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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/5/19)
DISCOVERY: Gold Rush (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: My Lottery Dream (Premiere) at 9pm
THE CW: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Finale) at 8pm
COMEDY: This Is Not Happening (Finale) at 11pm
DIY: Texas Flip ‘N Move (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Secrets of the Morgue (Finale) at 11pm
(SATURDAY 4/6/19)
ANIMAL PLANET: The Vet Life (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Big Texas Fix (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Mom & Me (Premiere) at 11pm and 11:30pm
ID: Murder Decoded (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: The Book of John Gray (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Kit Harrington, Musical Guest: Sara Bareilles at 11:30pm
OXYGEN: Cold Justice (Finale) at 6pm
(SUNDAY 4/7/19)
AMC & BBCA: Killing Eve (Premiere) at 8pm
AMC & BBCA: A Discovery of Witches (Premiere) at 9pm
AXS TV: 80s In The Sand (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Expedition Unknown (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Barnwood Builders (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: An American Murder Mystery (Premiere) at 9pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Savage Kingdom (Premiere) at 10pm
OXYGEN: Murder For Hire (Premiere) at 7pm
PBS: Unforgotten on Masterpiece (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: The Chi (Premiere) at 10pm
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Seaguar’s Extreme Kayak Fishing Challenge (Premiere) at 2:30pm
SPORTSMAN CHANNEL: Jackson Kayak’s Kayak Fishing Show (Premiere) at 6:30pm
CNN: The Bush Years (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Evil Lives Here (Finale) at 8pm
ID: An American Murder Mystery (Finale) at 10pm
ION: Private Eyes (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Mrs. Wilson (Finale) at 9pm
The Masked Singer is heading to Mexico, where broadcaster Televisa has set a local version. The competition series, which has been a hit for FOX, will be adapted for the Spanish speaking market with Televisa Studios and Endemol Shine Boomdog licensing the format from South Korea’s MBC. It marks the latest international format produced by the two companies, following shows like Big Brother and Fear Factor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The View’s Sherri Shepherd has a new gig. The actress/comedian has been tapped to host Game Show Network’s latest endeavor, Best Ever Trivia Show, a half-hour series pitting three contestants against three trivia experts for a chance to win up to $30,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cardi B led the pack of nominations – with 21 — at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Following the release of her debut album Invasion of Privacy, last year, the singer/songwriter is up for Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Rap Artist, Top Selling Song and Top Rap Album. Drake and Post Malone tied for second-most noms with 17, while Travis Scott nabbed 12, late rapper XXXTentacion had 10 and Ariana Grande garnered 9. The show, hosted by Kelly Clarkson, airs Wednesday, May 1 at 8p on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hallmark Channel and Elvis Presley’s Graceland are collaborating to create a two-day fan event tied to the network’s annual “June Weddings” programming franchise. June Weddings Fan Celebration at Graceland, taking place May 18 to 19, offers Hallmark Channel and Elvis fans with the opportunity to mix and mingle with network stars, catch sneak previews of the “June Weddings” movie lineup, take a VIP tour of the mansion and more. Kellie Pickler and Wes Brown, stars of upcoming original movie Wedding at Graceland, will be on hand for a moderated panel discussion and Q&A.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lupita Nyong’o and John Boyega are set to narrate upcoming Discovery and BBC series Serengeti. Nyong’o will handle the U.S. version, while Boyega tackles the British one. From Simon Fuller and John Downer the six-part series tells stories of a cast of African wildlife over the course of a year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! returns from its Las Vegas trip with a week featuring cast members from superhero epic, Avengers: Endgame. Episodes kick off on Monday, April 8 at 11:35p on ABC with guests Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Paul Rudd and Chris Hemsworth.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BIG3 and CBS Sports struck a deal to bring live basketball to CBS and CBS Sports Network on Saturdays and Sundays throughout the summer. The 2019 season opens on Saturday, June 22 at 8p. During the 11-week season games will air on Saturday and Sunday, with a champion crowned live on CBS on Sunday, September 1 at 3p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Juan Luis Guerra will be honored with a Billboard Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Billboard Latin Music Awards, airing live on Telemundo on Thursday, April 25 at 8p from Las Vegas. The show will air simultaneously on Universo and throughout the Americas via Telemundo Internacional.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A&E Network partnered with WWE Studios to produce five original documentaries about WWE Hall of Famers under the Biography banner. The project showcases WWE superstars including “Macho Man” Randy Savage, “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, Booker T, Stone Cold Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels via new and archival interviews and never-before-seen footage, offering a look at their early lives, rise to fame and careers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix also ordered Q-Force, a half-hour adult animated comedy that hails form Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, Mike Schur’s Fremulon, Gabe Liedman (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Universal TV. The project, written by Liedman, centers on handsome secret agent and his team of fellow LGBTQ superspies, who are underestimated by their colleagues.