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‘Big Brother’ Ratings Average 5.1 Million Multiplatform Viewers This Summer, Up 8% From Last Year (EXCLUSIVE)

“Big Brother” is ending its Season 28 run with an average multiplatform audience of 5.1 million in live+7 viewers, up 8% from last summer. According to CBS, that’s 46% higher than summer rival “Love Island USA” Season 8 on Peacock (3.5 million). According to the Eye network, viewership of “Big Brother” Season 28 full episodes […]

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‘Big Brother’ Ratings Average 5.1 Million Multiplatform Viewers This Summer, Up 8% From Last Year (EXCLUSIVE)

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‘Nobody Wants This’ Rabbi Consultant Calls Adam Brody ‘Ignorant’ Over Gaza Comments

“Here’s some technical advice: If you know nothing about something, you should say nothing about it," Rabbi Steve Leder says The post ‘Nobody Wants This’ Rabbi Consultant Calls Adam Brody ‘Ignorant’…

  • Rabbi Steve Leder called actor Adam Brody "ignorant" over Gaza comments.
  • Leder criticized Brody's claim that the situation in Gaza is a "genocide."
  • Rabbi Leder urged Brody to remain silent due to his lack of knowledge on the subject.

·thewrap.com

How Much Did the VMAs Help the Streaming Numbers for Madonna, Sienna Spiro & More Performers?

This week's Trending Up looks at some of the bigger bumps for Sunday night's participants, as well as revived hits from Paramore and Quavo & Takeoff.

  • GENER8ION and Yung Lean saw 443% surge in U.S. on-demand streams after VMAs.
  • Sienna Spiro experienced 31% increase in streams for "Great Expectation" post-ceremony.
  • Quavo and Takeoff's "Hotel Lobby" surged 101% in streams due to AI-generated memes.

·billboard.com

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