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Netflix scored the most nominees among streamers for the 2023 HCA TV Awards, with 56. HBO topped cable with 53 nods. Series with the most nominations include Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” and Prime Video’s “The Boys” with 14 each; ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” with 13; Starz reboot “Party Down” with 12; and Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” with 11.
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Kristen Kish, season 10 winner of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” will return to the show as host for Wisconsin-set season 21. “Kristen Kish represents everything that makes ‘Top Chef’ incredibly special,” said Ryan Flynn, SVP, Current Production, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. “She’s an acclaimed chef and her experience as a cheftestant, winner and judge, alongside her culinary curiosity, makes Kristen the perfect host for the next chapter of ‘Top Chef’ as we take on a new region of the country we haven’t explored.” Kish replaces Padma Lakshmi, who served as host of the culinary competition for the last 19 seasons.
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TBD, Sinclair’s free over-the-air multicast network, will be anchored by three comedy series for the 2023-24 broadcast season. Beginning this October, “Key & Peele,” “Punk’d” and “Whose Line is it Anyway?” will be added to TBD’s primetime and late-night schedules.
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Meteorologist Bob Van Dillen (“Morning Express with Robin Meade”)has joined Fox Weather as on-air host. Van Dillen is based at Fox Weather headquarters in NYC.
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Lion Forge Entertainment (“Hair Love”) and Nickelodeon Animationstruck a deal that gives Nickelodeon Animation the first look at all Lion Forge kids and family IP across animated series, features, short-form and digital content.
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October Films is in production on a three-part series for UK’s Channel 4. “Levison Wood: Walking with…” follows explorer and writer Wood to Borneo.
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Fox announced its fall schedule, kicking off Tuesday, September 19 at 8p with “Celebrity Name That Tune,” hosted by Jane Krakowski (“30 Rock”) and band leader Randy Jackson, followed by “I Can See Your Voice” at 9p. Other highlights include the series debut of game show “Snake Oil,” hosted by David Spade (“Just Shoot Me”) on Wednesday, September 27 at 9p, after “The Masked Singer.” “Krapololis” makes its time period premiere on Sunday, October 1 at 8:30p, bookended by the season premieres of “The Simpsons” at 8p, and “Bob’s Burgers” and “Family Guy” at 9p and 9:30p.
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Sarah Hyland (“Modern Family”) returns as host and comedian Iain Stirling is back as narrator for season five of Peacock’s “Love Island USA,” launching Tuesday, July 18. “Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix continues her post-Scandoval walk of fame with a guest appearance during the reality show’s second week.
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Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington are the focus of Apple TV+ docuseries “The Super Models,” premiering Wednesday, September 20.
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AppleTV+ drama “The Changeling,” starring and exec produced by LaKeith Stanfield, launches Friday, September 8. Based on the bestseller by Victor LaValle, the series is an adult fairy tale/horror story set in NYC.
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“Outdoor Eats,” an adventure culinary show starring Chef Corso, premieres Thursday, July 20 on Bally Sports. The full season starts airing on Outside TV beginning July 31.
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Ashley Judd will narrate season two of Lifetime’s true crime series “#TextMeWhenYouGetHome,” following the stories of women abducted, harmed or murdered. The season premieres Monday, August 7 at 8p.
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Fox Nation docuseries “The Fall of the House of Murdaugh” debuts Tuesday, September 12. The three-parter features exclusive access to the family, friends and defense team of Alex Murdaugh, the once prominent South Carolina attorney who was convicted earlier this year of murdering his wife and son. Martha MacCallum sits down with Buster Murdagh for his first interview since his father was convicted.
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“Secretos de las Indomables” premieres on Canela.TV on Thursday, August 17. The spin-off of reality series “Secretos de Villanas” features six Latina personalities known for their indomitable spirit.
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The New York Jets released the first episode of season three of their EmpowHer: Keep Rising. Narrated by ESPN NFL reporter Kimberly Martin, the two-parter chronicles the Jets 2023 High School Girls Flag Football League presented by Audi.
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A federal judge has ruled the Federal Trade Commission failed to prove Microsoft’s $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard would result in a substantial reduction in competition and harm consumers. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley of the US District Court for the Northern District of California denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction. “We’re grateful to the Court in San Francisco for this quick and thorough decision,” tweeted Brad Smith, President of Microsoft.
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Hallmark Channel is taking to the high seas for the holidays. A cruise in partnership with Sixthman will feature Hallmark stars and yuletide experiences. The ship sets sail November 5-9, 2024 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas.
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NewsNation’s “Cuomo” will air a live interview with Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie on Thursday, July 13 at 8p. Chris Cuomo will quiz Christie on the status of his campaign, the current Republican presidential field, and why the former NJ governor is jumping into the 2024 race.
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Christie will not be among the Republican presidential candidatesfeatured the next day during Blaze Media’s coverage of the 2023 Family Leadership Summit (on hand will be Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence, South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy), hosted by fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson. After the event, Carlson will speak to another FNC alum, Glenn Beck, for BlazeTV.
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TCM will celebrate a different star every day during the month of August, for its Summer Under the Stars stunt. Among those spotlighted will be Woody Strode, Errol Flynn, Debbie Reynolds and Sophia Loren.
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TBS’ “AEW: Dynamite” is showing muscle – the wrestling competition was cable’s #1 program among A18-49 on July 5 from 8-10p, delivering a .75 rating and attracting 438,000 viewers in Live+3. The show had a 10% lift in the demo and rose 5% in P2+ viewers versus the prior week’s episode.
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