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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/15/24)
AMC+: Sundance Now: Far North (Premiere)
BET+: Churchy (Premiere)
CBS: Young Sheldon (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Ghosts (Premiere) at 8:30pm
CBS: So Help Me Todd (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Swamp People: Serpent Invasion (Premiere) at 9:30pm
MAX: The Truth About Jim (Premiere)
NETFLIX: AlRawabi School for Girls (Premiere)
NETFLIX: House of Ninjas (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Ready, Set, Love (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Vince Staples Show (Premiere)
WE TV: Bold & Bougie (Premiere) at 9pm
Hallmark Media is going the experiential route to engage advertisers this Upfront season. From April 2-11, a series of curated immersive events will take place at locations throughout the New York City area, including a private tour and cocktail party at `an iconic NYC venue, hosting and entertaining classes, dinner at a Michelin-rated restaurant, and more. Attendees will also have the opportunity to engage with creative teams, and gain early access to previews of upcoming content.
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Fox will host its upfront presentation on May 13 at the Hammerstein Ballroom. “We are excited to return to Upfront week, the culmination of months of bespoke client engagements focused on developing custom solutions for our valued partners across our industry-leading content, data and technology,” said Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships.
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Geraldo Rivera has joined NewsNation as correspondent-at-large, appearing across the cable new net’s daytime and primetime programming. Rivera left Fox News, where he was co-host on “The Five,” last summer.
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Syfy’s “Surreal Estate” scored a season three renewal. Season two of the Canadian drama series was cable’s #3 original scripted series in its timeslot among total viewers and A18-49.
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Peacock gave straight-to-series orders for four projects from Universal Studio Group. “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is based on the exploits of the serial killer, and the investigation that ultimately brought him down; “All Her Fault” is adapted from the best-selling novel; espionage thriller Unt. James Wan & Simu Liu Project stars Simu Liu; and mockumentary “Mr. Throwback” features NBA legend Stephen Curry and Adam Pally.
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NBC ordered a pilot for “Grosse Point Garden Society,” from Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs, who have overall deals at Universal Television. The drama follows members of a suburban garden club who get caught up in murder.
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Apple TV+ gave a series order for conspiracy thriller “Prime Target,”starring Leo Woodall (“The White Lotus “) and Quintessa Swindell (“In Treatment”). Creator Steve Thompson (“Sherlock”) also serves as executive producer for the drama, produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free. Brady Hood (“Top Boy”) directed all eight episodes and also serves as executive producer.
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Drama “The Sensitive Kind,” starring Ethan Hawke, landed a pilot order from FX. Creator Sterlin Harjo (“Reservation Dogs”) serves as writer and director on the project, which he and Hawke executive produce with Garrett Basch.
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Judalina Neira (“Daisy Jones and the Six”) inked an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television focused on developing drama series via her production company, Famous Last Words Productions. First up: a reboot of “Bewitched.”
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Casting notes: Tony Curran (“Defiance”) has joined the cast of Starz’s “Outlander” prequel “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” as a series regular….Brittany Snow (“Almost Family”) will star opposite Malin Akerman in Starz drama “The Hunting Wives.”…Molly Shannon joins fellow “SNL” vet Martin Short for a role in season four of Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.”
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During Peacock’s TCA presentation, the streamer announced the premiere date for reality series “Love Undercover”: May 9. The show follows five international soccer players who leave their lavish lives behind to date over 18 single women who don’t know of their fame overseas. Additionally, “Love Island USA” returns in summer 2024 along season two of dating series “Queens Court,” hosted by Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete.
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So NBCU is interested in reality shows? “We are open, we are buying. We are encouraging people to come in with their big ideas,” said NBCU’s Corie Henson, EVP, Entertainment Unscripted Content, at TCA.
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On the way back to Syfy: The second half of season three of “Chucky” launches April 10 at 10p, while season two of “Reginald the Vampire” kicks off May 8 at 10p, and “The Ark” returns for its sophomore run this summer.
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New couples kiss the honeymoon stage goodbye as they navigate the next step in their love story on the new season of TLC’s “90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?”, premiering March 17 at 8p.
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Walmart is exploring a deal to buy Vizio for $2 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Acquiring the smart TV manufacturer and ad platform could put Walmart in a more competitive position with Roku and Amazon’s Fire TV.
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Phil Dunster and Taylor Zakhar Perez have been named Ambassadorsfor the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®, which will stream live on Netflix Saturday, February 24 at 8p. Ambassadors use their platform to advocate for humanitarian and public service endeavors.
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The NHL All-Star Game will include immersive 3D virtualizations of all three 3-on-3 games as part of an update to NHL Blast, the league’s experience on Roblox. Additional features introduced in NHL Blast, which has been visited over 18.4 million times for over 1.4 million hours of total playtime, include a new challenge mode and daily NHL trivia quizzes.
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Old Glory DC, the professional rugby team of the DMV, is kicking off its 2024 season with a new venue. Following two matches on the road, the team will face off against the Chicago Hounds for a home opener on March 16 at the Maryland Soccerplex.
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“CBS Mornings” was the #1 morning news program with viewers on February 12, marking the first time in the show’s history that it beat ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “Today” on the same day. Airing the day after the Super Bowl, the show delivered 2.9 million viewers, with 654,000 among A25-54.
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