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CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 17, 2026
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Connor Corum (“The Stray”/ “Heaven Is For Real”) – 19 years old
Billie Lourd (Scream Queens/ Carrie Fisher’s Daughter) – 34 years old
MariahLynn (VH1”s Love & Hip Hop: New York) – 36 years old
Jeremih Felton (R&B Singer) – 39 years old
Luke Bryan (Country Singer) – 50 years old
Carey Hart (Motorcross Racer, Pink’s husband) – 51 years old
Tony Dovolani (Dancing With The Stars) – 53 years old
Jason Clarke (“Terminator: Genisys”) – 57 years old
F. Gary Gray (Director) – 57 years old
Beth Littleford (“Crazy, Stupid, Love”/ The Daily Show) – 58 years old
Alex Winter (“Bill & Ted’s” movies) – 61 years old
Mark Burnett (Producer) – 66 years old
Angela Merkel (Chancellor of Germany) – 72 years old
David Hasselhoff (Baywatch) – 74 years old
Lucie Arnaz (‘Here’s Lucy’/ Daughter of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz) – 75 years old
Camilla Parker Bowles (Prince Charles’ 2nd wife) – 79 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 7/17/26)
ABC: The 2026 Espy Awards at 8pm
NETFLIX: The East Palace (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Map of Longing (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Young Farts Trailer Parts (Premiere)

(SATURDAY 7/18/26)
NETFLIX: Spooky in Love (Premiere)

(SUNDAY 7/19/26)
FOX, PEACOCK, TELEMUNDO: The 2026 FIFA World Cup at 3pm
HGTV: Holmes on Homes: Building a Legacy (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Maine Cabin Masters: All Inn (Premiere) at 9pm

Season 5 of Apple TV’s “Stillwater” premieres Friday, Aug. 21. The animated family series will launch with all five episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has picked up Canadian drama “Sullivan’s Crossing” for a fifth season, set to debut in 2027. The series airs on CTV in the Great White North.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The dark underworld of exotic animal smuggling is explored in docuseries “Monsters of God,” launching Thursday, Aug. 6 at 9 p.m. on HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)

House-hunting skills are put to the test in HGTV’s “Extreme Buyer’s Club,” launching Tuesday, July 21 at 9 p.m.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Golden Life” is getting more love from E!. The network has ordered additional season one episodes of the upcoming reality series, which is set to debut this fall — with filming kicking off this summer in the Hamptons.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pluto TV is expanding its library. Dramedy “Jane the Virgin,” musical comedy “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” crime dramedy “iZombie,” coming-of-age comedy “Awkward,” historical drama “Reign” and comedy “Faking It” join the platform on Saturday, Aug. 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Saturday Night Live” is losing a fan favorite. Chloe Fineman is walking off Studio 8H after seven seasons. Deadline reports she’s in talks to join Netflix’s upcoming drama “Myron Bolitair,” based on the Harlan Coben novels.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first-ever FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show will feature Justin Bieber, Madonna, Shakira & Burna Boy, BTS, Gustavo Dudamel, the PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay, Ghetto Kids, Emmanuel Kelly, and Muppets from Sesame Street, on Fox and Telemundo on Sunday, July 19. Global Citizen is producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The younger demos — 18-49 and 25-54 — each represented over 40% of viewership, on average, for World Cup matches that aired on Fox and Telemundo during the week of July 6, according to Nielsen. Outside of World Cup games and coverage, the Season 28 premiere of “Big Brother” on CBS drew the week’s largest 18-49 and 25-54 audiences, averaging 3.9 million viewers P2+, with over 30% of viewership attributable to audiences 18-49 and 25-54 — about 1.2 million viewers 18-49, and 1.3 million 25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The FIFA World Cup Men’s semifinals game between England and Argentina on Fox delivered a record 15.06 million viewers, up 131% from the 2022 semifinals average on Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)

During the second quarter of 2026, Fox News Digital drove an average of 178 million total digital multiplatform unique visitors, 4.6 billion multiplatform views and 9.7 billion multiplatform minutes, according to Comscore.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix’s “I Will Find You” debuted at No. 1 on Nielsen’s Streaming Top 10 chart for the week of June 15 with 1.84 billion viewing minutes. About 60% of its 1.8 billion minutes were driven by viewers 50 and over. The third week of Peacock’s “Love Island USA”notched 1.7 billion viewing minutes to land at No. 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
The Odyssey – Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Corey Hawkins, Jarreth J. Merz, Niko Nicotera, Elliot Page, Travis Scott, Shilo Fernandez, Rafi Gavron, Elyes Gabel, Iddo Goldberg, Jamie Harris, John Ales, Raimy Lang, Mason Cufarim John Leguizamo, Jon Bernthal, Bill Irwin

STREAMING
The Five Star Weekend (Peacock) – Jennifer Garner, D’Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Harlow Jane, West Duchovny, Timothy Olyphant, Josh Hamilton, David Denman, Judy Greer, Tory Devon Smith, Morrison Keddie, Rob Huebel, P.J. Byrne, Henry Eikenberry, Chuck McCollum, Vella Lovell

NYC STREET FAIRS
https://nycstreetfairs.com/event-schedule/

https://cititour.com/NYC_Events/2026-New-York-City-Street-Fairs/33756

https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/festivals

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $672 million.
(One ticket costs $5.00 as of April 2025)
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NYLottery.NY.gov

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $526 million.
(One ticket costs $2.00)
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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