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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 1/25/24)
ABC: Truth and Lies (Premiere) at 9pm
CW: Son of a Critch (Premiere) at 8pm
LIFETIME: Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Griselda (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: Sexy Beast (Premiere)
PEACOCK: In the Know (Premiere)
CBS: SEAL Team (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen (Finale) at 8pm
Jon Stewart is returning to Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show.” Stewart will host the late-nighter every Monday during the election cycle, starting February 12, and executive produce every episode of the show through 2024 and 2025 to “shape” the future of the franchise. “Daily Show” correspondents will host the rest of the week. “Jon Stewart is the voice of our generation, and we are honored to have him return to Comedy Central’s ‘The Daily Show’ to help us all make sense of the insanity and division roiling the country as we enter the election season,” said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. “In our age of staggering hypocrisy and performative politics, Jon is the perfect person to puncture the empty rhetoric and provide much-needed clarity.”
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It’s a good time for late night. “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” and newcomer “After Midnight” scored post-Super Bowl spots, Sunday February 11 on CBS. New drama “Tracker” will air immediately after the game, followed by the news and then the late-night shows.
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“Sex and the City” will have its first run on Netflix starting in April.Repeats of the HBO comedy, which have been running on cable, will remain available on Warner Bros. Discovery streamer Max.
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The Television Academy announced rules changes for the 76th Emmy Awards. Due to a decline in submissions, the Short Form Animated Program category has been combined with the Animated Program category and two tracks have been created, one for short form programs and one for programming over 20 minutes. The Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series have been combined into one category. The eligibility qualifications for guest performer categories were clarified, line producers have been added to receive credit in documentary and nonfiction categories, Head of Workroom for costume design has been added, and hairstyling and makeup categories for variety, nonfiction or reality shows are no longer juried awards, but have panels to prescreen submissions for nominations.
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Nielsen inked a multi-year renewal agreement with FOX that includes measurement for broadcast, cable and free streaming networks, and Nielsen ONE Ads measurement across all FOX properties. FOX will continue to license Nielsen’s suite of planning and audience measurement solutions.
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Mission Broadcasting and Dish Network reached a new multi-yeardistribution agreement. The deal ends the year-long blackout that hit 27 TV stations in 25 markets. Mission is still dark on DirecTV.
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Amazon MGM Studios and Sox Entertainment struck a multi-yearbroadcast syndication deal for the Freevee Original Series, “Judy Justice,” featuring Judge Judy Sheindlin. Sox Entertainment has secured deals with major broadcast groups and will be distributing the series in 100+ US broadcast markets as well as Canada, starting in this fall. “What a full circle moment,” said Sheindlin. “This continues to be quite an adventure!”
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Jonathan Frakes (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”) has signed on to direct “Deathlands,” from producer NextCypher. Also onboard the adaptation of the bestselling book are Mark A. Altman (“Castle”) as showrunner and EP, and Thomas P. Vitale (“57 Seconds”) as EP. Jeff Garzik will executive produce. Production begins this spring in Europe.
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Season three of “Reacher” will be based on Persuader, the seventh book in Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series. The drama’s second season was the top title on Prime Video across both series and movies during its 2023 premiere weekend.
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Vivica A. Fox (“The Wrong Life Coach”) is set to host food competition series “Family Recipe Rumble” (w/t), which she is developing with Rainbow Heads Productions and Woody Woodbeck (“Southern Hospitality”). “This isn’t your typical food competition show,” said Fox. “Recipes passed down by generations sometimes tell the story of a family’s rich traditions, that nourish not only the appetite but the soul.”
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Animation producer and studio executive Rick Mischel (Sony Pictures Animation, Mainframe Studios) announced the launch of the Artists Animation Studio, headquartered in Kelowna, British Columbia. Mischel will serve as the Founder & CEO of the venture, which emerged from his acquisition of the Yeti Farm Creative Animation Studio (“Lower Decks”).
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David Duchovny (“The X-Files”), Jack Whitehall (“Bad Education”) and Carice van Houten (“Game of Thrones”) are set to star in psychological thriller “Malice” for Prime Video. Expectation and Tailspin Films are producing.
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Casting notes: Malin Akerman (“Billions”) has been cast as the lead in Starz drama “The Hunting Wives,” based on the May Cobb novel….Richard Brake (“The Munsters”), Denny Love (“Looking for Alaska”), and Paula Malcomson (“Deadwood”) are onboard season three of “Mayor of Kingstown” in recurring roles.
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Acorn TV crime drama “The Madame Blanc Mysteries” returns with a two-episode premiere on Monday, February 19, with additional episodes dropping weekly.
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EstrellaTV is launching its “Hablamos el Mismo Idioma” (“We Speak the Same Language”) campaign with six new shows starting Monday, February 12. Leading the nightly primetime lineup is the new show “El Lavadero” at 6p, a gossip and games show, followed by family game show “100 Latinos Dijeron” at 7p and entertainment opinion show “La Hora Nichols” at 8p. The lineup continues with viral news show “Alarma TV” at 9p, and news show “Noticiero EstrellaTV: Cierre de EdicÍon” at 10p.
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Billy Joel will perform at the Grammy Awards, set for February 4 on CBS. The news comes as the five-time Grammy winner is set to release “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first new song in nearly 20 years.
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Ayo Edebiri, a freshly minted Emmy winner for “The Bear,” will take her first turn as host of NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on February 3. She’ll be joined by “SNL” vet Jennifer Lopez, who make her fourth musical guest appearances; Lopez has also hosted three times.
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For Black History Month, music video network Vevo will offer programming blocks like Legends of the ‘60s and ‘70s, Best of Bob Marley, Best of Tina Turner, and more.
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TV5MONDE USA in celebrating Black History Month with programming focused on African culture and history, airing linear on TV5MONDE USA and streaming on TV5MONDEplus.
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Ramy Youssef is heading back to HBO for a new stand-up comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: More Feelings.” debuting this March. Youssef will tape this new material in front of a live audience on February 2 and 3.
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Paramount+ doc “As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial” will stream exclusively on the service beginning Tuesday, February 27 in the US. The film follows Bronx rap artist Kemba as he explores the growing weaponization of rap lyrics in the US criminal-justice system and abroad.
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The finale of Telemundo’s “Exatlón All-Stars” delivered 438,000 viewers among A18-49 and 1.38 million total viewers, according to Nielsen. Telemundo also ranked as the #2 broadcast network, regardless of language, in the 8-11p timeslot, delivering 435,000 A18-49 viewers.
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