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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 3/27/23)
ACORN TV: Murdoch Mysteries (Premiere)
FUSE: Like a Girl (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: American Dad! (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: The Bachelor (Finale) at 8pm
CW: All American: Homecoming (Finale) at 9pm
FREEFORM: The Watchful Eye (Finale) at 10pm
Netflix has renewed “You” for a fifth and final season. Penn Badgley will return to play the thriller’s serial killer, but showrunner Sera Gamble is stepping down, replaced by exec producers Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo. “You” originated on “Lifetime,” and moved to the steamer for season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Arrested Development,” slated to leave Netflix this month, will remain on the streamer after all. Netflix and 20th Television have struck a new licensing agreement for the show, which aired for three seasons on Fox before moving to Netflix for seasons four and five.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Vice TV ordered six additional seasons of anthology series “Icons Unearthed,” for a total of ten. “We’ve had the opportunity to tell some incredible stories in ‘Icons Unearthed,’ and to have six more seasons of storytelling coming up is a testament to how well the show has been received,” said Nacelle Company CEO Brian Volk-Weiss. Season four premiered March 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed by ABC for a 20th season.Executive producer Meg Marinis will take over as showrunner from Krista Vernoff, who is stepping down from “Grey’s” and its spinoff “Station 19.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox News has fired Abby Grossberg, the producer who was put on administrative leave after alleging she was coerced into delivering “shaded and/or incomplete” testimony in Dominion Voting Systems’ $1.6 billion defamation against FNC. “Our attorneys advised Ms. Grossberg that, while she was free to file whatever legal claims she wished, she was in possession of our privileged information and was not authorized to disclose it publicly. We were clear that if she violated our instructions, Fox would take appropriate action including termination,” said Fox News said in a statement. “Ms. Grossberg ignored these communications and chose to file her complaint without taking any steps to protect those portions containing Fox’s privileged information. We will continue to vigorously defend Fox against Ms. Grossberg’s unmeritorious legal claims, which are riddled with false allegations against Fox and our employees.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also not going quietly is Victoria Alanso, let go from her job as President, Physical and Postproduction, VFX and Animation Production for Disney’s Marvel Studios, reportedly because of her efforts to promote Amazon Studios’ “Argentina,1985.” “The idea that Victoria was fired over a handful of press interviews relating to a personal passion project about human rights and democracy that was nominated for an Oscar and which she got Disney’s blessing to work on is absolutely ridiculous,” said Alanso’s lawyer. “Victoria, a gay Latina who had the courage to criticize Disney, was silenced.” Responded Disney, “It’s unfortunate that Victoria is sharing a narrative that leaves out several key factors concerning her departure, including an indisputable breach of contract and a direct violation of company policy.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fremantle, Revolution Films (“A Mighty Heart”), Passenger (“True Detective”) and Anonymous Content (“The Revenant”) are collaborating on a new six-part drama, “Fall of the God of Cars.” The series is written and directed by Revolution Films’ Michael Winterbottom and tells the story of Carlos Ghosn, the Brazilian-Lebanese CEO of Nissan and Renault, who was arrested in Japan and one year later orchestrated his own escape to Beirut, hidden in a music case on a private jet.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Detective drama “The Mysterious Mortons” is in development at CBS Studios, reports Deadline. The series for CBS comes from Amy Rardin (“Charmed”), George Northy (“Charmed”) and Laurie Zaks (“Castle”).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Added to the cast of Freevee’s “Clean Slate” as series regulars are D.K. Uzkoukwu, Telma Hopkins, Jay Wilkinson and Norah Murphy. They join Laverne Cox and George Wallace in the show about a child who returns who returns to their estranged family as a proud trans woman.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC unveiled its summer schedule, including the launch of three-week tournament “Jeopardy! Masters” on Wednesday, May 8, and new unscripted series “The Prank Panel” with a special preview Wednesday, May 24. “Judge Steve Harvey returns Tuesday, May 9, and season two of “The Wonder Years” debuts Wednesday, June 14. “Claim to Fame” kicks off season two on Monday, June 26, followed by “The Bachelorette.” Season two of “Generation Gap” joins “Press Your Luck” and “The Chase” on Thursday, June 29, with “Celebrity Family Feud” and “The $100,000 Pyramid” joining “The Prank Panel” on Sunday, July 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC spinoff “The Walking Dead: Dead City” premieres Sunday, June 18 at 10p, with subsequent episodes airing at 9p. The show follows Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO Max’s “modern refresh” of MTV’s 2002-2003 animated series“Clone High” is set to debut this spring. Returning voice cast includes Will Forte, Nicole Sullivan, Chris Miller, Christa Miller voicing a new character, Candide Sampson, Donald Faison and Judah Miller. Among the new voice cast are Mo Gaffney, Michael Bolton, Mandy Moore and Ian Ziering.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BYUtv scripted series “A Kind of Spark,” a live-action adaptation of the novel by neurodivergent author Elle McNicoll tells the story of Addie, an autistic girl who fights for acceptance in her community. The series premieres on April 2 – World Autism Awareness Day – with the first two episodes airing on BYUtv at 8p and the first five episodes available to stream for free on the BYUtv app and at BYUtv.org.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Linda Yaccarino, Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBCU, will take the stage with Twitter CEO Elon Musk on April 18 for a keynote at the Mobile Marketing Association’s “Possible” conference. What to expect? “The session is an intimate conversation between Yaccarino and Musk discussing Twitter 2.0 and what the future holds for marketers on the platform and the role Twitter plays in cultural conversations,” said the MMA.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Succession” star Brian Cox sits down for an interview about his life and career for a one-hour special on BritBox, premiering April 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The second wave of guest hosts manning the desk on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” starting the week of April 3, include Roy Wood Jr., Jordan Klepper, Desi Lydic, Dulce Sloan and Michael Kosta.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon is marking the 10th anniversary of preschool series “Paw Patrol” with a special on Monday, April 24 at 7p. “All Paws on Deck” will reunite every Paw Patrol pup from the past and present.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eight days in, the March Madness basketball tournament was up an estimated 22% in national TV ad revenue versus 2022, to $457.7 million, according to iSpot.TV. Viewership for the first five days averaged 9.04 million, on par with last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Buffalo Wild Wings has signed another NIL deal for the March Madness tournament, with Michigan State guard Tyson Walker. In the game versus Kansas State, Walker made a layup that sent the game into OT and triggered Buffalo Wild Wings’ Overtime Wingtime stunt, offering freebies to fans.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s “MILF Manor” ranks as the #1 unscripted freshman cable series to date with people 25-54/18-34 and W8-34 and reached more than 10 million P2+ viewers over the course of its first season. The series has also accumulated more than 45 million video views across TLC’s social platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s “Tournament of Champions” posted a 1.10 P18+ / 1.34 W18+ Live+3 rating, up from prior six weeks (+21% and +18% respectively) as well as up vs. year-ago, (+11% and +4%) for timeslot benchmarks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
John Wick: Chapter 4 – $73.5 million
Creed III – $10.4 million
Shazam! Fury of the Gods – $9.7 million
Scream VI – $8.4 million
65 – $3.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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