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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 3/29/24)
APPLE TV+: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Premiere)
DISNEY+: Renegade Nell (Premiere)
FOX NATION: Crime Cam 24/7 (Premiere)
HBO: Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (Premiere) at 11p
HULU/PEACOCK: Fright Krewe (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Is It Cake? (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: A Gentleman in Moscow (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin (Finale)
(SATURDAY 3/30/24)
A&E: 48 Hours to Buy (Premiere) at 11am
A&E: Property Virgins (Premiere) at 12pm
NAT GEO: Border Security: Canada’s Front Line (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: The Great Indian Kapil Show (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Ramy Youssef, Musical Guest: Travis Scott (Premiere) at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 3/31/24)
AMC: Parish (Premiere) at 10:15pm
SHOWTIME: A Gentleman in Moscow (Premiere) at 9pm
AMC: The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (Finale) at 9pm
Unions representing film and TV writers and journalists fired off a letterto Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asking Congress to take action to protect their industry regarding artificial intelligence. “So far this year, our members have witnessed the impact of unregulated AI on their jobs,” says the letter. “Film and television writers won critical protections in their collective bargaining agreement, but their work continues to be used by AI developers without their consent.” Schumer has been vocal about the need to legislate AI.
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Netflix has ordered “The Beast In Me,” starring Clare Danes, and executive produced by Danes, Jodie Foster, Conan O’Brien via Conaco, and Howard Gordon (“Homeland”), who will serve as showrunner. In the limited series, Danes plays a grieving author who gets involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a real estate mogul. The studio is 20th Television.
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CBS Media Ventures is teaming with Game Show Enterprises Studios to produce “Flip Side,” a new syndicated game show hosted by Jaleel White (“Family Matters”) that will launch in Fall 2024. The daily show will premiere first in syndication on stations including anchor group CBS Stations, then get a second run on Game Show Network. “‘Flip Side’ is a project that we have been developing for over a year for the syndication marketplace,” said Wendy McMahon, President and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. “Bringing Game Show Enterprises Studios on as a creative partner was an intriguing proposition to us – it creates a new business model for a daily syndicated show and will boost the show’s exposure out of the gate with the second run on Game Show Network.”
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Parody “The Real Bros of Simi Valley,” which ran for three seasons as a web series, is coming back to life as a movie for Roku. Returning to their roles for the Studio71 production are series co-creator Jimmy Tatro, Nick Colletti, Tanner Petulla, and Cody Ko.
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AMC’s “Parish” will be missing something when it launches this Sunday at 10:15p: commercials. “Thanks to our long-time partners at Diageo and particularly the Crown Royal brand as the presenting sponsor for this great gift to the fans, the first episode of a new and highly anticipated Giancarlo Esposito series will run without interruption,” said AMC Networks CMO Kim Granito. Crown Royal does get a brief “presented by” spot ahead of the show. It’s a big night for AMC – the new crime drama follows the finale of “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live,” and in turn will be followed by a sneak peek at the upcoming second season of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Book of Carol.”
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FX’s “Welcome to Wrexham” is on the move. The docuseries from Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds has shifted the premiere of its third season from April 18 to Thursday, May 2 at 10p.
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New reality show “The Barnes Bunch” premieres Friday, April 19 at 10p on WE tv. The series follows NBA champion and podcaster, Matt Barnes, alongside his fiancée, model and reality personality, Anansa Sims.
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Season three of Taylor Sheridan drama “Mayor of Kingstown” debuts Sunday, June 2 on Paramount+. Jeremy Renner – recovered from a life-threatening snowplow accident 15 months ago – is back as Mike McLusky.
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Comedy “Parlement,” following a young European parliamentaryassistant after the Brexit referendum, premieres Tuesday, April 23 at 11:30p on TV5Monde USA, with English subtitles.
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A&E’s “WWE’s Most Wanted Treasures” kicks off its third season on Sunday, April 14 at 8p. Starting April 21, new episodes will air at 9p following “WWE Rivals.”
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Daily first-run talk show “Karamo” has been renewed for its third season in national syndication by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios. “With his direct no-nonsense approach, Karamo has established himself as one of daytime television’s most authentic and innovative hosts,” said Tracie Wilson, EVP, NBCUniversal Syndication Studios & E! News.
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The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards will feature special appearances by Meryl Streep, Stevie Wonder, Avril Lavigne, GloRilla, Jared Leto, Jennifer Hudson, JoJo Siwa, Katy Perry, and more, with Green Day and TLC receiving the iHeartRadio Landmark Awards. The show airs Monday, April 1 at 8p on Fox.
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Impact Network has proclaimed April as Impact Health Month, and is offering content, health education, and community-based health initiatives to aid the cause. The centerpiece for the month-long health-centered engagement is “The 5th Annual Pink Awards,” a TV event that brings breast cancer awareness center stage. In addition, Impact has partnered with Sandifer Networks to premiere its non-fiction series “UrbanMD TV,” focused on health issues facing the Black community.
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FOX Weather is marking Good Friday with “America Recovers: Weathering with Grace,” airing tonight at 7p. The special will showcase correspondents returning to historic churches that were damaged by storms and how the communities are rebuilding.
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HBO’s “Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion” debuts Tuesday, April 9 at 9p. The doc looks behind the curtain at the toxic environment at teen brand Brandy Melville.
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John Anderson, who has worked for ESPN since 1999, is leaving his job as “SportsCenter” anchor when his contract runs out in June. “I feel like it’s been a good run and the operation has changed,” Anderson said on his podcast, “Inside Wisconsin.” “It’s taken its toll and I still want to be able to do the best shows that I can and I don’t know in years that I have the stamina to go through it again.” Anderson added he “has some things in the fire,” and will focus on track and field events.
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ESPN is “aggressively” pursuing retired Philadelphia Eagle Jason Kelce for a slot on the “Monday Night Football” panel, according to a report in The Athletic. It could be a tough tackle – Amazon Prime, CBS and NBC are also interested in Kelce, host of popular podcast “New Heights” with his brother, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.
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Fubo and the YES Network have agreed to a multi-year agreement that brings NY Yankees and Brooklyn Nets coverage to the streaming platform. “As Fubo is the only streaming platform to offer YES in its base plan, everyone in the family can enjoy the sports, news and entertainment content they love at an attractive price point,” said Todd Mathers, SVP, Content Strategy and Acquisition, Fubo.
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Starting next year, the World Golf Competition and Corporate Travelerwill gather amateur golfers from around the world and provide them with the opportunity to live the life of a professional golfer, with high-end travel and exclusive golf courses. The inaugural competition, teeing off in 2025 with a total prize pool of $5 million, will feature more than 300 total rounds of golf on over 200 different courses spanning 20 countries across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
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The LA Galaxy announced a collaboration between a Major League Soccer team and music video network Vevo. Through the partnership, 12 LA Galaxy players will curate an hour-long block of music video programming, personally introducing each of their chosen favorite music videos. The joint program will air ahead of LA Galaxy game days across the Vevo network, including the “Vevo Pop” channel and playlists on YouTube and the Vevo TV app.
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MOVIES
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire – Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen, Rachel House, Ron Smyck, Chantelle Jamieson, Greg Hatton, Kevin Copeland, Tess Dobre’, Tim Carroll, anthony Brandon Wong, Sophia Emberson-Bain
In The Land of Saints & Sinners (Limited Release) – Kerry Condon, Desmond Eastwood, Conor MacNeill, Seamus O’Hara, Bernadette Carey, Liam Neeson, Ciaran Hinds, Manus Brennan, Niamh Cusack, Michelle Gleeson
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $20 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $935 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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