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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/25/23)
Allblk: Judge Me Not (Premiere)
Hulu: The Kardashians (Premiere)
Max: 100 Years of Warner Bros. (Premiere)
Vgly (Premiere)
Netflix: FUBAR (Premiere)
Peacock: Dino Pops (Premiere)
The Roku Channel: Team Rubicon (Premiere)
A&E: City Confidential (Finale) at 9pm
The next Republican presidential candidate slated for a CNN town hallis Nikki Haley. Jake Tapper will moderate the event, set for Sunday, June 4 at 8p in Iowa. CNN’s headline-making town hall with Donald Trump took place May 10.
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It didn’t take long for Paramount+ to renew “The Family Stallone.” One week after its debut – the number one reality show premiere ever on the streamer – the series starring Sylvester Stallone, his wife and three daughters landed a season two order.
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It’s much more than a hunch – HGTV has put the “Brady Bunch House” on the market. In 2019, the network transformed the home as part of its series, “A Very Brady Renovation,” replicating the North Hollywood abode into a replica of the original set design from the series. As part of the massive renovation, HGTV added the iconic floating staircase, the burnt orange-and-avocado green kitchen, the kids’ Jack-n-Jill bathroom and a backyard with a swing set, teeter totter and Tiger’s dog house. Listing price: $5.5 million.
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“Chef Swap at the Beach” has been greenlit for a second season. The Myrtle Beach-set cooking competition is produced by The WorkShop Content Studios. Season one aired on Cooking Channel.
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Blake Shelton and Lee Metzger, who collaborated on USA Network’s “Barmageddon” and worked together on NBC’s “The Voice,” have launched Lucky Horseshow Productions. “Over the years of working with Blake, we’ve created some incredible TV moments. Now with the success of ‘Barmageddon,’ we’ve realized we have a creative point of view that an audience loves to watch,” said Mezger. “I’m looking forward to producing our own brand of entertainment and years of success with Blake. Besides, now that he’s left ‘The Voice,’ it’s not like he has anything better to do.”
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Actress Eva LaRue (“CSI: Miami”), who along with her daughter was stalked for 12 years by a man now behind bars, has teamed with Forte Entertainment to develop her experience into scripted and unscripted projects. “What Eva and her daughter went through is unimaginable, and we are humbled to share their astonishing story with audiences worldwide,” said Forté Entertainment’s Andrea and Mitch Gabourie.
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Prime Video handed a series order to “Butterfly,” from Daniel Dae Kim’s 3AD and BOOM! Studios. Kim will star in the series, with Ken Woodruff (“Gotham”) onboard as showrunner and co-creator.
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Children’s and family entertainment producer Kenn Viselman (“Thomas the Tank Engine,” “Teletubbies”) is teaming with Toonz Media Group to launch itsy bitsy Animation with plans to create both animated family feature films and TV series. The partnership will introduce one new project a year starting with Viselman’s “Li’l Pet Hospital.”
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Casting note: Indira Varma (“Game of Thrones”) has joined BBC and Disney+ drama “Doctor Who.” Varma previously appeared in “Doctor Who” spinoff “Torchwood.”
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Chipotle Mexican Grill is partnering with Street Fighter 6 to give players the opportunity to earn Fighter Coins through digital entrée purchases made on the Chipotle app and Chipotle.com. Later this year, Street Fighter 6 will feature in-game integrations like Chipotle Daily Brackets, Battle Hub signage, and Chipotle-branded avatar items. In addition to the partnership, Chipotle will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2023 Evolution Championship Series, a sponsor of COMBO BREAKER, an advertiser on PlayStation™ media, and the first restaurant brand to offer free food as viewer rewards on Twitch.
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So far, so good, said Warner Bros. CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels of this week’s launch of streamer Max. Speaking at a J.P. Morgan media conference, Wiedenfels said he was “actually very surprised by the large number of subscribers that have already started watching on the new product,” particularly the new premium tier.
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Not so happy with Max’s rollout were the DGA and WGA, which objected to revised credits that put directors and writers under one group, “creators.” The DGA called the change “a grave insult,” while the striking WGA said it was “disrespectful and insulting.” WBD was quick to address the issue. “We agree that the talent behind the content on Max deserve their work to be properly recognized,” said the company in a statement. “We will correct the credits, which were altered due to an oversight in the technical transition from HBO Max to Max and we apologize for this mistake.”
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Season two of Fox Nation’s “Duck Family Treasure” premieres Sunday, June 11. The five-episode series features the Robertson family as they continue their quest for buried treasure. Episode two will also air on Fox News Channel that night at 10p. The Robinsons were first introduced to viewers on A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” (2012-2017).
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Also coming back for a second season is Prime Video’s “The Wheel of Time.” The fantasy series returns September 1.
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Oxygen true crime series “New York Homicide,” following some of the worst murders in the city’s recent history, premieres Saturday, June 10 at 9p.
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MagellanTV is celebrating Memorial Day with the launch of its second annual “War & Military Week.” The playlist includes documentaries and series that honor the men and women in the armed force, and the streamer is making two of the titles – “Beyond the Myth: the SS Unveiled” and “The Day When: Pivotal Decisions of WWII” – available to non-subscribers through June 6, the anniversary of D-Day.
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Great American Adventures will air a Memorial Day marathon on May 29, kicking off with travel cooking series exploring the best bites across the country. The FAST channel from Great American Media will feature 24 hours of curated episodes of “Seaside Snacks and Shakes,” “Southern Barbequed Everything,” “Baked,” and “Late Night Eats.”
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“CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair,” a documentary film that tells the story of the world’s largest and longest-running Country Music festival, debuts on Hulu on Wednesday, July 5.ulu Hulu.
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