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Brooklyn Nine-Nine nabbed an early renewal for an eighth season at NBC – three months ahead of its Season 7 debut. Last season, the show averaged a 1.2 rating and 3.2 million viewers overall in Live+SD Nielsens. That marks a total viewer increase of +15% versus its prior season on Fox.
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Netflix is facing allegations of institutional racial and pay discrimination from Mo’Nique. It stems from a comedy special that never happened and the fallout that ensued. Lawyers for the actress filed a multi-claim complaint in L.A. Superior Court on Thursday noting that Netflix allegedly made Mo’Nique an offer that “wreaked of discrimination; it perpetuated the pay gap suffered by Black women.” At the center of the claim is Mo’Nique’s contention that the $500,000 the streamer offered her in 2017 for a special was not just an insult but illegal.
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Alicia Keys will host the 62nd GRAMMY Awards, airing Sunday, January 26 on CBS. The singer/songwriter, who has 15 GRAMMYs, also hosted last year’s event.  The Recording Academy announces nominees for the event on Friday, November 20 at 8:20a. The press conference will be live streamed at GRAMMY.com and across Academy’s Facebook and Twitter Channels. CBS This Morning will also simulcast additional categories live with host Gayle King and Keys.
(Source: Cynopsis)Ciara has been tapped to host the 2019 American Music Awards , airing live Sunday, November 24 at 8p on ABC. Kesha, joined by Big Freedia, is also set to make her return to the award’s show stag e for her first performance since 2013.
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Honorees for the annual Urban One Honors event were announced ,including music executive Sylvia Rhone (Lifetime Achievement Award); Jamie Foxx (Entertainment Icon Award); and Pose star Ryan Jamaal Swain (Represent Pride Award). The event, which takes place on December 5 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, MD, airs on TV One on Monday, January 20.
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Women of Color Unite hosts the 1st Annual WOCU Auntie Brunch , an event celebrating iconic women in television and film on Sunday, December 8 in Hollywood. The inaugural event celebrates women who are trailblazers and have broken down racial, sexist and ageist barriers in entertainment. This year’s honorees are: screenwriter/author Tina Andrews, recording artist Charo, actresses Telma Hopkins, Liz Torres, Marla Gibbs, Starletta DuPois and Hattie Winston, Tantoo Cardinal (Winner, Earle Grey Award for Lifetime Achievement, Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television), Kieu Chinh (Founder, Vietnamese Children’s Fund), and Sylvia Mendez (2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient).
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Celebrity chefs Carla Hall, Niklas Ekstedt and Heston Blumental are joining forces for new Netflix and Channel 4 cooking competition, Crazy Delicious. The competition series features the trio as “Food Gods,” who will judge three cooks battling out to create the best feast on a set that is totally edible. British comedian Jayde Adams (Good Omens) will serve as host.
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No Passport Required returns for a second season with a special preview on Friday, December 13 at 9p on PBS. Renowned chef and executive producer Marcus Samuelsson visits six new cities to explore the diversity of immigrant traditions and cuisines woven into American food and culture.
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Science Channel turns the spotlight on the lost Kush Empire in Lost Kingdom of the Black Pharaohs. The two-hour special bows Sunday, December 1 at 9p.
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Nat Geo Wild airs two family-friendly events over the holidays . Vetsgiving, premiering on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28 at 3p, pays homage to the net’s lineup of veterinarian-focused shows. Meanwhile, 12 Days of Pol kicks off Monday, December 23 at 9p and features all-day marathons of The Incredible Dr. Pol.
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Learn more about the eight bear species on Nature: Bears , premiering Wednesday, November 20 at 8p on PBS. (Check local listings.)
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McCarthy, a documentary chronicling the rise and fall of Wisconsin senator, Joseph McCarthy , bows Monday, January 6 at 9p on American Experience on PBS. (Check local listings.)
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Jay Ali joins Amazon’s Carnival Row’s second season as a series regular, per Deadline.
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