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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/8/24)
CBS: The 13th Annual NFL Honors at 9pm
ID: Bodies in the Wilderness (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: I Wasn’t Expecting a Baby! (Premiere) at 10pm
MAX: Tokyo Voice (Premiere)
MTV: Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: One Day (Premiere)
PEACOCK: Couple to Throuple (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Silent Service (Premiere)
TRU TV: Impractical Jokers (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Swamp Mysteries (Finale) at 9:30p
An LA judge dismissed a lawsuit by Allen Media Group that accused McDonald’s of reneging on its promise to increase spending on Black-owned media companies from 2 to 5 percent in 2024. AMG was looking for $100 million. The judge in the case noted that the lawsuit was filed before 2024, and it is still early in the year. “It is purely speculative to conclude Defendant will not perform on its promise even if Defendant has not yet committed the amount needed in spending,” said the order. AMG plans to appeal.
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With backing from X/Twitter, actress Gina Carano is suing Lucasfilm and Disney over her 2021 firing from Disney+ series “The Mandalorian.” The axe fell after Carano posted on social media comparing the treatment of American conservatives to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. At the time of her firing, Lucasfilm issued a statement saying, “Her social media posts denigrating people based on their cultural and religious identities are abhorrent and unacceptable.” In the lawsuit, Carano claims she was terminated because she voiced her opinions against “an online bully mob.”
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Disney+ series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” – with over 110 million hours streamed and counting – has been officially renewed for a second season. The upcoming season will feature the return of Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri, who will embark on a new adventure based on The Sea of Monsters, the second installment of Rick Riordan’s best-selling book series.
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Prime Video has ordered a limited series based on a novel by Harlan Coben, whose novel “Fool Me Once” was adapted into the Netflix hit. “Lazarus” (w/t), starring Sam Claflin (“Daisy Jones & The Six”), Bill Nighy (“Living”) and Alexandra Roach (“Killing Eve”) focuses on a man grappling with the mystery of his father’s death.
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Peacock renewed “Traitors,” its most-watched unscripted original ever, for a third season. Season two of the mystery game, hosted by Alan Cummings, launched last month.
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Fox has ordered “Quiz With Balls,” from Talpa Studios and Eureka Productions. Contestants in the quiz show compete for $100,000 in a competition that involves a pool and a giant ball.
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Velvet Hammer Media, the unscripted production company launched last year by producers Jennifer O’Connell and Rebecca Quinn, has partnered with Issa Rae and her Hoorae production group to develop unscripted series in genres such as dating, social experiments and competition. The deal reunites O’Connell and Quinn with Rae, Hoorae President of Film & TV Montrel McKay, and the company’s Head of Unscripted, Nichole T. Roberts, who worked together on “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” for two seasons, and on the return of “Project Greenlight.”
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Max docuseries “On the Roam,” starring and executive produced by Jason Momoa, has been renewed for a second season. “It’s an absolute honor to work with Warner Bros. Discovery and Max on another season of ‘On the Roam,’” said Momoa. “It’s a dream come true! I put my heart and soul into this show, and I am thrilled to dive back into the untamed beauty of ‘On the Roam’ for another season – it will be an extraordinary adventure!”
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CBS News is centralizing daily newsgathering to “aggressively advance stories in the news each day and ensure our best reporting flows seamlessly to all shows and platforms,” wrote CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews in a note to staff. To that end, Alturo Rhymes has been appointed to the newly created position of executive producer of daily news, and correspondent Jim Axelrod will head a new “Eye on America” unit. “By streamlining the decision-making process around daily news we’ll be faster and deeper in our reporting from morning to night and ultimately better positioned to own the big stories,” wrote Ciprian-Matthews.
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In the Red: Netflix has two upcoming projects focused on the Boston Red Sox. A docuseries from One Potato Productions, following the team’s 2024 season, is set to debut in 2025, while an untitled documentary from Meadowlark Media looking back at the team’s historic 2004 season – which culminated with the Sox’s first World Series in in 86 years – is slated to debut this year. “The partnership between MLB, Netflix and the Red Sox will have a significant impact on growing the game of baseball,” said Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner. “The reach of Netflix is profound and these docuseries are ambitious. One will relive one of the most magical stories that forever changed this franchise, and the other is a truly groundbreaking endeavor that will provide an inside look at the lives and personalities of today’s Red Sox players.”
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Casting notes: Demi Moore (“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans”) has joined the cast of Paramount+ drama “Landman,” from Taylor Sheridan….Add Scott Glenn (“The Leftovers”) to the season three cast of HBO’s “The White Lotus,” set to begin filming in Thailand this month….Heather Morris (“Glee”) landed a recurring role on season two of CBS’ “So Help Me Todd.”…Dominic Cooper (“Preacher”) and Haley Bennett (“Swallow”) have been added to the cast of upcoming Apple TV+ drama “The Last Frontier.”
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Potential buyers in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks look for a slice of waterfront paradise in the new HGTV series “Lakefront Empire,” premiering Monday, March 11 at 10p. During the eight-episode season, real estate agents show clients both affordable and million-dollar luxury homes.
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Season 21 of Bravo’s “Top Chef” premieres Wednesday, March 20 at 9p, with new integrations that include BMW of North America, Finish Dishwasher Detergent and Additives, Holland America Line, Miller High Life, Morton Salt, Saratoga® Spring Water and the Wells Fargo Active Cash Credit Card. “This highly engaged fan base keeps coming back for more,” said Jamie Cutburth, EVP, Marketing and Content Partnerships, NBCUniversal Advertising and Partnerships. “The passion of our fans is enhanced even further by creatively integrating our brand partners directly into the action, bringing the storyline and elements to life in new ways.”
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Showtime’s “A Gentleman in Moscow,” an adaptation of the Amor Towles novel, premieres Friday, March 29 on Paramount+ with Showtime and on Sunday, March 31 at 9p on Showtime.
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“CMT Remembers: Toby Keith,” celebrating the life of the country music star who died February 5 at age 62, premieres today at 8p. CMT will also air a hour of Keith music videos tomorrow at 8a.
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“Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version),” makes its streaming debut on Friday, March 15 , exclusively on Disney+. The concert film grossed more than $260 million worldwide at the global box office, making it the top selling concert film of all time.
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Bravo doc “Erika Jayne: Bet It All on Blonde” premieres Wednesday, March 6 at 9p. The two-hour special chronicles the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star’s journey to the opening night of her Las Vegas residency.
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The Impact Network will air a new original film every month with its “Audience Tailored Originals” partnership with GreenApple Entertainment. The partnership enables quality production on an economical budget with shared, equal investment from Impact Network and GreenApple Entertainment, with the goal of delivering engaging content to build a fan base.
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CBS special “Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII: The Ultimate Countdown” airs Friday, February 9 at 8p on CBS. Viewers will vote live on the best big game spot ever. CBS Sports analyst Boomer Esiason and Daniela Ruah (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) host.
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“The Jennifer Hudson Show,” renewed for a third season by the FOXTelevision Stations and Hearst Television, posted season high national numbers for the most current week in households (0.62 rtg) and People 2+ (918,000).
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