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BRAVO: The Real Housewives of New York City (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Married To Medicine Los Angeles (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back (Finale) at 8pm
NBC renewed Superstore for a fifth season. The comedy is averaging a 1.4 rating among A18-49 and 4.4 million viewers on Thursdays in Live+7 Nielsens, deriving 44% of its Live+7 demo from non-linear sources.
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Univision Communications announced a major rebrand for Hispanic radio network and Latin music media platform Uforia. The company’s 58 owned and operated local radio stations, plus 89 affiliates and its digital audio footprint, will operate under the Uforia Audio Network banner. “The brand helps us better communicate to advertisers, content creators and artists that we have transformed our traditional radio offering into a cross-platform content division,” said Jesus Lara, President of Univision Radio.
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Food Network host Bobby Flay and his daughter Sophie hit the streets in search of the greatest local dishes around in new Food Network series The Flay List, premiering Thursday, April 11 at 10:30p.
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Broadway producer Scott Delman and Lionsgate are teaming to develop a theatrical production of ABC-then-CMT country music drama Nashville. Delman, who acquired theatrical rights from Lionsgate and ABC Studios, will serve lead producer of the musical.
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Vancouver will be home to 10 drama pilots this season, up from 6 last year and more than any other city, reports Deadline. The overall number of broadcast drama pilots is 35, down from 41 in 2018.
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Entertainment company Boat Rocker Media has made an investment in talent management and production company Untitled Entertainment. The partnership will enable Untitled, in collaboration with Boat Rocker, to expand all aspects of its business, including in the areas of television, film and digital production. Untitled will continue to operate under its current senior leadership team.
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BYUtv musical improv comedy Show Offs has been picked up for seasons two and three. And that’s before season one launches Monday, March 18 at 8p.
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Freeform picked up one-hour drama Motherland: Fort Salem, from executive producers Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, for ten episodes. Series is set in an alternate, present-day America where witches ended their persecution 300 years ago by cutting a deal with the U.S. government to fight for their country.
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PBS picked up India-set British period drama Beecham House, produced by Bend It TV for ITV. Six-parter will join the PBS Masterpiece block of programming.
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America’s Got Talent will be back for season 14 on NBC on Tuesday, May 28 at 8p. Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough join returning judges Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel. Terry Crews, who hosted the recent season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions will host. The next night, May 29, comes the season eight launch of American Ninja Warrior 8p. E! correspondent Zuri Hall joins the show as a sideline reporter.
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The second annual Freeform Summit will be held in Hollywood on Wednesday, March 27. Along with network stars, the event will spotlight influencers and tastemakers who have dedicated their voices to effecting change. A “reimagined” beauty pageant will provide “a stage for everyone” to be ambassadors for change, and candid conversations will explore topics like authentic storytelling, inclusion and mentorship.
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Anthony Anderson will take his sixth turn as host for the NAACP Image Awards. Winners of the org’s 50th awards will be revealed during a two-hour live special on TV One on Saturday, March 30 at 9p.
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getTV is all action on Saturday nights in March, with back-to-back episodes of Steven Seagal’s True Justice, followed by action films featuring Viola Davis, Tom Selleck, Kevin Costner and more, from 8p-3a.
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Paramount Network and Network Entertainment honor comedian and actor Richard Pryor in the latest installment of the I Am documentary franchise. I Am Richard Pryor will make its world premiere at the SXSW festival on Tuesday, March 12, then debut on Paramount Network on Friday, March 15 at 10p, followed by an encore on Comedy Central at 11:30p.
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Turner Classic Movies looks at the role journalism played in the world of cinema in month-long programming event Journalism in the Movies. Joining TCM host Ben Mankiewicz to discuss relevant films are CNN’s Anderson Cooper and CNN political analyst Carl Bernstein. Programming kicks off March 7 with All The President’s Men. “Anderson Cooper and Carl Bernstein are two of the finest reporters working today and I’m honored to partner with them on our Journalism In The Movies programming, showcasing the need for truth-telling in an era when journalism itself is under fire on a regular basis,” said Mankiewicz.
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Upcoming midseason ABC comedy Bless This Mess recast the role Constance Terry’s (Pam Grier) daughter. Played as a teen in the pilot by Christina Offley, the character will now be taken on by child actress Madison Curry (Us)…Prolific Indian actor Akshay Kumar (Khiladi) will star in Amazon action thriller The End (wt)… Alex Sawyer (Get Shorty) has joined the season three cast of Hulu’s Harlots…Michael Braun (Succession) will recur on season five of Showtime’s The Affair.
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Pilot talk: Fran Drescher (The Nanny) landed a lead in NBC comedy pilot Uninsured… Tymberlee Hill (Marry Me) joins NBC pilot Perfect Harmony as a series regular… Adan Canto (Designated Survivor) will play the male lead opposite Heather Graham in ABC drama pilot The Hypnotist’s Love Story… Walton Goggins (Vice Principals) will lead the cast of CBS comedy pilot The Unicorn…Russell Hornsby (The Hate U Give) will play the title role in NBC drama pilot Lincoln, and Former Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi is onboard CBS drama pilot Evil, reports Deadline…Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex) grabbed a lead role in Fox police drama pilot Prodigal Son…Sara Rue (Less Than Perfect) landed a series regular role ion NBC drama pilot Prism.
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Snapchat and Universal Pictures have teamed for a campaign for Illumination Entertainment’s The Secret Life of Pets 2. Snapchat users with Secret Life lenses can bring their dog or cat into the frame, and the pet will get an animated mouth and voice inspired by the movie’s characters. It’s Snapchat’s first sponsorship deal for the cat-and-dog lenses, introduced last year.
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It was a tie in Monday’s reality show demo race, with ABC’s The Bachelor and NBC’s The Voice both scoring 2.0 among A18-49. The Bachelor drew 7.23 million total viewers, while The Voice delivered a night-winning 10.88 million.
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HBO’s Leaving Neverland delivered 1.3 million viewers on Sunday night, making it the third-most-watched documentary premiere on the network in ten years. Across on-demand and digital platforms, the number rises to 1.7 million viewers.
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For the week ending February 24, ratings for most syndicated shows were clipped by preemptions for the announcement of felony criminal charges against Empire star Jussie Smollett. Not all shows were hurt, however – Ellen DeGeneres (2.4 Live+SD, up 9% from the week before) moved into second place behind leader Dr. Phil (3.2, down 3%). Live with Kelly and Ryan held steady with 2.3. And Steve Harvey’s Steve was steady with a season high 1.4, up 56% from last year.
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Divide & Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes drew a soft 228,000 viewers and 52,000 among A18-49 for A&E on Sunday. The biopic’s TV debut was preceded by a five-week theatrical release.
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