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CW: The Originals (Premiere) at 9pm
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OVATION: The Wine Show (Premiere) at 10pm
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American Idol champ and The Voice coach, Kelly Clarkson, who just appeared on the Academy of Country Music Awards, has a new gig: host of the 2018 Billboard Music Awards. NBC is airing the show this year for the first time. Ceremony takes place Saturday May 20 at 8p at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
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PBS released a summer programming lineup that is going places. No Passport Required, bowing Tuesday, July 10, tours vibrant immigrant communities in American cities with chef Marcus Samuelsson. Kingdoms of the Sky, premiering Wednesday, July 11, explores climbing to the top of the Rocky Mountains, the Himalayas and the Andes. Human survival is pushed to the limit in Earth’s Natural Wonders, debuting Wednesday, July 1, while the remote Australian wilderness is explored in The Outback, bowing Wednesday, August 1. Audiences will explore streets, monuments and modern marvels in 10 That Changed America, premiering Tuesday, July 10, and journey into the depths of Mexico’s tropical rainforests in Wonders of Mexico, debuting Wednesday, August 1.
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Telemundo revealed another batch of music stars set to perform at the 2018 Billboard Latin Music Awards. Onboard are Bad Bunny, new Latina millennial icon Becky G, Daddy Yankee, David Bisbal, De La Guetto, Farruko, Luis Fonsi, Natti Natasha, Reik, Sebastian Yatra, Victor Manuelle, Wisin and Yandel. Show airs live Thursday, April 26 at 7p.
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The 2018 MTV VMAs are returning to New York City and will air Monday, August 20 from Radio City Music Hall. “New York City’s creative energy has always fueled those who live and work here. This is where music, film and art collide and where the Video Music Awards were born,” said NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
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The Alliance of Women in Media Foundation announced the winners of the 43rd annual Gracie Awards, taking place Tuesday, May 22 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. CBS This Morning co-host Norah O’Donnell was honored in the On-Air Talent – News or News Magazine category, while CBS Sunday Morning’s profile on Billie Jean King reported by Lee Cowan was named a Grand Award winner in the Soft News Feature National TV category. 60 Minutes was honored with two Gracies. Dr. Jonathan La Pook’s report “USA Gymnastics” nabbed News Feature Series in the National TV category, and Oprah Winfrey’s “Divided” earned the Interview Feature award in the National TV category.
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Leonardo DiCaprio will present friend and frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese with the inaugural Robert Osborne Award, for his decades-long commitment to the legacy and preservation of classic films, as part of the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival. The award will be presented on Thursday, April 26 during the film festival’s opening night.
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Gabrielle Union inked a first look deal with Sony Pictures TV. Under the two-year agreement, Union’s production company, I’ll Have Another, will develop broadcast, cable and digital projects for Sony TV.
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OWN gave straight-to-series orders to scripted drama Ambitions and unscripted dating show Ready to Love, both from producer Will Packer and his Will Packer Media banner. Packer will serve as EP for both shows, which mark his first television series to be created under his first-look deal with the network.
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Former head of programming, production and development at AT&T’s Audience Network, Bart Peters, launched Big Branch Productions. The company, which will produce original contract and platforms for film, TV and live-audience events, already has Audience Network’s Super Saturday Night with JLo, Audience Music and Loudermilk on its slate. In development are doc Who’s The Girl? The Story of Ashley Cleveland, live-event concert series March Madness Music Festival, unscripted The Sneaker Game, scripted Dry Hopping and live-action Cop Shit.
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ABC gave a straight-to-series order of a spinoff based on The Goldbergs for 2018-2019. Set in the 1990s, it will follow the teachers of William Penn Academy and star Tim Meadows, Bryan Callen and AJ Michalka.
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History’s Navy SEAL drama, Six, returns for its sophomore season on Monday, May 28 at 10p.
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HGTV stars Hilary Farr and David Visentin compete to win over homeowners in Love it or List it, returning Monday, May 7 at 9p.
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Robot-fighting series BattleBots is back with new episodes on Friday, May 11 at 8p on Discovery Channel and on Wednesday, May 16 at 9p on Science Channel.
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Punk’s not dead on AXS-TV. The network features a Rock Legends two-pack on Saturday, April 21 with The Clash at 1p, followed by Green Day at 1:30p. Also airing are classic performances from The New York Dolls at 2p and Blondie at 3p, as well as documentaries Mourning Son at 7p and Heart Like A Hand Grenade at 9p.
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FOX Business Network airs Mornings with Maria live from the George W. Bush Presidential Library in Dallas, TX on Wednesday, April 18 at 6a. Anchor Maria Bartiromo sits down for an exclusive interview with President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush.
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LAFF pays tribute to Harry Anderson with a 12-episode “All Rise for Harry” Night Court marathon on Saturday, April 21 at 1p. Anderson passed away on Monday, April 16 at the age of 65.
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BET Digital partnered with Beautycon to launch original short-form beauty-focused content for the African American consumer. Featuring Black models and influencers of varying hair textures and skin tones, BET x Beautycon videos showcase the latest trends and experimental makeup looks of the season. To view go to BET.com/Style.
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Netflix stock hit a new high, rising 9% to close at $336.06. A year ago, it was trading at around $140. Subscriber growth has sparked investor interest, with global total cracking 125 million in the first quarter.
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In other Netflix news, the streamer gave an order to The Order. The 10-episode horror drama series is from Canadian production company Nomadic Pictures. Show centers on a college freshman Jack Morton (Jake Manley), who joins fabled secret society The Order, where he’s trhust into a world of magic, monsters and intrigue.
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ABC’s Roseanne stood as the #1 show in both Total Viewers and A18-49 for the week of April 9, topping AMC’s season finale of The Walking Dead.
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One Strange Rock’s April 9 episode earned a .50/428 P25-54 rating on Live+3, a season high performance among the demo. In addition, the National Geographic series generated more than 1 million viewers P2+, a double-digit increase over the previous episode.
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Freeform’s Siren ranked among cable’s Top 5 gainers on Thursday in L+3 playback in Total Viewers (+98%) and A18-49 (+107%). It marked its largest playback lifts yet.
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FOX News continued to dominated basic cable in total day with P2+ for the week of April 9, marking 14 consecutive weeks as the number one network, according to Nielsen. FNC ranked tops in both primetime and total day with P2+. In primetime, FNC garnered 2.7 million in total viewers and total day. FNC delivered 1.5 million total viewers.
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In syndication, true crime leader Crime Watch Daily (0.5 demo rating, up 25%) captured attention with a big move in the target demo and approximately 1.3 million total viewers each day. Meanwhile, in access time periods, Extra (1.2, up 9%) saw the biggest percentage increase and was the sole magazine moving up week-to-week.
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Game shows were tightly bunched with leader Family Feud (6.5, up 2%), Wheel of Fortune (6.3, up 3%) and Jeopardy (6.2, unchanged) in a close race.
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Judge Judy (6.9) aired reruns all week yet grew 3% over the same frame last year. It was the highest rated program in syndication for the seventh week in a row and the top courtroom show with ratings greater than the other five nationally measured shows combined.
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