Cancer-survivor targeted SurvivorNet TV had added cancer therapy documentary Jim Allison: Breakthrough to its programming mix. The documentary originally aired as a PBS Independent Lens film (PBS trailer is here).  

The documentary is about the 2018 Nobel Prize winner’s quest to discover the immune system’s role in defeating cancer, and the lonely battles he waged against the skeptical medical establishment, the streaming service said. It was directed by inventor, entrepreneur and filmmaker Bill Haney with narration by actor Woody Harrelson. 

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“This film dramatically explores the heart of a true American pioneer,” Steve Alperin, founder and CEO of SurvivorNet. “We are thankful to PBS, which made the rare decision to allow us to show the film because of its importance to SurvivorNet's audience of cancer patients, survivors and caregivers.”

Dr. Allison, chair of the Department of Immunology at MD Anderson Cancer Center, for decades has researched ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer. He’s established a key new principle for cancer therapy: figuring out a way to turn off the part of the immune system that prevents the body from fighting cancer. The innovation is called check-point blockade, or check-point inhibitors.  

USA’s WWEMonday Night Raw and NBC Sports’ Winter Olympic coverage dominanted social media traffic for television shows on President's Day, according to Nielsen.

Raw averaged 1.2 million Facebook, Instagram and Twitter interactions last night, topping all entertainment-based shows, said Nielsen’s Daily Social Content ratings chart. ABC’s The Bachelor was second, followed by VH1’s Love & Hip Hop and Love & Hip Hop Miami. PBS’ Independent Lens rounded out the top five.

NBC Sports drew 1.6 million social media interactions for its combined Winter Olympics coverage on CNBC, NBC and NBCSN to lead all live sports programming for the night, according to Nielsen.