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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 7/13/23)
BRITBOX: In the Footsteps of Killers (Premiere)
CRUNCHYROLL: The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (Premiere)
FOX WEATHER: Cruisin’ Across America (Premiere)
FX: What We Do in the Shadows (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: A Podcast to Die For (Premiere) at 8pm
MAX: Project Greenlight (Premiere)
MAX: Full Circle (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Survival of the Thickest (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Burn the House Down (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Devil’s Advocate (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Sonic Prime (Premiere)
SUNDANCE TV: Dating Death (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life at 9pm
TRAVEL: Help! My House Is Haunted (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: The Blacklist (Finale) at 9pm
Nominations for the 75th Annual Primetime Emmys were announced on Wednesday, and HBO’s “Succession” led the pack with 27 nods, including Outstanding Drama and a record-breaking three best drama actor nominations (Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong and Kieran Culkin). “Succession” will compete against company sibs “House of the Dragon,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus,” along with Disney+’s “Andor,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul,” Netflix’s “The Crown,” and Showtime’s “Yellowjackets.” Competing for Outstanding Comedy are ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” HBO’s “Barry,” FX’s “The Bear,” Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty,” Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” and Netflix’s “Wednesday.”
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Chicken Soup for the Soul companies Redbox and ad platform Crackle Connex are teaming with TikTok, which will provide content to be featured on video screens on top of Redbox kiosks, “This partnership allows us to bring together the power of our exceptional content with the high-visibility of Redbox kiosk locations, creating an effective and fresh approach to advertising,” said Dan Page, Head of Global Distribution, New Screens at TikTok.
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“We’re Here” isn’t going anywhere – but its original hosts are. HBO renewed the reality show for a fourth season, with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums Jaida Essence Hall, Priyanka and Sasha Velour onboard replacing Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley. “We are extremely grateful for the opportunity we had the past three seasons to travel across the country, share our experiences and connect with all of the courageous individuals who entrusted us with their stories,” said the departing hosts in a joint statement.
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Bravo renewed “Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard” for a second season. The spin-off reality series premiered May 7.
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Roku’s FAST service is now available on Google TV and other Android TV OS devices, downloadable through the Google Play Store. Previously, The Roku Channel could only be accessed on Roku devices, Fire TV, Samsung TVs, the Roku mobile app and online.
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BBC News anchor Huw Edwards has been identified as the “well-known presenter” who was taken off the air as the BBC investigated allegations that he had paid a teenager for explicit photos. Edwards’ wife issued a statement saying he is suffering from “serious mental health issues” that have “greatly worsened” since the story broke. Two days after UK tabloid The Sun published the allegations, a lawyer for the teen said nothing inappropriate or illegal had taken place.
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Fox News is being sued for defamation by Ray Epps, who claims then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson identified him as an undercover FBI agent responsible for the January 6, 2020 attack on the Capitol. Epps, a Trump supporter who believed the presidential election was stolen, was at the Capitol on January 6, but tried to deescalate the violence, according to the lawsuit.
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The Ink Factory (“The Night Manager”) and German production company Amusement Park (“All Quiet on the Western Front”) are partnering to produce a TV series adaptation of international bestseller The Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili. Writer/producer Sarah Lambert (“The Lost Flowers of Sarah Hart”) is attached as showrunner.
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Casting notes: “Grantchester” star Tom Brittney is leaving the crime drama after its upcoming ninth season. Rishi Nair (“Hollyoaks”) has been added to the cast as a charismatic new vicar. Season eight premiered July 9 on Masterpiece….Park Eun-bin (“Extraordinary Attorney Woo”) has joined the cast of Netflix drama “Castaway Diva” as an aspiring signer stranded on a desert island.
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The CW has set premiere dates for its fall slate, starting Tuesday, September 5 with the premiere of “Inside the NFL” at 8p, followed by global hit “The Swarm.” Wednesday, October 4 brings the series premieres of Canadian drama “Sullivan’s Crossing” at 8p and “The Spencer Sisters” at 9p. Season three of “FBoy Island” debuts Thursday, October 12 at 8p, and coming-of-age comedy “Everything Else Burns” premieres Monday, October 16 at 9:30p. Season ten of Penn & Teller: Fool Us” launches Saturday, October 28 at 8p, with the season four premiere of “World’s Funniest Animals” at 9p. “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” is back for season 12 on Tuesday, November 14 at 9p.
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A new season of HGTV’s “My Lottery Dream Home” kicks off Friday, August 11 at 9p. David Bromstad criss-crosses the country to find properties that check off every box on lottery winners’ wish lists.
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What has A-list actor and conservationist Jason Momoa gotten himself into as host of the 35th year of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week? Beginning Sunday, July 23 at 8p, the “Aquaman” star will guide fans through hours of new shows, including “Belly of the Beast: Feeding Frenzy,” and “Cocaine Sharks.”
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Fox News’ “Hannity” will air a town hall with Donald Trump on Tuesday, July 18 at 9p from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event, pre-taped earlier that day, will include questions from the audience. FNC is also hosting the first Republican primary presidential debate on August 23, which is “unlikely” to include Trump, said his advisor, Jason Miller, on NewsNation.
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Documentary “761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers”premieres Sunday, August 20 at 8p on The History Channel. The film tells the true story of the first Black tank unit to serve in combat during WWII.
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Roku has partnered with Shopify to provide viewers the ability to purchase products from Shopify merchants directly from their TV through Roku Action Ads. “Bringing a Shopify purchase experience to television for merchants is an industry first,” said Peter Hamilton, Senior Director of Ad Innovation at Roku. “Roku democratizes access to TV advertising, and now, we’re collapsing the funnel for Shopify’s merchants. This is a great example of Roku’s unique platform position to make advertisers unmissable across the streamer’s journey, from power on to purchase complete.”
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The PGA Tour had no choice but to reach a merger deal with the Saudi-funded LIV Tour, said PGA officials during a Senate hearing on Tuesday. Responding to Connecticut Democrat’s Richard Blumenthal’s comment that the hearing “is about much more than the game of golf. It’s about how a brutal, repressive regime can buy influence, and indeed even take over a cherished American institution to cleanse its public image,” PGA Tour board member Jimmy Dunne said, “I really understand Sen. Blumenthal’s concern about having them take over….I’m concerned with what the senator is worried about. But I’m concerned if we do nothing we’re going to end up there, they’re going to end up owning golf. They can do it.” Republican Ron Johnson of Wisconsin defended the PGA Tour, saying, “It would be grossly unfair to expect the PGA Tour to bear the full burden of holding Saudi Arabia accountable. After all, anyone who drives a car or uses oil-based products has helped fill the coffers of the Saudi Public Investment fund.”
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In more LIV Golf news, the league announced that Simplebet will serve its Official Sports Betting Innovation Partner. The multi-year collaboration will see the company distribute the league’s real-time competition data to betting operators and media platforms globally.
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The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has set the 2023 Football schedule and named Allen Media Group free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO as its exclusive broadcast partner. A total of five football matchups highlight the 2023 HBCU GO slate of conference games, with the Miles-Albany State rivalry set to wrap up the schedule on October 28. Beginning this fall, all 13 SIAC football programs will compete in a modified eight-game conference schedule with four primary rivals concluding with a SIAC Football Championship Game.
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Prime Video and ONE Championship return for “ONE Fight Night 12: Superlek vs. Khalilov on Prime Video” tomorrow, July 14 at at 8p.
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