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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/20/19)
DISNEY+: Pick of the Litter (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Witcher (Premiere)
PBS: Lidia Celebrates America (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL CHANNEL: Trending Fear (Premiere) at 11pm
SYFY: Van Helsing (Finale) at 10pm
WE TV: Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 12/21/19)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Eddie Murphy, Musical Guest: Lizzo at 11:30pm
BBC AMERICA: Madagascar (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 12/22/19)
BRAVO: Married To Medicine (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Holiday Wars (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Holiday Gingerbread Showdown (Finale) at 10pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: America In Color (Finale) at 8pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: Aerial Cities (Finale) at 9pm
USA: Mr. Robot (Finale) at 9pm
Facebook announced Thursday that it plans to prohibit misinformation about where, when and how to participate in the 2020 census. The ban, which will cover posts from politicians as well as advertisers, is intended to “promote an accurate count of every person in the country.”
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Fox News Channel named Ed Henry as the co-anchor of America’s Newsroom (weekdays 9a-12p). Henry joins co-anchor Sandra Smith starting January 20. Most recently, Henry served as FNC’s chief national correspondent, and since November has anchored an hour of breaking news coverage on America’s News HQ.
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Court TV promoted crime and justice reporter Ted Rowlands to network anchor. “Ted is one of the most-seasoned true-crime journalists in the business and his insight, interviewing and reporting in the field since our launch have been outstanding,” said Court TV vice president and managing editor Scott Tufts.
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The Bradys are a gift that keeps on giving for HGTV. On the heels of hit series A Very Brady Renovation comes Eve Plumb in Generation Renovation, a pilot set to air Tuesday, December 24 at 11p. “You know me from TV and film, and, of course, as Jan Brady from The Brady Bunch,” said Plumb. “Most people don’t know that I love older homes, was on a design review board and have redone more than 10 homes of my own over the years.”
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A yet-to-be-titled drama series based on the Stephen King short story Jerusalem’s Lot , starring Adrian Brody (The Pianist), has been greenlit by Epix. Ten-part series is executive produced by Donald De Line (Ready Player One, Wayward Pines); Jason Filardi and Peter Filardi serve as executive producers and showrunners. It’s the first series from EPIX Productions.
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Apple inked a deal with Sharon Horgan , creator of Catastrophe and Divorce, reports Deadline, in a deal out of its UK division that covers all future projects Horgan writes.
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MTV’s next No Filter season will focus on internet beauty and comedian Bretman Rock, who boasts 13.9 million Instagram followers and 6.8 million subscribers on YouTube. MTV No Filter: Bretman Rock is slated to premiere in early 2020 on MTV YouTube.
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OWN renewed Season of a Man , from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin (Moonlight), for season two. “Tarell McCraney has brought us a gift with this series and masterfully added a beautiful new hue to our palette of dramatic storytelling on OWN,” said OWN President Tina Perry.
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Also picked up for season two is BET crime drama Family Business , based on author Carl Weber’s series and set to stream on BET+. “We are thrilled to dig even deeper with Carl Weber and continue our amazing partnership to bring his best-selling book series to life for his fans,” said Devin Griffin, GM of BET+. “BET+ is committed to providing creators the freedom to tell unique Black stories that will resonate and entertain audiences, and this next season further demonstrates that commitment.”
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Richard Hammond’s Big makes its Science Channel debut on Wednesday, February 12 at 10p. The nine-parter, spotlighting the planet’s biggest structures, premiered on Discovery UK on January 15. “ I love making engineering shows because I’m fascinated by the science and people behind some truly amazing feats,” said Hammond.
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Returning the Favor is returning for a fourth run on Facebook Watch , following Mike Rowe and his team as they shine a light on everyday heroes, starting January 13. “ Not since Dirty Jobs have I had such a great opportunity to visit every state in this terrific country, and introduce viewers to Americans worth knowing – selfless people doing nice things in their community, with no thought of reward,” said Rowe. “Facebook has provided us with a massive platform, and Hudsun Media is producing a fantastic program that gets better with each episode. Here, in Season 4, I’m committed to not screwing this up. Wish me well!”
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Stormy days ahead for The Weather Channel : Season eight of Highway Through Hell, focused on winter rescues, returns Sunday, January 5. Heavy Rescue: 401 comes back for season four on Sunday, February 9, following heavy rescue vehicles on the world’s busiest highway, the 401.
