Mornin! This is Sean McNulty (connect here on LINKED-IN if ya like) and here’s the Hollywood + Media news to know on FRIDAY Jan. 12, 2023.

Where it’s time to dig deep into those pockets people… SOTHEBY’s is auctioning off the pantsuit that Nicole Kidman wore in her biggest role ever – yes, AMC THEATERS spokesperson.

Initial bids are looking like a steal at $5k to $10k, so be sure to get in now!

AND: All eyes are on PEACOCK tomorrow night… with the big primetime DOLPHINS vs. CHIEFS NFL Wild Card game, the first-ever NFL playoff game exclusively on streaming (that NBCU paid the NFL $100 million to get).

NBC is even curiously doing a 30-minute linear TV pre-game show at 8 p.m… and will then tell people to uh, go watch PEACOCK 🦚. I’m sure the affiliates love that (note: the game will air on NBC local TV stations in the home markets of MIAMI and KANSAS CITY, per NFL rules. And an all new Deal or No Deal Island is on at 8:30 p.m.!).

Is it too late to get T-Swift to post an IG video about how to watch games on PEACOCK? 🤔 She can do it with Mama Kelce from the KC owner’s box! I mean, if ya paid $100 Million for the game… what’s an extra 💰 to Taylor to get people to find it?

AND: The big winner could finally be Ted, as PEACOCK will be driving viewers to watch it after the game, according to the NY Times – no word if it’ll autoplay in the game feed once the game is done, like AMAZON has done with some of its programming after TNF 🏈 games… but guessing that’ll be the case.

PLUS: Based on my PEACOCK app telling me I watched half of the Dr. Death season two premiere… 🤷‍♂️, I think they’ve done that before.

THEN: You know it’s getting tough at the tech behemoths when Tim Cook is taking a 36% pay cut.

ALSO: Pat McAfee can’t get his story straight – yesterday’s ESPN show guest: Aaron Rodgers, and Pat’s essentially now saying Aaron’s departure from the show was planned/part of his ‘off season’ now that the NFL regular season is over. Pick a lane Pat.

OH: #DadTV lives! Reacher had a huge premiere week on the NIELSEN streaming chart… with 2/3 of the audience 50+ years-old on AMAZON. Although certainly some #MomTV too, as the audience was 42% female.

WAKEUP BOX OFFICE POLL RESULTS

Lotta Mean Girls out there yesterday… huh. I’m going with the $30 Mil to $34 Mil crowd for the 4-day on the movie.

Under $27 Million: 31%
$27 Mil to $30 Mil: 30%
$30 Mil to $34 Mil: 27%
Over $34 Mil: 12%

EMMYS VIEWERSHIP POLL

While ESPN is busy giving bogus EMMY awards with the names swapped out to their on-air talent… the Television Academy will be busy giving out real awards on Monday night on FOX – how much of America will be watching?

Your last comp in… September 2022, was 5.9 Million, also on a Monday night. Keep in mind, the show is going up against an NFL playoff game on ABC/ESPN.

NEW ANKLER PODCAST EPISODE

AND A CORRECTION: There is no official specific date in March set for the widespread launch of the HULU app within DISNEY+ for all users – it seems either someone forgot an ‘ before ‘Mar 24’ in coverage”… or I misread, my apologies.