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The first six episodes of limited event reunion series Mad About You drop ad-free Wednesday, November 20 on Spectrum Originals, followed by a second six-pack on Wednesday, December 18. Original stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt reprise their roles in the Sony Pictures Television production.
(Source: Cynopsis)CBS renewed Big Brother for a 22^nd season, with original host Julie Chen onboard. Season 21 wraps up September 25.
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The typical U.S. adult streamer spends an average 57 minutes streaming non-linear content in a day, and two hours and 42 minutes on linear TV, according Nielsen’s “Streaming: Friend or Foe to Local Markets?”. However, access to and reach of non-linear TV streaming content doesn’t always correlate with usage, notes Nielsen. Austin and Columbus have the highest conversion rates among streaming device owners – in Austin, 76% of adults have a streaming device and 70% use them to stream content to their TVs, for a 93% conversion rate. In Columbus, the conversion rate is 92% (67% device ownership and 61% usage). On the flipside, Philadelphia and Seattle have the lowest conversion rates, at 71% and 74%, respectively.
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TBS has canceled The Detour, which ended season four on August 20. Comedy was written and exec produced by Jason Jones and Samantha Bee.
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A+E Studios inked a two-year first look development and production deal with production company The Cut. Under the pact, A+E Studios and The Cut, co-founded by producers William Green and Aaron Ginsburg, will develop and produce scripted projects together for the A+E portfolio of networks, as well as for broadcast, premium cable, streamers and other outside buyers.
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The NYC suburb of Yonkers, NY will be home to a new $100 million TV and film production facility, from Lionsgate and Great Point Capital Management. Construction on the complex starts in November, with plans to open by fall 2020. “We look forward to being the center of film and television production growth in the region,” said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.
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Wife Swap was renewed for 20 episodes on Paramount Network. Season one of the social experiment was up +77% among P18-49 (0.35 rating) and up +96% among W18-49 (0.44) versus the same time the prior year.
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National Geographic’s Life Below Zero, following the extreme lifestyles of Alaskans living off the grid, returns for a new season Tuesday, September 24 at 9p.
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Season two of Amazon’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan arrives Friday, November 1. John Krasinski will be back as the CIA officer.
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A Wedding and a Murder is revived on Oxygen for a new season premiering Monday, September 9 at 9p. Series moves to the 8p timeslot the following week.
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Comedy Central’s The Jim Jefferies Show returns Tuesday, September 17 at 10:30p, continuing season three with visits to Hong Kong, Australia, Japan and South Africa.
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A cutting-edge scientific technique called environmental DNA is used to unravel the mystery of the Loch Ness monster in two-hour special, Loch Ness Monster: New Evidence, premiering in the U.S. on Travel Channel on Sunday, September 15 at 8p and in the UK on Discovery Channel on Sunday, September 15 at 7p.
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Wendie Malick (American Housewife), Alex Hirsch (Gravity Falls) andSarah-Nicole Robles (Boss Baby) will star in upcoming Disney Channel animated series, The Owl House… Theodore Barnes (The Prince of Peoria), Vince Swann (50 Central) and newcomer Briyana Guadalupe have been cast as series regulars in Hulu’s The Ms. Pat Show, reports Deadline…Ken Kirby (Good Trouble) will recur on season three of CW’s Dynasty reboot…Chelsea Rendon (Vida) also landed a recurring role, on season ten of Showtime’s Shameless…Goran Visnjic and Claudia Doumit will reunite with Timeless creator Eric Kripkefor season two of his Amazon superhero series, The Boys, reports TheWrap.
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Janice Min is out at Quibi. The exit of the former Us Weekly editor, who held a content executive role at the short-form video start-up, follows the departure last month of Head of Partnerships and Advertising, Tim Connolly. Quibi is slated to launch on April 6.
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BET Networks appointed Jeanine Liburd as Chief Social Impact and Communications Officer. Most recently, Liburd spearheaded the network’s inaugural social impact conference, META (Media, Entertainment and Technology Alliance).
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