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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/20/18)
MTV: Ex On The Beach (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: Murphy Brown (Finale) at 9:30pm
NBC: Timeless (Finale) at 8pm
SCIENCE: Engineering Disasters (Finale) at 9pm
WE TV: Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta (Finale) at 9pm
Facebook suffered another blow yesterday. The attorney general for the District of Columbia sued the social media company for failing to protect its users’ data and allowing an app developer to collect millions of users’ personal information without their permission and sell it to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. The suit, filed by Karl Racine, pins Facebook with numerous violations of DC’s consumer protection laws including misleading users about the security of their data, failing to adequately monitor third-party apps’ use of data and keeping mum about the breach for two years. “Facebook failed to protect the privacy of its users and deceived them about who had access to their data and how it was used,” Racine said in a statement. “Facebook put users at risk of manipulation by allowing companies like Cambridge Analytica and other third-party applications to collect personal data without users’ permission.” Facebook said in a statement yesterday to The Washington Post that it is “reviewing the complaint and looks forward to continuing our discussions with attorneys general in DC and elsewhere.”
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In still more bad news for Facebook, according to the New York Times the company gave Amazon, Spotify, Netflix and Microsoft more access to user data than Facebook had previously disclosed. According to a new report, special arrangements with these companies were discovered in internal Facebook documents that track partnerships. The deals reportedly were designed to benefit both Facebook and the other parties, with the social network gaining users and the outside companies able to tailor their products more effectively.
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CBS is mulling the option of cutting ties with Nielsen as the companies negotiate renewing their long-term contract, set to expire December 31, in a deal worth about $100 million. According to Variety, CBS is underwhelmed by the steadily increasing rates Nielsen charges at a time when it’s difficult to accurately capture viewing across linear TV and digital platforms. In a statement, a Nielsen spokesperson said, “We expect to arrive at a mutually beneficial agreement well in advance of December 31.”
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OWN has canceled Love Is _ after one season as exec producer Salim Akil faces allegations of domestic violence and lifting the idea for the series from a former lover. “OWN has decided not to move forward with the second season of Love Is _,” the network said yesterday.
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Recently wrapped HGTV series Fixer Upper was the most popular among shows, movies and live events in 2018 among Sling TV’s 2.4 million subscribers, the service revealed. The Chip and Joanna Gaines show edged out, in descending order, The Big Bang Theory, Family Guy, House Hunters and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. The list is a windfall for Discovery, which grabbed three of the top five spots. The most DVR’d show on the Dish Network service was Live PD, followed by The Walking Dead. The Incredibles topped Sling movie rentals, followed by Black Panther and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.
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Chelsea Peretti, comedian, writer and Brooklyn Nine-Nine co-star, will host the 2019 WGA Awards’ LA show February 17. The WGA will hold its East Coast show concurrently at the Edison Ballroom in NYC.
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Comscore is the newest member of the Coalition of Innovative Media Measurement, marking the first new member of the organization since its recent acquisition by the Advertising Research Foundation, which opened CIMM membership to the broader industry.
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A busy day for Fox, which put into development Adapted, a multicultural comedy based on a real story from The Last O.G. co-executive producers Mary Fitzgerald, Arthur Harris and Angela Nissel, Jeff Gaspin and his Gaspin Media, Mark Kassen’s Like Minded Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV. Fitzgerald, Harris and Nissel, who wrote the story, also will show-run. Series follows a 14-year-old boy who, after refusing to move from Las Vegas to Philadelphia so his neglectful mother can remarry yet again, convinces his African-American neighbors to adopt him… The network also gave a script plus presentation order to Lyle & Caroline, a half-hour animated comedy exec-produced by Lisa Kudrow, who also will provide voiceover, and written/exec-produced by Eric and Justin Stangel (The Late Show with David Letterman). The project, about an unexpected surrogate grandparent/grandchild bond, hails from Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment.
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STXalternative, a division of Robert Simonds’ STX Entertainment, signed a first-look development and production deal with Tracey Edmonds company Edmonds Entertainment. The deal will see Edmonds co-producing and co-developing scripted and unscripted content. First project is previously announced Games Divas Play, which will air on BET in 2019.
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TV One announced production is underway in NYC on new series Cleo Speaks, which will highlight personal stories and voices of influential women of color. The series is slated to premiere on the new lifestyles and entertainment net Cleo TV in February. Featured Cleo Speaks participants include Tamika Mallory, activist; Dana Chanel, founder, Sprinkle of Jesus; April Reign, activist/creator #OscarsSoWhite; and Mahisha Dellinger, CEO/founder, Curls Beauty Brands. Series is produced by Ruby Red, with Gina Holland and Martine Charles as executive producers.
