FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/1/23)
HISTORY: The UnBelievable With Dan Ackroyd (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: Fisk (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Sweet Home (Premiere)
SHOWTIME: The World According to Football (Premiere) at 8pm
STARZ: Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Premiere) at 8pm
WE TV: Life After Lockup (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 12/2/23)
NETFLIX: Welcome to Samdal-ri (Premiere)
SHOWTIME: Thriller 40 (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: Fatal Family Feuds (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Emma Stone, Musical Guest: Noah Kahn at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 12/3/23)
FYI: Barrett-Jackson: Revved Up (Premiere) at 9:30pm
PBS: Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (Premiere) at 8pm
“Only Murders in the Building” is coming to broadcast TV. Season one of the Hulu hit starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez will air Tuesdays on ABC in January, with the first three episodes debuting on January 2. A new episode of “Celebrity Jeopardy!”, moving from its original Wednesday slot, will follow.
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ABC is also mixing it up with the Oscars telecast, which will begin an hour earlier than usual, at 7p on Sunday, March 10. “Abbott Elementary” will get the plum post-awards slot at 10:30p. Jimmy Kimmel is hosting the ceremony for the fourth time.
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“Swagger” has been canceled after two seasons on Apple TV+. The sports drama was inspired by the childhood experiences of NBA star Kevin Durant. “Apple, while you are not ordering a season three, I made the show I wanted to make. Thank you for that,” wrote series creator Reggie Rock Bythewood on Instagram.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michelle Williams (“Fosse/Vernon”) is returning to FX, to star in and produce “Dying for Sex,” a limited series based on the Wondery podcast from 20th Television.
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The Daily Wire has ordered animated scripted series “Mr. Birchum,” created by comedian Adam Corolla. The main character, a junior high woodshop teacher, was launched on KROQ radio and moved to Comedy Central in puppet form on “Crank Yankers.” In addition to Carolla, cast members in the latest iteration include Megyn Kelly, Jay Mohr, Roseanne Barr, and Danny Trejo, among others.
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A&E is expanding its ‘Secrets Of’ franchise with new docuseries “Secrets of Polygamy,” exposing the realities of life within the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Kingston clan or The Order also known officially as the Davis County Cooperative Society, and the Apostolic United Brethren (AUB). Investigator Matt Browning attempts to shine a light on these groups starting Monday, January 8 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nat Geo’s “Life Below Zero: First Alaskans” returns Tuesday, December 5 at 10p. The series dives into the ever-changing environment of Alaska through the eyes of the Indigenous Peoples.
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Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” returns for a new seasonon Monday, January 1 at 8p. For the first time, Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman welcome a dozen mini-bakers to take on challenges inspired by the best parts of the school year.
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“Elementary” kicks off on Weigel Broadcasting’s Start TV Network with a New Year’s Day marathon, before the series moves to its regular Monday-through-Sunday showings at 12p and 1p. The procedural ran on CBS from 2012-19.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of Hallmark Channel’s “The Way Home” premieres Sunday, January 21 at 9p. The series stars Andie MacDowell, Chuyler Leigh, Evan Williams and Sadie Laflamme-Snow.
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Equalpride and ABC Owned Television Stations are distributing the “Out100 Special” beginning Sunday, December 9. The ABC Owned Television Stations will amplify through its platforms the stories of this year’s most inspiring and impactful members of the LGBTQ+ community. “We are immensely proud to collaborate with the ABC Owned Television Stations,” said Mark Berryhill, CEO of equalpride. “This partnership enables us to continue promoting diversity, inclusion, and understanding by bringing crucial reporting impacting LGBTQ+ people to ABC OTV’s audiences.”
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HBO documentary “Trees and Other Entanglements” debuts Tuesday, December 12 at 10p on HBO. The film is described as a “poetic meditation on nature, mortality, and the passage of time.”
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It’s happy holidays indeed for Hallmark Channel, which ranked as the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network in the fourth quarter to-date with its Countdown to Christmas programming. Want to talk turkey? The net’s Merry Thanksgiving Weekend last weekend reached 10.3 million unduplicated viewers, according to Nielsen.
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The first episode of CNN’s “King Charles,” a weekly show featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, drew 510,000 viewers, according to Nielsen fast nationals.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Renaissance: A Film By Beyonce’ – Beyonce, Kelly Rowland, Cardi B, LeToya Luckett, Blue Ivy Carter, Michelle Williams, Laurent Bourgeois, Larry Bourgeois, Tina Knowles, LaTavia Roberson, Emily Bear, Remi Carter, Honey Balenciaga, Amari Marshall, Hannah Douglass, Tiffany Monique Ryan, Robert Bynes
Silent Night – Joel Kinsman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Vinny O’Brien, Yoko Hamamura, Anthony Giulietti, John Pollack
STREAMING MOVIES
Candy Cane Lane (Amazon Prime) -Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Genneya Walton, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Madison Thomas, Nick Offerman, Chris Redd, Robin Thee, David Alan Grier, Ken Marino, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes, D.C. Young Fly
HOLIDAY SEASON OPEN STREETS 2023
On Sunday December 3, 10, and 17, from 12 noon until 6 p.m., Fifth Avenue will be open only to pedestrians between 48th Street to 59th Street. In addition, throughout the entire holiday season, moveable barriers will be placed on the east and west sides of Fifth Avenue, between 48th Street and 52nd Street.
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