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The stats are in‚ and classic TV shows like “Seinfeld‚” “Friends‚” and “Suits‚” crushed the new‚ more expensive shows in 2023 that were driven by Hollywood’s desire to focus on diversity‚ equity and inclusion (DEI) rather than storytelling. Audiences love a good story. Thus‚ success in movies and television has always been the result of great storytellers writing great stories — regardless of whether the writers were male or female‚ white or black or any other minority. But according to The Free Press‚ those times appear to be changing. Joseph Del Valle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Streaming Platforms Streaming companies like Amazon‚ Netflix‚ and Disney+ have been shelling out millions of dollars to create shows that will please the DEI gods‚ but those are losing out to old shows‚ also known as acquired shows‚ Front Page magazine noted. According to Nielsen’s Streaming Viewership from 2023‚ which tracks what people listen to and watch‚ more than 57 billion minutes were spent last year watching “Suits‚” a legal drama that premiered in 2011. That was more than any other show last year. Ian Watson/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images In fact‚ of the top 10 streamed shows of 2023‚ more than a handful are all shows that were made more than a decade ago. Shows like “Gilmore Girls‚” and “Friends‚” which have been off the air for years‚ were watched in 2023 billions of minutes more than the new ones like “Ted Lasso” or “Ginny and Georgia.” Danny Feld/NBCU Photo Bank Netflix spent $168 million on shows like “Bridgerton” for the first three seasons and lost to shows like “Suits” which it paid a reported estimate of $200‚000 per episode‚ Deadline noted. In addition‚ Disney spent $25 million an episode for its woke “Star Wars” series “Ahsoka” in 2023 but ended up losing in the ratings war to shows like “Suits” with a budget of $3 million‚ Front Page magazine noted. TV Shows By The Minutes In an article titled‚ “How Comfort Shows Conquered Streaming TV‚” the Hollywood Reporter noted that the top 10 overall titles in Nielsen’s year-end rankings for 2023 are all acquired shows.” It’s also reported that it’s “the first time that’s happened in the four years streaming rankings have been publicly available.” Acquired shows had a massive showing in 2023‚ with the top 10 accounting for 339.5 billion minutes of viewing‚ that’s up almost 41% from 2022 when 241.4 billion minutes were viewed‚ THR noted. “We definitely had a lesser number of originals [in 2023]‚” Brian Fuhrer‚ Nielsen’s senior vp product strategy and thought leadership‚ told the outlet. “As a result‚ the introduction of huge new blockbuster originals that we’re used to‚ that really wasn’t the case this year.” Speaking of originals‚ looks like the ‘show about nothing’ still has what it takes. According to Parrot Analytics‚ “”Seinfeld” has 32.9 times the audience demand of the average TV show in the United States … This exceptional level of demand puts “Seinfeld” in the top 0.2% of all TV shows.” Joey Delvalle/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images How We Got There Following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent Black Lives Matter riots in 2020‚ which destroyed towns and divided the country‚ the pressure was on to make changes in our society. Those included the characters we saw on the small screen and those working behind the scenes‚ the outlet noted. In response‚ there’s been a huge drive for “inclusivity” in Hollywood‚ regardless of whether those hired are the best to get the job done‚ something that seems to be happening in every aspect of our society. And the problem isn’t just woke issues woven into a story for the sake of DEI. Hollywood has always been eager to tackle those kinds of things. Take the example of the 1967 classic movie “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” with Sidney Poitier and Katherine Hepburn‚ which tackled interracial marriage or on the small screen with shows like “All in the Family” (1971-1979) which dealt with race issues head-on. The DEI push‚ on the other hand‚ seeks to influence every aspect of show business‚ but audiences are making it clear‚ they are only interested in great stories‚ regardless of how old. Writers’ Room In an effort to be seen as “inclusive‚” legendary networks made massive changes to who was telling the stories and writing the shows. At CBS‚ the company mandated that writers’ rooms have at least 40% minority representation for the 2021-2022 broadcast season with 25% of its script development budget to fund projects from creators‚ writers and producers who meet their diversity qualifications‚ the Free Press noted. ABC