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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/3/24)
CW: Walker (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Sight Unseen (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: A Brief History of the Future (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Take My Tumor (Premiere) at 10pm
COWBOY CHANNEL: High Desert Stampede (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Resident Alien at 10pm
Stars Collective has optioned “Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor” and will explore film and TV adaptations of the best-selling YA novel.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cinereach (“Beasts of the Southern Wild”) is taking a new directionunder new CEO Jennifer Strachan, concentrating on operating primarily as a media incubator focused on narrative research and strategy development. Cinereach’s production work will also expand beyond film, to new and emerging media platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apploff Entertainment has teamed up with actor/E Street-er Stevie Van Zandt (“The Sopranos”) on new music format “The Jam.” A weekly live-to-tape event, the series combines performances by global stars and new artists, story packages, and interviews. “It’s been too long since there’s been a dance party with live bands on,” says Van Zandt, who will serve as executive producer. “We’ll be that plus a presentation of whatever is coolest in the news, products, and culture that week. The weekend starts here!”
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC renewed “9-1-1” for season eight. The season seven premiere in March delivered 11.76 million total viewers within the first seven days.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Game Show Network will debut three new original series this year – “Beat the Bridge” (June), “Tic Tac Dough” (August) and “Flip Side” (September). Also returning to GSN will be perennial favorites “Blank Slate,” “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Magnolia Network unveiled its lineup of cable and streaming premieres for the month of April, including new seasons of “Homegrown” (April 6), “Restoration Road with Clint Harp” (April 22), “Restoring Galveston” (April 30), “Building off the Grid” (April 11) and the season five cable premiere of “First Time Fixer” (April 5).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lionsgate’s Debmar-Mercury has renewed daytime talk show “Sherri”for a third season in more than 95% of the U.S. “Sherri” had earlier received a two-year renewal (through the 2024-25 season) from Fox Television Stations. The show ranked second this season among all syndicated talkers among women aged 25-54 in the daytime demo, up from third place in its freshman term.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Grey’s Anatomy” has been renewed for its 21st season on ABC,coming as the strike-shortened 20th season recently returned to the network. The renewal brings the Shonda Rhimes-created series back under its second season under showrunner Meg Marinis.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO Original documentary “An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th,” directed by filmmaker Marc Levin and executive produced by Katie Couric, debuts Tuesday, April 16 at 9p on HBO.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AXS TV debuts its new original series, “Music Mayhem,” exploring secrets and scandals that have captivated generations of rock enthusiasts, on Monday, April 15 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
PBS’ American Masters continues its series of “Thought Leaders” documentaries with the premiere of “The Incomparable Mr. Buckley,” on April 5 at 9p. The doc follows the personal and political journey of one of the architects of the modern American conservative movement, William F. Buckley.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NewsNation will present special live coverage throughout the day of the 2024 total solar eclipse on April 8. Senior national correspondent Brian Entin will co-anchor a special broadcast from network headquarters in Chicago from 1- 4:30p, with “NewsNation Now” anchors Nichole Berlie and Connell McShane as the eclipse makes its way across the U.S.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Athlete’s Foot has reached a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) partnership with Louisiana State University basketball standout and rapper Flau’jae Johnson as TAF’s 2024 Brand Ambassador.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Intersport will launch a new annual event, the Women’s All-Star Ideas Summit, in 2025 to explore the confluence of sports, fashion and music. The Summit will join Intersport’s annual Women’s College All-Star Game as part of the Women’s College All-Star Game Festival held in the host city of the women’s college basketball national championships each year, beginning in 2025 in Tampa, Florida.
(Source: Cynopsis)
During the week of March 25, FOX News Channel continued to lead all of basic cable with total day viewers, drawing 2,009,000 viewers and 227,000 A25-54. In total day, FNC posted 1,307,000 viewers and 160,000 in the news demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Business Network (FBN) ended the first quarter of 2024 notching the top two business programs for two straight years, according to Nielsen. “Kudlow” was the top business program with 289,000 total viewers, while FBN’s three-hour market open show “Varney & Co.” placed second with 253,000 total viewers.
Fox Sports’ opening weekend broadcast of the two-game series between Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and Houston Astros attracted more than 2.5 million viewers, up 14% from last year’s MLB home opener (2.2 million viewers) and up 35% over last year’s Fox MLB regular season average (1.875 million).
(Source: Cynopsis)
“SCTV” (1976-1984) original cast member and Emmy-winning writer Joe Flaherty died Monday after a brief illness. He was 82. Pittsburgh-native Flaherty played dad Harold Weir on “Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000) and was featured in “Back to the Future Part II,” “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” “Happy Gilmore” and “1941”. He shared two Emmys for outstanding writing in a music or variety series for “SCTV” in 1982 and 1983.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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