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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 12/15/23)
NBC: The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at 9pm
HULU: Such Brave Girls (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Carol & the End of the World (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Yoh! Christmas (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Reacher (Premiere)
WE TV: Love After Lockup: Innocent After Lockup (Premiere) at 10:30pm
A&E: Killer Cases (Finale) at 10pm
CMT: The Last Cowboy (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 12/16/23)
MAGNOLIA: Room to Inspire (Premiere) at 1:30pm
MAGNOLIA: Design Goals (Premiere) at 2pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Kate McKinnon, Musical Guest: Billie Eilish at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 12/17/23)
FX and FXX: Archer: Into the Cold (Premiere) at 10pm
FX and FXX: Archer (Finale) at 10pm
HBO: The Gilded Age (Finale) at 9pm
PARAMOUNT+: Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Finale)
PBS: Agatha Christie: Lucy Worsley on the Mystery Queen (Finale) at 8pm
SHOWTIME: Fellow Travelers (Finale) at 9pm
After some will-it-or-won’t-it, it looks like the 12th season of HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” will be its last. ”As ‘Curb’ comes to an end, I will now have the opportunity to finally shed this ‘Larry David’ persona and become the person God intended me to be – the thoughtful, kind, caring, considerate human being I was until I got derailed by portraying this malignant character,” said the series’ star and creator. “And so ‘Larry David,’ I bid you farewell. Your misanthropy will not be missed. And for those of you who would like to get in touch with me, you can reach me at Doctors Without Borders.” The season launches Sunday, February 4 at 10p.
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Prime Video has renewed “Good Omens” for and third and final season. “’Good Omens’ has checked every box for a clever, witty, and funny comedy that not only made it a success on Prime Video but also made ‘goodness’ watchable and fun,” said Vernon Sanders, Head of Television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The final season is sure to be packed with the same dynamic energy that our global customers have come to enjoy.”
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“Dateline” was renewed for season eight in national broadcast syndication by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios and NBC Owned Television Stations. “‘Dateline’ in syndication is a sustained and proven ratings success, consistently placing among the top-rated programs in daytime with remarkable continued growth, making it a perfect station offering for the new realities of our business,” said Sean O’Boyle, EVP of Syndication Sales, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios. “’Dateline’s’ compelling storytelling and high-quality, recognizable brand, continues to appeal to local news viewers and is the perfect program to attract top tier advertisers.”
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“Today” anchors Hoda Kotb and Al Roker will return to Pasadena to host the 135th Annual Rose Parade, airing Monday, January 1 at 11a. It will be Roker’s 25th year hosting the event, and NBC’s 97th year broadcasting it, beginning on radio.
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UK drama “The Tourist” has traveled to Netflix for season two, where it will be available starting Thursday, February 29. Season one of the thriller series, which will drop February 1 on Netflix, originally aired on Max, which served as co-producer and streaming partner.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Barbra Streisand has been named the 59th recipient of the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. The award will be presented to her at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony, streaming live on Netflix on Saturday, February 24 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“It’s not fantasy, it’s reality.” That’s the theme of a campaign The E.W. Scripps Company is launching to educate Americans about free television and the benefits of its Tablo™ device, which enables whole-home viewing, recording of over-the-air broadcast television and curated FAST channels. The marketing campaign features television host and sports commentator Jesse Palmer and Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX has ordered psychological crime drama, “Murder in a Small Town,” from EP/head writer Ian Weir (“Arctic Air”) and Sepia Films in association with FOX Entertainment and Jeff Wachtel’s Future Shack Entertainment, for the 2024-25 season. Based on the Karl Alberg series by L.R. Wright, the show will be produced in British Columbia, with Milan Cheylov (“24”) executive producing and directing multiple episodes of the program.
