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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/15/26)
APPLE TV: Lucky (Premiere)
FOX: Nation’s Dumbest (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Worst Yard on the Block (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: 9-1-1: Body Cam (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Did the Killer Call? (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Ride or Die (Premiere)

Fox set premiere dates for fall 2026.
· The season kicks off with the return of “Celebrity Name That Tune” on Monday, Sept. 21 at 8 p.m., followed by “Celebrity Weakest Link.”
· New seasons of “Best Medicine” and “Doc” kick off Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 8 and 9 p.m., respectively.
· Game show “The Floor” returns Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 8 p.m., followed by “99 to Beat” at 9 p.m.
· Thursday, Sept. 24 brings “Hell’s Kitchen” at 8 p.m. and “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test” at 9 p.m.
· Live-action “Animal Control” joins “Fox Animation Domination” comedies “The Simpsons” (8 p.m.), “Universal Basic Guys” (9 p.m.) and “Grimsburg” (9:30 p.m.) starting Sunday, Sept. 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)

And that’s just for starters — series joining the lineup later in the season include “Baywatch,” “Memory of a Killer,” “Family Guy,” “Extracted,” “LEGO Masters,” and“Mariage Market,” among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC’s “Double Lives of Suburban Wives” pulls back the curtain on six St. Louis-area couples who’ve mastered the art of the double life — by day, it’s carpools and church potlucks; by night its adult content creation. The reality show premieres Sunday, Aug. 9, at 10 p.m
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Cocktail Wars,” a new competition series hosted by former boy banders Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, debuts Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10 p.m. on E!.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Guru Studio is expanding its preschool franchise “True and the Rainbow Kingdom” with the launch of “TRUE: Mini Rescues,” the brand’s first original narrative short-form series created exclusively for YouTube. The show premieres this month on the official True and the Rainbow Kingdom YouTube channel in collaboration with CBC Kids.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox Nation is getting into the ring. The streamer has teamed with Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship and BKFC co-owner Conor McGregor for “World’s Baddest Man,” a documentary competition series bowing in summer 2027. McGregor hosts and stars as elite fighters from the U.S. and abroad battle through a bracket-style tournament — fists only, no gloves — for the title. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Creators Colin & Samir are teaming with Lexus on a series of YouTube campaigns — a play framed as a new model for how brands, platforms, and creators can collaborate on original advertising built for modern digital audiences. First up: the four-part “Colin & Samir Start Over,” out now. “Creators can be true creative partners for brands and vice versa,” said Colin Rosenblum. “This series gave us the chance to build something that felt true to us, true to Lexus, and natural to the way people actually watch on YouTube.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndicated game show “Scrambled Up” has been renewed for Season 2, set to debut Monday, Sept. 14. Michael Eisner-founded The Tornante Company has jumped on as a co-producer, joining Keller/Noll, Playing Field Entertainment and Crazy Legs Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fanatics Studios greenlit a documentary following Olympic gymnast Suni Lee. The film follows Lee on and off the mat as she opens up about her gymnastics comeback.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS staple “The Young and the Restless” nabbed the most Daytime Emmy nods with 18, followed by CBS newcomer “Beyond the Gates,” (16) and ABC’s long-running “General Hospital” (13). For a list of nominees, go here. The ceremony is set to take place on Friday, Oct. 30, at the Hollywood Palladium.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime is expanding its “Buried in Barstow” franchise with two new films starring and executive produced by Angie Harmon, who will also direct a “Ripped from the Headlines” movie for the network under her existing production deal with Lifetime/A+E Global Media. “Buried in Barstow: Blood for Blood” (w.t.) and “Buried in Barstow: The Reckoning” (w.t.) debut in 2027.
(Source: Cynopsis)

More cowbell? Comedy network Roar is celebrating Will Ferrell’s 59th birthday tomorrow, July 16 with an “SNL” marathon of Ferrell’s best sketches, starting at 10 p.m.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Action comedy “Mayday,” starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh, premieres Friday, Sept. 4 on Apple TV. In the film, Reynolds plays a Cold War-era operative stranded behind enemy lines in Russia, who is discovered by an ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only LIVE,” an event performance that took place in NYC last month celebrating AMC’s “The Vampire Lestat,” makes its streaming debut on AMC+ on Sunday, Aug. 23.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season 28 premiere of CBS’ “Big Brother” averaged 3.88 million viewers, up 22% from last year and the most-watched premiere since 2021. The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race averaged 1,011,000 total viewers on The CW. The audience marks the most-watched EchoPark Speedway summer race in five years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 14, 2026
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Conor McGregor (MMA Fighter) – 38 years old
Peta Murgatroyd (Dancing With The Stars/ Wife of Maksim Chmerkovskiy) – 40 years old
Ben Silbermann (Founder & CEO of Pinterest) – 44 years old
Tameka Cottle (VH1’s T.I. & Tiny: The Family Hustle/ Xscape) – 51 years old
Jaime “Taboo” Gomez (The Black Eyed Peas) – 51 years old
Loni Love (The Real/ Comedienne) – 55 years old
Missy Gold (Benson) – 56 years old
Matthew Fox (Lost/ Party of Five) – 60 years old
Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night/ Glee) – 66 years old
Kyle Gass (Tenacious D) – 66 years old
Tommy Motttola (CEO of Sony Music) – 78 years old
Vincent Pastore (The Sopranos) – 80 years old

