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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/10/20)
NETFLIX: Brews Brothers, The Trial (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 4/11/20)
ANIMAL PLANET: Saved By The Barn (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO. WILD: Alaska Animal Rescue (Premiere) at 9pm
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL DIGITAL: Last Call For The Bayou (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live (Premiere) at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 4/12/20)
AMC: Killing Eve (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Killing Eve (Premiere) at 9pm
EPIX: Belgravia (Premiere) at 9pm
ESPN: NBA HORSE Challenge (Premiere) at 7pm
HBO: Insecure (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Run (Premiere) at 10:35pm
ID: Raw Terror (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: ID Breaking Now (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Baptiste on Masterpiece (Premiere) at 10pm
HLN: Forensic Files II (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Sister Wives (Finale) at 10pm
NBC’s Saturday Night Live will be back with original content on April 11 at 11:30p, produced remotely and with social distancing. Segments will include “Weekend Update,” as well as elements from other cast members.
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Also back: Tiger King, with an after show hosted by Joel McHale dropping on Netflix Sunday, April 12. Tiger King and I will feature new interviews with the docu-series’ cast of characters including John Reinke, Joshua Dial, John Finlay and Jeff and Lauren Low, among others.
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No-pain knockouts: FaceBank Group, Floyd Mayweather and ONE Entertainment Group formed a joint venture to create and manage the retired boxing champ’s digital likeness. One project in the works pits Mayweather’s digital likeness against other boxing legends in virtual match-ups, which will be exclusive to live TV streaming platform fuboTV and pay-per-view partners to be announced. FaceBank and fuboTV merged last week.
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With Grey’s Anatomy’s season cut short due to the COVID-19 crisis, ABC’s Station 19 – which had completed production of season three – will move to the medical drama’s 9p slot until its May 14 finale.
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Shaun Kraisman has joined cable news net Newsmax TV as host of Newsmax National Report, airing live from NYC weekdays at 9a. Previously, Kraisman was an evening anchor in New Orleans.
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Landmark Studio Group is developing spy drama series The Operative, created by Noah Nelson (CSI: New York, Hawaii Five-0), with Craig T. Nelson (Grace and Frankie, Coach) set to star as a retired intelligence operative. The series is loosely based on the book “Code Name Stinger” by Harvey Gomberg, who will consult on the show.
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Nickelodeon cut a deal with Scooter Braun’s SB Projects to bring The BeatBuds to TV, with an animated preschool series based on kids’ music duo. Each episode of The BeatBuds (working title) will follow the musical adventures of Jonny, Matty and the rest of the ‘Buds, and feature an original song.
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Fuse Media greenlit two linear series that were initially incubated by the Fuse Content Studio for digital: Bust It Open, tapping into the unboxing genre, and food series Struggle Gourmet. Among renewals are Fuse’s first foray into adult animation, Sugar and Toys, and Made from Scratch for second seasons.
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In response to the production shut-down caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Endemol Shine Group employees will either be furloughed or have their pay cut by 30%. The cuts will take effect April 13, and be reviewed at the end of May. “Our priority in navigating these difficult times is to keep all our staff employed and these temporary and progressive measures, shared across the UK group, will enable us to do this,” said a company spokesperson.
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Betty, following a diverse group of women in the male-oriented world of skateboarding, launches on HBO Friday, May 1 at 11p. Six-part, half-hour series is based on the feature Skate Kitchen.
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Sports host Rich Eisen lost his TV show when Audience Network folded earlier this year, but now he’ll get a two-month run on NBC Sports Network. “We are excited to bring Rich and The Rich Eisen Show on board for the next two months as we continue to offer special programming in these uncertain times,” said Jon Miller, President of Programming for NBC Sports and NBCSN. Eisen’s show is a simulcast of his SiriusXM program.
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TruTV’s Tirdy Works debuts Tuesday, May 5 at 10p. Unscripted sitcom is set in a small rural town with a moose turd business.
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La Reina del Sur 2 returns to Telemundo with a special edition on Tuesday, April 21 at 10p. The super series will include never-before-seen footage, scenes and images.
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Among the coronavirus-themed new series from Complex, airing across its digital and social platforms, are Show & Tell, in which celebrities reveal what they’re doing while quarantined; The In Crowd, featuring celebs walking through what a self-isolation day looks like; and House Calls, Instagram live sessions during which doctors answer people’s questions about COVID-19.
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AccuWeather is producing a new Living Well segment that touches on mental health during the pandemic. The “Ad Daily Dose of Sunshine” segment features licensed psychologist Doctor Erik Fisher and airs Monday-Friday through April 17 at 8a and 6p.
