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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/17/19)
BRAVO: Backyard Envy (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Bring It! (Premiere) at 10pm
PARAMOUNT: Lip Sync Battle (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: My Lottery Dream Home (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Dead Silent (Finale) at 9pm
Bob Costas is leaving NBC after 40 years, in a separation that appears amicable. “It’s all settled quietly and happily for all concerned,” Costas told the New York Post. Costas, who said last August that he was considering leaving NBC Sports before his contract was up in 2021, has seen his role diminish of late. He was replaced as prime-time host of 2018 Winter Olympics coverage in South Korea and stepped down from the net’s Super Bowl LII pre-show after his comments linking concussions to football. “I have long had ambivalent feelings about football, so at this point, it’s better to leave the hosting to those who are more enthusiastic about it,” Costas told Sports Business Daily last year. Costas will continue working for MLB Network.
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NBC renewed Ellen’s Game of Games for season three. The game show started its sophomore run on January 8, topping entertainment programs with a 1.5 rating among A18-49 at 8p. “We are delighted that America has wholeheartedly embraced this wildly entertaining and unpredictable show,” said Meredith Ahr, President, Alternative and Reality Group, NBC Entertainment.
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On the flip side, NBC’s Trial and Error has been canceled after two seasons, reports TheWrap. Ratings for the comedy dipped when it was moved from the spring to hourlong blocks in the summer.
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Syfy horror anthology Channel Zero was also canceled, after four seasons. Series, based on “creepypasta,” or internet horror stories, was produced by Universal Cable Productions.
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Snap CFO Tim Stone, the Amazon alum who joined the company in May, is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” Said CEO Evan Spiegel, “Tim’s transition is not related to any disagreement with us on any matter relating to our accounting strategy, management, operations, policies, regulatory matters or practices (financial or otherwise).” Instead, reported the Financial Times, the move was in part the result of a “personality clash” between Stone and Spiegel. Stone’s departure is one in a string of Snap exit decisions, including that of Chief Strategy Office Imran Khan last September; Snap shares dropped 13% Wednesday afternoon.
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Netflix ordered a workplace comedy co-created by The Office’s Steve Carell and Greg Daniels. Carell will star in Space Force, centered on the people who create the new out-of-this-world branch of the military envisioned by the Trump administration.
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Jason Katims (Parenthood) is leaving his studio berth at Universal Television for an exclusive overall deal with Apple. Starting this summer, Katims will develop and produce projects for Apple via his True Jack Productions.
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MTV’s The Challenge: War of the Worlds premieres Wednesday, February 6, at 9p. MTV’s Challenge vets team up with rookie prospects from franchises including The Bachelor, Big Brother, Survivor and more in physical and mental contests. Reality show is set to air internationally in late February.
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On DIY’s Philly Revival, premiering Saturday, January 26, at 9p, general contractor, real-estate agent, designer and former opera singer Rachel Street resuscitates Philadelphia’s historic homes. Street rescues features like custom tile murals, stair banisters, turrets and marble fireplace mantles, then oversees the addition of modern amenities.
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Season six of AT&T Audience sports show Undeniable with Dan Patrick launches Wednesday, January 30, at 8p, while You Me Her is back for season four on Tuesday, April 9, at 10p.
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WGN America’s Gone, starring Leven Rambin (The Path) and Danny Pinto (Mayans M.C.), launches Wednesday, February 27, at 9p. Drama follows the survivor of a child-abduction case and the FBI agent who saved her as they team to solve cases years later.
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Killing Beef: Gun Violence in the Black Community makes its world premiere on Revolt on Monday, January 21, at 10p. Doc follows former drug dealer and award-winning journalist Samson Styles, who, after recovering from a near-fatal shooting, searches to find meaning in his life and reconciliation with his shooter.
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CBS is airing an hourlong red carpet special ahead of the Grammys on Sunday, February 10. Entertainment Tonight’s Nancy O’Dell, Kevin Frazier, Keltie Knight and TheTalk’s Eve co-host the event, kicking off at 7p.
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NBC drama Manifest has been chosen as latest PaleyLive NY TV program, taking place Thursday, February 7, at 6:30p at the Paley Center’s New York location. A limited number of tickets will be on sale, first available to Paley Patron, Fellow and Supporting Members.
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Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Steve Harvey Show) and R&B singer Tank will host the 2019 Bounce Trumpet Awards, held in Atlanta on Saturday, January 19. Ceremony airs on Bounce on Sunday, February 17, at 9p.
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ID delves into the double life of Dennis Rader in BTK: A Killer Among Us, a two-hour special premiering Sunday, February 16, at 10p.
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Facebook announced a three-year plan to invest $300 million in news, with a focus on local news. The infusion of dollars is intended to help local newsrooms as well as news literacy programs and third-party fact-checking. “The industry is going through a massive transition that has been underway for a long time,” said Campbell Brown, Facebook’s Head of Global News Partnerships. “None of us have quite figured out ultimately what the future of journalism is going to look like but we want to be part of helping find a solution.”
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Two-thirds of Facebook users didn’t know that the social media giant uses algorithms to classify their interests and traits for targeted advertising, according to a survey from Pew Research. Once they saw their Facebook “your ad preferences” list, 51% of respondents said that they weren’t comfortable about the list. “These findings relate to some of the biggest issues about technology’s role in society,” said Lee Rainie, Director of Internet and Technology Research at the Pew Research Center. “They are central to the major discussions about consumer privacy, the role of micro-targeting of advertisements in commerce and political activity, and the role of algorithms in shaping news and information systems.”
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January Jones (Mad Men) will star in upcoming Netflix drama Spinning Out as a former figure skater who had to give up her dreams of stardom when she became pregnant and now pushes her two daughters to become Olympians.
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The premiere of WE tv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Hip Hop Edition on Thursday, January 10, drew nearly 1.3 million total viewers in Nielsen Live+3 ratings – the highest premiere for the franchise since season five among W25-54 and 18-49, A25-54, and total viewers.
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Syfy’s Deadly Class attracted 2.7 million pre-linear views across multiple platforms. On December 20, the cast and creators took to social media to share the new 10-part series’ premiere episode, which was available commercial-free via Syfy On Demand, online and the SYFY and USA apps.
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Guest stars Evan Rachel Wood, Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood and Will Ferrell helped the season six premiere of Comedy Central’s Drunk History deliver a .38 P18-49 Live+SD rating, the series’ highest-rated premiere since season three in 2015.
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CW’s Roswell, New Mexico premiered to 1.54 million viewers and an A18-49 rating of 0.4, holding on to 67% of its The Flash lead-in on Tuesday.
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BROADWAY
School of Rock is closing on Sunday January 20, 2019.
https://ppc.broadway.com/shows/school-rock-musical/
Mike Birbiglia’s The New One is closing on Sunday January 20, 2019.
https://ppc.broadway.com/shows/mike-birbiglia-new-one/
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