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CBS: Survivor (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: See No Evil (Premiere) at 9pm
IFC: Documentary Now! (Premiere) at 11pm
The Man in the High Castle is officially stepping down. Amazon revealed the dystopian drama’s upcoming fourth season, set to launch this fall, will be its last. At least, it will be it’s last on Amazon. “While we’re bringing this chapter to a conclusion, if one thinks beyond the final frames of this series, it is very provocative to think about what stories may come thereafter,” exec producer David Zucker told Deadline. “Whether or not we all get to tell them or they get told in another incarnation in film and television, that’s for us to all see.”
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ABC News locked up George Stephanopoulos through the 2020 presidential election and beyond, with a new four-year deal. Stephanopoulos has been with the network since 2002 and anchors Good Morning America and Sunday show This Week. The deal is reportedly worth $18 million per year, a bump from his previous five-year contract, which paid him $15 million per year.
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FOX drama Empire is reportedly cutting Jussie Smolett’s role as the investigation into the actor’s alleged assault last month intensifies, reports Deadline. Word is Smolett’s scenes in the series are being slashed.
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The third round of stars to present at The Oscars include Elsie Fisher, Danai Gurira, Brian Tyree Henry, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Helen Mirren, John Mulaney, Tyler Perry, Pharrell Williams, Krysten Ritter, Paul Rudd and Michelle Yeho. Ceremony airs live on Sunday, February 24 at 8p on ABC.
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DirecTV is offering a free preview of Smithsonian Channel to its subscribers from Wednesday, February 20 to Tuesday, February 26.
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AT&T unveiled its inaugural Dream In Black 28 Future Makers list, an element of the company’s new Dream in Black initiative that celebrates people who are making history now while shaping the future. Among creators the company is elevating are Reginae Carter, Terrence J. Van Jones, Queen Latifah, Vic Mensa, Keke Palmer and Zendaya. Future Makers are being announced each week this month, with the final, 28th honoree to be determined by a vote based on submissions across Twitter, Facebook and Instagram using #DreamInBlack. As part of the campaign, AT&T launched a custom emoji keyboard to enhance the text and social media experience. “Being from a place like the Southside of Chicago, I’ve seen a lot of people lose their lives for so little,” says music artist and activist Mensa. “When I hear the phrase Dream In Black, I think of centuries of black experience, having the courage to dream beyond limitations that society may place on you and across cultures that darker skin people face more limitations.” While AT&T chose Black History Month to launch Dream In Black, the initiative will continue as an ongoing campaign.
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Melody Thomas Scott celebrates her 40th year playing Nikki Newman on CBS’s The Young and the Restless on Wednesday, February 20. The daytime drama will devote the show’s entire episode to her character.
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TV One has begun production on The Bobby DeBarge Story in Atlanta. The original film, slated to premiere in June, explores the tumultuous life of a former lead singer of the 70’s R&B/funk band Switch, also the eldest sibling of the pop group DeBarge. Roshon Fegan (Shake It Up, Greenleaf) is cast in the lead role.
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Property Brothers stars Jonathan and Drew Scott have a new project: Property Brothers: Forever Home. Series following the twins as they help turn families’ ordinary houses into their lifelong dream homes premieres Wednesday, May 29 at 9p on HGTV.
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Bajillionaires, a live-action comedy that follows a group of neighborhood pals as they try to invent an amazing product, bows on Canada’s Family Channel on Saturday, March 2 and Sunday, March 3 at 10a.
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Vice Live premieres Monday, February 25 at 9p on Viceland. Two-hour nightly show, hosted by Marie Faustin, Zack Fox, Sandy Honig and Fat Tony, covers the day’s hot topics and trends.
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Denali Tiller’s documentary Tre Maison Dasan bows on Independent Lens on Monday, April 1 at 10p on PBS, telling the story of three young boys struggling to grow up with a parent in prison.
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Thomas Howell is set to recur on the second season of AMC’s anthology series The Terror… Kelli Berglund (Now Apocalypse) landed a recurring role on Season 4 of TNT’s Animal Kingdom… Alicia Witt will recur in the upcoming seventh and final season of Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.
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Netflix assembled A-list voice cast for its new animated series Green Eggs and Ham, slated to debut next fall. The Ellen DeGeneres produced adaptation of the Dr. Seuss classic will feature Michael Douglas, Adam DeVine, Diane Keaton, Ilana Glazer, Eddie Izzard, Tracy Morgan, Keegan-Michael Key, Daveed Diggs, John Turturro, Jeffrey Wright and Jillian Bell.
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In other Netflix news, Part 2 of Season 5 of Arrested Development, comprising of eight new episodes, will begin streaming on Friday, March 15.
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Weather Channel’s Local Now teamed with Thrillist to bring new lifestyle content to the streaming news platform. Through the partnership, Local Now users will gain access to Thrillist’s library of video content that features local hot spots.
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Last week, Travel Channel’s Paranormal Caught on Camera became the top series debut in network history among P25-54, with a .55 rating and 429,000 viewers in the demo.
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TLC confirmed that Sean Millikan, the subject of an episode of its reality series My 600-Lb Life, died on February 17 in Texas. He was 29.
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