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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 3/2/20)
FX: Breeders (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD NETWORK: Kids Baking Championship (Finale) at 10pm
CBS’s Hawaii Five-0 will end this season, its tenth, with a two-hour finale on April 3. “It’s never easy to say goodbye to a hit franchise that carried on the legacy of the original with such distinction while establishing its own signature style,” said Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, of the reboot. “From episode one, Hawaii Five-0 has been a huge success for us. Thanks to the amazing talents of the producers, writers, cast and crew, it has played a key role for a decade on our schedule and helped establish our powerhouse Friday night.”
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The clock has been stopped on season 33 of The Amazing Race. “Due to increased concerns and uncertainty regarding the coronavirus around the world, CBS and the producers of The Amazing Race have taken the precautionary measure of temporarily suspending production on the 33rd season of the series,” the network said on Friday. “All contestants and production staff are in the process of returning home.” No one associated with the show, which had filmed three episodes in the UK, had contracted or shown symptoms of the virus, but will continue to be monitored when they return home.
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NBC gave three-year pickups for Dick Wolf shows Chicago, Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D. and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The renewals are part of a new five-year pact Dick Wolf and Wolf Entertainment signed to remain at Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios, his studio home for the past 36 years. “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with Dick over the decades and it goes without saying he remains one of the most influential producers in history,” said Bonnie Hammer, Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios. “He is a visionary unlike any other whose impact has changed the entire television landscape. We’re beyond thrilled to have Dick and his team remain in the NBCUniversal family for many years to come.”
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Superstore will be open for business for a sixth season, but without star and executive producer America Ferrera. “The last five years on Superstore have been some of the most rewarding, enriching and enjoyable years of my career. Producing, directing and acting with this wonderful cast and crew has given me opportunities to grow as a person and storyteller,” Ferrera said. “I’m so grateful to my partners at NBC and Universal Television for the support and belief they have always placed in the show.” Ferrera’s last episode will be the season five finale on Thursday, April 16.
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With Modern Family ending its run, Sofia Vergara has joined the judging panel of NBC’s America’s Got Talent. AGT alum Heidi Klum will also take a chair, joining series creator Simon Cowell and Howie Mandell. “I’m so happy to join my new family on AGT,” said Vergara. “This is a new and exciting next chapter for me and I’m extremely proud to be the first Latin judge on the show.”
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Elliott Management Corp. has taken a stake in Twitter Inc. with plans to replace CEO Jack Dorsey, among other changes to the company’s governance, reports Bloomberg. Twitter co-founder Dorsey does not have voting control of his company’s stock.
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We haven’t heard the last from Hillary Clinton. The former presidential candidate and subject of Hulu docu-series Hillary is teaming with iHeartRadio to coproduce an original podcast series, set to arrive ahead of the summer political conventions.
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Steve Blackman inked a multi-year deal with Netflix. Blackman will continue as showrunner and EP on the streamer’s The Umbrella Academy, as well as write and produce new series and projects via his Borderline Entertainment.
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Syfy gave straight-to-series orders to Day of the Dead and The Surrealtor. Day of the Dead, from Cartel Entertainment, is based on the classic zombie film, while The Surrealtor, from Blue Ice Pictures, focuses on a realtor working with a team of specialists to handle haunted houses. Both series are slated to debut in 2021.
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The Zoo: San Diego has been renewed for season two on Animal Planet, after premiering as the net’s most-watched new series of the calendar year. Sophomore run (spoiler alert: baby hippo!) is set to start this summer.
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Leigh Whannel (The Invisible Man) signed a two-year, first-look deal with Blumhouse Productions for TV and film. The players know what they’re getting into – Whannell and Blumhouse have worked together on seven projects in the last ten years, including the Insidious franchise.
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Short form platform Quibi ordered comedy talk show Q Talks, featuring celebrities giving “expert” talks on topics they’ve never heard before, from scripts they’ve never seen. Comic James Veitch will host; slated to guest are Lisa Kudrow, Niecy Nash, Regina Hall, Jimmy O. Yang and Kristen Schaal. Quibi launches April 6.
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Frantic Films Jamie Brown jumped a sinking ship, inking an agreement to repurchase a 100% stake in the TV and film production company from Kew Media Group, which has owned the company since March 2017. Kew Media Group told investors on Friday is has been placed in receivership under orders of the Ontario Superior Court; the company’s directors all exited. Truist Bank had demanded repayment of all money owed after Kew Media Group defaulted on payments last year.
