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Fortuitous timing gave MSNBC a big boost on Monday, with “The Rachel Maddow Show” drawing 3.94 million total viewers for her interview with Hillary Clinton on the same night Donald Trump was indicted for the fourth time. Maddow’s was the number one show in all of television. Overall, MSNBC’s coverage of the indictment delivered 3.09 million viewers, versus 2.20 million for Fox News and 1.17 million for CNN. NBC averaged 2.87 million for the night, CBS drew 2.76 million, ABC had 2.4 million and Fox averaged 1.01 million.
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TLC handed an early renewal to ”Outdaughtered,” ahead of the reality show’s season finale on Tuesday, August 29. Since its July 11 premiere, the series has averaged a .72 Live+3 rating among W25-54, making it the #1 series in its time period among all key female demos.
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Ninety-four of the 200 most popular scripted series of the 2022-23 season have met the criteria for a ReFrame TV Stamp for gender-balanced hiring. The group reported a 4% increase in episodes directed by women to 40%, up from 36% last year, while 50.08% of episodes were written by women, up from 48.4% last year. Women in a series’ lead acting role rose to 54%, up from 45.5% last year. “Our research shows that scripted television has been far outpacing studio features in the movement towards gender parity, in front of and behind the camera,” said Andria Wilson Mirza, Director of ReFrame.
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ABC News won the 2023 Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence, as well as for newscast, podcast, digital, and DEI. CBS News was tops in breaking news coverage, continuing news coverage, excellence in innovation, news series and excellence in writing. NBC News won excellence in video, and CNN took the prize for investigative reporting.
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Nicole Suárez and Octavio Pulido will co-anchor Telemundo’s “Noticias Telemundo Mediodía” starting August 21. “The midday newscast will feature a new dynamic two-anchor format with powerful storytelling and insightful reports, building on our commitment to provide viewers with the most complete, reliable and up-to-date information,” said Noticias Telemundo EVP Patsy Loris.
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Put down the paintbrush. The third season of HBO’s “Painting with John,” starring John Lurie, will be its last. “I am sad about it, but it is a miracle that it ever happened at all,” posted Lurie on X.
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There was some positive movement in Tuesday’s meeting between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, but the two sides are still nowhere close to an agreement. Streaming residuals remain an issue, along with health insurance coverage, the WGA’s desire to allow its members to honor other unions’ picket lines, and a higher minimum tier for TV writer-producer packages. Tuesday was the first day of talks since the strike began on May 2.
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A&E has greenlit “The Chicano Squad” (w/t), a docuseries chronicling a groundbreaking team of bilingual patrol officers suddenly promoted to Detectives to form the first all-Latin homicide unit in 1979. The project is produced by Jupiter Entertainment and Bender Brown Productions for A&E.
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A new Netflix series will offer a behind-the-scenes look at the world of elite sprinters. Box to Box Films (“Drive to Survive”) is producing the show, set to shoot at the World Championships in Budapest from August 19-27.
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TV Azteca has commissioned the first Latin American version of Red Arrow Studios’ dating reality show “Married at First Sight.” The series will debut on Azteca UNO, starting on September 17. The production company is Endemol Shine Boomdog LLC Mexico.
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Apple+ “The Buccaneers” premieres with the first three episodes on November 8. The drama was inspired by the unfinished final novel by Edith Wharton.
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All of the “The View” co-hosts will be back for season 27. Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro will return along with moderator Whoopi Goldberg. The ABC daytimer returns Tuesday, September 5 at 11a.
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FX’s “American Horror Story” “Huluween” event series premieres October 26 on Hulu. The “AHS” spinoff will tell four different horror tales.
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Netflix anime series “Scott Pilgrim Takes Off” launches November 17. Michael Cera reprises the character he played in the 2010 film “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.”
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“Heart of Invictus,” a docuseries from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, premieres Wednesday, August 30 on Netflix. “‘Heart of Invictus’ is the incredible story of competitors brought together through service, who are now united through sport,” said the Duke of Sussex. “While in various stages of recovery from both visible and invisible injuries, these competitors and their loved ones give a compelling look at their journey to the Invictus Games, in a way that commands admiration and respect.”
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Ryan Kaji and his family, along with Sunlight Entertainment, their production company, announced that “Ryan’s World Ninja Adventures” will debut on the Ryan’s World YouTube Channel on Saturday, August 19 at 8a.
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Cineverse is going to the dogs. The streaming company has acquired all nine seasons of “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan,” and will distribute the series across multiple platforms. A FAST “Dog Whisperer” channel will also be added to the Cineverse service.
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“Fast X,” the latest in the “Fast & Furious” film franchise, drops on Peacock September 15. Keeping it company will be three other installments: “Fast & Furious 6,” “Fate of the Furious,” and “Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.”
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NFL Sunday Ticket’s move to YouTube in September will mean new You Tube-y features like live chats and polls, with real-time highlights available in the Shorts player. There will also be new payment options, and a plan for students.
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The Washington Commanders struck a new partnership with Verizon that will improve the experience for fans at FedExField starting in 2024. Named the “Official 5G Network of the Washington Commanders,” Verizon is the first corporate partner to sign on with the Commanders since the sale of the team was finalized last month.
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The Association of Pickleball Players announced the addition of AMN Healthcare to its sponsorship portfolio as an Official Partner of the 2023 APP Philadelphia Open, held August 23-27, and the 2023 APP Atlanta Open, held September 27-October 1. At the centerpiece of the agreement is Pickleball for Providers, a series of pickleball mixers for healthcare professionals that feature organized play and networking alongside food and beverage from local vendors.
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MeTV is offering school-themed episodes from “The Brady Bunch,”“Saved by the Bell,” “Leave it to Beaver” and more in its Back to School with Me stunt, running Sunday, August 27 from 9a-6:30p.
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Nominations are in for the inaugural “People’s Choice Country Awards,” airing Thursday, September 28 at 8p on NBC and Peacock. Morgan Wallen leads with 11 nods, followed by HARDY (9), Luke Combs (9), Jelly Roll (8), and Lainey Wilson (7).
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For the second consecutive week, MTV’s “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” had its best Thursday primetime share in over two years, with an episode up 5% versus last week’s 0.6 A18-49 rating.
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