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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 2/3/23)
APPLE TV+: Dear Edward (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: Pinecone & Pony (Premiere)
HULU: Killing Country (Premiere)
MAGNOLIA: First Time Fixer (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: Class (Premiere)
NICK: Rubbie & Crew (Premiere) at 11:30am
PRIME VIDEO: Harlem (Premiere)
THE ROKU CHANNEL: Children Ruin Everything (Premiere)
HISTORY: The Proof Is Out There (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 2/4/23)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Pedro Pascal, Musical Guest: Coldplay at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 2/5/23)
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet at 6pm
CBS: The 65th Annual Grammy Awards at 8pm
MAGNOLIA: Recipe Lost and Found (Premiere) at 2pm
MAGNOLIA: Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation (Premiere) at 9pm
MGM+: Murf the Surf: Jewels, Jesus and Mayhem (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Murder in Big Horn (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD NETWORK: Worst Cooks in America (Finale) at 8pm
Fox has renewed “The Cleaning Lady” for season three. Co-produced by Warner Bros. Television and FOX Entertainment Studios, the series is FOX’s first live-action scripted renewal for the 2023-24 season. Jeannine Renshaw has joined the show as an executive producer and will serve as showrunner with Miranda Kwok.
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Peacock handed a season two order to its #1 reality series, “The Traitor.” In addition, the show’s season one reunion, hosted by Andy Cohen, will stream February 28.
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HGTV fast-tracked a second season of “Down Home Fab,” the #1 non-news/sports cable program among W25-54 on Mondays at 9p since January 16. The series follows “Teen Mom 2” alums Chelsea and Cole DeBoer as they start a renovating business in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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Also set for a sophomore run is BET+ gospel music drama series“Kingdom Business.” Onboard in recurring roles are Loretta Devine and Louis Gossett, Jr.
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“Tulsa King” isn’t Sylvester Stallone’s only Paramount+ project. The streamer is launching docuseries “The Family Stallone,” starring the Oscar nominee, his wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and daughters Sophia, Sistine and Scarlet, this spring. MTV Entertainment Studios is producing, with Benjamin Hurvitz, Jessica Zalkind and Nadim Amiry as executive producers. Julie Pizzi, Farnaz Farjam, and Jonathan Singer serve as executive producers for Bunim-Murray Productions, with Lauren Goldstein, Valana Hunn, Chris Ray, and Jason Williams as co-executive producers.
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Carol Leifer (“Hacks”) and Andy Gordon (“Mad About You”) have been tapped to write a Fox comedy project, starring Patricia Heaton (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) as the disgraced former host of a lifestyle show. Heaton and David Hunt EP under their FourBoys Entertainment along with Leifer, Gordon, Adam Griffin as well as Aaron Kaplan and Melanie Frankel for Kapital Entertainment. The show is produced by Fox Entertainment Studios and Kapital Entertainment.
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Dan Aykroyd will host comedic docuseries “A History of the World in Six Glasses” on FOX Nation in January 2024. The six-parter will also feature Jim Belushi, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon and George Wendt, and chronicle the history of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, soda and their respective impact on the world. Developed by Play House Studios, the series was written and directed by Rob Long (“Cheers”).
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“Ancient Empires,” a docu-drama focused on Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Cleopatra, is being shot in Morocco. The three-parter from Ample (“The Invisible Pilot”) is the latest in History Channel’s mega-doc series.
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ABC’s has moved the midseason premiere date for “Alaska Daily” from February 23 to March 2. The move allows all five remaining episodes of the Hilary Swank drama to air in a row.
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The second volume of animated anthology series “Star Wars: Visions” will premiere on Disney+ on May 4. The newest volume includes nine new shorts from studios from around the globe, employing animation styles from a variety of countries and cultures.
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Animated preschool series “Bossy Bear” debuts Monday, March 6 at 11a on Nickelodeon. New episodes will roll out Monday through Thursday.
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All four episodes of “The Confessions of Frannie Langton” will be available on BritBox starting March 8. The period drama follows a woman’s journey from a Jamaican plantation to a mansion in Mayfair.
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Docuseries “Murder of God’s Banker,” centered on the 1982 death of fugitive financier Robert Calvi, premieres internationally on February 24.
