FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/18/18)
MTV: The 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards at 9pm
ABC: The Proposal (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Women on Patrol (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Escaping Polygamy (Premiere) at 10pm
THE CW: Supergirl (Finale) at 8pm
AMC has pulled Chris Hardwick‘s Talking With Chris Hardwick series just a day before its season 2 premiere, following accusations of abuse, sexual assault and industry blacklisting by a former girlfriend of Hardwick’s. Actress, model and producer of the web series Just Cos Chloe Dykstra had written a post Friday on Medium discussing the incidents; while she did not call Hardwick by name, multiple specific details made it apparent who she was referring to. Hardwick will also not appear on San Diego Comic-Con panels, as previously planned. Still up in the air: the Hardwick-hosted NBC game show The Wall, and AMC‘s Talking Dead show, also hosted by Hardwick.
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Giuliana Rancic is set to return as E! News co-host with Jason Kennedy beginning Tuesday, September 4. She had exited the position in 2015 after 10 years, a few months after comments she made about actress Zendaya went viral, though she remained active at E! during the interim.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oprah Winfrey has sealed a multi-year content partnership with Apple. The deal is separate from her partnership at OWN, where she’s CEO. She recently extended her contract with Discovery Communications (her partner in OWN) until 2025.
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AT&T wrapped up its $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner on Friday and is expected to go by the name WarnerMedia going forward. AT&T reports its business now spans four segments: communications, media, international, and advertising/analytics. John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, is set to oversee mobile, broadband, video and other services; John Stankey, CEO of AT&T’s media business will oversee HBO, Turner and Warner Bros.; Lori Lee, CEO of AT&T’s International and CMO will run international operations; and Brian Lesser, CEO of AT&T ad/analytics will work on the advertising side and manage ad inventory. Turner CEO John Martin will be leaving the company; Chairman and CEO of Time Warner Jeff Bewkes will remain as a senior advisor during the transition and then retire.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Star Trek: Discovery showrunners have exited the show, the second showrunner shift in the series since Bryan Fuller left the CBS All Access series in 2016. Executive producer Alex Kurtzman is taking over as showrunner for season 2.
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Lucifer fans are delighted to learn that Netflix has resurrected the canceled Fox series for a fourth season. “You brought us back,” showrunner Joe Henderson told fans on Twitter. “YOU did this. So relax, take a breath, put some ice on those fingers that have been hashtagging up a storm … and get ready for more deviltime.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The second part of Smithsonian Channel‘s Drinks, Crime and Prohibition airs Monday night. Notes Smithsonian Channel executive producer Tim Evans, the show “goes into the Smithsonian vaults to uncover their astonishing collection of Prohibition artifacts – everything from cocktail shakers to Tommy guns. … Prohibition helped invent cocktails, jazz, the women’s movement and the Mob. It may seem like history, but its effects still reverberate today, and this film explores its exciting impact on American culture.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy Central is axing the daily late-night show The Opposition With Jordan Klepper after one season, but Klepper is remaining with the network for a new half-hour weekly series called Klepper. The last Opposition episode will air June 28.
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BET apologized for a tweet sent out referring to Kesha‘s allegations that her former producer Dr. Luke raped Katy Perry. The tweet, which said, “Hide ya wife, hide ya kids, they raping e’body here! ALLEGEDLY!” was deleted after an uproar, and the network apologized.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Denis O’Hare (This Is Us) will recur on the second season of HBO‘s Big Little Lies. He’s set to play Ira Farber, a new character.
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Matt Barr (Valor) will co-star with Sofia Pernas in Blood & Treasure, CBS‘ serialized adventure series that is slated to premiere in Summer, 2019. He’ll play an antiquities expert alongside Pernas’ art thief who team up.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jesse Rath is moving from recurring to series regular for season 4 of Supergirl. She plays Braniac-5.
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Hartley Sawyer has been bumped from recurring to series regular on The Flash. As Ralph Dibney, aka Elongated Man, he moves from private eye to a full member of Team Flash.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Leah Remini will star on Fox‘s untitled half-hour multi-camera comedy pilot from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-creator Rob McElhenney, Rob Roswell and 20th Century Fox TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Longtime EastEnders actor Leslie Grantham, who played “Dirty” Den Watts on the BBC soap, has died at age 71. He appeared on the show from 1985-89, then returned from 2003-05, ultimately appearing in 333 episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Incredibles 2 – $180 million
Ocean’s 8 – $19.6 million
Tag – $14.6 million
Solo: A Star Wars Story – $9 million
Deadpool 2 – $8.88 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