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Telemundo Deportes will premiere season 2 of Que Momento (What a Moment) December 23 at 11p on Telemundo. The new season debuts with an in-depth look at three-time former welterweight world champ Antonio Margarito.
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Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel and World Fishing Network are ringing in the new year with original premieres and new eps from returning series across all three networks beginning Monday, December 31. New fare includes the premiere of Booger Bottom on Outdoor Channel on Monday, January 7, at 7p and Dropped: Land of the Living Skies on Monday, February 4, at 7:30p.
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CMT dropped a trailer for the new season of Music City, which debuts Thursday, January 3, at 10p and follows a group of young adults chasing success, fame and romance in Nashville. Season 2 will feature a breakup, a wedding, a cutthroat Miss USA competition, unexpected friendships and new and explosive rivalries.
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Project Blue Book, from exec producer Robert Zemeckis based on true events, bows on History on January 8 at 10p.
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AXS TV will debut the second season of music countdown series The Top Ten Revealed on Sunday, January 13, at 8:30p with the episode “Roller Rink Tunes.”
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CW series Roswell, New Mexico premieres Tuesday, January 15, at 9p.
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Love, chaos and uncertainty abound in TLC’s returning series Sister Wives and Seeking Sister Wife beginning January 20 at 8p with some familiar families and two new additions.
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Paranormal investigators Amy Bruni and Adam Berry return for the third season of Kindred Spirits, premiering on Travel Channel on Thursday, January 24, at 10p.
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The midseason return of The Walking Dead season 9 premieres Sunday, February 10, at 9p on AMC. The second half of the season finds survivors new and old and new continuing to deal with the impact of events that took place during the six years that have passed.
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The fourth season of Showtime’s drama Billions, one of the network’s most-watched series, will drop Sunday, March 17, at 9p.
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Orion Television’s relationship court TV shows Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Couples Court with the Cutlers has been renewed for the 2019-20 season in more than 100 markets, including NY, LA, DC and Chicago. This will mark the seventh season for Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and the third season for Couples Court with the Cutlers.
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Jennifer Lopez: The Ride, a doc about the 2018 MTV Video Vanguard recipient, premieres on the network tomorrow (December 21) at 3p. Lopez’s upcoming romantic comedy Second Act will be her 34th film.
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Time flies. The 50th ep of Starz original series Outlander will premiere this Sunday, December 23, at 8p.
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IFC will stage an all-day Die Hard Christmas marathon on Tuesday, December 25, featuring Die Hard, Die Hard with a Vengeance and Live Free or Die Hard airing all day long in succession beginning at 3p.
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Jennifer Lopez and Bebe Rexha joined the lineup of artists performing on NBC’s New Year’s Eve, airing Monday, December 31, from 10-11p.
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The film Our Faith in Action will be featured on Eternal Word Television Network on Sunday, January 6, at 3:30p. Movie is based on the TV series Our Faith in Action: Today’s Society of St. Vincent de Paul.
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Snapchat unleashed new feature Lens Challenges, which enables users around the globe to participate in competitions with other users who create and send “Snaps” that use a lens tied to a song, dance and/or event. Challenges is intended to “inspire creativity, self-expression, and community for Snapchatters and Lens Creators alike,” the company said in a statement.
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Comedy Central will accompany the special James Davis: Live From The Town, which debuts Friday, January 11, at 11p, with a digital album and linear and digital companion custom content.
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Alexandra Breckenridge (This Is Us, The Walking Dead), Martin Henderson (Grey’s Anatomy, Miracles From Heaven), Tim Matheson (The Affair, The Good Fight) and Annette O’Toole (Smallville, Marvel’s The Punisher) lead the cast of Netflix series Virgin River… Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon A Time) landed the titular role in Dolly Parton’s Heartstings: JJ Sneed, an ep of Netflix’s upcoming anthology series. Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series), David Denman (13 Hours), Mac Davis and Vanessa Rubio (Cobra Kai) round out the cast… Evan Roderick (Arrow) has been cast opposite Kaya Scodelario in Netflix drama Spinning Out.
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WE tv’s Love After Lockup continues to grow viewership. The second ep of season 2 delivered a series high in total viewers and week-to-week growth across all key demos. Compared to the prior week’s season premiere, the Friday, December 14, ep grew by 16% among Total Viewers, 14% among W18-49, 8% among W25-54 and 7% among A25-54 in Nielsen Live+3 ratings.
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