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Season two of NBC’s “That’s My Jam” kicks off Tuesday, March 7 at 10p with celebrity guests Kelsea Ballerini, Julia Michaels, Jason DeRulo and Nicole Scherzinger.
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Shudder Valentine’s Day special “Joe Bob’s Vicious Vegas Valentine”debuts Friday, February 10. “During this year’s demented double feature, I’ll be joining in unholy matrimony two young lovers thoroughly schooled in the twisted tenets of ‘The Last Drive-In,’” said horror host Joe Bob Briggs. “And I’ll probably need an Elvis jumpsuit to do it.”
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“Love in the Time of Fentanyl,” centered on Canada’s renegade safe consumption site Overdose Prevention Society, premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, February 13 at 10p.
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The one-hour pre-show for Univision’s Latin music awards show “Premio lo Nuestro” will air live from Miami-Dade Arena on February 23 at 7p, hosted by Pamela Silva and Michelle Galván, Gabriel Soto, Migbelis Castellanos, and Univision carpet veteran Raúl De Molina.
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U.S. Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.) will be honored with the Chairman’s Award and civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump will receive the Social Justice Impact Award during the “54th NAACP Image Awards,” airing February 25 at 8p on BET.
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Documentary “For All Humankind” looks back to compare the contradictions of success and failure in the arenas of human space flight and human rights, on Sunday, February 5 at 9p on Science Channel.
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Byron Allen’s syndicated comedy game show “Funny You Should Ask”is having its first “Comedy All-Star Week” the week of February 6. Among the celebs are Allen himself, as well as Howie Mandel, Tiffany Haddish, Billy Gardell, Whitney Cummings, Adam Carolla, Natasha Leggero and more.
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Stand-up special “Josh Johnson: Up Here Killing Myself” premieres Friday, February 17 on Peacock. Johnson transforms an hour of talk therapy about his relationships with money, his father, and a stalker, into an hour of stand-up and a comedic exploration of Black mental health and self-discovery.
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General Motors and Netflix are teaming to encourage a broader knowledge and acceptance of electric vehicles, including a Super Bowl spot featuring Will Ferrell, who appeared in GM’s Super Bowl campaign last year. The ad will run in the second quarter of the game during the last ad of the first commercial break. Ferrell will appear in plots for shows including “Squid Game,” “Stranger Things” and “Queer Eye.” Post-game, Netlix is committing to including at least one EV in every Netflix-produced film and series.
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Bud Light returns to the Super Bowl with a new campaign and the debut of its latest Super Bowl commercial, “Hold,” featuring celebrity couple Miles and Keleigh Teller that encourages fans to “choose enjoyment.” The spot signals a new era for the Bud Light brand as it looks to reach fans 21+ in new ways. “Forty-one years ago, Bud Light was created to be an easy-drinking beer; that is how we were born,” said Alissa Heinerscheid, VP of Marketing for Bud Light. “We have turned that unique truth into our new platform – Bud Light is ‘Easy to Drink, Easy to Enjoy’, and we look forward to bringing this message to life for consumers at Super Bowl and beyond.”
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Paramount+’s Super Bowl ad has “Tulsa King” star Sylvester Stallonescaling a giant stone version of his own face, as Paramount stars Dora the Explorer, Star Trek’s Captain Pike, Lower Decks’ Beckett Mariner, and 911!’s Lieutenant Dangle watch from base camp below. The ad was created by agency partner Droga5 and is the latest iteration in the Mountain of Entertainment campaign series that kicked off two years ago at Super Bowl LV.
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MOVIES
80 For Brady – Rita Moreno, Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Harry Hamlin, Sally Kirkland, Sara Gilbert, Bob Balaban, Glynn Turman, Billy Porter, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Ron Funches
Knock at the Cabin – Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Kristen Cui, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rupert Grint, Abby Quinn, McKenna Kerrigan, Ian Merrill Peakes, Denise Nakano
The Amazing Maurice (Animated) – Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis, Himesh Patel, Gemma Arterton, Joe Sugg, Ariyon Bakare, Julie Atherton
Who Invited Charlie? (Limited Release) – Jordana Brewster, Reid Scott, Adam Pally, Peter Grosz, Xosha Roquemore, Rhys Coiro, Dylan Penn, Peter Dager,
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $20 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $113 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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