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC picked up Holey Moley, an extreme miniature golf competition series that will showcase mini-golf lovers from around the country as they compete head-to-head through on an obstacle golf course. NBA superstar Stephen Curry will serve as executive producer, resident golf pro of the course, and appear in every episode. Rounding out the on-camera talent will be color commentator Rob Riggle, play-by-play Joe Tessitore, and sideline correspondent Jeanie Mai.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy Central inked a comprehensive development deal with Roy Wood Jr. The agreement includes the taping of Wood’s pilot, Jefferson County: Probation in his hometown of Birmingham, AL, in May, his third one-hour standup special, and original digital series, The Night Pigeon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
John Cho (Star Trek, Searching), Mustafa Shakir (Marvel’s Luke Cage), Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, What/If) and Alex Hassel (The Miniaturist, Suburbicon) were tapped to lead Cowboy Bebop, the live-action adaptation of the cult Japanese animated series. Written and executive produced by Chris Yost (Thor: the Dark World, Thor: Ragnarok) the project is a jazz-inspired, genre-bending story of a rag-tag crew of bounty hunters on the run form their pasts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Chi debuts its sophomore season on Sunday, April 7 at 10p on Showtime. The episode is available to non-subscribers of the premiere cable network online a head of its linear debut on YouTube, Sho.com and Showtime.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s Best Baker in America returns on Monday, May 13 at 9p. Scott Conant resumes hosting duties, alongside judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT dramedy Claws is back for a third season on Sunday, June 9 at 9p. Last season, the series, which follows the rise of three treacherous manicurists, reached 33.6 million Total Viewers and ranked among the top 10 cable dramas among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Boss: The Black Experience in Business premiere’s Tuesday, April 23 at 8p on PBS (check local listings). Directed by Stanley Nelson, the documentary brings largely unknown stories of enterprising African Americans to the forefront. Out of State premieres on Independent Lens on Monday, May 6 on PBS and PBS.org, following the journey of two native Hawaiians in prison thousands of miles from home.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eddie Ramos (Incorporated) will recur on the upcoming fourth season of TNT’s Animal Kingdom… Julia Jones (Westworld) landed a role as a series regular and Leslie Grossman (American Horror Story) is set to recur on Season 3 of Amazon’s Goliath… Josh Pence and Emma Hunton were upped to series regulars for the sophomore season of Freeform’s Good Trouble… Deadline reports that Andre Holland (High Flying Bird, Moonlight) was tapped to lead upcoming Netflix series The Eddy, while Punam Patel (Kevin From Work) is set as a regular in NBC comedy pilot The Kenan Show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple’s digital magazine serviced signed up 200,000 subscribers in the first 48 hours, with iPhone, iPad and Mac users responding to a free one-month trial offer, according to The New York Times. How many readers stick with the service once Apple begins billing $9.99 a month remains to be seen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Snapchat is set to debut 10 new shows, ranging from unscripted daily entertainment news to scripted. “Mobile is now the dominant medium for telling stories and consuming content,” announced Snapchat original content head Sean Mills at the Snap Partner Summit on Thursday. “In 2019, mobile will surpass television in time spent for U.S. adults. “This transformation is creating massive new opportunities.” Among the new shows are Two Sides, a drama from New Form about a teenage couple navigating a modern-day breakup, and Dead of Night, from Bazelevs in association with Hooked, that follows a teenage girl who must escape a quarantined city full of zombies armed with only her phone.
(Source: Cynopsis)
With the final season of Game of Thrones fast approaching, The Roku Channel added HBO to its list of available premium subscriptions. It will be priced at $14.99 per month.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Shazam – Zachary Levi, Mark Strong, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand
Pet Sematary – Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jete Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Brooke Levine
The Best of Enemies (Limited Release) – Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Babou Ceesay, Nick Searcy, Wes Bentley, Anne Heche, Bruce McGill, John Gallagher Jr.
Amazing Grace (Limited Release) – A Documentary on Aretha Franklin performing Gospel Songs
The Public (Limited Release) – Alec Baldwin, Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Taylor Schilling, Christian Slater, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright
High Life (Limited Release) – Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Andre Benjamin, Mia Goth, Lars Eidinger, Agata Buzek, Ewan Mitchell, Scarlett Lindsey
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NYC STREET FAIRS – BROOKLYN, QUEENS, BRONX, AND STATEN ISLAND
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MEGA MILLIONS
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $68 million.
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