Super Bowl viewership / "Rescue Rangers" trailer / Sundance hit "Fresh" to Hulu / Netflix "BioShock" film

Plus today's calendar, "How I Met Your Father" and "Gilded Age" renewed, "Deep Water" trailer, and more

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Just over 100 million viewers watched the 2022 Super Bowl across both NBC and Telemundo. That outpaced the 96.4 million viewers who watched the Big Game on CBS and its affiliated platforms and outlets last year.  More: Of the 100.2 million total TV viewers, 99.18 million watched on the main NBC network. NBC Sports has not yet released data indicating how many people streamed the game on Peacock, though Deadline anticipates a record-breaking result. NBC had not been scheduled to broadcast the Super Bowl in 2022, but swapped years with CBS, so that it could air and stream both the game and the Winter Olympics from Beijing. The Super Bowl comes to Fox next year for the first time since 2020. DEADLINE

"Chip 'N Dale: Rescue Rangers" NEW TRAILERS HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: The animated series -- based on the popular toy line -- is back for a second season on March 3. He-Man and his new allies must keep the power of Greyskull out of the clutches of the evil Skeletor by relocating the Castle itself to the sky kingdom of Avion. [Netflix] FRESH: Thriller from music video vet Mimi Cave, making her feature directorial debut. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as a young woman who meets and begins dating an alluring stranger (Sebastian Stan), only to discover that he has extremely unconventional dietary preferences. Adam McKay produced. The film debuted at this year's Sundance and hits Hulu on March 4. [Hulu] DEEP WATER: Psychological thriller from director Adrian Lyne ("Fatal Attraction"), based on the 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith. Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas star as Vic and Melinda, a married couple whose relationship has started falling apart. When a man with whom Melinda has been having an affair turns up dead, Vic becomes the prime suspect. "Euphoria" creator Sam Levinson co-wrote the screenplay. The film hits Hulu on March 18. [Hulu] STANDING UP: New French-language comedy-drama series from Fanny Herrero, creator of the international hit "Call My Agent!" It follows four very different young stand-ups (Mariama Gueye, Younes Boucif, Elsa Guedj, and Jean Siuen) as they attempt to break into the Parisian comedy scene. The series debuts on March 18. [Netflix] CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS: Debut comedy from director Akiva Schaffer and the Lonely Island troupe, set in a contemporary Los Angeles where animated characters and humans live side-by-side. Years after their popular TV series "Rescue Rangers" went off the air, cartoon chipmunks Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) must reunite to save an old friend. The cast also includes KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Keegan-Michael Key, Chris Parnell, Tim Robinson, Seth Rogen, and yes, Roger Rabbit. It arrives on May 20. [Disney+]

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DAILY CALENDAR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 LUDA CAN'T COOK: The culinary docuseries starring Chirs "Ludacris" Bridges returns for a second season, which finds the rapper and actor learning the basics of cooking traditional Haitian, Korean, and Cuban recipes, along with help from chefs Alain Lemaire, Seung Hee-lee, and Michael Beltran. [Discovery+] ICAHN: THE RESTLESS BILLIONAIRE: Documentary profiling the famous financier and activist shareholder Carl Icahn from writer/director Bruce David Klein ("The Mind of a Murderer"). Icahn and his immediate family all participated in the film; other interviewees include Bill Gates, Oliver Stone, Cara Lombardo, and Scott Wapner. [HBO Max] RIDLEY JONES: The animated Netflix Jr. series from "Doc McStuffins" creator Chris Nee centers on a young girl who looks after the treasures of the Natural History Museum, which all secretly come alive at night. Season 3 debuts today. [Netflix] AI LOVE YOU: Sci-fi drama feature from Thailand, set in the near future, about an artificially intelligent building that falls in love with a human woman, then implants itself into the body of a man to try and win her affections. [Netflix] OSCAR PETERSON: BLACK + WHITE: 2021 documentary profiling the influential Canadian jazz pianist, featuring insights from Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Measha Brueggergosman, Billy Joel, Jon Batiste, and others. Barry Avrich ("How Mandel: But, Enough About Me") directed. [Hulu] VENUS AS A BOY: 2021 indie romantic drama from writer/director Ty Hodges, who also stars as a freewheeling Venice Beach artist who embarks on a life-altering relationship with a famous influencer (Olivia Culpo). Trace Lysette, Bai Ling, and Estelle co-star. The film debuted at the 2021 Tribeca festival. [Hulu] THE UNXPLAINED WITH WILLIAM SHATNER: The History Channel series investigates mysteries and phenomena that have long stumped experts and historians. Shatner hosts and executive produces. The second half of the show's second season comes to Hulu today. [Hulu] FORGED IN FIRE: Reality competition series from History Channel in which bladesmiths go head-to-head in a three-round contest to see who can forge the superior weapons. The 6th and 8th seasons hit Hulu today. [Hulu] AMERICA'S BOOK OF SECRETS: The History Channel series investigates the hidden stories behind famous landmarks, monuments, organizations, and events. Lance Reddick narrates. Season 4 aired in Summer 2021 and comes to Hulu today. [Hulu] THE FOOD THAT BUILT AMERICA: History Channel series looking into the background of popular American food companies and brands. Season 2 -- debuting today on Hulu -- features episodes focused on pizza, burgers, cola, American cheese, chewing gum, chocolate, and more. MOUNTAIN MEN: History Channel reality series chronicling the lives of various men who have opted to live "off the grid" in the American wilderness. Season 10 stars survival instructor Eustace Conway, former rodeo cowboy Tom Oar, Jake Herak, Mike Horstman, Josh Kirk, and The Youren Brothers. [Hulu] THE SECRET OF SKINWALKER RANCH: Reality series tracking a team of scientists and researchers conducting various experiments and investigations at Skinwalker Ranch, a notorious hotspot for paranormal and UFO-related activities. Season 2 debuted on TV last year and comes to Hulu today. [Hulu] STORAGE WARS: The A&E reality series follows professional buyers who purchase the contents of abandoned storage lockers, hoping to find lost or discarded valuables. Season 13 stars "Young Guns" Jarrod Schulz and Brandi Passante; Darrell Sheets; Dan and Laura Dotson; Ivy Calvin; Rene Nezhoda and Casey Lloyd; and Kenny Crossley. [Hulu]  MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: The Lifetime reality series features couples who agree to get married during their very first meeting, after being paired up by relationship experts. Season 12 aired in early 2021 and comes to Hulu today. [Hulu] FIREHEART: Animated family adventure film about a brave young New Yorker (Olivia Cooke) who disguises herself as a boy to help her fire chief father (Kenneth Branagh) track down a maniacal arsonist. The film is a French-Canadian co-production that was produced in French, but has been dubbed into English for US audiences. [Hulu] MR. QUEEN: Historical fantasy-comedy series from Korea about a chef (Choi Jin-hyuk) from the modern era who mysteriously finds himself transported into the body of a queen (Shin Hye-sun) in the year 1851. The series is based on a Chinese original, and ranked among the most popular shows in Korean cable TV history when it debuted last year. [Hulu] THE REAL MURDERS OF ORANGE COUNTY: True-crime docuseries from Oxygen, examining real murder cases from the upscale county in Southern California. Season 2 comes to Peacock today. [Peacock] PASIÓN DE GAVILANES: Telemundo's new revival of the classic Colombian telenovela series picks up 20 years after the previous season, as members of the Reyes-Elizondo family are accused of murdering a noted professor. Danna García, Mario Cimarro, Juan Alfonso Baptista, Natasha Klauss, and Paola Rey all reprise their roles from the original series. [Peacock]

