Studios and unions figured out safety protocols to get back in business, with production companies blowing through millions of dollars to sequester and test crew members in their production bubbles.
And still, the Batman himself, Robert Pattinson, tested positive for the novel coronavirus in September, pausing his big DC superhero production in the U.K.
Film and television studios, talent agencies and live-event companies enacted cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, furloughs and pay cuts. One report estimated California lost 284,000 jobs in fashion, entertainment, digital media and arts institutions.
The devastation hammered institutions old and new.
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Movie theaters, which employ about 150,000 in the U.S., shut down and have struggled to stay afloat, even as many reopened to play Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet” and other films that braved the uncertain terrain. The world’s largest exhibitor, AMC Entertainment, has repeatedly gone to the financial marke
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Two prime-time NFL games and the runover of its Sunday afternoon coverage enabled Fox to end NBC’s five-week streak at the top of the network ratings.
Fox averaged 7.28 million viewers for its 18 hours of prime-time programming between Dec. 7 and Sunday for its fourth victory of the 12-week-old 2020-21 television season, according to live-plus-same-day figures released Tuesday by Nielsen. NBC was second, averaging 5.19 million, followed by CBS, which averaged 4.64 million, and ABC, which averaged 3.79 million.
NBC, CBS and ABC all aired 22 hours of prime-time programming.
Fox’s “Thursday Night Football” telecast of the Rams’ 24-3 victory over the New England Patriots averaged 13.636 million viewers, third for the week.
Binge and Repeat: Derry Girls cast takes over holiday baking competition
TinaMarie Craven
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Netflix has three seasons of “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays.”Netflix / Contributed photo
Oh life might be cold and dreary outside, but inside we have the warm glow of the television and the charmingly festive bakes in the third season of “The Great British Baking Show: Holidays.”
Admittedly all of the episodes are charming as former baking contestants pop back to the tent to compete for the glory of being named the holiday star baker by professional chefs Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
What makes the third season more spectacular than the previous two? Well the cast of “Derry Girls” takes over the tent to compete for baking glory in the second episode of season three, and it s an absolute laugh. Some members of the “Derry Girls” cast are a bit more prepared than others as some of them claim to have never made a cake before appearing on the c