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NBC’s upcoming second winter season of America’s Got Talent: The Champions will launch with singer Alesha Dixon replacing former judge Mel B. Dixon, who hails from Britain’s Got Talent, will join the returning panel of judges Simon Cowell, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel, and returning  host Terry Crews.
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Celebrating 25 Magical Years of Disney on Broadway, a one-night benefit concert Monday, November 4 that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will feature Whoopi Goldberg and performers from across the gamut of Disney’s stage productions.
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The SAG-AFTRA Foundation named writer/director/producer Greg Berlanti and Jennifer Aniston as honorees for its 4th Annual Patron of the Artists Awards, to be held on Thursday, November 7 in LA.
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The Paley Center for Media is heading back to NY for its 24th Paley International Council Summit: Agility in Media: Navigating the Global Market, November 14-15. Summit brings together dignitaries, CEOs and tech and media other leaders. This year’s roster includes James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State;  Henry A. Kissinger, former US Secretary of State and chairman, Kissinger Associates; Shari Redstone, CBS & Viacom and Advancit Capital; and Discovery Inc. CEO David Zaslav.
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This Sunday, September 29 a new season of Forest Whitaker-starring Godfather of Harlem begins airing on Epix. Series is inspired by the true story of infamous crime boss Bumpy Johnson, who in the early ‘60s returned from 11 years in prison to find the neighborhood he once ruled in shambles.
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HGTV hit A Very Brady Renovation is the latest in a string of Brady Bunch spin-offs. Check more out here.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is crossing the pond for a US debut on Logo on October 11 at 8p. Like its US sister, which has picked up multiple Emmys for reality series and host RuPaul Charles, the UK incarnation showcases the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent of top drag queens.
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Travel Channel presents a terrifying chapter in America’s history in four-part docudrama Witches of Salem, beginning on Sunday, October 6 at 10p. Limited series reveals how extreme beliefs can completely change how communities collectively think and, in this case, fatally act.
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Another podcast plot is headed to the small screen. Talk/variety-themed The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle, produced by Avalon Television and based on the like-named podcast, will debut on Fuse on Friday, October 11 at 11p. Podcast, featuring the duo and guests dropping cultural commentary on topics relevant to Millennials and Gen Zers, has drawn 85 million listens worldwide.
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The seventh season of Hulu original Letterkenny is slated to premiere Monday, October 14. Series revolves around the dustups Wayne (Jared Keeso) and his buds get into with their small-town rivals.
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MTV’s newest digital original series, eight-ep Teen Code, launches this week on Snapchat. From Viacom Digital Studios, the spinoff of the net’s shows Guy Code and Girl Code calls on social media influencers, comedians and musicians to give viewers the ultimate guide on how to survive the woes and wonders of adolescence.
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Entertainment Tonight hits the Big Apple tonight to broadcast the show from the Blue Bloods set with guest co-host Donnie Wahlberg. In celebration Blue Bloods’ 10th season premiere and 200th episode airing at 10p tomorrow on CBS, the special edition of ET will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look and interviews with the cast.
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Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman sits down with Norah O’Donnell in Jeddah on CBS’ 52nd season premiere of 60 Minutes on Sunday, September 29 at 7:30p.
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The Irishman, Martin Scorsese’s saga about organized crime in the post-war US, will debut on Netflix on November 27, following its theatrical run beginning November 1. All-star cast includes Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and Harvey Keitel.
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In celebration of America’s Funniest Videos’ 30-year anniversary, ABC will air AFV: America, This is You! on Sunday, December 8  at 8p, following a new ep of the show. Retrospective will probe the series’ history and its influence on pop culture, while current host Alfonso Ribeiro and former hosts Bob Saget and Tom Bergeron reminisce about their individual styles of hosting.
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Christine Baranski (The Good Fight), Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City), Amanda Peet (The Romanoffs) and Morgan Spector (The Plot Against America) will topline Julian Fellowes’ The Gilded Age series at HBO… Timothy Busfield (thirtysomething) is in as a series regular opposite Nicholas Pinnock in ABC’s midseason legal drama series For Life.
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Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) is onboard for the HGTV reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, formerly on ABC. He’ll guest along with series host Jesse Tyler Ferguson… Grammy winner Kandi Burruss (The Real Housewives of Atlanta) snagged a multi-ep arc in season 3 of Showtime drama The Chi… Ray Stevenson (Rome), Sai Bennett (Mr. Selfridge),Andrew Buchan (Broadchurch) and Peter Egan (Downton Abbey) joined the cast of Starz’s final season of The Spanish Princess... Eduardo Franco (Booksmart) and Patrick Gibson(The OA) are set as the leads in USA Network’s Masters of Doom pilot.
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AnnaSophia Robb (The Act), Tiffany Boone (The Hunt), Alona Tal (SEAL Team), Mathew Barnes, Andy Favreau (Single Parents) and Luke Bracey (Home and Away) all scored parts in the flashback ep of Hulu’s upcoming limited series Little Fires Everywhere.
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Monday night kicked off Food Network’s seasonal lineup, with Halloween Baking Championship netting a .7 rating A25-54 and a .9 rating W25-54 in its 9p timeslot, the series’ highest season premiere to date. At 10p, Halloween Cake-Off notched a .5 rating A25-54, +40% vs. the year-ago timeslot, with the overall night seeing a double-digit increase of nearly 40% vs. last year.
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