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APPLE TV+: Schmigadoon (Premiere)
CRUNCHYROLL: KamiKatsu (Premiere)
CRUNCHYROLL: Konosuba (Premiere)
DISCOVERY: Growing Belushi (Premiere) at 9pm
DISNEY+: The Crossover (Premiere)
DISNEY+: Journey to the Center of the Earth (Premiere)
E!: Celebrity Prank Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
FXX: Dave (Premiere) at 10pm
HULU: The Good Mothers (Premiere)
HULU: The Pope Answers (Premiere)
NETFLIX: BEEF (Premiere)
NETFLIX: IRL: In Real Love (Premiere)
SHUDDER: Slasher: Ripper (Premiere)
SUNDANCE NOW: Hullraisers (Premiere)
TLC: Dr. Pimple Popper (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Dr. Down Below (Premiere) at 10pm
INSP: Into the Wild Frontier (Finale) at 10pm
Robert De Niro is set to star in Paramount+ series “Bobby Meritorious,” as a cop-turned-prosecutor at the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. Billy Ray (“The Comey Rule”) will write and exec produce the crime drama. De Niro will also EP alongside Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh of Tribeca Productions. Peter Gethers is exec producing alongside Preet Bahara, former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC has a comedy series in development starring Steph Curry. Mockumentary “Mr. Throwback” hails from David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and writers Matthew Libman and Daniel Libman. Universal Television is producing in association with Curry’s Unanimous Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon announced a new feature-length Halloween movie, “A Really Haunted Loud House,” set to premiere this fall on Nickelodeon and Paramount+. Additionally, Nick has ordered a second season of its hit live-action series “The Really Loud House”, which debuted in November 2022 and ranked as the top kids’ live action show on cable among Kids 6-11 during its first season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Drama “Koreatown,” from Gene Hong (“Magnum P.I.”), Alan Yang (“Loot”) and Universal Television is in development at Amazon Studios. The drama follows two brothers who must put aside their complicated past and run a drug operation to keep their mother alive.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A biopic project centered around artist Romero Britto is in production at Muse Storytelling. “The Britto Doc” will include interviews with Andrea Bocelli, fashion designer Domenico Dolce, Gloria Estefan, DJ Khaled, Arnold Schwarzenegger and more.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Journalism content studio Project Brazen and nonfiction studio XTRhave struck a co-production deal to develop Project Brazen’s podcast “The Sound: Mystery of Havana Syndrome” as an investigative docuseries. Executive produced by Project Brazen co-founders Tom Wright and Bradley Hope, as well as XTR’s Justin Lacob and Bryn Mooser, the series explores the strange health symptoms first reported by spies and diplomats in Cuba.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Casting notes: Kit Harrington (“Game of Thrones”) is joining season three of HBO’s “Industry” in a recurring role as CEO of a green tech energy company…Mark Feuerstein (“Royal Pains”) is onboard MGM+ drama “Hotel Cocaine” in a series regular role.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ViX reality series “Enamorandonos: La Isla” (Love is in the Air: The Island) will premiere Thursday, April 20 on the service’s free tier. Hosted by Carlos Ponce and Karina Banda, the show is a spinoff of the Unimas hit.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Muppets Mayhem,” starring Lilly Singh, Tahj Mowry, Saara Chaudry and The Electric Mayhem Band, launches with all episodes Wednesday, May 10 on Disney+. The puppet series follows The Electric Mayhem Band on a music-filled journey to record their first-ever studio album.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Music docuseries “Family Legacy,” featuring children of famous music artists, premieres Tuesday, April 25 on Paramount+. Quincy Brown (son of Sean “Diddy” Combs) hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season four of docuseries “Vice” kicks off Sunday, May 7 at 8p on Showtime. The new season will consist of 16 episodes, the first eight of which will debut weekly on Sundays leading to a midseason finale on Sunday, June 25. The remaining eight episodes will debut at a later date.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV’s “Flipping 101 With Tarek El Moussa” returns Thursday, May 4at 8p. In the first episode, El Moussa helps two bickering brothers through their latest flip.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spotify and FanDuel have extended their partnership through a multi-year agreement, with the Ringer now producing content for FanDuel TV. The Ringer will license select video podcasts to FanDuel TV, including existing shows adapted for FanDuel TV and a slate of new shows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NHL on TNT will feature doubleheaders today and Sunday. Tampa Bay Lightning Visit New York Rangers in a 2022 Eastern Conference Finals rematch today, April 5 at 7:30p, followed by the Edmonton Oilers hosting the Anaheim Ducks at 10p. The top-seeded Boston Bruins face off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday at 6p, followed by the Ducks hosting the Colorado Avalanche at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hulu’s “’Til Death Do Us Part: Kourtney & Travis” drops Thursday, April 13 on Hulu. The doc chronicles the weddings of Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian, who asks, “Can you believe we got married three times?”.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Week two of Netflix’s “The Night Agent” nabbed 216.4 million hours viewed, for a total since its release of 385 million. It’s the second week the drama has taken the top spot on Netflix’s Top 10 English language shows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Discovery, Food Network, HGTV, Investigation Discovery, TBS, TNT, TLC, Adult Swim, OWN and others in the US Networks Group at Warner Bros. Discovery closed out the first quarter of 2023 having delivered more than 128 million total viewers on average each month, and accounted for viewing by one-third of all A25-54 and A18-49 who watched cable during prime. Credit a diverse menu of content. “Whether fans are in the mood for great stories about food, home, relationships, real-life adventure, true crime and justice, or animation, they’ll always find it on one of our networks,” said Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content officer, US Networks Group, WBD.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The audience for ABC’s “The Company You Keep” keeps growing. After 35 days of viewing, the premiere of the freshman drama had delivered 7.2 million viewers, up from its Live+7 total of 4 million. In the A18-49 demo, the show jumped from 0.29 to 1.39, up 435%.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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