Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 10/06/23

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Great America success story. The family entertainment brand Great American Media continues to upset the Hollywood apple cart.

For the eleventh consecutive month its Great American Family linear channel is TV’s fastest-growing network – up 185% in Total Day Household ratings and leading all networks in year-over-year viewership increases.

According to Nielsen Media Research, Great American Family also retained its position as TV’s fastest-growing network for the year to-date with the largest gains in Total Day Households (+161%) and Total Viewers (+166%) as well as 2022-2023 Season Total Day Households (+152%) and Total Viewers (+150%).

Meanwhile, the company is increasingly active in streaming via the renamed Great American Pure Flix (renamed due the recent merger).

New offerings being offered on that service this month include…

Today: A Harvest Homecoming
Teacher Drew Clark (Trevor Donovan) reluctantly accepts a temporary substitute job in his old hometown of Chestnut Hollow, Texas. There he finds his life’s goals turned upside down when he meets Lainie Abbott (Jessica Lowndes), the new manager of his parents’ massive apple orchard and cider mill business and her son Aiden, the proverbial new kid at school, desperate for a caring friend.

Friday, Oct. 13: Birthright Outlaw
Outlaws kidnap the daughter of Pastor Jeremiah Jacobs (Lucas Black). Co-starring Sarah Drew and Jeff Fahey.
Note: My interview with Lucas Black will run next week.

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The Boys in the Boat due to arrive in theaters on Christmas Day.

Directed by George Clooney and based on the bestselling nonfiction novel by Daniel James Brown, the film tells the uplifting story of the 1936 University of Washington rowing team that competed for gold at the Summer Olympics in Berlin.

John W. Kennedy is a writer, producer and media development consultant specializing in television and movie projects that uphold positive timeless values, including trust in God.