FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/27/23)
AMAZON: Memento Mori (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: Curses! (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: The Enfield Poltergeist (Premiere)
THE CW: Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Premiere) at 8pm
THE CW: Masters of Illusion (Premiere) at 9pm
THE CW: World’s Funniest Animals (Premiere) at 9:30pm
HULU: Shoresy (Premiere)
DISCOVERY+: Diary of an Old Home (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Tore (Premiere)
PBS: Great Performances at 9pm
APPLE TV+: Still Up (Finale)
(SATURDAY 10/28/23)
ID: Killer in Paradise (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: Castaway Diva (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Nate Bargatze, Musical Guest: Foo Fighters (Premiere) at 11:30pm
OXYGEN: New York Homicide (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 10/29/23)
DISCOVERY: The Garden: Commune or Cult (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: The Gilded Age (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: Snapped (Premiere) at 6pm
SHOWTIME: Fellow Travelers (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: The Great Halloween Fight (Finale) at 9pm
FOOD: Halloween Wars (Finale) at 9pm
OVATION: Murder at My Door (Finale) at 8pm
SHOWTIME: Billions (Finale) at 8pm
TRAVEL: Jack Osbourne’s Night of Terror (Finale) at 9pm
UPtv: Heartland (Finale) at 7pm and 8pm
Paramount+ has pulled the plug on two series. Spy drama “Rabbit Hole,” starring Kiefer Sutherland, and “Fatal Attraction” will not be back for second seasons. “We want to thank both series’ entire creative teams, crews and the fantastic casts for their dedication to bringing these series to life,” said the streamer’s spokesperson. “Both ‘Fatal Attraction’ and ‘Rabbit Hole ‘will continue to be available on Paramount+ for audiences to discover.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC Networks has enabled programmatic ad buying on AMC, WE tv and BBC America after a successful pilot last month. It’s the first time live linear inventory was able to be purchased programmatically in a real-time, biddable ad environment. The company created and executed this innovation in partnership with FreeWheel, The Trade Desk, a and Canoe Ventures. “During this pilot, we were able to deliver seven distinct creative executions to viewers simultaneously as part of the same national linear commercial slot, through a real-time biddable process,” said Evan Adlman, EVP of Commercial Sales and Revenue Operations for AMC Networks. “This is a huge advance for us and for the industry and, like our pioneering efforts in addressable advertising, makes our inventory even more valuable.”
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Jesse Armstrong will receive the 2023 International Emmy Founders Award. The = creator and showrunner of “Succession” will be honored at the 51st International Emmy Awards Gala on Monday, November 20 in New York City. “Since its debut, Succession has entered the cultural zeitgeist – obsessing audiences around the world with its highly original cast of characters and Machiavellian plots,” said International Academy President & CEO, Bruce L. Paisner. “We look forward to honoring Jesse Armstrong’s extraordinary talent and global impact with our Founders Award.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kelly Clarkson will host and perform at NBC’s annual “Christmas in Rockefeller Center” special. The two-hour holiday event airs live on Wednesday, November 29 at 8p and simulcasts on Peacock. “Today” anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker and Craig Melvin will join the tree lighting for a special appearance.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Five names have been added to the list of recipients of this year’s WIF Honors: Linda Yvette Chavez, America Ferrera, Eva Longoria, Greta Lee and Celine Song. The organization, formerly known as Women in Film, Los Angeles, will dole out awards at its annual benefit gala on November 30 in Los Angeles, while celebrating its 50th anniversary.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comscore announced the inclusion of social metrics in its Media Metrix Multi-Platform suite, which provides a deduplicated view of audiences across desktop, mobile, and social to enable publishers and brands to measure their comprehensive total digital population. “We take enormous pride in the scale of our highly engaged audiences on social media. We’re thrilled to finally be able to showcase a holistic view of our readership, no matter where they consume our content,” said Wesley Bonner, SVP Marketing & Audience Development at Bustle Digital Group.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon’s “Burgermobile” will make its first-ever debut at the 97th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday, November 23. The car, from the upcoming sequel to ‘90s cult classic, “Good Burger 2,” weighs 5,000 pounds and has a burger hood and French fry bumper. It is the latest addition to Nickelodeon’s line-up of properties featured in the parade. It joins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, SpongeBob SquarePants, Chase from “PAWPatrol” and Pinkfong’s Baby Shark. “Good Burger 2” debuts exclusively on Paramount+ on Wednesday, November 22.
