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

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/16/26)
CRUNCHYROLL: Dreamland (Premiere)
HALLMARK: ‘Tis the Season for Setups (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Money Trap: The Karun Treasure (Premiere)
OWN: What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear With Iyanla Vanzant (Premiere) at 9pm
PARAMOUNT+: Tulsa King, Season 4 (Premiere)
USA: The Rainmaker, Season 2 (Premiere) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 10/17/26)
DISNEY+: Super Scam Me (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY: Silver Bells at Christmas (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK: Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK: Mr. & Mrs. Christmas (Premiere) at 8pm
LIFETIME: Sins of an Amish Husband (Premiere) at 8pm

(SUNDAY 10/18/26)
LIFETIME: Amish Revenge (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: Snapped: Killer Moms (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: The Catfish Murders (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: The Gold Season 2 (Premiere) at 9pm

Season 6 of “The Chosen,” a historical drama series from 5&2 Studios about the life of Jesus of Nazareth, will debut three episodes on Prime Video on Nov. 15, followed by weekly releases through December.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Madame Blanc Mysteries” is returning to Acorn TV for a fifth, seven-episode season on Nov. 9, concluding with an all-new Christmas special.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Frisco King,” the Samuel L. Jackson-led spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s “Tulsa King,” is hitting Paramount+ with two episodes on Dec. 18.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Peacock’s unscripted series “Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together” begins its second season on Nov. 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Move over, Dr. Crane. A new Kelsey Grammar show is in development at NBC called “Pops.” The series is based on the true story of Ed Levien, a Maryland man who switched careers and began working as an EMT at age 64. Levien is attached to produce, along with Grammar, “Chicago Med” executive producer Danny Weiss and Jordan McMahon of Grammnet Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix has ordered two new spinoffs from Blumhouse Television and ITV America in its “Worst Ever” true-crime docuseries franchise. “Worst In-Law Ever” and “Worst Friend Ever” are both currently in production, along with a second season of “Worst Neighbor Ever.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fandango greenlit its first-ever original TV programming with “Bad Girls: Unfinished Business,” a two-episode reunion event that will air on the company’s free ad-supported streaming platform.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney inked another major creator deal, this time with Dude Perfect. The deal includes licensing some of the sports-focused creator company’s existing content and developing new originals inspired by the Super Bowl and the 50th anniversary of “Star Wars.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jamie Lee Curtis and Gail Lerner’s upcoming sitcom “Newlyweds” has a new showrunner to replace the recently fired Lerner. Industry veteran Bruce Helford (“The Connors”) will take over when production resumes in November. Lerner was dropped for “creative differences,” according to an Instagram post she shared last Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will honor Al Pacino with a Life Achievement Award during next year’s 33rd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (formerly the SAG awards). The event will stream live on Netflix Feb. 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The “Pillsbury Bake-Off Classic” (aka the reason it’s called “The Great British Baking Show” in the US) is returning to television with Drew Barrymore as host, CBS announced on Thursday. The special will air Nov. 23 and stream on Paramount+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On Oct. 21, MTV, VH1, MTV2 and Logo will re-air “The Concert for New York City” for the event’s 25th anniversary, once again in support of the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The original broadcast was staged at Madison Square Garden as a benefit to support New Yorkers after the Sept. 11 attacks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney is continuing to follow in Netflix’s footsteps when it comes to licensing video podcast content. Two Pave Studio programs, “Clues” and “Mother Knows Murder,” will now be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu for an exclusive time window before going into wide release. So will “Las Culturistas,” the entertainment podcast co-hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meanwhile, over on the other side of the digital-legacy content relationship, the short-form documentary anthology series “POV Shorts” is moving from PBS to the Time Studios YouTube channel for most of its ninth season. The first two films in the series will still air on PBS Nov. 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Weather Channel’s recent TV coverage of Hurricane Isaias reached more than 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. This made The Weather Channel the No. 1 cable news network among 25-54-year-olds during prime time last Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS had a great ratings week. On Sunday, Oct. 4, the network earned the top three ratings spots for “60 Minutes” (10.2 million viewers), “Marshals” (8.21 million viewers) and “Tracker” (7 million viewers). On Tuesday, “NCIS” was the No. 1 show with 6.45 million viewers, and on Thursday, “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” was the No. 1 comedy with 5.5 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Sense and Sensibility – Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitriona Balfe, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, James Carcaterra, Charlie Vet
Street Fighter – Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Andrew Schulz, Joe Anoa’i, Cody Rhodes, Jason Momoa, Eric André, 50 Cent, Dom lee, Mal Jarnson, Kyle Mooney
Whalefall – Austin Abrams, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Emily Rudd, John Ortiz

BROADWAY
Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows
https://playbill.com/article/schedule-of-upcoming-and-announced-broadway-shows

