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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/4/24)
ABC: The Golden Bachelor Wedding (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: The First 48 (Premiere) at 8pm
AMC+/SUNDANCE NOW: Sanctuary: A Witches’ Tale (Premiere)
HISTORY: Swamp People (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: Swamp Mysteries With Troy Landry (Premiere) at 9:30pm
HULU: Daughters of the Cult (Premiere)
MAGNOLIA: Barnwood Builders (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Boy Swallows Universe (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Brothers Sun (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Delicious in Dungeon (Premiere)
TCM: The Power of Film (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Children Ruin Everything (Finale) at 9:30pm
Netflix and producer Delirium TV are being sued by a season five “Love Is Blind” participant. After her season ended, Renee Poche made public remarks about her “traumatic” experience on the reality show, and in response Delirium initiated private arbitration against her for purportedly violating her nondisclosure agreement. Poche is suing to nullify her non-disclosure contract, claiming intentional infliction of emotional distress and violations of California labor and civic codes.
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T-Mobile is adding Hulu to an “on us” bundle that includes ad-supported Netflix, Apple TV+ and MLB.TV. Subscribers to T-Mobile’s premium Go5G will be offered the bundle starting January 24.
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Jimmy Failla has been named permanent host of “FOX News Saturday Night” effective January 13. “As a former New York City cab driver, Jimmy is a classic American success story and a perfect fit for this role,” said Mead Cooper, FOX News EVP of primetime programming. “We look forward to watching him make America laugh on Saturday nights.” Failla is also the author of FOX News Books newest title Cancel Culture Dictionary, which is out January 30.
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Morris Chestnut is set to star as the title role in “Watson.” From writer Craig Sweeny, Kapital Entertainment and CBS Studios, the project has a straight-to-series order from CBS. Chestnut will also executive produce the medical drama inspired by the Sherlock Holmes mysteries.
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A new season of “Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovation” premieres tomorrow, January 5 at 9p, focused on new owners working to transforming their affordable beach homes into vacation oases.
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CNN’s “The Many Lives of Martha Stewart” premieres Sunday, January 28. The four-part series will air over two consecutive weekends, launching with two episodes on January 28 at 9p and 10p. From Wall Street in the 1960s to becoming a self-made billionaire and media mogul – and an Alderson Federal Prison Camp inmate – the series traces Stewart’s rise to success, fall from grace and return to the limelight.
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“America’s Test Kitchen” is back for season 24 on PBS stations on Saturday, January 6. The season will feature a new equipment-focused segment.
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VH1’s “My True Crime Story” returns for another season of scheming and smuggling on Thursday, January 9 at 9p. Episodes are narrated by rapper and actress Remy Ma.
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Season 11 of “Travels With Darley” premieres Sunday, January 7 on PBS (check local listings). First stop: Alabama.
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Hulu and Disney+ are the exclusive homes of the Korean drama series “Uncle Samsik.” Starring Song Kang-ho of “Parasite,” the 1960s-set drama series follows San, who tries to turn his country’s fortunes around.
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The three-part reunion for Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” kicks off Tuesday, January 9 at 8p
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This year’s honorees for “Urban One Honors” include Dionne Warwick, Chlöe, Frankie Beverly, and Donald Lawrence. The “Best in Black”-themed two-hour telecast premieres during Black History Month on Sunday, February 25 on TV One and CLEO TV.
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Documentary “June,” profiling country music legend June Carter Cash, premieres Tuesday, January 16 on Paramount+.
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Today, Google starts testing on a “Tracking Protection” option that enables Chrome users to restrict the data they share when visiting a website. The new feature, which limits cross-site tracking by default by restricting websites’ access to third-party cookies, will be made available to 1% of Chrome users worldwide.
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ABC’s “Celebrity Jeopardy” matched season highs with 4.4 million viewers and 0.5 among A18-49 on Tuesday, making it the most-watched show of the night. “Only Murders in the Building,” on loan from Hulu, averaged 3 million viewers and 0.24.
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NFL football is still crushing it this season – week 17 brought both CBS and ESPN audiences of over 26 million viewers. It’s ESPN’s most-watched NFL season since the network got in the game in 2006, and CBS had its most-watched Week 17 game in 12 years.
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Fueled by its year-end specials “Al Rojo Vivo Edición Especial: Adiós 2023” and “Bienvenido 2024,” Telemundo delivered 252,000 viewers A18-49, 112,000 A18-34 and 852,000 total viewers during New Year’s Eve primetime.
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FOX Business Network saw year-over-year growth in 2023 of 110% with Monday-Sunday A25-54 primetime viewers. Business Day averaged 200,000 total viewers, while Market Hour counted 193,000.
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