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Netflix added seven episodes to its order of Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj, for a total of 39. First additional episode of the comedy show drops Sunday, March 29.
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Masters of motors team for Discovery’s Driven, premiering Monday, March 30 at 9p. Series aims to save automotive history – like a one-of-a-kind Pantera that was hot-rodded for a secret project with Lee Iacocca.
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Season two of Disney Channel’s hybrid improv/comedy series Just Roll With It premieres Sunday, March 14 at 8:45p. Comedian J.C. Currais becomes a series regular as Gator, and John Ratzenberger (Cheers) guest stars in a recurring role as Blair’s grandfather.
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1960’s variety series The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which has not been shown on TV in almost three decades, will air every Sunday in March on getTV. The controversial show, which premiered on CBS in 1967, was canceled two years later despite strong ratings.
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On Monday, March 2 – the eve of Super Tuesday – Fox News will host its first town hall with Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg. Also on the schedule: a town hall with President Trump on Thursday, March 5 in Scranton, PA. Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum will co-moderate the events, taking place from 6:30-7:30p.
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TNT released its line-up of movies for 2020. Among the offerings on tap for Sundays and Mondays are A Star Is Born, Black Panther, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: Ragnarok and, for International Women’s Day on March 8, Wonder Woman, among others.
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Kicking off Women’s History Month, Fuse will honor women using their voice to drive positive change. A part of the ongoing Fuse Future History franchise, the Future Women’s History Class of 2020 will include singer Hayley Kiyoko for using her music to share her truth as a queer artist; Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for speaking truth to power; actress Angelica Ross for standing up for transgender and queer communities; and writer and artist Chanel Miller (Know My Name).
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OZY Media festival experience OZY Fest will be returning to NYC for a one-day event on July 25. The event will take place on the Great Lawn in Central Park, and feature musician Miguel, TV personalities Tan France and Karamo Brown, comedians Dulcé Sloan and Tig Notaro, politicians Andrew Yang, Dan Crenshaw, Julián Castro and John Kasich, and chef Marcus Samuelsson, as well as activist Gloria Steinem, Chelsea Clinton, actress Jameela Jamil, and sports stars Baker Mayfield, Amy Purdy and Alex Rodriguez.
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Courteney Cox (Friends) will star in Starz horror/comedy pilot Shining Vale. Half-hour show comes from Jeff Astrof and Sharon Horgan…Sophia Bush (Chicago P.D.) landed the title role in CBS medical drama pilot Good Sam, playing a heart surgeon who works in the same hospital as her overbearing father…Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve) has been cast as Vesemir in season two of Netflix’s The Witcher…Akili McDowell (David Makes Man) will recur in season five of Showtime’s Billions…Coby Bell (The Gifted) is onboard the cast of The CW’s Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, Walker.
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Univision’s broadcast of Combate Americas world championship event on February 21 delivered a total of 511,000 P2+ viewers, including 274,000 A18-49 viewers, in its midnight slot.
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The winter premiere of ABC’s The Rookie grew over its last telecast in December by 14% in total viewers (to 8.2 million) for its biggest audience since its series debut in 2018. Among A18-49, the procedural delivered a season-high 1.3/7.
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The season seven debut of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart on Sunday had its highest-rated season premiere since the program launched in 2014. The episode delivered a 3.0 HH rating, 2.9 million total viewers, and 427,000 W25-54 in Live+3 Nielsens, making Hallmark Channel the #2 entertainment cable network for the week. Spinoff series When Hope Calls made its freshman debut as the #3 scripted series of the week among W18+, helping boost Hallmark Channel to rank as the highest-rated entertainment cable network in weekend Total Day, averaging a 2.0 HH rating, 2 million total viewers, and 248,000 W25-54.
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The season finale of Univision’s Rubi on Thursday reached 3.5 million total viewers 2+ who tuned in to all or part of the 90-minute telecast, averaging 2.0 million total viewers 2+, 883,000 A18-49 and 373,000 A18-34, the third and fifth most-watched program on broadcast television for the night in the A8-34 and A18-49 demos, respectively.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
This Invisible Man – $29 million
Sonic The Hedgehog – $16 million
The Call of the Wild – $13.2 million
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising – $5.1 million
Bad Boys For Life – $4.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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