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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/25/23)
APPLE TV+: Wanted: The Escape of Carlos Ghosn (Premiere)
BRITBOX: The Museum (Premiere)
HULU: The Conversations Project (Premiere)
CW: Moonshine (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 8/26/23)
BBC AMERICA: Attenborough: Behind the Lens
The first 2024 Republican presidential candidate debate drew over 12.8 million viewers on Fox News and Fox Business Network. On FNC, the debate was the highest-rated non-sports cable telecast of the year in total viewers, handily beating expectations for the Donald Trump-free event, though just over half of the 24 million viewers for FNC’s coverage of the first Republican debate in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Live news service “CNN Max” launches September 27. The 24/7 streaming offering leverages CNN’s reporting, global newsgathering and live programming from CNN US, CNN International and original programming built specifically for Max. Titles include “CNN Newsroom with Jim Acosta, Rahel Solomon, Amara Walker and Fredricka Whitfield” and “CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto.” CNN Max will also feature “Amanpour,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” and other anchors, correspondents and contributors.
(Source: Cynopsis)
UK “Love Island” host Maya Jama will host the first season of Peacock’s spinoff, “Love Island Games.” Starting November 1, new episodes of the reality show will drop six days a week. Comedian Iain Stirling returns as narrator in the new format that brings together fan-favorite Islanders from various “Love Island” iterations.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also tapped as hosts were Emma and Matt Willis for “Love Is Blind: UK.” “I love to play matchmaker with my friends and love LOVE so I am so excited to be co-hosting the first ever UK version of ‘Love is Blind’,” said Emma Willis. “I’ve loved going to work with Matt and we’re both obsessed with the show, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity!” The series, produced by CPL Productions, is set to launch next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The actors’ strike is at an “inflection point,” Fran Drescher told The Associated Press. “At some point you have to say no more… It’s taken on a bigger scope, it’s greater than the sum of its parts. I think it’s a conversation now about the culture of big business, and how it treats everybody up and down the ladder in the name of profit.” As for the studios, “Shame on them,” said “They stand on the wrong side of history.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The show might be big and noisy, but we’re not,” said the producers of “The Crown” about portraying Princess Diana’s death. The scene was filmed with “enormous sensitivity,” said executive producers Andy Harries and Suzanne Mackie. “We’re thoughtful people and we’re sensitive people,” Mackie said. “There were very careful, long conversations about how we were going to do it.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sky and 72 Films have secured access to Caitlyn Jenner and archival footage for “House of Kardashian.” Clare Cameron, 72 Films executive producer, said of the three-part docuseries, “Through our interviews with those who have been in the family’s orbit since the beginning, we uncover their personal motivations, and explore how a changing culture allowed their influence on women around the world to thrive.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Rick and Morty” season seven premieres on October 15. The Adult Swim animated series following a sociopathic genius scientist and his grandson will debut its upcoming season in over 134 countries and 38 languages, and episodes will be available for purchase from digital retailers the day after the premiere on Adult Swim. The new season will also be available to stream in 2024.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Thomas Brodie-Sangster-led series “The Artful Dodger” premieres on Disney+ on November 29. The Australian original series, also starring David Thewlis (“Naked,” “Harry Potter”) and Maia Mitchell (“The Fosters”), is a follow-up to Charles Dickens’ “Oliver Twist” set in 1850s Australia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN’s “Love & Marriage: Huntsville” returns September 16. This season’s stars include Melody Shari and Martell Holt, Kimmi and Mauice Scott, Marsau and LaTisha “Tisha” Scott, as well as Tiffany and Louis Whitlow, beauty maven Stormi Steele and her husband Courtner Beasley, plus Tisha’s cousin Keke Jabbar.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Evolution Earth” premieres on PBS on September 6. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Shane Campbell-Staton (“Human Footprint”) narrates the new climate series uncovering the ways animals adapt to the changing climate. “As an evolutionary biologist and professor, I enjoy exploring new ways to help people understand and get excited about the changing world around us,” said Dr. Campbell-Staton.