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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 3/8/24)
APPLE TV+: The Reluctant Traveler With Eugene Levy (Premiere)
DISCOVERY: Gold Rush: White Water (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: Blown Away (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Damsel (Premiere)
PEACOCK: The Traitors (UK) (Premiere)
TUBI: Boarders (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 3/9/24)
NETFLIX: Queen of Tears (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Josh Brolin, Musical Guest: Ariana Grande at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 3/10/24)
CNBC: Unlocked (Premiere) at 4pm
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet: Oscars 2024 at 4pm
E!: Red Carpet Rundown: Oscars 2024 at 6:30pm
ABC: The Oscars Red Carpet Show at 6:30pm
ABC: The Oscars at 7pm
First golf, then tennis. Now Netflix has entered the boxing ring, with a fight between 57-year-old heavyweight great Mike Tyson and 27-year-old Jake Paul on Saturday, July 20. “I’m very much looking forward to stepping into the ring with Jake Paul at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,” said Tyson. “It will be a lot of fun to see what the will and ambition of a ‘kid’ can do with the experience and aptitude of a GOAT. It’s a full circle moment that will be beyond thrilling to watch; as I started him on his boxing journey on the undercard of my fight with Roy Jones and now I plan to finish him.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney has sold out ad inventory for Sunday’s Oscars telecast on ABC, with WalletHub estimating a price tag of $1.85 million for a 30-second spot. Brand categories spanning apparel, automotive, beverage, consumer packaged goods, entertainment, financial services, healthcare, insurance, luxury spirits, media & entertainment, pet care, pharmaceutical, retail, streaming, technology and telecom will be represented during the telecast.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chris Harrison, who exited “The Bachelor” franchise after 19 years in 2021, has landed at Dr. Phil’s Merit Street Media. Harrison will host a morning show with his wife, Lauren Zima, and a dating series, and contribute to network anchor “Dr. Phil Primetime.” Harrison, who left “The Bachelor” after insensitive comments drew backlash, told “ET,” “Call it divine intervention, karma, kismet, whatever it is, the fact that Dr. Phil created this network in my own backyard here in Dallas, it means the world to me to, not only be returning to television, but to be doing it here in a hometown crowd.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT Sports will premiere a new weeknight sports programming block on truTV, beginning Monday, March 11, the week prior to the start of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. The new primetime programming window will consist of live sports, original sports shows, and ancillary sports content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meanwhile, “Impractical Jokers,” a top performing series on truTV, will move to its new home on TBS with fresh episodes this summer. The series will continue to simulcast on both truTV and TBS through early April with back-to-back episodes on Thursday, March 7, and following the NCAA Men’s Final Four National Semifinals on Saturday, April 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Media Res is adapting the Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) fantasy novel The Brothers Lionheart as an limited series. Thomas Vinterberg (“Another Round”) will direct and co-write the adaptation with Simon Stephens (“Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime”). Both will serve as Executive Producers, alongside Michael Ellenberg, Lars Blomgren and Lindsey Springer of Media Res, as well as The Astrid Lindgren Company.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue” scored a greenlight from MGM+,and “Will & Grace” star Eric McCormack is the first actor to be cast. The mystery thriller was written, created and executive produced by Anthony Horowitz (“Magpie Murders”) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CNN Original Series, “Space Shuttle Columbia: The Final Flight”examines the 2003 Space Shuttle disaster, featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-broadcast footage. The four-part series will premiere with two episodes on Sunday, April 7 at 9p on CNN.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oprah Winfrey hosts a conversation around the impact of prescription weight loss medications on “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” airing Monday, March 18 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo will sit down with Tucker Carlson on Monday, March 11 at 8p, for Carlson’s first national TV interview since he was let go from Fox News. The discussion will cover Carlson’s departure from FNC, the recent criticism he received for his interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and January 6, among other topics.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New Edition will be inducted into the NAACP Image Hall of Fame and Maze frontman Frankie Beverly will pick up the Lifetime Achievement Award at the, Queen Latifah-hosted 55th Annual NAACP Image Awards, airing Saturday, March 16 on BET and CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedian Alex Edelman’s solo show “Alex Edelman: Just For Us” debuts on HBO in April, following its Broadway run. Alex Timbers directed the special, which taped in front of a live audience on August 15 and August 16 at the Hudson Theatre in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Family is celebrating Easter with “The Passion Play 2024” on Friday, March 29 at 3:45p, followed by “The History of Easter” at 5p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox Nation is also getting in the spirit of the season, offering “Passion of the Christ” starting today, and seasons 1-3 of “The Chosen” starting March 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Blind,” the true story of “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson, will stream exclusively on Great American Pure Flix, beginning March 22. The film had a limited theatrical run in 4Q23.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation,” from the creators of Disney Channel’s animated series “Big City Greens,” will debut Thursday, June 6 at 8p on Disney Channel.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season three premiere weekend of Starz drama “BMF” drew 5.1 million multiplatform viewers, up 25% over season two. The season also launched as the highest-rated among Black households on cable across its premiere weekend.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Singer Steve Lawrence died March 7 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 88. Lawrence was a frequent guest on TV shows including “The Tonight Show,” “The Ed Sullivan Show,” “The Carol Burnett Show” and many more.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Kung Fu Panda 4 – Jack Black, Awkwafina, Viola Davis, Dustin Hoffman, Bryan Cranston, James Hong, Ian McShane, Ke Huy Quan, Ronny chiêng, Loi Tan Chinn, Seth Rogan, Mr. Beast, James Murray, James Sie, Cedric Yarbrough, Vic Chao, Audrey Brooke, Lincoln Nakamura
Imaginary – DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Piper Braun, Betty Buckley, Tom Payne, Veronica Falcon, Samuel Salary, Matthew Cato, Alix Angelis, Wanetah Walmsley
Cabrini – Cristiana Dell’Anna, John Lithgow, David Morse, Giancarlo Giannini, Federico Castelluccio, Jeremy Bobb, Katherine Boecher, Patch Darragh
American Dreamer (Limited Release) – Peter Dinklage, Shirley MacLaine, Matt Dillon, Danny Pudi, Danny Glover, Michelle Mylett, Donald Heng, Garry Chalk, Kimberly Quinn, Rebecca Olson
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $687 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $521 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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