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FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/15/19)
BOUNCE: The Cut (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Aaron Needs A Job (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD NETWORK: Worst Bakers In America (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Girls Cruise (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Murder In The Heartland (Finale) at 10pm
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (Finale) at 8pm

In the latest casualty since Disney’s acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s assets, the FX Plus subscription service is shuttering as of August 20. The service launched two years ago with Comcast and offers ad-free access to more than 1,400 episodes of FX programming including Atlanta, American Horror Story and The Shield for $5.99/month. The shutdown comes as Disney prepares to launch $6.99/month streaming service Disney Plus in November, which will include all past seasons of The Simpsons, among other content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chip and Joanna Gaines released a video teaser for their upcoming Discovery net Magnolia Network, slated to debut next summer and replace DIY Network. In the clip the couple tease each other about potential storylines for the new network, whose contents largely have been under wrap beyond generalized focuses on design, food, garden and home.
(Source: Cynopsis)
R&B singer R. Kelly, the subject of recent Lifetime documentary series Surviving R Kelly, was arrested late last week in Chicago for federal sex trafficking charges and was expected to be brought to NY for trial. The new arrest comprises a 13-count indictment, some charges related to child pornography and obstruction of justice. Additionally, Kelly received a separate five-count indictment from the Eastern District of NY charging him with racketeering
(Source: Cynopsis)
Unite for Strength, the ruling party of SAG-AFTRA, announced its slate of candidates for the org’s upcoming elections. Michelle Hurd, currently a member of the national board, will be running for president of the LA local; Clyde Kusatsu and Ellen Crawford will be running for VP, and Camryn Manheim will be running for national secretary/treasurer as president Gabrielle Carteris’ running mate. Two candidates are challenging Carteris for president: Jane Austin and Matthew Modine.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Dodo has partnered with Instagram to develop a new IGTV-first series for teens. Six-part You Know Me … Now Meet My Pet, launching July 17, features six young Instagram influencers introducing the world to their pets.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In a timely move, More/Medavoy optioned TrafficKing, Conchita Sarnoff’s book chronicling the Jeffrey Epstein child trafficking case, along with Sarnoff’s life rights, to create a limited series or TV movie. The case involving the billionaire financier is back in headlines following his recent arrest and charges of federal sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy of minors.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Director/producer Sarah Adina Smith and her Everything Is Everything production banner signed a first-look deal with Amazon Studios under which she’ll develop TV series to premiere on Amazon Prime Video. Smith directed the first two eps of Amazon’s action thriller Hanna and served as co-exec producer. She also directed the pilot for the upcoming Hulu series Looking for Alaska and is writing a pilot for FX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce will premiere the fifth season of comedy In The Cut tonight (July 15) at 9p with back-to-back episodes. New eps will launch every Monday night throughout the summer and early fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix dropped the season two trailer for baking competition series Sugar Rush, which returns to the streaming service with six new episodes Friday, July 26, with Hunter Marchback as host.
(Source: Cynopsis)
August 16 is the long-awaited return date for Netflix’s Mindhunter, which the streaming service debuted nearly two years ago. Second season reportedly picks up in 1979, a few years after season 1, and will focus on Atlanta, where at least 28 people, mostly children, were thought to have been murdered in a short time period.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO set September 9 as the premiere date for the third and final season of porn industry drama The Deuce. The network tweeted out the return date, along with an image of a VHS tape that signals the series’ leap in time from the previous ’70s setting to the ’80s.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tom Brady, Simone Biles, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Alex Morgan and Serena Williams were among the winners at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards, which taped earlier this week and will air Saturday, August 10, at 8p as a simulcast on Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons. Event, hosted by Michael Strahan, included a performance by Grammy winner Ciara.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In a recasting move, Nat Geo switched out one of the leads in upcoming scripted series The Right Stuff, based on Tom Wolfe’s best-selling nonfiction book. Colin O’Donoghue (Once Upon a Time) will now portray Lt. Gordon Cooper, taking over for Joe Dempsie, who had to exit … Katherine Waterston (Fantastic Beasts franchise) is in for a major role opposite Jude Law in HBO drama The Third Day … Kyle Bornheimer (Casual) andJessica St. Clair (Playing House) scored recurring roles opposite Hugh Laurie in HBO space comedy Avenue 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Spider-Man: Far From Home – $45.3 million
Toy Story 4 – $20.7 million
Crawl – $12 million
Stuber – $8 million
Yesterday – $6.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

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