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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/24/20)
NICKELODEON: The Crystal Maze (Premiere) at 7pm
(SATURDAY 1/25/20)
HISTORY: Ancient Aliens (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO. WILD: Heartland Docs, DVM (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Adam Driver, Musical Guest: Halsey at 11:30pm
FOX: Flirty Dancing (Finale) at 8pm
(SUNDAY 1/26/20)
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet: 2020 Grammy Awards at 6pm
CBS: Grammy Red Carpet Live at 7pm
CBS: The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards at 8pm
REELZ: The Lost Unabomber Tapes (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: The Circus: Inside The Craziest Political Campaign on Earth (Premiere) at 8pm
SHOWTIME: Our Cartoon President (Premiere) at 8:30pm
ID: On The Case with Paula Zahn (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Shameless (Finale) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: The L Word: Generation Q (Finale) at 10pm
OWN canceled Ambitions after one season. “We’re thankful to Will Packer, Jamey Giddens and the entire cast and crew of Ambitions for their creativity and hard work on the show. Every week they delivered great drama, intrigue and a lot of fun storytelling,” said Tina Perry, OWN president. “We look forward to continue working with Will Packer and his talented team of collaborators in the future.”
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OWN renewed three unscripted series for second seasons: Love & Marriage: Huntsville; Black Women Own the Conversation; and Ready to Love. Black Love was picked up for a fourth season.
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BBC Two ordered a three-part social history series from Blink Films, Unforgotten, which shares the personal stories of ordinary people on a quest to find a special person who made a huge impact on their lives.
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Marta Kauffman (Friends, Grace and Frankie) inked a first-look deal with Fox 21 Television Studios for her company with Robbie Rowe Tollin and Hannah Carter, Okay Goodnight. Along with Brian Littlefield’s The Littlefield Company, Okay Goodnight will develop a TV series based on The Dreamers, the novel by Karen Thompson Walker, as part of the agreement.
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Rebel, a drama based on the life of Erin Brockovich, has been ordered to pilot at ABC. The drama from Krista Vernoff (Grey’s Anatomy), who produces alongside her husband and Trip the Light partner Alexandre Schmitt, will star Katey Sagal (Married…With Children, Sons of Anarchy). ABC also ordered a pilot for My Village, a comedy centered on an empty-nester mom, from Kari Lizer (The New Adventures of Old Christine), Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios.
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NBC ordered pilots for two comedies: Jefferies, from comedian Jim Jefferies, Suzanne Martin and Hazy Mills; and American Auto, from Justin Spitzer (Superstore) and Kapital Entertainment.
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NBC News is launching a new production studio, NBC News Studios, to produce documentary and scripted programming aimed at emerging platforms. Initial partners include Focus Features, Blumhouse Television, NBCU’s Peacock and Quibi.
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Chuck Lorre comedy B Positive, about a newly divorced dad in need of a kidney donor who finds one in a woman from his past, landed a pilot order from CBS. Project falls under Lorre’s deal with Warner Bros. TV.
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The Cleaning Lady, based on the Argentinian drama, got a pilot order from Fox. Show comes from Miranda Kwok (The 100), Melissa Carter (Stargirl), Amore & Vita Productions and Warner Bros. Television.
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Entertainment One picked up two more seasons of comedy game show Funny You Should Ask. The daily half-hour strip, which features a panel of comedians who interact with contestants for cash, has cleared in 96% of US television markets.
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Cineflix Rights inked a first-look development deal with UK’s Curious Films. The partnership gives Cineflix Rights exclusive distribution rights to Curious Films’ new slate.
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Travel Channel renewed The Holzer Files for a second season. Paranormal series pulled in over 5.8 million viewers during its freshman run.
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Smithsonian Channel is expanding its aerial franchise with Aerial Greece. The four-parter, produced in partnership with Tile Films, will explore Greece’s landscape, culture and history. Past series followed aerial explorations of the US, UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
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What’s Eating America, hosted by chef Andrew Zimmern, premieres Sunday, February 16 at 9p on MSNBC. In each of five episodes, Zimmern travels the country to explore political issues impacting Americans today – immigration, climate change, addiction, voting rights and healthcare – through the lens of food.
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The Alaska Triangle, focused on missing aircraft, UFOs and monster sightings, makes its debut on Travel Channel Sunday, February 9 at 10p, following the season launch of These Woods Are Haunted at 9p.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race returns to VH1 for season 12 on Friday, February 28 at 8p. After-show RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked follows, at 9:30p.
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A team of boat captains and divers tackle an unsolved mystery in new Science Channel series, Curse of the Bermuda Triangle, debuting Sunday, February 9 at 10p.
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Oxygen’s In Ice Cold Blood is back for season three on Thursday, February 13 at 9p. Ice-T returns as host for the true crime series. The net’s Up and Vanished, based on the investigative podcast, returns with a two-hour premiere two days later, at 7p.
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Also returning for season three is MTV’s Jersey Shore Family Vacation, on Thursday, February 27 at 8p. This time around, Mike “The Situation” rejoins the group after his release from prison, Jenni embraces her newly single life, and Vinny eats carbs again.
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Guy Fieri hosts and executive produces a new culinary show, Tournament of Champions, premiering on Food Network Wednesday, March 4 at 10p with a supersized 90-minute episode. During the five-part tournament, chefs go head to head in a bracket-style competition.
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Facebook Watch inked a three year deal for Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith and Westbrook Studios. The pact will keep the series exclusively on the platform with new episodes streaming through 2022. Facebook Watch also greenlit a second Red Table Talk franchise from Jada Pinkett Smith and Westbrook Studios. Red Table Talk: The Estefans will feature Grammy winner Gloria Estefan, her daughter and rising musician Emily Estefan and her niece and Daytime Emmy Award-winning Lili Estefan.
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Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz and Randy Newman will perform this year’s nominated songs at the 92nd Oscars ceremony, airing Sunday, February 9, on ABC.
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Betty Gilpin (GLOW) will play Ann Coulter in Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story: Impeachment, for FX…Tosin Cole (Doctor Who) and Bentley Green (Snowfall) have joined the cast of AMC drama 61st Street.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Gentlemen – Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant
The Last Full Measure – Samuel L. Jackson, Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Irvine, Christopher Plummer, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, Lisa Gay Hamilton
The Turning – Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman, Karen Egan, Nial Fulton, Denna Thomsen Kim Adis, Barbara Marten
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $130 million
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $373 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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