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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/17/19)
MTV: 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Grand Hotel (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: POV (Premiere) at 10pm
SNAP: Phone Swap (Premiere)
TV ONE: ATL Homicide (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: In Ice Cold Blood (Premiere) at 8pm
NBCUniversal is expanding its relationship with Albuquerque, New Mexico, with a 10-year plan to redevelop an empty warehouse into two soundstages and offices. The new facility will be used produce scripted productions for platforms including broadcast and cable channels, and is expected to bring 330 full time jobs and have an economic impact in the area of $1.1 billion over a decade. The deal comes after a law was passed in March that offers a partnership arrangement for studios and producers that commit to do business in the state for ten years or more. Netflix announced last year that Albuquerque would be the site of its new production hub.
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A random drawing at 30 Rock on Friday determined the two groups of Democratic candidates that will battle it out in the Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 debates. Night one includes Sen. Cory Booker, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Beto O’Rourke, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. John Delaney, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Sec. Julian Castro, Rep. Tim Ryan, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Jay Inslee. Facing off the next night are Sen. Bernie Sanders, Sen. Kamala Harris, Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Michael Bennet, Ms. Marianne Williamson, Rep. Eric Swalwell, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Mr. Andrew Yang and Gov. John Hickenlooper. The debates are set to air live from Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center on NBC, MSNBC, CNBC and in translation on Telemundo.
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The Tick creator Ben Edlund was unable to find a new home for his show, canceled by Amazon after two seasons. “I’m sorry we could not reward your glorious support with better news,” he told fans via Twitter. “I am so proud of the show, of the cast and crew and writers….We will look for other opportunities to continue this story with this cast, but the current series must I’m afraid come to its end.”
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AT&T announced WarnerMedia has completed the sale-leaseback of its NYC headquarters in Hudson Yards, for about $2.2 billion. Sale of the HQ, which brings teams from a number of locations to the same development, will be used to reduce its debt.
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GMA’s Michael Strahan will host ABC’s Highwire Live in TImes Square along with Fox NFL Sunday’s Erin Andrews on Sunday, June 23 at 8p. Nik Wallenda and his sister, Lijana, seventh-generation members of the Wallenda family circus troupe, will attempt a walk of approximately 1,300 feet long and 25 stories above street level. The trek will be Lijana Wallenda’s first since the 2017 accident during which she, along with four others, fell 30 feet off a tightrope during a rehearsal.
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In another live telecast, World of Dance host Derek Hough and singer Ciara will co-host NBC’s annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. Special will air Thursday, July 4 at 8p, with an hourlong encore at 10p.
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Some categories at Cannes Lions will be judged live this year, for the first time. Entrants for the Innovation Lions, the Lion for Change, and Titanium Lions will present their work to jury members as well as an audience, from today, June 17 through Wednesday, June 19. The live judging format is aimed at providing an interactive forum within the awards review process; jury members are encouraged to engage with presenters and ask questions to better understand the finer details of the entry.
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MGM Television has optioned bestselling YA sci-fi thriller Aurora Rising, written by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff. The novel, which was published on May 7, is set in the year 2380 and follows the top cadet of the Aurora Academy and his squad of misfits and losers as they realize that the girl they rescued from hundreds of years of cryo-sleep may be the catalyst for a war millions of years in the making.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix ordered hidden camera show Prank Encounters, exec produced and hosted by 16-year-old Stranger Things star Gaten Matarazzo. Eight-episode series is produced by Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens and Kevin Healey for Propagate.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lena Dunham (Girls) will direct and EP Industry, greenlit by HBO. Eight-parter follows young graduates competing for jobs at an investment bank in London.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spectrum Originals has greenlit a second season for L.A.’s Finest. All 13 episodes of the Sony Pictures Television-produced drama will be available to binge free and on-demand, exclusively to Spectrum’s subscribers when season one finales Monday, June 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eleventh Hour Films has optioned Ayisha Malik’s novel, This Green and Pleasant Land, to adapt for television. The book tells the story of the only Muslim family in a British village who deal with a deathbed wish to build a mosque.
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New HGTV series Supersize My Pool premieres Saturday, July 6 at 9p. In each episode, Mario Lopez will surprise families with the news that their lackluster pools will be transformed into resort-style oases.
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Steven Raichlen is back with a second season of his public television series, Steven Raichlen’s Project Fire, in July. The new 13-episode season features more projects and easy-to-follow instructions to help viewers take their grilling to the next level.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney Channel’s groundbreaking coming-of-age series, Andi Mack, ends its acclaimed run after three seasons on Friday, July 26.
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Netflix commissioned Age of Samurai: Battle for Japan, about the warring kingdoms of feudal Japan. The docu-drama, a co-production with Blue Ant Media, from Canadian producer Cream Productions, is being filmed in Japan, the US and Canada and is slated to air later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Injustice with Nancy Grace launches on Oxygen Saturday, July 13 at 6p. Episodes cover cases involving wrongful accusations, botched investigations and unjust sentences.
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Next stop for Conan: Africa. The TBS talker takes to the road for the eleventh time in four years with Conan Without Borders: Ghana, airing Tuesday, September 17 at 10p. Along for the ride is Sam Richardson (Veep), whose family comes from Ghana.
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Glenda Jackson (A Touch of Class) will star in BBC One feature-length drama Elizabeth Is Missing…David Costabile (Billions), Amy Landecker (Transparent) and Matt Lauria (Shaft) have joined new Sky original drama Little Birds… Jake McDorman (What We Do in the Shadows), Joe Dempsie (Game of Thrones), Aaron Staton (Narcos: Mexico), Michael Trotter, (Underground), Micah Stock (Escape at Dannemora) and James Lafferty (The Haunting of Hill House) are onboard the cast of Nat Geo’s The Right Stuff…Tom Pelphrey (Iron Fist) and Jessica Frances Dukes (Jessica Jones) landed series regular roles in season three of Netflix’s Ozark.
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Travel Channel’s debut of Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! averaged more than one million viewers (P2+) and anchored the highest-rated Sunday night in network history in the target demo (P25-54).
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The season five premiere of Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch was the highest-rated and most-watched original scripted series of the week on ad-supported cable, averaging a 2.9 Household rating, 3 million Total Viewers, and 419,000 W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Men In Black International – $28.5 million
The Secret Life of Pets 2 – $23.8 million
Aladdin – $16.7 million
Dark Phoenix – $9 million
Rocketman – $8.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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