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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 2/17/26)
MTV: Love & Hip Hop Atlanta (Premiere) at 8pm
TELEMUNDO: La Casa de los Famosos (Premiere) at 7pm
TELEMUNDO: Lobo, Morir Matando (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: John and Carolyn: Love, Beauty and Loss (Premiere) at 10pm
Warner Bros. Discovery is weighing whether to restart sale negotiations with hostile bidder Paramount Skydance, according to Bloomberg. Board members are debating if renewed discussions following Paramount’s revised offer could secure a stronger deal – or potentially pressure Netflix to raise its bid. In December, WBD reached an agreement to sell its film studio and HBO Max to Netflix for $27.75 per share.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hulu handed a series order to legal drama “Conviction,” starring Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”). Written by David Shore (“House”), the show is based on the book of the same name by Jack Jordan about a woman who takes on a high-profile murder case.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix’s “Terminator Zero” won’t be back for a second season. The eight-episode animated reboot of 1991’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” premiered in August 2024. “The critical and audience reception to it was tremendous, but at the end of the day not nearly enough people watched it,” wrote series creator Mattson Tomlin on X.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Faced with increasing legal threats, ByteDance has agreed to strengthen safeguards on Seedance 2.0, an AI tool that enables users to create realistic videos based on text prompts. Videos shared online which appear to show copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses have prompted objections from studios including Disney, Paramount Skydance, Netflix and more. “ByteDance respects intellectual property rights and we have heard the concerns regarding Seedance 2.0,” said a company spokesperson. “We are taking steps to strengthen current safeguards as we work to prevent the unauthorized use of intellectual property and likeness by users.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A&E’s “Predator Hunters,” following an investigator and his team within the North Texas-based Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, premieres Thursday, March 5 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first Spanish-language television adaptation of Isabel Allande’s 1982 bestselling novel The House of the Spirits launches globally Wednesday, April 29 on Prime Video. The project was initially developed by FilmNation Entertainment for Hulu in 2018.(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox is re-airing two-hour special “The Real Full Monty” in tribute to actor James Van Der Beek (“Dawson’s Creek”), who was battling colorectal cancer at the time of the special and joined in the hope of inspiring others to get tested early. The encore, airing Wednesday, February 18 at 8p on Fox, celebrates Van Der Beek’s participation in the event. Van Der Beek died February 11 at age 48.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“TMZ Presents: Michael Jackson: 30 Fatal Seconds” premieres Thursday, February 19 at 9p on Fox. The special focuses on the seconds when Jackson’s hair caught on fire in 1984 while he was filming a Pepsi commercial, an incident that led to a dependency on painkillers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN has greenlit two specials featuring life coach Iyanla Vanzant (“Iyanla: The Inside Fix”). The shows, which begin production next month, will see Vanzant in front of a studio audience helping people in crisis.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Banijay Entertainment announced a new music entertainment format,“Staying Alive,” produced by Endemol Shine Germany for ProSieben and Joyn. The show uses technology to feature artists performing duets with late legends like Elvis Presley, Whitney Houston, and Freddie Mercury.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s Thursday night dramas – “9-1-1,” “9-1-1: Nashville” and “Grey’s Anatomy” – nabbed to their biggest Total Viewer audience since their season premieres after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms. On linear, all three dramas earned a season high among Total Viewers, pushing ABC to a win for the night among broadcast networks in both Total Viewers (5.53 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.57 rating).
(Source: Cynopsis)
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