(Source: Cynopsis)
National Geographic is taking a trip with Stanley Tucci. The network gave the greenlight to “Tucci – The Heart of Italy” (w/t), a ten-part docuseries following the actor (Emmy-nominated for CNN’s “Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy”) across the country as he unlocks the flavors that define each region. The series is produced by BBC Studios’, Specialist Factual Productions, alongside Tucci’s Salt Productions. Production begins in January.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ has ordered sci-fi drama “Murderbot,” starring Alexander Skarsgard (“Succession”) as a soap opera-loving android. Based on Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries, the series comes from Chris and Paul Weitz (“About a Boy”) and Paramount Television Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WildBrain Television has greenlit production on season two of preschool series, “The Fabulous Show with Fay and Fluffy.” Created and produced by Lopii Productions, the new season is scheduled to drop in summer 2024. The series is produced with the financial participation of the Canadian Media Fund Pilot Program for Racialized Communities, as well as the Shaw Rocket Fund.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Go Button Media scored a greenlight from Autentic and Super Channel for “Colossal Weapons,” a six-part series exploring the technological developments in weapons. In addition, “Deadly Science” has been re-commissioned for a second six-hour season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ID is expanding its partnership with executive producer Holly Madison with a new series, “Lethally Blonde,” premiering Monday, March 25 at 10p. Madison will present cases where starry-eyed aspirants with big dreams find themselves in a dark world that exploits their sexuality. A new season of Madison’s first foray into true crime television, “The Playboy Murders,” premieres Monday, January 22 at 10p.
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“Farmer Wants a Wife” starts its second season on Thursday, February 1 at 9p on Fox, with a new crop of farmers hosting a group of women who have left behind city life to find love.
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MotorTrend’s “Last Chance Garage” premieres Wednesday, March 20 at 10p. Each episode features a car with a sad backstory: multiple shops, years lost, and tens of thousands of dollars in sunk costs. Viewers will also see the customer and learn about their unique connection to their car.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of “The Traitors” hits Peacock on Friday, January 12, with new episodes premiering on Thursdays at 6p. New companion show, “The Traitors Postmortem,” will stream afterwards.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Discovery Channel’s “Big Little Brawlers,” following athletes in the Micro Wrestling Federation, premieres Tuesday, January 9 at 10p. “Alongside spectacular feats of athleticism, this Discovery series broadens the way we reveal compelling stories of remarkable people overcoming huge odds,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks and TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hulu will launch the first episode of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” on the platform, simultaneous to its launch on Disney+ on December 20. The Disney+ Original series premieres with a two-episode debut on Disney+, followed by new episodes weekly. The first episode will be available on Hulu through January 31.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix’s “Girls5Eva” kicks off its six-episode third season on Thursday, March 14. In this go-round, the reunited ‘90s girl group hit the road to promote their new album.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ten new episodes “Bluey” launch Friday, January 12 on Disney+. “Bluey” was the #1 most-watched series for preschoolers in the US this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Monthly talk series “Friday Night Vibes” will return to TBS on the first Friday of every month, beginning January 5 at 8p. Featuring new hosts, entertainment journalist Nina Parker and comedian Kevin Fredericks, the revival of the weekend movie show will kick off with “Black Panther” and “King Richard.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season four of Amazon Freevee’s “Uninterrupted’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers” premieres Friday, January 12. The docuseries is produced by Uninterrupted, the athlete-empowerment brand founded by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” wraps its 29-season run on Tuesday, December 19 at 10p. The final episode highlights segments from over 1,100 stories, reported from nearly 70 different countries.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Trevor Noah will fourpeat as emcee of the Grammys, after manning the mic in 2021, 2022 and February of this year. The ceremony airs live on CBS on Sunday, February 4.
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Hulu has acquired “Relighting Candles: The Tim Sullivan Story.” The short doc executive produced by Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone, telling the story of a man who offers newly sober people a chance to rebuild their lives from his candle shop, arrives on the platform Tuesday, January 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The TCA’s Winter Tour 2024 will run February 5-15 at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena. The group’s summer event was cancelled due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
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Ahead Super Bowl LVIII on February 11, which will air on CBS and stream on Paramount+ and NFL+ on mobile, Paramount+ announced “Hide & Peak,” an interactive sweepstakes campaign that gamifies content discovery and offers fans the chance to score a pair of tickets to a VIP experience at Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. “Hide & Peak” runs through January 8, with winners announced January 15.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Intersport and FOX Sports are teaming to bring women’s volleyball programs to a national television audience on FOX and FS1 during Labor Day Weekend when Minnesota, Stanford, Texas and Wisconsin meet for an early season showcase event at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. The inaugural showcase will be contested Sept. 1-2; two of the four matches will be broadcast on FOX while two will be televised on FS1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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