A film inspired by the classic "BioShock" video game franchise is in development at Netflix. The streamer will team with Vertigo Entertainment and game publishers 2K and Take-Two Interactive on the project; no directors or writers have yet signed on. More: The first "BioShock" game was released in 2007, and is set in a destroyed underwater city known as Rapture, the creation of an eccentric business tycoon. Subsequent games have been set in Rapture and other impossible retro-futuristic cities. The series has sold around 39 million copies worldwide. A number of "BioShock" inspired projects have been in development, without coming to fruition, including a pitch from "Pirates of the Caribbean" filmmaker Gore Verbinski and a rough concept by Guillermo del Toro. VARIETY

Hulu renewed the Hilary Duff comedy series "How I Met Your Father" for a super-sized second season. Season 2 will run for double the length of the first season, with 20 total episodes. More: The renewal news comes about halfway through the show's debut season. "How I Met Your Father" is set in the same version of New York City as its predecessor series, "How I Met Your Father"; so far, Christopher Lowell and Suraj Sharma have reprised their characters from the original. Several alternate takes on a "How I Met Your Mother" revival were in development prior to this series, including one from the original creators starring Greta Gerwig, and another pass featuring Allison Bennett of "You're the Worst." HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

HBO renewed the period drama series "The Gilded Age" for a second season. The show comes from "Downton Abbey" creator Julian Fellowes and debuted on January 24. More: The series premiere was HBO's highest-rated Monday night debut since "Chernobyl" in 2019. The Season 1 finale will air and stream beginning on March 21. The show is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, and follows the lives of New York's wealthy elite -- as well as their servants -- in the 1880s. The cast includes Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Louisa Jacobson, Denée Benton, Cynthia Nixon, and Christine Baranski. DEADLINE

Kelly Bishop as Emily Gilmore CASTING UPDATES CULPRITS: The crime comedy series from creator J Blakeson ("I Care A Lot") revolves around a heist crew that's being picked off one by one years after they went their separate ways. Eddie Izzard and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett co-star; Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Gemma Arterton, Kamel El Basha, Tara Abboud, Ned Dennehy, and Kevin Vidal have joined the cast. [Disney+] THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL: According to executive producer Daniel Palladino, the new character played by "Gilmore Girls" vet Kelly Bishop in the show's upcoming fourth season resembles Emily Gilmore "on steroids." The first two episodes of Season 4 hit Prime Video on Friday. [Amazon] ALL AMERICAN: Singer-songwriter JoJo will join The CW teen drama series in a recurring role as Sabine, a world-famous recording artist searching for a new producer to help update her sound. [CW]

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Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." Editor Jonathan Harris is a writer for Inside.com. Previously, he wrote for The Huffington Post, TakePart.com, and the YouTube channel What’s Trending.

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