Entertainment issued a detailed series of “inclusion standards‚” the outlet noted. ABC also committed to making sure 50% of its showrunners‚ writers‚ producers‚ crew‚ performers check a BIPOC representation box by the 2022-23 season‚ THR noted. “I’m all for LGBT and Native Americans‚ blacks‚ females‚ whatever minorities that have not been served correctly in the making of content‚ whether it’s television or movies or whatever‚ but I think it’s gone too far‚” Howard Koch‚ who has been involved in the production of more than 60 movies and is the former president of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts &; Sciences‚ said‚ the Free Press noted. “I know a lot of very talented people that can’t get work because they’re not black‚ Native American‚ female or LGBTQ‚” he added. The Writers Guild of America West Inclusion and Equity Report of 2022‚ found that in 2011 64% of staff writers had been men‚ but by 2020‚ only a third were. It also found in 2011 71% of staff writers were white‚ but by 2020 less than half were. Diving into the report further‚ the number of “white producers by 2020 fell by 24%‚ the number of male producers by 25%…white executive story editors fell by 26% and male executive editors by 27%‚” according to the report. A chart in the report showed that‚ ”between 2011 and 2020‚ staff writers moved from 35% to 63% women‚ and 72% to 44% white.” Large demographic shift in American TV series staff. According to Writers Guild of America West data‚ between 2011 and 2020‚ staff writers moved from 35% to 63% women‚ and 72% to 44% white. pic.twitter.com/FU2HuB00CW — Inquisitive Bird (@Scientific_Bird) February 19‚ 2024 Acting Roles Findings in the UCLA Hollywood Diversity 2022 Television report were similar with the “White share” of top broadcast scripted roles‚ top cable scripted roles and in the digital scripted arena decline in 2020-21 compared to those same areas in 2019-20. While “Black (18.6%) and multiracial (14%) persons were actually overrepresented” across the board‚” the report noted. The report showed women made huge gains during the same time frame‚ with “women’s share of top digital scripted roles increased and actually surpassed that of their male counterparts.” In the report‚ women now accounted for 50.3% of these roles in 2020-21‚ compared to only 49% for males. In 2020‚ the Emmy awards announced changes to its nomination process which it said were intended to “align the nominations selection process across all awards categories and to allow for more inclusiveness in the recognition of excellence‚” USA Today noted. As The Daily Wire noted previously‚ this DEI push in Hollywood means network‚ executives‚ and studios no longer care about making sure to pick the scripts‚ actors and directors and best people for a show. It’s now all about representation. All the changes‚ however‚ have not translated into success for entertainment companies. So‚ the question remains: will Hollywood change course now that audiences have spoken?

X owner Elon Musk mocked a news segment from ABC News this week that promoted President Joe Biden’s talking points about the Democrat-led Senate’s failed border bill‚ which critics and many experts have said would make the situation on the border worse. The ABC News segment with reporter Mary Bruce happened on Thursday as Biden and former President Donald Trump both visited the border. Biden‚ who only announced he would go after Trump already made plans‚ visited a section of the border that has had little illegal immigration while Trump visited the epicenter of the border crisis that Biden caused. “The president is expected to meet with Border Patrol and local law enforcement and to once again blame Donald Trump for tanking that bipartisan border deal that would have included some of the toughest reforms in decades‚” Bruce claimed. “That legislation would have imposed stricter asylum restrictions‚ included daily limits on border crossings‚ and billions of dollars in new funding for security. But Donald Trump pressured Republicans to kill that bill to deny President Biden a political win.” Numerous experts have said that the border bill would be a disaster for the border while top Republican policy minds‚ like Florida Governor Ron DeSantis‚ have said that the bill was a “farce” and would have “legalized illegal immigration.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Musk fired back at Bruce’s remarks after a far-left pro-Biden account posted the segment on X: “People who get their news from legacy TV live in a fake alternate reality.” “Those so-called ‘toughest reforms’ would have made invasion-level migration permanent‚” Musk said. “That diabolical ‘Border Bill’ deserved to die and shame on those who supported it.”

