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Today’s Premieres
NETFLIX: Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Single’s Inferno (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: Born in Synanon (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Farads (Premiere)
TLC: 1000-Lb Sisters (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: sMothered (Premiere) at 10pm
The rebrand of Showtime’s linear network as Paramount+ with Showtime has a start date: January 8. The move aligns the brand with the Paramount+ with Showtime plan, making it the first of its kind multiplatform brand that integrates streaming and linear content. As part of the rebrand, Showtime subscribers will have access to more content with new Paramount+ Original series “Sexy Beast,” the upcoming second season of “Halo,” and more.
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TV nominees for the 81st Annual Golden Globes Awards include Paramount+’s “1923,” Netflix’s “The Crown” and “The Diplomat,” Max’s “The Last of Us” and “Succession,” and Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show” for Best Drama. Up for Best Comedy are ABC’s “Abbott Elementary,” Max’s “Barry,” FX’s “The Bear,” Amazon Freevee’s “Jury Duty,” Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” and Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso.” Of note: “Succession” Meryl Streep scored a record 33rd nomination (breaking her own record of 32), for “Only Murders in the Building,” and “Succession” and “The Bear” were nominated in every category they were eligible for, with “Succession” breaking the record for TV nominations with nine. Warner Bros. Discovery was the most-nominated media company, with 35 nods across HBO, Max, Warner Bros. Television and Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group. The ceremony airs Sunday, January 7 at 8p on CBS.
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Almost half of American teens are using social media “almost constantly,” according to a report from Pew Research Center. YouTube is the dominant platform with the demo – nine out of ten teens say they use it, and seven in ten report visiting it every day.
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Netflix has ordered Lena Dunham romantic comedy “Too Much,” focused on a New York workaholic who takes a job in London following a traumatic breakup. Megan Stalter (“Hacks”) and Will Sharpe (“The White Lotus”) are set to star.
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“Obsession,” based on the novel 56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard, landed a series order from Prime Video. The psychological drama from Atomic Monster and Amazon MGM Studios will be written and executive produced by Lisa Zwerling (“The Rook”) and Karyn Usher (“Prison Break”).
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Tom Pelphrey (“Love and Death”) has joined the cast of the untitled HBO drama following an FBI agent who heads a task force, from Brad Ingelsby (“Mare of Easttown”).
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Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” returns Tuesday, January 30 at 8p, with the group experiencing resentments, forgiveness and shifting alliances. Can’t wait til next year? On Tuesday, December 12 at 10:15p, Bravo will debut a “Vanderpump Rules” special, “A Decade of Rumors and Lies,” which takes a look down memory lane at 10 years of deceptions and transgressions.
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WE tv greenlit “The Barnes Bunch,” a reality series following NBA Champion and ESPN analyst Matt Barnes and his fiancée: model and reality personality, Anansa Sims. Together, they parent six children, often aided by Sims’ supermodel mom, Beverly Johnson. The series is currently in production and will debut in the new year on WE tv and sister streamer ALLBLK.
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Mountainside homes get the renovation treatment in HGTV’s “Battle on the Mountain,” launching Monday, January 22 at 9p. The competition series will feature appearances by a range of stars from the HGTV stable.
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Two more celebs are joining the new season of Telemundo’s “La Casa de los Famosos,” premiering live on January 23. Mexican actress Thali Garcia and Colombian actor Gregorio Pernia are the latest to abandon their day-to-day lives and their families to live under the same roof, without privacy, along with the already announced Lupillo Rivera and other personalities.
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Heartbreak ahead! Seven new singles and two returnees will be looking for love on the new season of “90 Day: The Single Life,” premiering Monday, January 1 at 8p on TLC.
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Tennis champs Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcarez will face off in Netflix live event “The Netflix Slam” on Sunday, March 3. Produced by Full Day Productions (“The Netflix Cup”), the event will stream in English and Spanish.
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Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen are teaming up again to ring in the new year for CNN. The news net’s New Year’s Eve special kicks off at 8p, with Sara Sidner and Cari Champion taking the reins at 12:30a.
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The first selection for Paley Center for Media’s 2024 PaleyLive NY series will be Miracle on the Hudson: How “Sully” and Flight 1549 Inspired a Nation. The fifteenth anniversary commemoration will take place on Thursday, January 11, at 6:30p, at The Paley Museum.
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Documentary “Daniel” debuts Wednesday, December 20 at 9p on HBO. The film follows a young man who spends years recording his travels seeking human connection.
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All past seasons of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” will be available on Hulu when Hulu on Disney+ launches in March 2024. The past 19 seasons of the medical drama will remain on Netflix as part of a deal between Disney Entertainment and Netflix; Hulu will offer exclusive access to new in-season episodes from the upcoming 20th season. In the short-term content deal, 14 other Disney-owned titles will also be available on Netflix on a non-exclusive basis.
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Speaking of, the upcoming Hulu/Disney+ app will surpass Netflix in popularity and volume, according to a report from Ampere Analysis. “The combined Disney+ and Hulu catalogue will provide one of the most well-rounded and popular offerings in a single platform, upping the content stakes at a time when many are pulling back on content investment,” said Ampere analyst Joshua Rustage. “Rivals will have to ensure their offerings remain competitive as the battle for viewing time intensifies, especially as the need to pull in advertising dollars is now also central to the streaming mix.”
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