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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 7/14/26)
BRITBOX: Return to Paradise (Premiere)
DISCOVERY: Homestead Rescue: Intervention (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: Quarterback (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: The Real Wolf of Wall Street (Premiere)
PBS: Once Upon a Time in Space (Premiere) at 9pm

Netflix greenlit a reality competition based on the board game Monopoly — with an eye-popping grand prize of $2 million. Studio Lambert (“Squid Game: The Challenge”) is producing the series, which will see contestants navigating a full-scale Monopoly Town Square, where they can earn cash, snap up properties, cut deals with rivals, and try to avoid landing behind bars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Summer’s No. 1 reality stream is coming back to spill all — the Season 8 “Love Island USA” reunion on Peacock is set for Monday, August 31 at 9 p.m. The show held the No. 1 streaming reality title for five straight weeks, with more than 30 percent of viewers “Love Island” newbies and nearly 30 percent tuned in on mobile. Not surprisingly, spinoff “Beyond the Villa” has been renewed for Season 3 in 2027; the cast will be announced later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix is bringing “Alan’s Universe” — the hit YouTube series from Alan Chikin Chow, the platform’s most-watched Shorts creator (1billion to 1.5 billion monthly views) — to its global membership, with new episodes dropping day-and-date alongside YouTube. The high school anthology joins Netflix’s growing YouTuber strategy that already includes Ms. Rachel, Mark Rober, and The Sidemen. Chow also has an untitled K-Pop scripted series in the works for Netflix with Hybe America, the company behind BTS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ready for more maniacal murderers? Season 2 of “Unknown Serial Killers of America”premieres Sunday, Aug. 2 at 10 p.m. on Oxygen.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season 5 of Telemundo’s “Top Chef VIP” kicks off Tuesday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m., with Carmen Villalobos back as host.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifestyle series “Jep & Jess: Beyond the Bayou” starts streaming Thursday, Aug. 13 on Great American Pure Flix, with a broadcast premiere on Great American Family and GFAM+ on Saturday, Aug. 15 at 9 p.m. “Television is at its best when it gives audiences permission to exhale,” said Kaitlyn Haubrich, Chief Brand Officer, Great American Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS is bringing back “Survivor” for a rewatch event this summer. The network will rerun the entirety of the reality show’s 50th season starting Monday, July 20 at 8 p.m., with additional dates to follow on both CBS and Paramount+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Leave your brain at the door — TBS Japan and A. Smith & Co. (“Hell’s Kitchen”) are teaming up to bring “Dumb Luck” to American screens. Contestants just need to pick a door, cross their fingers, and hope they don’t end up soaking wet, zapped, or blasted with a flour cannon. The show is part of TBS’ effort to bring its original formats stateside.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ESPN has locked up Adam Schefter on a new multi-year deal, keeping the NFL insider at the network past the 20-year mark. He’s been with ESPN since 2009.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FanDuel Sports Network is in. The American Association of Professional Baseballannounced today that FanDuel Sports Network and its 14 regional affiliates will carry AAPB games starting this month, pushing the league’s reach past 60 million homes and making it the most-watched MLB partner league in the country.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ESPN is bringing out the big guns from the sports world and Hollywood for “The 2026 ESPYS Presented by Capital One,” airing live tomorrow, Wednesday, July 15 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Marcello Hernández hosts the ceremony celebrating the past year, including musical performances from De La Soul, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, and the Savannah Bananas. Presenters include Allyson Felix, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, DJ Khaled, Billie Jean King, Tracy Morgan, Jake Paul, Robin Roberts, Jayson Tatum, Mike Tyson, Lindsey Vonn, and Will Ferrell, among others. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

FETV will honor actor Randolph Mantooth with an “Emergency!” marathon Sunday, July 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Johnny Gage: Answering the Call” will feature episodes from the 1972-77 medical drama alongside vignettes highlighting the impact of the show on future first responders. Mantooth died July 9 at 80.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Norway-England FIFA World Cup Quarterfinals match on Saturday drew 19.48 million viewers on Fox, making it the most-watched Quarterfinals telecast in English-language U.S. history. The Argentina-Switzerland game came in second with 15.97 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Daily Show” had its best second quarter with P18–49 in nine years — the strongest since. The demo jumped 46 percent year-over-year (0.57 vs. 0.39), with Jon Stewart’s Monday night episodes up 21 percent, to 0.67.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Network’s “BBQ Brawl” wrapped its seventh season last Monday averaging a .49 Live+3 rating across P25-54, W25-54 and M25-54, the series’ highest-rated season for P/M25-54 in three years. The season reached more than 11 million P2+ cross-platform viewers during its run.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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