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that the only campaign promise President Joe Biden has delivered on as president is the complete dismantling of the U.S. southern border. Cruz made the remarks after visiting the border with former President Donald Trump this week. Biden also went to the border‚ but only after Trump announced that he was going. Biden visited a section of the border that has had little illegal immigration while Trump visited the epicenter of the border crisis that Biden caused. “Joe Biden campaigned on open borders‚ he campaigned on saying‚ I will not deport people‚ I will not enforce our laws‚” Cruz said on his podcast after touring the border. “And as president‚ that may be the only campaign promise he has honored. If you look at what is happening‚ at the end of the day‚ you cannot defend what is happening on our border.” “When you look at kids in the eyes‚ if you have a shred of humanity‚ it horrifies you‚” Cruz later added. “And understand‚ why does Joe Biden not go to the border? Because he didn’t want to see them. On this trip to Brownsville‚ did he see a single child who was sexually abused? No. Did he see a woman who was violently raped? No. Did he see the families of the victims of those who had died of drug overdoses?” “In the last year‚ more than 100‚000 Americans have died of drug overdoses. 70% of that has been Chinese fentanyl coming across our southern border. Did Joe Biden listen to those moms‚ listen to those dads‚ listen to parents crying over the loss of their kids? No‚” he continued. “This was a photo op that was sanitized. Lysol was used everywhere. It was — it’s like a Potemkin village. It’s like a Hollywood set‚ designed to say we’re at the border. Nothing to see here. Nobody suffering‚ nobody being raped‚ nobody being assaulted‚ nobody dying. And it is profoundly‚ profoundly dishonest.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: Joe Biden campaigned on open borders and promised that he would not deport people or enforce our laws. As President‚ that may be his only campaign promise that turned out to be true.https://t.co/Cshf8UZIyI pic.twitter.com/lsCm9oDvtS — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) March 1‚ 2024

Alec Baldwin told members of the “Rust” crew “One More! Right away!” before the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins later on the set in a video played at the trial. During the trial of “Rust” armorer Hannah Guiterrez Reed‚ those in the courtroom watched outtakes from the movie and heard Baldwin shouting to the crew to hurry up and do another take of him firing shots‚ Variety reported. Reed has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. She pleaded not guilty in August. In the clip‚ Baldwin was seen firing shots from an old pistol‚ and once the director said “cut‚” the “Saturday Night Live” star shouted‚ “One more! One more! One more! Right away! Let’s reload!” the outlet noted. The 24-year-old armorer was then seen hurrying to put more blanks in the gun and Baldwin said to her‚ “Here we go! C’mon. We should have two guns and both were reloading‚” Variety noted. Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer https://t.co/TpcDinY49H — The Associated Press (@AP) March 1‚ 2024 Prosecutors played numerous videos claiming there was negligence on the set‚ something they said is both Baldwin and Reed’s fault. “The evidence will show that the defendant [Guiterrez Reed] treated the safety protocols as if they were optional‚ rather than if people’s lives counted on her doing her job correctly‚” one of the prosecutors‚ Jason J. Lewis‚ told the jury during opening arguments. The prosecution also questioned veteran armorer Bryan Carpenter about Baldwin’s actions in the videos. “Rushing with firearms and telling someone to rush with firearms is not normal nor accepted‚” Carpenter testified. “In a situation like that‚ when you’re getting rushed to that extent‚ that’s when safety starts to fall by the wayside.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Carpenter also told the courtroom that there should’ve been two armorers on set‚ not just one. The first assistant director on the “Rust” set David Halls testified‚ but said that until Hutchins was shot‚ the set was safe. He also defended both Baldwin and Reed. “I don’t characterize that as Mr. Baldwin rushing people‚” Halls said. “I characterize it as an actor in his moment — ‘I’m ready. OK‚ let’s go.’ There was never Mr. Baldwin rushing anybody.” Last year‚ Halls pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of negligent handling of a weapon‚ and served six months of unsupervised probation. He has since retired from the industry‚ Variety noted. In October 2021‚ the “30 Rock” star was involved in the shooting of Hutchins on the New Mexico film set. The firearm Baldwin was holding discharged a bullet. Baldwin has repeatedly maintained that there was “no trigger pull.” In January‚ the actor was charged with involuntary manslaughter and pleaded not guilty to the charge‚ as previously reported. His trial is set to take place in July. The actor’s attorney Luke Nikas has maintained that Baldwin “had no reason to believe there was a live bullet in the gun – or anywhere on the movie set‚” CBS News noted. “He relied on the professionals with whom he worked‚ who assured him the gun did not have live rounds‚” he added. “We will fight these charges‚ and we will win.”