4 Biggest Thanksgiving Box Office Takeaways, Jeff Shell Flocks to RedBird, 'Celebrity Jeopardy!' Hits Ratings High

Plus: DirecTV and Tegna are heading towards a possible programming blackout [hunger-games-napoleon-wish]( [4 Takeaways From a Thanksgiving Box Office Filled With Surprises]( By Jeremy Fuster Thanksgiving weekend did not play out the way box office trackers had predicted, as Lionsgate’s “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” took No. 1 for a second weekend while Disney’s “Wish,” stricken by mixed reviews, sank to a $31 million opening and the No. 3 spot on the charts. While overall grosses improved to $173 million after last Thanksgiving fell to lows not seen since the turn of the century, the lack of a major new box office hit is doing damage to what is supposed to be a major moneymaking holiday for movie theaters. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Celebrity-Jeopardy]( ['Celebrity Jeopardy!' and 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' Hit Season Ratings High | Exclusive]( By Loree Seitz “Celebrity Jeopardy!” and “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” have both scored new season ratings highs for ABC, TheWrap can reveal exclusively. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jeff Shell]( [Former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in Talks to Join RedBird Capital Partners]( By Raquel ‘Rocky’ Harris Jeff Shell, the former CEO of NBUniversal, is in advanced conversations to join private equity firm Redbird Capital Partners, a RedBird Capital Partners spokesperson told TheWrap. The executive, who was fired from from his C-suite role with NBCU after a CNBC anchor accused him of sexual assault and he admitted to an “inappropriate relationship,” is slated to oversee RedBird’s sports and entertainment investment sector. Shell has had a longstanding relationship with RedBird’s founder and managing partner, Gerry Cardinale, for at least 20 years, according to the Wall Street Journal. Shell assisted the company as an unofficial consultant prior to chopping it up with the firm about serving in the new role. [Read More]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [DirecTV, Tegna Gearing Up for Possible Programming Blackout on November 30]( [Sports Illustrated]( [Sports Illustrated Accused of Posting AI-Generated Content Credited to Fake Authors | Report]( [Looney Tunes: Back in Action]( [Max to Remove Looney Tunes Titles by End of Year, Angry Fans Call the Move 'Devastating']( [Stephen Colbert Thanksgiving Monologue]( [Stephen Colbert Ruptures Appendix, 'Late Show' Canceled This Week]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Wrap Pro logo] Discover why entertainment executives and professionals rely on the WrapPRO platform daily for exclusive coverage, analysis, deeper reporting, and access to VIP events & screenings throughout the year. [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( TheWrap | 2034 Armacost Ave Los Angeles, CA 90025 [Preferences]( | [Unsubscribe]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo](