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Two long-running syndicated court series are being adjourned at the end of this season. “Judge Mathis” will end with season 24 and “The People’s Court” wraps with season 26, victims of “challenging market conditions within the daytime syndication landscape,” said Warner Bros.
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Disney+ canceled two sports comedy-dramas after two seasons: “Big Shot,” starring John Stamos as a high school basketball coach, and “The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” headlined by Lauren Graham as a youth hockey coach.
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Also over and out after two seasons is “Blood & Treasure.” Season one of the action-adventure drama aired on CBS before moving to streaming sib Paramount+ for a sophomore run.
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Netflix has renewed “Outer Banks” for a fourth season, ahead of the drama’s season three premiere on February 23. The news was announced at Saturday’s fan event for the show. “The Pogues are enjoying an adventure of a lifetime and now we get to map out more twists and turns as the joyride continues,” said series co-creators Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke.
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TV winners at the Directors Guild Awards included Sam Levinson for HBO drama “Euphoria”; Bill Hader for HBO comedy “Barry”; and Helen Shaver for HBO Max limited series “Station Eleven.” Nat Geo picked up awards for “Running Wild with Bear Grylls” (Ben Simms) and doc “Fire of Love” (Sara Dosa), while Liz Patrick scored a trophy for NBC’s “SNL.”
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“I’m sorry that I said it. And I certainly see why people found it completely misguided,” “CNN This Morning” co-host Don Lemon told staffers in an editorial call, referring to a comment he made about Nikki Haley. In a discussion last week about Republican presidential candidate Haley’s proposal that candidates over 75 take a competency test, Lemon said, “Nikki Haley is not in her prime, sorry, when a woman is considered to be in her prime is her 20s and 30s and maybe 40s.” In addition to audience backlash, Chris Licht, chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide, called Lemon’s remarks “unacceptable.”
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Food Network and Molly Yeh have signed a new two-year exclusive deal that includes more episodes of “Girl Meets Farm.” The show, airing Sundays at 11a in the network’s “In the Kitchen” (ITK) programming block, is averaging a .6 P18+ / .8 W18+ Live+3 rating, up 7% vs. the prior season in both demos and helping Food Network to rank as the #1 non-news/non-sports cable network among P/W18+ during its timeslot. Production on new episodes will begin in March.
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BentFrame Film & TV announced a TV adaptation of Heather Marshall’s best seller Looking for Jane. Celeste Parr (“This Life”) is onboard the series as creator and showrunner.
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The cast of upcoming Netflix drama “Fool Me Once,” based on the Harlen Coben novel, includes Michelle Keegan (“Brassic”), Adeel Akhtar (“Ali & Ava”), Richard Armitage (“Stay Close”) and Joanna Lumley (“Absolutely Fabulous”).
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Still naked, still afraid – and now alone, too. Discovery spinoff “Naked and Afraid: Solo” premieres Sunday, March 12 at 10p, following eight of the franchise’s survivalists braving the wilds for 21 days on their own.
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“Two Wheel Tuesdays” launches tonight on Speedvision at 7p, featuring episodes of “Cafè Racer” and “What’s In the Barn?”. Speedvision is a streaming home for motorcycle shows.
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All three episodes of “Jared from Subway: Catching a Monster” premiere Monday, March 6 at 9p on ID. The doc shares the story of the investigation that revealed the sandwich spokesman as a child predator.
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“100 Days to Indy” revs up Thursday, April 27 at 9p on The CW. The motorsports docuseries – part of a programming shift at the network, now owned by Nextstar Media Group, to more cost-effective unscripted content – goes behind the scenes at the NTT Indycar Series. “‘100 Days to Indy’ is a high-octane adventure grounded in emotional sports storytelling,” said Brad Schwartz, President, Entertainment, The CW Network. “Alongside our partners at Vice Media Group, Penske Entertainment and NTT Indycar Series we have come together to deliver a series that will follow these champions of the racetrack and keep viewers on the edge of their seats.”z
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Horror movie “M3gan” starts streaming February 24 on Peacock, unrated version included. The film focuses on a lifelike doll programmed to be a child’s companion and parental ally, but the plan to pair her with an orphaned child goes awry, to put it mildly.
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“Babylon,” starring Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie, drops today on Paramount+. The 2022 comedy drama follows the rise and fall of characters during Hollywood’s transition away from silent films in the 1920s.
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QVC+ is launching a 24/7 gardening channel, “Outdoor Escape.” In addition to showcasing QVC and HSN’s lifestyle shows, the channel will, of course, enable viewers to purchase featured products.
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Never gets old: Following last week’s season 26 premiere, Comedy Central’s “South Park” ranked #1 for engagements (2.3M), video views (23.5M), and new followers (340K) across all cable comedy programs in the TV Universe, according to ListenFirst. The premiere drove South Park to its highest week of cross platform engagements ever (3.2M) and highest week of views since November ‘21 (28.7M).
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The season premiere of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New Jersey”had its strongest ratings in nearly three years, drawing 2.3 million viewers in Live+3 numbers (up 14% versus last season’s debut), while the latest season opener for the net’s “Vanderpump Rules” had its best numbers in two years, with 1.8 million viewers (up 27%). “There’s nothing quite like the Bravo fandom. Our ‘Bravoholics’ are unmatched in their passion and engaging with them is a vital element of the brand,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman, Entertainment Networks, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “They have a loyalty to the network and to our talent – many of whom the fans have been following for over a decade.”
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