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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 11/18/22)
APPLE TV+: Interrupting Chicken (Premiere)
CMT: The Last Cowboy (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO MAX: Food Affair with Mark Wiens (Premiere)
HULU: Planet Sex with Cara Delevingne (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Reign Supreme (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Somebody (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Cuphead Show! (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Elite (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Great British Baking Show: Holidays (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Inside Job (Premiere)
THE ROKU CHANNEL: Martha Holidays (Premiere)
THE ROKU CHANNEL: Emeril Cooks (Premiere)
YOU TUBE: Behind the Beats (Premiere) at 12p
HBO: Real Time with Bill Maher (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 11/19/22)
BBC AMERICA: Life in Color with David Attenborough (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: The 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Premiere) at 8pm
(SUNDAY 11/20/22)
ABC: 2022 American Music Awards at 8pm
CNN: This Is Life with Lisa Ling (Premiere) at 10pm
PARAMOUNT: Tulsa King (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: The L Word: Generation Q (Premiere) at 8pm
AMC: The Walking Dead (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Miss Scarlet and the Duke (Finale) at 8pm
PBS: Magpie Murders (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Annika (Finale) at 10pm
Craig Gerber (“Sofia the First,” “Elena of Avalor,” “Firebuds”) has extended his overall development deal with Disney Branded Television. Under the agreement, Gerber is developing a “Sofia the First” spinoff series set in Royal Prep Academy, his second series in development for Disney Branded Television through his production banner, Electric Emu. Gerber also has a previously announced series in development at Disney with Kris Wimberly (“Elena of Avalor,” “Firebuds”) about a time-traveling treasure hunter.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Silk: Spider Society” will be the first of a “suite” of live-action seriesbased on Sony Pictures Television Marvel comic book characters to premiere on linear on MGM+ (set to be relaunched from Epix in January) and streamed later on Prime Video. Angela Kang (“The Walking Dead”) will serve as showrunner for “Silk.” “Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller, and Sony’s recent live-action and animated reimagining of the Spider-Man franchise has represented some of the most dynamic superhero storytelling in film,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “Together with Angela Kang’s creative vision, we couldn’t be more pleased to bring ‘Silk: Spider Society’ to our MGM+ and Prime Video customers.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Amazon’s Freevee has come the rescue of Australian soap “Neighbors,” canceled in June after 37 years. The show from Fremantle Australia had aired on Australia’s Network 10 and UK’s Channel 5 before funding was pulled. Freevee will take streaming rights to previous episodes ahead of the new season’s run. “With the power of streaming, we’re able to offer a catalogue of thousands of ‘Neighbours’ episodes for new audiences to discover this legendary series and current fans to relive their favorite moments,” said Lauren Anderson, Head of AVOD Original Content and Programming, Amazon Studios. “We look forward to immersing the audience in new Ramsay Street experiences when we relaunch the show next year for Amazon Freevee and Prime Video customers.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“How to Die Alone,” written, starring and co-showrun by Natasha Rothwell, scored a series order from Onyx Collective and is headed to Hulu. Rothwell and her Big Hattie Productions have an overall deal with ABC Signature, which is producing for Onyx.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce and MGM are partnering to produce a new original series, “Act Your Age,” a comedy focused on three women in their 50s who decide the best way forward in life is together. “Act Your Age” stars Kym Whitley (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) and Tisha Campbell (“Uncoupled”) with special guest star Yvette Nicole Brown (“Community”). Alyson Fouse (“Big Shot”) created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series is produced by Mark Burnett, Barry Poznick and Bradley Gardner (“Hot in Cleveland”) and co-executive producer Ken Ornstein (“Everybody Loves Raymond”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Monster High” has been renewed for season two on Nickelodeon. The most recent premiere episode of the animated series delivered a 0.58 K2-11 Live+3 rating, up double digits from the prior four weeks’ timeslot and the prior week’s launch. Across all telecasts to date on the Nick portfolio of nets, the series has reached 1 million Kids 2-11 and nearly 4 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV is not moving forward with plans to develop a series based on Confidence Man, the bestselling biography of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman. Apple had optioned the book ahead of its publication in October.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hallmark Channel series “The Way Home,” starring Andie MacDowell (“Maid”) and Chyler Leigh (“Grey’s Anatomy”), premieres Sunday, January 15 at 9p. the drama follows the lives of three generations of women.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime docuseries “Boys in Blue,” a four-parter from Peter Berg (“Friday Night Lights”) that spotlights North Community High School and its football team in Minneapolis in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, premieres Friday, January 6 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of Apple TV+’s “Puppy Place” debuts Friday, December 9. The live-action series chronicles the adventures of siblings and the puppies they foster.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A stand-up comedy special featuring Marc Maron is set to debut on HBO in 2023. Taped in front of a live audience at NYC’s Town Hall on Thursday, December 8, the special will feature all new material. “We’re long-time fans of everything Marc does, from his iconic podcast to his fearless standup,” said Nina Rosenstein, EVP, HBO Programming. “His new hour is deeply personal and darkly funny. This long overdue collaboration is an extra special one for us.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount Global is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop in 2023 across the company’s brands. Among the offerings: Showtime is expanding its slate of “Hip Hop 50” programming; BET is producing a documentary for its series “Rap City”; CBS will commemorate the celebration at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards; and MTV Entertainment will produce new episodes of “Behind the Music.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
MagellanTV’S original film “Search For the Cosmic Dawn” launches today, November 17. The 4K doc explores new revelations about the origins of the universe unearthed by the 2021 launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The streamer will also debut an extended version of “Killer Asteroid: Defending Earth,” spotlighting the results of NASA’s recent Double Asteroid Redirection Test.