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 $403 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 $600 million.
(One ticket costs $2.00)
Powerball is played in 43 states.
NYLottery.NY.gov

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 15, 2026
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Keyshia Cole (R&B Singer) – 45 years old
Ginuwine (R&B Singer) – 56 years old
Dominic West (The Affair/ The Wire) – 57 years old
Paige Davis (Host of Trading Spaces) – 57 years old
Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town) – 57 years old
Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) – 58 years old
Eric Benet (R&B Singer) – 60 years old
Sarah Ferguson (former Duchess of York) – 67 years old
Emeril Lagasse (TV Chef) – 67 years old
Richard Carpenter (The Carpenters) – 80 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/15/26)
ABC: 9-1-1, Season 10 (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: 9-1-1: Nashville, Season 2 (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Grey’s Anatomy, Season 23 (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: The Diplomat, Season 4 (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Hollywood Arts (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Storm (Premiere)
PEACOCK: Crystal Lake (Premiere)

Netflix laid off about 1,000 employees on Wednesday, representing 6% of its workforce. As first reported by the Wall Street Journal, the cuts mostly affected workers in product, tech, legal and HR.
-Although Netflix isn’t the only company making cuts like this, it can point to a more obvious impetus than most: namely, stalled engagement growth and declining share prices over the last 12 months. 
-In a memo to staff, co-CEOs Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos wrote that Netflix will “continue to invest aggressively in high-impact areas.” The two will likely have more to say about the decision next Tuesday, when Netflix releases its quarterly report. 
-Included in the layoffs are Vice President of Film Doug Belgrad, despite his success in the role over the past two years, and Director of Independent Films Sheroum Kim, who joined the company in 2019.
-On the TV side, Netflix also lost Lisa Lang McMullen, director of overall deals for series; James Oh, director of drama series; Carolina Garcia, director of original series; and Andrew McQuinn, also director of original series, as well as several managers.  
(Source: Cynopsis)

Speaking of declining share prices: Skydance shares fell 28.5% on Wednesday after the company issued almost 471 million warrants to B shareholders, allowing them to buy one share in the newly merged corporation within the next 10 years. According to The Motley Fool, however, this isn’t bad news for the company or its current shareholders: “Nobody lost much money. The pie just got sliced differently.” 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Meanwhile, Fox’s shareholders have approved the company’s plan to acquire CTV manufacturer and platform Roku for $22 billion. The deal would make Fox the third-largest media distributor in the US behind YouTube and Skydance.
(Source: Cynopsis)

YouTube might not be interested in producing content, but TikTok is. The social media platform announced its second partnership to develop a slate of vertical series for both TikTok and its sister app PineDrama, this time with creator management agency Made By Us. The first two of these series will star digital creators Hannah Stocking and Adam Rose. 
-The first microdrama collaboration TikTok did was back in April with Hoorae Media, a production company founded by YouTuber-turned-television-star Issa Rae. That series, “Screen Time,” has garnered nearly 580 million views and is now the top-performing show on TikTok and PineDrama.
–The Takeaway: While some online video spaces are happy to position themselves as distributors and monetization partners (notably after some failed experiments with content production, in YouTube’s case), TikTok seems more interested in challenging legacy content owners for user attention. And understandably so – the more time someone spends on an app, the more revenue that app can generate. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Greatest,” a drama series about the life of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, dropped its first official trailer on Wednesday. The Michael B. Jordan-produced show stars Jaalen Best as Ali and premieres on Prime Video Nov. 4. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Paramount+ unveiled another look at the fourth and final season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” which debuts Nov. 20. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hulu released an original trailer for “The Mob,” a new reality competition series from the executive producers of “The Traitors.” Hosted by Parker Posey (“The White Lotus”), the show features a cast of reality stars and celebrities competing against one another in mob-themed challenges at an Italian villa. Episode 1 premieres Oct. 26. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox announced the list of contestants for the second season of its five-week baking competition series “Next Level Baker,” featuring celebrity chefs Gordon Ramsay, Carla Hall and Waylynn Lucas as mentors. The first episode premieres Nov. 19. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV will launch a new competition series, “Big Bargain Holiday Showdown,” beginning on Nov. 10. Each of the season’s six episodes, all hosted by Tara Lipinski, will follow two teams competing to transform a room in their home into a winter wonderland in 48 hours with only $500.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s iconic “Dateline” series is getting its first international spinoff in Canada, hosted by legendary CBC News correspondent Diana Swain. The first two-hour special of “Dateline Canada” premieres on CityTV Nov. 26. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” was renewed for a second season at Apple TV. The series, starring Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”), will likely start production in the first half of 2027. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO is developing a new drama series with “The Studio” co-creator Alex Gregory after winning the series in a competitive bidding situation. Called “Further Lane,” the show is set in the Hamptons and inspired by reporting from Emily Witt for The New Yorker.
(Source: Cynopsis)