap her character has “minor shades” of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and some former presidents’ daughters
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‘Zero Day’ Ending Explained: Who Is Responsible for the Massive Cyberattack?
Co-creators Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim also address unanswered questions and the possibility of Season 2
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ESPN Weighs Adding User-Generated Content to ‘Flagship’ Streaming Service
An insider tells TheWrap that UGC content would not be included at launch, which is slated for this fall
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‘Stranger Things’ Star Matthew Modine Loved Teasing Fans With Behind-the-Scenes Video: ‘I’m Just a Troll’
The actor behind Dr. Martin Brenner tells TheWrap about possibly returning for the Netflix series’ final season
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Steve Martin Postpones Comedy Shows After Martin Short Tests Positive for COVID Following ‘SNL50’
“Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why?” the “Only Murders in the Building” comedian says
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Robert De Niro Says His TV Debut ‘Zero Day’ Was Like Doing ‘3 Feature Films Back to Back’
Co-creators Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim also tell TheWrap about the Netflix limited series’ real-world parallels and why characters’ party affiliation was left vague “by design”