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Timed for Easter weekend, Lifetime will debut original movie The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel this Saturday, April 11 at 8p. It is Executive Produced by Holly Carter, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige and Missy Elliott
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Fox News Channel is going to church on Sunday. Live Easter programming, “America Together: Keeping the Faith,” will encompass broadcasts from church services around the world, beginning at 5a with Easter Sunday services from St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
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TeleXitos multicast network will broadcast Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle’s live Easter Sunday Mass at 2p. Spanish-language audiences across select Telemundo markets can find the special Sunday presentation (check local listings).
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Cozi TV is running a marathon of the original Will & Grace series (1998-2006) on Sunday, April 19 starting at 11a. The stunt wraps up with the original series finale, which has not been seen in syndication because of the rebooted series storyline. NBC’s series finale airs Thursday, April 23 at 9p.
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Hubble: Thirty Years of Discovery debuts Sunday, April 19 at 8p. The two-hour special on Science Channel tells the story of how the Hubble telescope was created, and include interviews with astronauts Michael Massimino, Kathryn Thornton, Story Musgrave, Steven Smith and John Grunsfeld.
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TBS marks the 15th anniversary of American Dad! with a marathon event kicking off Tuesday, April 14. The stunt offers a selection of episodes picked by series’ co-creator Matt Weitzman, and center on a different character each day, April 14-17 and April 21-24. The event culminates with a marathon Monday, April 27 with Weitzman’s top 15 favorite episodes.
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A $100 million relief fund to assist employees impacted by the health crisis has been set up at ViacomCBS, and will also support grants by the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the Actors Fund. “As we look for other ways to support our communities, we’ll also be officially launching the new ViacomCBS Employee Matching Gifts Program in the coming weeks,” said CEO Bob Bakish. “Beginning in the US and UK – and expanding to other regions in the future – ViacomCBS will match up to $1,000 per year of charitable contributions from full-time employees Vice President and below.”
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Liberty Global, parent company of Virgin Media, created a $4 million fund to help employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including a $1 million donation from CEO Mike Fries. “Those with elderly parents, partners out of work, or other challenges need additional help to get through this crisis,” said Fries. “We want them to know that we are here for them in their time of need. I am hopeful that the Liberty Global Response Fund continues to grow in size and will serve as a model for future support inside our company.”
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TikTok’s biggest star, Charli D’Amelio, is amplifying her platform to promote social-distancing and raise money for Feeding America and Matthew 25 Food Pantry during the coronavirus crisis. In partnership with Procter & Gamble, D’Amelio launched the #DistanceDance initiative, encouraging her 46.9 million followers to post a dance with the hashtag. “It’s really nice to know that while we are social distancing, we can still find ways to feel connected… I think it’s great it has caught on and also helped raise money for really important charities”. The initiative, launched in late March, thus far has logged more than 9.9 billion views, and P&G already has upped its donation threshold from the first 3 million video posts to the first 4 million. D’Amelio and the #DistanceDance Party is planned for tonight on Instagram Live.
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As Food Network and its stars go live on social media to bring comfort food to fans, the net is also releasing backgrounds for Zoom. Backdrops come from sets including Chopped, The Kitchen, Guy’s Grocery Games and more.
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TikTok is donating $25 million for ads to help nonprofits, health sources and local authorities send public health messages, and supporting the rebuilding of small and medium businesses with $100 million in ad credits. “Cherished patterns of life are being disrupted; in-person contact with friends, family, colleagues, and communities has been altered or ceased altogether; and we’re united in our concern for loved ones who are working hard on the front lines of the global health battle,” wrote Alex Zhu, President at the Chinese video-sharing network, in a post.
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Disney+ has shot to 50 million subs worldwide, five months after launch in the US. Over the last two weeks, the service became available in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, India, Spain and Switzerland.
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TiVo reports its ad-supported streaming service, TiVo+, is up 41% in total hours of time watched since last week, with people spending “A LOT of time” watching The Pet Collective. TiVo+ launched in October.
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The Simpsons animated short film Maggie Simpson in “Playdate with Destiny” drops today on Disney+. The short was originally released in theaters before Disney and Pixar’s Onward.
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The hour-long series finale of ABC’s Modern Family on Wednesday drew 7.37million viewers as well as a 1.6 rating among A18-49, the best rating since September 2018.
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The Masked Singer’s two-hour telecast on Wednesday, April 1, gave Fox the season’s highest-rated night with entertainment programing in Live+3 ratings since premiere week. The competition delivered its most-watched episode since its season one finale, with 11.3 million P2+ and the third most-watched episode in the show’s history, and its highest-rated episode (3.2/15) since its season two launch last fall.
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TV and movie caricaturist Mort Drucker died April 8. He was 91. “The World has lost a not just an extraordinary talent but a shining example of kindness, humility and humor,” said the National Cartoonists Society.
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Good Morning America camera operator Tony Greer died of complications related to the coronavirus. “He was such a bright light working at our studio for more than six years,” said GMA co-anchor Robin Roberts. “You could just feel Tony’s beautiful spirit, you could feel it from a mile away.”
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