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HISTORY: Mountain Men: Alaska (Premiere) at 8pm
HULU/PEACOCK: The Croods: Family Tree (Premiere)
MAX: Rap Sh!t (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Alkuma Run (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: Colin from Accounts (Premiere)
The actors’ union and studios have come to terms on a tentative deal for a new three-year contract. After days of talks following the AMPTP’s “last, best and final” offer late last week, with AI protections the main sticking point, SAG-AFTRA and studios agreed to an end to the strike that began on July 14.
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The first two episodes of Paramount+’s “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” will air back-to-back on CBS on Sunday, November 12 at 9p. The anthology series, executive produced by Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone), started its streaming run on November 5.
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WE tv has acquired non-exclusive cable rights to all seven seasons of Sony Pictures Television/CBS Studios action drama “S.W.A.T.” The CBS series is available on Netflix and Hulu, and has been sold in broadcast syndication. Its WE tv debut is November 12.
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By the numbers: Disney earnings topped analysts’ expectations, with 7 million new subscribers, for a total of 150.2 million. Revenue was $21.24 billion, up 5% from the year-ago period….Warner Bros. Discovery reported 3Q23 total revenues of $9.98 billion, up 1% versus the prior year quarter. Net loss was $417 million, and included $1.8 billion in restructuring and other expenses. Streaming revenue was up 5% to $2.5 billion, thanks to price hikes.…Total revenue at Nexstar Media Group dipped 11% versus 3Q23, to $1.1 billion, while core TV ad revenue fell 25, to $391 million…. Gray Television also saw total revenue drop for the quarter, down 12% to $803 million. Core advertising revenue rose 1% year-over-year.
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Kelly Saberi has joined FOX Business Network as a Chicago-based correspondent. She will begin her new role later this month, replacing Grady Trimble, who now serves as a Washington based correspondent for the network.
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A Spanish- and English-language crime drama, “Prey Before You Eat”(w/t) is in the works from Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Rubicon Global Media’s Jorge Granier and Chris Albrecht, reports Deadline. “I am excited to join forces again with Chris, we have had great success together with the ‘Power’ Universe. I look forward to bringing more premium content to underserved audiences and doing it with my friend Chris makes it that much better,” said Jackson of the project.
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“Avalon TV” has been renewed for season two by World of Wonder.The freshman season of the WOW Presents Plus original series wraps Monday, November 13.
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Comedy series “Bookie” premieres Thursday, November 30 on Max.The eight-parter from creator Chuck Lorre stars Sebastian Maniscalco as an LA bookie facing the potential legalization of sports gambling in California. Charlie Sheen, former star of Lorre’s “Two and a Half Men,” plays one of the bookie’s clients.
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“Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God” premieres Monday, November 13 at 9p on HBO. The docuseries chronicles the life of Amy Carlson, a self-proclaimed spiritual savior whose followers believed her physical demise would lead to her evacuation by UFO and salvation for humanity.
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PBS’ “American Experience” kicks off season 36 in January, with documentaries including “Fly With Me,” focused on early flight attendants, and “The Life Savers,” honoring the team that pioneered the Pap test, among others.
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“Incredible Animal Journeys,” narrated by Jeremy Renner, premieres Sunday, November 19 at 9p on National Geographic. The seven-part docuseries follows the likes of humpback whales, zebras and polar bears.
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FOX News Media will present its fourth annual “All-American Christmas Tree Lighting” on Monday, November 20 at 5p, partnering with the First Responders Children’s Foundation. The lighting will take place on FOX Square outside the network’s NYC headquarters and air live on FOX News during the last half hour of “The Five.”
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The Unforgettable Gala, honoring Asian and Pacific Islanders in entertainment, arts and culture, will be available on cable and streaming platforms for the first time. ChimeTV will serve as the exclusive broadcast partner for UNFO. Honorary co-chairs, journalist Lisa Ling and filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton will lead this year’s awards Selection Committee. The gala will take place December 16 at the Beverly Hilton and will air on ChimeTV at a later date.
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Fox Sports’ “America’s Game of the Week,” featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys, was the most-watched NFL telecast of the season with 27.14 million viewers, according to Nielsen. That’s up 34% over the comparable game last year.
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2023 COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION AWARDS (CMA’S) – COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
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