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After 25 years at Sony Pictures Television, Harry Friedman is stepping down as Executive Producer of Wheel of Fortune and JEOPARDY! when his contract expires on May 1, 2020. Friedman shared his decision with the staffs of both productions on Thursday, gathering the group on the JEOPARDY! stage. “I think all of you know how much I love these shows, and that I deeply respect how hard you’ve worked to make them so successful,” Friedman said when he addressed his team. “We’ve celebrated a lot of milestones together, and now with my own personal 25th anniversary milestone just a few months away, it felt like this was the right time for me to step away. Please join me in making this the best season yet.”
(Source: Cynopsis)Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why will be back for a fourth and final season. The SVOD service announced the news of the show’s renewal – and end – ahead of its Season 3 launch on Friday, August 23.
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The status of talks between CBS and James Corden on a new deal for him to return as host and EP of The Late Late Show with James Corden was addressed by CBS Entertainment President Kelly Kahl and Senior EVP Thom Sherman at the network’s TCA executive session on Thursday. “We are very much hoping to work with James Corden for a long, long time,” said Kahl. Corden’s current contract runs through the upcoming 2019-2020 season.

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Kahl also revealed that the fate of The World’s Best, the CBS entertainment format hosted by Corden, has yet to be decided. However, if it was picked up the broadcaster would “tweak the format.” The talent competition series, which featured judges Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill and RuPaul, struggled to hold much of its audience since debuting after the Super Bowl.
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Meanwhile, there was news on Michael Weatherly. Kahl noted that the Bull star was receiving “leadership coaching,” while showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron was also in “leadership training.” Kahl explained that the non-mandatory counseling the two men are getting focuses on “how to be a positive example for everyone” on set. CBS paid a multi-million dollar settlement to Eliza Dushku, last year, over sexual harassment allegations against Weatherly and her axing from the series in apparent retaliation.
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CBS renewed Love Island for season two, as the romance reality show approaches the wrap-up of its five-days-a-week freshman run. While the series has averaged under a 0.5 rating and 2 million viewers, “The passion of Love Island’s audience is incredible,” said Kelly Kahl, who announced the pickup at TCA. “The intensity of their social media engagement has created tremendous enthusiasm for the series here at the Network. We love the show’s creative execution and can’t wait for next season.”
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Having completed nine seasons on Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle, actress Patricia Heaton was asked at TCA whether she hoped for a similar run for her upcoming CBS comedy, Carol’s Second Act. “My perfect scenario, as I see death getting near, is that I’d die on a sound stage, that’s how I want to go,” said Heaton. “Just as long as I’ve had full hair and make-up.”
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Some guest stars on CBS’s upcoming supernatural drama Evil will look familiar to The Good Wife and The Good Fight fans, starting with John Glover. At TCA, showrunners Robert and Michelle King said they don’t expect regular cast members of their other shows to appear. But, “actors that have appeared as guest cast on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, we’re thrilled to bring on to Evil,” said Michelle King at TCA. “That’s one of the most exciting things about doing Evil because on The Good Wife and The Good Fight, we’ve held that the world is real so if someone appeared as a doctor, we’re not going to bring them on years later as a shoemaker. There are all these wonderful actors who, after ten years of being in that universe, we’ve used and the fact that we can use them again is wonderful.”
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There’s a crossover episode in the works between Season 3 of Hulu’s Marvel’s Runaways and Freeform’s Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger. While no details are available yet, Jeph Loeb, EP and head of Marvel Television said, “It’s so fun being able to do something that revels in the Mighty Marvel Manner! Having these young heroes cross over allows fans of both shows to see the adventure everyone has been waiting for and we’ve only hinted at.”
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Alfonso Ribeiro (America’s Funniest Videos) was named host of Game Show Network’s reboot Catch 21 with Witney Carson (Dancing With the Stars) joining as card dealer, reuniting the former dance partners. The half-hour series, a blend of pop trivia and the classic card game 21, is slated to bow in Fall 2019.
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In other game show news, actor Adam Scott was tapped to host Don’t on ABC. Executive produced by Ryan Reynolds, the show offers contestants the chance to team up with their family and friends and win up to $100,000.(Source: Cynopsis)

The Kennedy Center set the talent lineup for its Mark Twain Prize for American Humor gala, which is honoring Dave Chappelle. Bradley Cooper, Tiffany Haddis, Kevin Hart, Trevor Noah, Jon Stewart, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen will be on hand for the October 27 event at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Manhattan.
(Source: Cynopsis)CBS is developing single-camera comedy Pretty. The project hails from Lindsey Kraft (Getting On),Santina Muha (Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot), former 2 Broke Girls EP Michelle Nader, Kaley Cuoco’s Yes, Norman Productions and Warner Bros. TV, where Cuoco is under an overall deal. Written by Kraft, from a story by her and Muha, Pretty centers on a woman (Muha) who moves form New Jersey to LA to pursue her dreams of finding love – and becoming the next Oprah.
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BET Networks issued a series order to Sistas. The drama, executive produced by Tyler Perry and starring KJ Smith (The Fix), Ebony Obsidian (If Beale Street Could Talk), Mignon Von (42 Seconds) and Novi Brown (Spider), follows a group of single black women who bond over their one common thread: Why am I single? Principal photography is underway at Tyler Perry Studios, and the show is slated for a fall premiere.
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Quibi has two projects in development: A modern take on Paramount’s 2003 romantic comedy How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days from Paramount Television is       being written by Guy Branum (The Mindy Project); and Last American Vampire follows a young female FBI agent, who is partnered with a 500-year-old vampire bon vivant to protect the world from a dangerous threat.
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The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition returns to ABC for a fifth season this December. Spice Girl Emma Bunton and Anthony “Spice” Adams will reprise their roles as hosts, while pastry chef Sherry Yard and baker Paul Hollywood will be back as judges.
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Paramount Network released the official trailer for I Am Patrick Swayze. The movie, which showcases the actor’s life and career through untold stories, exclusive interviews, home movies and family photos, makes its world premiere at the San Antonio Film Festival on August 2, and debuts on the net on Sunday, August 18.
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Chris Messina (Sharp Objects) is set to star opposite Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman in Season 3 of USA Network’s The Sinner… Jason Clark landed a lead role in HBO drama pilot Showtime, which focuses on the lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers… Rapper Sean “Big Sean” Anderson will make his acting debut in Lena Waithe’s upcoming BET comedy, Twenties… Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) will recur on season six of ABC’s black-ish.
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Night two of CNN’s Democratic presidential debates averaged 10.7 million total viewers and 3.03 million A24-54, up 23% from the previous night’s event. In Out-of-home numbers, the two-night event averaged 1.9 million viewers and 2.3 million OOH viewers on Tuesday, July 30 and Wednesday, July 31, according to Tunity Analytics, ranking #1 out of all OOH programs.
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Telemundo’s Preso No. 1 delivered 633,000 viewers A18-49 and 1.3 million Total Viewers on its premiere night.
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