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Killer Bods explores what happens when fitness experts turn deadly , starting Wednesday, January 1 at 8p on ID. Also on the true crime net comes season two of Dead of Winter on Thursday, January 2 at 9p, and the arrival of season five of Evil Lives Here on Sunday, January 5 at 9p.
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New “scripted reality” crime drama Longmire premieres on Outdoor Channel on Monday, December 30 at 9p. Wardens returns with a new season on Monday, February 3 at 8:30p.
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A Year in Music returns to AXS TV for season two on Thursday, January 23 at 8:30p. Hosts for the rock culture series this time around include Tommy Chong, Downtown Julie Brown, Matt Pinfield and iHeartRadio’s Carla Marie & Anthony.
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GetTV is airing the two original episodes of All in the Family and Good Times tonight at 9p that ABC re-created and aired Thursday night as part of “Live in Front of a Studio Audience .”
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Showtime put the TV premieres of three feature films on its calendar: Five Feet Apart on Monday, December 30 at 10p; On the Basis of Sex on Wednesday, January 1 at 9p; and The Upside on Saturday, January 4 at 9p.
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Unscripted will have its day at NATPE on Tuesday, January 21 in Miami. Among the sessions and events focused on unscripted programming are a keynote with founder of CuriosityStream and The Discovery Channel, John Hendricks, and the panel, “What Viewers Want in 2020: Cable Content.”
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Bravo’s Married to Medicine season seven, three-part reunion kicks off Sunday, December 29 at 9p and 10p, concluding Sunday, January 5 at 9p.
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Lending an assist on Fox’s New Year’s Eve With Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square will be co-hosts Maria Menounos and NFLer Rob Gronkowski, as well performers LL Cool J, DJ Z-Trip, the Chainsmokers, the Lumineers, Florida Georgia Line, Backstreet Boys, and Tyga and the Killers. The evening will also include The Village People attempting to set a record for the largest YMCA dance, and a WWE match with Roman Reigns. Action starts at 8p from NYC, with a tape-delayed edition for the Mountain and Pacific time zones.
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The final night of competition for The American Rescue Dog Show is set for Sunday, January 19 in Santa Monica. The show will air on Hallmark Channel, date tba.
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Cinelatino will close out the year with a lineup of box-office hits beginning with 2018’s #5 Spanish-language movie at the Mexican box office, Hasta Que la Boda Nos Separe on Sunday, December 22, at 9:15 p and 11p.
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Facebook bought its first Super Bowl ad , to promote its Groups feature. The 60-second spot will feature Chris Rock and Sylvester Stallone. The social media giant has upped its global ad spend in an effort to rebuild consumer trust after controversies over misinformation on the platform and concerns over privacy.
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Univision reports it is closing 2019 having out-delivered at least one or more of the English-language broadcast networks on five out of every seven nights among A18-34 (71% of the time), and with a median age of 46, attracting a primetime audience that is 13 years younger than the average of the major English-language broadcast networks. In addition, over 90% of Univision’s primetime A18-49 audience watch live (90%) and the commercials (95%).
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Bravo ranks #1 in primetime among F18-49 and F25-54 in cable. This is the third year in a row. Bravo’s on demand viewership hit new highs in 2019 with 427M VOD views and 222M live streams, up double digits from the year prior.
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Oxygen’s true crime programming has grown its total viewership for three consecutive years, up double digits since its 2017 rebrand, while Oxygen.com continues to rank as the #1 most popular crime website out of its competitive set.
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Airing opposite the season finales of Fox’s The Masked Singer and CBS’ Survivor and impeachment coverage on cable news nets from 8-9:30p, ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience: ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Good Times’ grew from its first half-hour to its final half-hour by 3% in Total Viewers (to 6.1 million) and 9% among A18-49 (to 1.2/6). It was ABC’s biggest audience in the Wednesday before Christmas in ten years.
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MOVIES
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker – Daisy Ridley, Mark Hamill Ian McDiarmid, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Keri Russell, Kelly Marie Tran, Billie Lourd, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, John Boyega, Joonas Suotamo
Cats – Taylor Swift, Francesca Hayward, Idris Elba, Judy Dench, Ian McKellen, Rebel Wilson, James Corden, Jennifer Hudson, Jason Derulo, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois
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