(Source: Cynopsis)
INSP original film, “County Line: All In,” the sequel to “County Line,”starring Tom Wopat, Kelsey Crane and Patricia Richardson, premieres Saturday, November 19 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AIM TV, producers of travel show, “Raw Travel,” announced that the episode “Steadfast in Ukraine,” which features a visit to wartime Ukraine, will debut November 19-20 with a rebroadcast scheduled for January 28-29.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023”will once again return to Times Square to ring in the new year. Seacrest, 18-time host and executive producer of the show, will headline the festivities. An expansion to Disneyland will kick off the Disney 100 Years of Wonder Celebration, with pre-taped segments from Ciara. Billy Porter will be back in New Orleans as co-host and DJ D-Nice will return as this year’s LA co-host. The action starts Saturday, December 31 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Circle Network is partnering with Toys for Tots through a month-long partnership beginning on Monday, November 21, during with the network will air three special “Opry Live” episodes where country stars will encourage fans to donate to Toys for Tots. Throughout the episodes a QR code will be available for viewers to scan and donate live.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Holiday special “Sesame Street the Nutcracker” premieres Thursday, December 1 on Cartoonito and HBO Max. The animated special follows Elmo and his puppy Tango.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount+’s Holiday Collection includes movie “Snow Day” (Friday, December 16); a special episode of CBS’ “Ghosts” (Thursday, December 15), and concert special “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!” (Tuesday, December 20).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Beginning Thanksgiving Day, FAST channel Backstage will premiere six original music documentaries featuring rap icons Snoop Dogg (Thursday, November 24), Dr. Dre (Saturday, December 24), Eminem (Sunday, December 25), Lil Wayne (Monday, December 26), Tupac Shakur & The Notorious B.I.G. (Saturday, December 31), and Rihanna (Saturday, February 11). Docs will include interview and performance footage.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX News Media will present its third annual “All-American Tree Lighting” on Monday, November 21 at 5p, partnering with the Police Athletic for a toy drive. The lighting will take place on FOX Square outside the network’s headquarters and air during the last half hour of “The Five.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Add Roku to the tech companies laying off workers, citing current economic conditions. The company is cutting 200 jobs in the US, or 7% of its workforce, an action that “will allow us to focus our investments on key strategic priorities to drive future growth and enhance our leadership position,” said a statement from Roku.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ahead of the opening match of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ this Sunday, November 20, FOX Sports unveiled broadcaster match assignments for the group stage. The opening match of the tournament between host country Qatar and Ecuador will feature FOX Sports’ lead play-by-play announcer John Strong and lead match analyst Stu Holden on the call with Jenny Taft and Tom Rinaldi reporting from the sidelines. Live coverage begins at 9:30a on FS1 with a 90-minute edition of FIFA WORLD CUP LIVE before the match kicks off at 11am.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
She Said – Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle
The Menu – Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Hong Chau, John Leguizamo, Paul Adelstein, Judith Light, Janet McTeer, Aimee Carrero, Reed Briney, Rebecca Soon, Rob Yang, Arturo Castro, Mark St. Cyr
Spirited – Will Ferrell, Ryan Reynolds, Octavia Spencer, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Tracy Morgan, Loren G. Woods, Joe Tippett, Andrea Anders
The Inspection – Jeremy Pope, Gabrielle Union, Bokeem Woodbine, Raul Castillo, McCaul Lombardi, Nicholas Logan
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