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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/28/23)
ACORN TV: The Chelsea Detective (Premiere)
BritBox: The Museum (Premiere)
Hulu: The Conversations Project (Premiere)
Netflix: Princess Power (Premiere)
PBS: Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Claim to Fame (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Stars on Mars (Finale) at 8pm
Legendary game show host and animal rights advocate Bob Barker died at age 99. Best known for his 35-year run on “The Price Is Right,” which lasted until his retirement in 2007, Barker also hosted “Truth or Consequences” from 1956-1975. “Very sad day for the Price Is Right family, and animal lovers all over the world,” posted the current host of “The Price Is Right,” Drew Carey, on X. “There hasn’t been a day on set that I didn’t think of Bob Barker and thank him.”
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Disney+ has canceled “Doogie Kamealoha, M.D.” after two seasons. The medical dramedy from Kourtney Kang (“Fresh Off the Boat”) was a reboot of “Doogie Howser, M.D.” (1989-93).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox News is seeking to dismiss an Arizona man’s defamation suit over January 6 comments. In a lawsuit filed last month, Ray Epps, a Marine veteran, said he was defamed by commentary on the network that implied he was acting as a government agent when he participated in the January 6 insurrection. The network argued, “Even if Fox hosts implied a factual conclusion about Plaintiff, it reflected only their interpretations based on disclosed facts,” noting that the comments were made on opinion programs.
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Bring it on, say Bravo and NBCUniversal. After NBCU received letters from lawyers representing reality stars and crew accusing the company of imposing “unlawful” NDAs to “hide criminal and civil wrongs” on reality shows, a Bravo spokesperson issued a statement rejecting the characterization. “Confidentiality clauses are standard practice in reality programming to prevent disclosure of storylines prior to air. They are not intended to prevent disclosure by cast and crew of unlawful acts in the workplace, and they have not been enforced in that manner,” said the rep. “To be clear, any current or former cast or crew is free to discuss and disclose any allegedly unlawful acts in the workplace, such as harassment or discrimination, or any other conduct they have reason to believe is inappropriate.” The spokesperson added Bravo is working with production companies to encourage cast and crew to report any concerns.
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Will Amazon make a deal with Disney for an ESPN streaming partnership? The companies are reportedly in early talks about the possibility of sharing the service through one of Amazon’s streaming offerings, with Amazon taking a minority stake in ESPN. Disney CEO Bob Iger said last month that Disney is open to selling part of ESPN.
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The writers’ strike is still on, but late night and comedy variety writers have landed a win. The WGA and AMPTP have agreed to apply MBA (minimum basic agreement) minimums to comedy variety programs made for new media. The terms do not cover game show or daytime writers, making them “insufficient,” said the WGA.
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Don’t get in a war of words with writers. That could be the lesson learned by the AMPTP, who Deadline reports has hired crisis management specialists the Levinson Group to reset the studios’ messaging.
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Disney has pulled the plug on its adaptation of YA book series The Spiderwick Chronicles, announced in 2021 for Disney+, and already filmed. The project from Paramount Television and 20th Television was scrapped as part of Disney’s previously announced cost-cutting content write-off, reports Deadline.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MagellanTV is doubling down on nature content with “Wild Arabia.” The documentary streamer unveiled the new original feature from TV presenter and conservationist Nigel Marven, marking the streamer’s second collaboration with Marven (following the 2023 release “Wild El Salvador: In the Shadow of the Volcanoes”). “Wild Arabia” is currently in production and will debut in 2024.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Life’s a beach: “Bachelor in Paradise” season nine cast members headed for Mexico include Greer Blitzer (“The Bachelor,” season 27), Brayden Bowers (“The Bachelorette,” season 20), Aaron Bryant (“The Bachelorette,” season 20), Peter Cappio (“The Bachelorette,” season 20), Jessica Girod (“The Bachelor,” season 27), Eliza Isichei (“The Bachelor,” season 26, “Bachelor in Paradise,” season eight), Katherine Izzo (“The Bachelor,” season 27), Samantha Jeffries (“The Bachelor,” season 26), Olivia Lewis (“The Bachelor,” season 27), Sean McLaughlin (“The Bachelorette,” season 20), Blake Moynes (“The Bachelorette,” seasons 16 and 17), Mercedes Northup (“The Bachelor, season 27), Rachel Recchia (“The Bachelor,” season 26, “The Bachelorette,” season 19), Kylee Russell (“The Bachelor, season 27), Aaron Schwartzman (“The Bachelorette,” season 20), Will Urena (“The Bachelorette,” season 18), Brooklyn Willie (“The Bachelor,” season 27) and Catherine Wong (“The Bachelor,” season 27).
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CBS News launches its “School Matters” series on “CBS Mornings” today. CBS News takes viewers inside America’s schools to highlight stories and trends in education, and find out what matters most to students, teachers and parents in 2023. Today’s episode is set at Seckinger High School and Patrick Elementary School with a look at how the Gwinnett County school district is using AI in their standard state education curriculum.
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FOX Sports takes the field for the 30th season of FOX NFL coverage. Hosted by Curt Menefee with Super Bowl champion Terry Bradshaw, analysts include Howie Long, Michael Strahan and Jimmy Johnson.
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“Futurama” has returned to the streaming charts. The sci-fi animation series’ revival on Hulu delivered 506 million minutes of viewing time for the week of July 24-30, tying for third place with Netflix’s “The Lincoln Lawyer.” “Suits” viewership declined for the first time since June, but remained #1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s “Sister Wives” earned the series’ highest rated season premiere in a decade with key demographics. The original series brought in a 2.5 Live+3 rating among W25-54, a 1.6 among A25-54 and reached nearly four million P2+ viewers. “Sister Wives” was also the #1 cable program of the week among W25-54.
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Actress Arleen Sorkin died August 24. She was 67. Sorkin was the real-life inspiration and voice for DC Comics villain Harley Quinn; her notable television work included “Days of Our Lives” and sitcom “Duet.”
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POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $363 million.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Gran Turismo – $17.3 million
Barbie – $17.1 million
Blue Beetle – $12.8 million
Oppenheimer – $9 million
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem – $6.1million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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