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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/27/19)
CBS: Million Dollar Mile (Premiere) at 9pm
CW: Jane The Virgin (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: What We Do In The Shadows (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Property Brothers: Buying & Selling (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Happy (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Documentary Now (Finale) at 11pm
LIFETIME: Project Runway All Stars (Finale) at 8:30pm
LIFETIME: American Beauty Star (Finale) at 10pm
TNT: Drop The Mic (Finale) at 10pm
TNT: Snoop Dogg Presents The Joker’s Wild (Finale) at 10:30pm
Brad Falchuk, who’s spent over a decade at 20th Century Fox Television, is heading to Netflix. The writer-producer has signed a four-year overall deal with the streamer to develop, write, produce and direct new series via his Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision banner. As part of the agreement, Falchuk will continue to work on his existing shows with 20th TV and FOX – 9-1-1, Pose, American Horror Story and American Crime Story – as well as Netflix’s upcoming The Politician.
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Empire star Jussie Smollett was cleared of multiple felony charges. The actor was arrested on last month for allegedly faking a racist and homophobic attack against himself on January 29. Upon exiting the Chicago courthouse, Smollett told reporters he “just wants to get back to work and move on with my life.” Empire broadcaster FOX and studio 20th Century Fox TV released the following statement: “Jussie Smollett has always maintained his innocence and we are gratified that all charges against him have been dismissed.”
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Season 2 of Telemundo’s La Reina del Sur, premiering Monday, April 22 at 10p, will feature a soundtrack recorded by the Miami Symphony Orchestra. The music score was created by Alberto Slezynger and his team at Personal Music, exclusively to accompany the series’ diverse storylines.
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Dish Network and Univision Communications struck a new, long-term carriage agreement, ending a nearly eight-month-long blackout. The two companies said restoration of Univision networks on Dish and DishLatino will begin immediately. “For more than 20 years, Dish has led our industry in serving the U.S. Hispanic community, and today’s announcement is reflective of our commitment to delivering quality content at the right value,” said Dish CEO Erik Carlson.
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FX’s Better Things, directed by, produced by and starring Pamela Adlon, was renewed for a fourth season to air in 2020. “With every season, Better Things becomes more vital, engaging and revelatory, cementing Pamela Adlon’s status as one of the most accomplished creative forces in television today,” said John Landgraf, Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions.
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Back Roads Entertainment partnered with former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf to produce Busts, a documentary series examining some of the sports world’s biggest disappointments. NFL bust Leaf is set to host the series, which will feature one-on-one interviews with former athletes and reveal the trials they faced trying to rise from the ashes.
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MTV ordered 90 additional episodes of Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out ahead of its Season 13 premiere, this summer, reports Deadline. The move takes the comedy improv competition series through Season 16.
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Director-producer Jake Kasdan and his producing partner Melvin Mark inked a new four-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television. The pair, who have been with the studio since 2012, will continue to develop and produce, while Kasdan will continue to direct projects for network, cable and streaming platforms with their company The Detective Agency.
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Tiffany Haddish landed a series of curated stand-up specials at Netflix. The Girl Trip’s star will host Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready, which features six comedians handpicked by Haddish. Wanda Sykes, Page Hurwitz and Haddish are executive producing each half-hour episode.
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Karla Souza (How to Get Away with Murder) is set to star in Amazon drama El Presidente. The eight-part series, produced by Pablo Larrain’s production company Fabula (A Fantastic Woman), Narcos producer Gaumont and Argentine producer Kapow, also stars Andres Parra (Pablo Escobar: El Patron del Mal) and Paulina Gaitan (Diablo Guardian). The project is inspired by the real-life characters and events behind the 2015 “FIFA Gate” corruption scandal.
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A new season of Odd Squad, the live-action series from Fred Rogers Productions and Sinking Ship Entertainment, is back in production and set to roll out on PBS Kids in winter 2020. The show will take a turn as new agents join the squad and travel to locations around the globe to tackle oddness as a mobile unit.