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MGM’s “Billy the Kid” season two premieres on October 15. Part one of the series – one of the channel’s top three most-viewed original series in the history of the premium network – will air four episodes this fall, with part two following next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s premiere of the Ukrainian fantasy series “Cossacks” arrives on Crackle on September 1. Directed, written and shot on location in Ukraine and featuring a cast of Ukrainian actors, “Cossacks” is a 12-episode sword and sorcery fantasy series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jerry O’Connell was named host of a special program to mark the 57th anniversary of “Star Trek” on September 8. The “Star Trek: Lower Decks” star will salute the franchise for Star Trek Day 2023, which will also include “Star Trek: Lower Decks” screenings in the US, the UK and Canada ahead of the fourth season’s release. The special will be available to watch on StarTrek.com/Day, YouTube, Twitch and Facebook, and will be available to stream on Paramount+, Pluto TV and Mixable; it will also air on select local CBS affiliates, Comedy Central, Paramount Network, Pop TV, Fave TV and Smithsonian.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV set its biggest JERZDAY ever with “All Star Shore” on September 21. The global competition series is will follow new episodes of “Jersey Shore Family Vacation.” Narrated by Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the series focuses on 12 of the biggest stars from “Jersey Shore,” “Geordie Shore,” “Germany Shore,” “Acapulco Shore,” “Rio Shore,” “F Boy Island” and “Too Hot to Handle” on an island off of Cartagena, Columbia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bad Bunny, Fuerza Regida, Grupo Frontera, Karol G, Peso Pluma and Shakira top the finalists’ list for the 2023 Billboard Latin Music Awards on Telemundo. The award show spanning 48 categories will broadcast live on Telemundo from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Florida, on October 5, starting at 7p. The show will also air simultaneously on Universo, Peacock, the Telemundo app and Telemundo Internacional.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ad inventory for the US Open is sold out. Disney Advertisings has said that commercial inventory for the tournament, televised on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+ has more than 20 sponsors and approximately 150 advertisers, including presenting sponsors American Express, Cadillac, Evian and others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Sports added three-time Super Bowl champion Julian Edelman to “FOX NFL Kickoff.” Edelman joins host Charissa Thompson, alongside analysts Charles Woodson, Michael Vick and NFL insider Peter Schrager on Sundays at 11a ahead of “FOX NFL Sunday.” Brad Zager, president of production and operations, and executive producer at FOX Sports, said, “[Edelman’s] passion for the game, experience as a Super Bowl champion, and ability to connect with fans will unquestionably make him a valuable addition to our team, both on and off the screen.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Byron Allen’s HBCU GO kicks off the 2023 college football season with the three-hour “HBCU GO Sports Kickoff Show.” The special led by HBCU sports play-by-play analyst Charlie Neal offers fans a behind-the-lens look at the cultural engagement experienced at an HBCU football game. Featured interviews will include: Leslie Frazier of the Buffalo Bills, Eddie George of Tennessee State University, Javon Hargrave of the San Francisco 49ers and Steve Wyche of the NFL Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress Hersha Parady died at age 78. Parady, who suffered from a brain tumor, was best known to TV audiences for her role as Alice Garvey on “Little House on the Prairie.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Gran Turismo – David Harbour, Orlando Bloom, Archie Madekwe, Takehiro Kira, Darren Barnet, Geri Horner, Djimon Hounsou, Josha Stradowski, Daniel Puig, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Pepe Barroso, Niall McShea
Retribution – Liam Neeson, Noma Dumezweni, Lilly Aspell, Jack Champion, Arian Moayed, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Modine, Emily Kusche
The Hill (Limited Release) – Dennis Quaid, Joelle Carter, Scott Glenn, Bonnie Bedelia, Colin Ford, Mila Harris Wilbur Fitzgerald, Adrian Eppley, Siena Bjornerud, Mason Gillett, Jessie Berry, Ryan Dinning
Golda
NATIONAL CINEMA DAY
This Sunday August 27, 2023 is National Cinema Day. Get $4.00 Tickets to every movie, every showtime this Sunday at participating theaters.
https://www.nationalcinemaday.org
NYC STREET FAIRS
https://vendors.clearviewfestival.com
http://nycstreetfairs.com/schedule-of-festivals/
2023 SUMMER STREETS – 8/5, 8/12, 8/19, 8/26
https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/summerstreets.shtml
DRAGON FEST (CHINESE FOOD & CULTURAL FESTIVAL)
https://donyc.com/events/2023/6/24/dragon-fest-tickets#:~:text=The festival will take place,Ave (12th – 13th St)
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $52 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $345 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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