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Peacock will be the streaming home of Bravocon 2023. The streamer’s subscribers will have access to the fan experience, including exclusive panels and five episodes of “BravoCon Live with Andy Cohen!”. Content will be available beginning Friday, November 3.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment will be the first distribution point for AI streaming news company Channel 1. It will initially launch as a FAST channel in February, with a dedicated Channel 1 app bowing a few months later, providing advanced news personalization.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Keifer Sutherland will narrate “John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial,” a new three-part documentary on Apple TV+. The project features exclusive eyewitness interviews and previously unseen crime scene photos, shedding new light on the life and murder of Lennon and the investigation and conviction of his killer, Mark David Chapman.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV renewed renovation competition series “Rock the Block” for a fifth season. For the first time in the show’s history, the new season, bowing in March 2024, will feature four returning teams competing to add the most value to Florida waterfront homes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Josh Gates is back with more mysteries and historic finds when “Expedition Unknown” returns. The new season bows Wednesday, November 15 at 9p on Discovery Channel.
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“Carol & The End Of The World,” an adult animation limited series from “Community” and “Rick and Morty” writer Dan Guterman, is coming to Netflix. Martha Kelly (“Euphoria,” “Baskets”) will star as the title character in the project that explores the comforts of monotony. It’s set to debut with 10 episodes on Friday, December 15.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“A Brief History of the Future” premieres April 3, 2024 on PBS. Hosted by futurist Ari Wallach, the six-part nonfiction series aims to help viewers imagine and work towards a better tomorrow.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?” debuts onParamount+ on Tuesday, December 5 in Canada and the U.S. The docuseries features the famed Russian bassist traveling to homes of bass players and digging into the stories that make them stand out.
(Source: Cynopsis)
QVC+ delves into reality competition TV with “The Ultimate Gift Wrapping Challenge,” premiering Monday, December 4. The series features contestants putting their creative skills to the test and battle it out to be crowned the Ultimate Gift Wrapping Champion.
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Lifelong friends Rob Reiner and Albert Brooks share an intimate conversation about Brooks’ life and career in HBO documentary, “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.” The project debuts Saturday, November 11 at 8p on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount+ released the official trailer and key art for original film “Finestkind,” starring Ben Foster, Toby Wallace, Jenna Ortega and Tommy Lee Jones. Debuting on Friday, December 15, the crime drama tells the story of two brothers raised in different worlds, who are reunited as adults over a fateful summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Arizona Diamondbacks Game 7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS averaged a combined 8.99 million viewers across TBS (8.89 million) and truTV (103,000), according to Nielsen. It hit 9.09 million including Spanish-language coverage on MLB Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ESPN’s presentation of the first-ever Frozen Frenzy tripleheaderaveraged 432,000 total viewers, a rise of 11% over last season’s NHL on the network’s coverage. As part of the programming, the Toronto/Washington matchup landed as the most-watched regular season game featuring a Canadian team since 2017. Meanwhile, ESPN2’s whip-around show averaged 196,000 total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pam Jackson, longtime executive of the former 20th Century Fox International Distribution division of 21st Century Fox, died on September 27 in Los Angeles, after a long battle with cancer. She most recently served as Vice President, Publicity and Marketing for Fox television studio’s international distribution team.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Five Nights at Freddy’s – Josh Hutcherson, Piper Rubio, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Mary Stuart Masterson, Kat Conner Sterling, David Lind, Christian Stokes, Joseph Poliquin
Priscilla (Limited Release) – Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen. Dagmara Dominczyk, Tim Post, Lynne Griffin, Dan Bierna, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Dan Abramovici, Matthew Shaw
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