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CBS set premiere dates for a trio of series. New action-adventure Blood and Treasure debuts with a two-hour premiere on Tuesday, May 21 at 9p; the final season of Elementary kicks off on Thursday, May 24 at 10p; and season 2 of Instinct bows Sunday, June 16 at 9p.
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Discovery Channel unravels mystery and myth in Mummies Unwrapped. Host Ramy Romany guides viewers around the world as he investigates secrets of the most fascinating burial sites, mass graves and ancient tombs on earth. The series bows Wednesday, April 10 at 10p, following the premiere of Expedition Unknown at 9p.
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Jordan Klepper heads to the frontlines of American activism in Comedy Central’s new documentary series, Klepper. The premiere episode, airing Thursday, May 9 at 10:30p, spotlights veterans using wrestling to cope with PTSD.
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Animal Planet premieres Fish or Die on Sunday, April 21 at 10p. Series follows extreme fishermen and friends Chris Owens, Brian Jill, Thad Robison and Jay Johnson as they journey through remote regions, meeting locals and trailing some of the most elusive fish in the world.
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TV One airs the 50th NAACP Image Awards: Tribute Special on Saturday, March 30 at 8p, immediately preceding the live telecast of the 50th NAACP Image Awards at 9p. Hosted by Urban One founder and chairperson Cathy Hughes and sponsored by Toyota, the special honors this year’s nominees, past winners and significant moments and features interviews with Salli Richardson-Whitfield, John Legend and more.
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AXS TV presents two classic concert premieres from The Eagles, beginning with The Eagles: Farewell I Tour – Live from Melbourne on Sunday, March 31 at 9p. The 1994 cable special The Eagles: Hell Freezes Over bows Sunday, May 5 at 9p.
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Oprah Winfrey presents her new book, The Path Made Clear: Discovering Your Life’s Direction and Purpose on a special edition of SuperSoul Sunday, debuting Sunday, March 31 at 11a.
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Great Performances at the Met: La Traviata premieres nationwide Friday, April 5 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
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Oxygen Media presents The Piketon Family Murders on Sunday, March 31 at 7p. Hosted by Beth Karas, two-hour special delves into the 2016 massacre that stunned the small town of Piketon, OH, when seven members of the Rhoden family and Hannah Gilley, the fiancée of one of the victims, were found murdered.
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Dish is offering a free preview of Smithsonian Channel to all of their subscribers from Thursday, March 28 to Tuesday, April 30.
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Hugh Dancy (Hannibal) will guest star on a multi-episode arc of Season 8 of Showtime’s Homeland…On the pilot front, Michaela Watkins (Casual) nabbed a lead in CBS’ comedy The Unicorn… Zane Holtz (Hunter Killer, From Dusk Till Dawn TV series) and Katherine LaNasa (Imposters, Satisfaction) joined The CW’s Riverdale spinoff Katy Keene… Omar Benson Miller (Ballers) and Maya Lynne Robinson (The Conners) were set as series regulars on CBS’ The Unicorn.
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iHeartMedia struck a multi-year agreement with digital media company LiveXLive. The partnership gives LiveXLive exclusive global livestreaming rights to 17 iHeartRadio events this year, as well as licensing and streaming rights for select iHeartRado Theater shows. The deal also features new co-produced and co-promoted video content for fans, including a co-created iHeartRadio channel on LiveXLive.
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Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards 2019 simulcast was the week’s number one program on broadcast and cable across kid demos. The ceremony averaged 3.5/860,000 Kids 2-11 and 3.1/491,000 Tweens 9-14, and was basic cable’s number-one kids program with Total Viewers (1.9 million).
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Among talk shows Dr. Phil (2.8, down 10%) was mostly in reruns, but still topped for the 132nd week in a row. Live with Kelly and Ryan (2.3, down 4%) ranked second for the third consecutive week.
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