{"id":32522,"date":"2023-10-06T00:15:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T04:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=32522"},"modified":"2023-10-06T00:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T04:15:44","slug":"great-american-media-is-on-a-roll-in-linear-and-streaming-tv-george-clooney-guides-inspirational-boys-in-the-boat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2023\/10\/great-american-media-is-on-a-roll-in-linear-and-streaming-tv-george-clooney-guides-inspirational-boys-in-the-boat.html","title":{"rendered":"Great American Media is on a roll in linear and streaming TV + George Clooney guides inspirational &#8220;Boys in the Boat&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 10\/06\/23<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mw-mmv-final-image webp mw-mmv-dialog-is-open alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/2\/26\/Great_American_Family.webp\/1920px-Great_American_Family.webp.png\" alt=\"undefined\" width=\"1059\" height=\"386\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">b<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pureflix.com\/hubfs\/1-1.png\" alt=\"About Great American Pure Flix\" width=\"537\" height=\"327\" aria-hidden=\"false\" \/><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Great America success story.<\/strong> The family entertainment brand <strong>Great American Media<\/strong> continues to upset the Hollywood apple cart.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">For the eleventh consecutive month its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greatamericanfamily.com\/\"><strong>Great American Family<\/strong><\/a> linear channel is TV\u2019s fastest-growing network &#8211; up 185% in Total Day Household ratings and leading all networks in year-over-year viewership increases.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">According to<strong> Nielsen Media Research<\/strong>, Great American Family also retained its position as TV\u2019s 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%).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Meanwhile, the company is increasingly active in streaming via the renamed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pureflix.com\/\"><strong>Great American Pure Flix<\/strong><\/a> (renamed due the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2023\/06\/this-just-in-great-american-media-pure-flix-merger-a-done-deal-10-great-moments-with-tvs-best-if-sometimes-imperfect-dads.html\">recent merger<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">New offerings being offered on that service this month include&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today: <em>A Harvest Homecoming<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Teacher Drew Clark (<strong>Trevor Donovan<\/strong>) reluctantly accepts a temporary substitute job in his old hometown of Chestnut Hollow, Texas. There he finds his life&#8217;s goals turned upside down when he meets Lainie Abbott (<strong>Jessica Lowndes<\/strong>), the new manager of his parents\u2019 massive apple orchard and cider mill business and her son Aiden, the proverbial new kid at school, desperate for a caring friend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"&quot;A Harvest Homecoming&quot; | Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TkXI3RS6ZLo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Oct. 13: <em>Birthright Outlaw<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Outlaws kidnap the daughter of Pastor Jeremiah Jacobs (<strong>Lucas Black<\/strong>). Co-starring <strong>Sarah Drew<\/strong> and <strong>Jeff Fahey<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<strong>Note:<\/strong> My interview with Lucas Black will run next week.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Birthright: Outlaw | Exclusive First Look\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sSywDiG61AU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>_____<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Boys in the Boat<\/em> due to arrive in theaters on Christmas Day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"THE BOYS IN THE BOAT | \u201cA Look Inside\u201d Featurette\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lXRgdrZ1j4s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Directed by <strong>George Clooney<\/strong> and based on the bestselling nonfiction novel by <strong>Daniel James Brown<\/strong>, the film tells the uplifting story of the 1936 <strong>University of Washington<\/strong> rowing team that competed for gold at the <strong>Summer Olympics in Berlin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>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. <\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em><span class=\"st\">Encourage one another and build each other up &#8211; <\/span><\/em><span class=\"st\">1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media &amp; culture: 10\/06\/23 &nbsp; b Great America success story. The family entertainment brand Great American Media continues to upset the Hollywood apple cart. 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