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BRAVO: Texicanas (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: The Haves and The Have Nots (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Never Say Goodbye (Finale) at 9pm
NBCUniversal announced the launch of a feature that makes shopping a cinch for viewers. ShoppableTV directs viewers to e-commerce websites using QR codes within TV shows; viewers can hold their phone cameras up to the screen during “On-Air Shoppable Moments,” and be taken directly to a marketer’s site for purchase. “With ShoppableTV, NBCUniversal is transcending the legacy business practices of television and driving business outcomes by creating an on-air real-time commerce experience,” said Josh Feldman, EVP and head of marketing and advertising creative at NBCUniversal. “We’re giving marketers a direct sales channel to millions of viewers across the country.”
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CBS This Morning’s Gayle King announced on Monday’s show that she will have new co-hosts, Anthony Mason and Tonyh Dokoupil, starting May 20. Current co-host Norah O’Donnell makes the big move to anchor and managing editor at CBS Evening News starting this summer, while John Dickerson is shifting over to 60 Minutes. As for the soon-to-be-out-of-a-job current anchor of the evening news, “Jeff Glor is a fantastic journalist and trusted colleague here,” said King. “His conversation, you should know, with CBS News [continues]. We all hope very much he will continue working here; it will be his decision.”
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HBO offered an explanation, sort of, after fans had a field day when a feast in Winterfell included what appeared to be a Starbucks coffee cup during Sunday’s episode of Game of Thrones. “The latte that appeared in the episode was a mistake,” said HBO. “Daenerys had ordered an herbal tea.”
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E! canceled talk show Busy Tonight, shared host Busy Phillips via Instagram. While the show’s final episode on E! airs May 16, “We’ve talked to some people and we are trying to figure out if there’s a place that makes sense for our show to go to, and hopefully we will be able to figure that out,” said Phillips. “I think we will.”
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Tubi inked a deal for exclusive rights to all 15 seasons of The Apprentice. “In our quest to democratize content and make more premium content accessible, we are making a big push into the reality television space,” said Farhad Massoudi, CEO, Tubi.
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The XFL inked multi-year deals with ESPN and Fox Sports for its inaugural 2020 season, launching February 8. Games will air on ABC, Fox, ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and FS2 on Saturdays and Sundays.
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SeriesFest announced the three finalists of this year’s Storytellers Initiative, a program created to discover original episodic writers. Industry creatives including Liz Keyishian (Sesame Workshop and Apple Productions), Laura Brennan (Pitching Perfectly), Jon Vandergriff (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Home Improvement), Paige VanTassell (Storytellers Season 4 Winner), Anne Toole (The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) and Ben York Jones (Everything Sucks), led the finalists in a two-day workshop last week in Los Angeles. Writers of the winning project will be announced in late May.
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HGTV ordered 13 additional episodes of One of a Kind, which aired Mondays at 10p and ranks as a top 5 primetime program on HGTV among W25-54. It also ranks as a top 10 cable program among upscale W25-54 in its time slot.
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Bravo ordered Spy Games, a reality competition from Kinetic Content hosted by model and martial artist Mia Kang.
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CBS Television Studios has launched a franchise group aimed at expanding the Star Trek brand universe. Headed by Veronica Hart, Star Trek Global Franchise Management will be based out of Secret Hideout Productions in Santa Monica.
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Jon M. Chu, director of Crazy Rich Asians, inked an overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television calling for Chu to develop, exec produce and direct new projects. “He has spectacular taste and talent loves him,” said 20th’s Creative Affairs head Jonnie Davis.
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Nat Geo’s The Hot Zone premieres Monday, May 27 at 9p. Three-night event series is based on the true story of the discovery and containment of the Ebola virus.
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A veteran detective of Smith County, TX, and his handpicked team of detectives recount their most memorable cases in Lone Star Justice, premiering on ID Wednesday, June 5 at 10p.
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Nickelodeon’s hidden-camera prank show The Substitute features YouTube phenom Lilly Singh going undercover on Saturday, May 18 at 8p.
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From Friday, May 10-Sunday, May 12, Cartoon Network will stream episodic playlists featuring fan-fave moms from shows including Steven Universe, Craig of the Creek, Adventure Time and more.
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TV One’s The Bobby DeBarge Story premieres Saturday, June 29 at 8p. Original film explores the highs and lows of the singer’s life.
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When Whales Walked: Journeys in Deep Time premieres Wednesday, June 19 at 9p on Smithsonian Channel and PBS. Two-hour film is narrated by Lee Pace (Guardians of the Galaxy).
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Priscilla Quintana (Traffik) landed the lead in CW’s upcoming sci-fi series Pandora…Amandla Stenberg (The Hate U Give) has joined the cast of upcoming Netflix musical drama The Eddy.
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Comedy quartet The Try Guys have launched a podcast, The TryPod, dissecting their experiences as internet creators and best friends “who have made a living failing upwards.” Launched with a special episode on May 4, the podcast reached number one on the Apple Podcast charts. New episodes will be available every Thursday.
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Last week’s season four return of TLC’s 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? made TLC the #1 cable network for the night among W25-54/18-49/18-34. With 2 million P2+viewers, it was the series’ most watched season premiere among all key women demos.
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Combate Americas’ Cricket Wireless Presents Combate Americas: Reinas pulled in more than 500,000 viewers on Univision in its midnight time slot on Friday, April 26.
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