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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 2/27/24)
HBO: God Save Texas (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Lost U-Boats of WWII (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Body Cam (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Shogun (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: The Floor (Finale) at 8pm
MTV Staying Alive Foundation, Paramount Global and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced the global March 1 release of “In Bloom,” an anthology of five short films that delve into the complexities of gender issues. The collection, addressing a range of issues including child marriage, gender-based violence, HIV self-stigma, family planning, period poverty and women’s economic empowerment, debuts on Paramount+ and Pluto TV. After the premiere, Paramount will distribute it rights-free to third-party platforms.
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Whoopi Goldberg has joined just-launched BLKFAM as an equity partner and creative director. The Black-owned FAST channel focused on family-friendly content includes original series, animated programming and syndicated shows that tell stories through the lens of the Black experience. Goldberg and Whoop, Inc. president Tom Leonardis will be involved in the creative development of programming exclusive to the platform.
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The first group of presenters announced for the 2024 Oscars ceremonyincludes Mahershala Ali, Nicolas Cage, Jamie Lee Curtis, Brendan Fraser, Jessica Lange, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong’o, Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ke Huy Quan, Sam Rockwell, Michelle Yeoh and Zendaya. The awards event kicks off Sunday, March 10 on ABC at 7p, an hour earlier than usual.
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Representatives of Comcast and TV One awarded a $10,000 grant to the Hartford Chamber of Commerce’s Hart Lift program, supporting the revitalization of downtown Hartford.
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Shane Gillis’ self-funded scripted comedy “Tires” has landed at Netflix,and will drop Thursday, May 23. Gillis, who stars in the series and also serves as writer, co-creator and executive producer, headlined a comedy special last year that was on Netflix’s top ten list for two weeks.
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OWN Ordered season two of “First Time Buyers Club.” The reality show following a high school teacher-turned-realtor became Saturday night’s #1 original cable series (without sports) in its time period across all key African-American demos, with over 4.4 million P2+.
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Wiip (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) has acquired Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ YA novel “Little White Lakes” to develop for TV. The mystery follows a girl from the wrong side of tracks who agrees to a debutante season so she can find out the identity of her biological father. Wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Barnes and Heather Parry (“A Star Is Born”).
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ITV has commissioned UK-based Plimsoll Productions (“A Bug’s Life”)to produce a new entertainment and wildlife crossover format, “SHARK! Celebrity Infested Waters.” Slated to air next year timed to the 50th Anniversary of “Jaws,” the show will dare a group of ocean-phobic celebrities to confront their greatest fear, sharks.
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Several key characters in “Outlander: Blood of My Blood” will be familiar to viewers of Starz’ flagship series, “Outlander.” Joining Clan Fraser as a young Murtagh Fitzgibbons Fraser is Rory Alexander ( “Pistol”), a role originated by Duncan LaCroix. Sam Retford (“Ackley Bridge”) takes on the role of the Dougal MacKenzie, Séamus McLean Ross (“Payback”) is his older brother Colum MacKenzie, and serving as their faithful advisor is Conor MacNeill (“The Tourist”) as a young Ned Gowan. These roles were originated by Graham McTavish, Gary Lewis and Bill Paterson, respectively.
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Season two of MGM+’s “Beacon 23” premieres Sunday, April 7. Zak Penn (“Free Guy”) created the sci-fi series and executive produces. Glen Mazzara (“The Walking Dead”) and Joy Blake (“Ghost Whisperer”) serve as co-showrunners and executive producers.
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Stand-up special “A Simple Man,” starring Steve Trevino, premieres Tuesday, March 12 on Netflix. The comedian’s most recent special, the self-financed “I Speak Wife,” drew over four million views on YouTube.
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Cozi TV is celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Little House on the Prairie” during the month of March, with a special airing of 50 episodes from 1974-83 series on Friday, March 1. “Prairie” also airs weekdays at 9a, 10a, and 11a (check local listings).
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With seven of the top 10 cable networks and driven by the NBA All-Star Game on TNT, TBS, truTV and Max, Warner Bros. Discovery properties accounted for a 57% share of viewing among A18-49 across ad-supported cable in primetime on Sunday, February 18. WBD’s networks, including Discovery, HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, TBS, TNT, TLC and Adult Swim, also scored their highest audience share year-to-date with a 53% share of viewing among A25-54. In addition, “True Detective: Night Country” attracted 3.2 million cross-platform viewers to the season finale, its most-watched episode this season.
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Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” posted a season high0.58 P25-54 / 0.76 W25-54 Live+3 rating last Monday, up +16% and +10%, respectively, versus prior six-week timeslot benchmarks, and ranked as the #2 non-news/sports cable program in its timeslot among W25-54.
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