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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/12/24)
NETFLIX: Good Times (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+: Dora (Premiere)
FOOD NETWORK: Best Bite in Town (Premiere)
WE TV: Mama June: From Not To Hot (Finale) at 9pm
APPLE TV+: The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy (Finale)
(SATURDAY 4/13/24)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Ryan Gosling, Musical Guest: Chris Stapleton at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 4/14/24)
FOOD NETWORK: 24 in 24: Last Chef Standing (Premiere) at 8pm
A+E: Secrets of the Hells Angels (Premiere) at 10pm
Prime Video took the market share lead among SVOD companies in the first quarter with 22%, edging out streaming rival Netflix (21%) but twice that of Hulu and Disney+ combined, according to researcher JustWatch.com. Disney+ and Hulu finished the quarter with 11% and 10% market share, respectively, while AppleTV+ and Paramount+ ended the period with an 8% share each. AppleTV+, Netflix and Paramount+ managed to grow during the period (by one percentage point each), while Max fell by one percentage point to 14%, according to JustWatch.
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Equalpride will serve as the exclusive sales agent for Rainbow Media to reach iconic LGBTQ+ brands including Out.com, Pride.com, Advocate.com and the Out100 Awards franchise. Rainbow Media has a monthly reach of 11.5 million followers, 24 million monthly video views, and 4 million monthly engagements. The pairing with Equalpride will boost its social audience 14.5 million, the companies said.
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O.J. Simpson, NFL star and actor accused of killing his ex-wife, died of cancer on April 10. He was 76 years old. Simpson had a Hall of Fame career as a running back for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers and early on made a name in TV in commercials for Hertz rental cars. He later branched out to movies – including “The Towering Inferno,” the “Naked Gun” trilogy, and “Back to the Beach” – but will probably be best known for being acquitted of the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown-Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in 1994. The trial helped put cable channel Court TV (now truTV) on the map and set the standard for gavel-to-gavel coverage of sensational litigation.
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WE tv has greenlit “Tia Mowry: My Next Chapter,” a docuseries that dives head-first into the post-divorce, new-lease-on-life universe of actress, producer, author and entrepreneur Tia Mowry.
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A reboot of 90’s prime-time soap “Melrose Place” is reportedly in development at CBS Studios, with former stars Heather Locklear, Laura Leighton and Daphne Zuniga on board. The reboot picks up years after the original Darren Star series and is currently being shopped to streamers and networks, according to Deadline.com.
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Original series “Talking Sabor” (Talking Flavor), with celebrity chef, entrepreneur, and “MasterChef” co-star Aarón Sánchez will premiere April 24 on Hulu. A collaboration between Sánchez, production company Cocina (a unit of the parent company Mecenas), and Pepsi, the series is a continuation of Cocina’s ongoing collaboration with Disney Advertising as a strategic distributor.
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Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Dubai” returns for season two on June 2 at 9p. Beginning June 11, the series will move to its regular timeslot on Tuesdays at 9p. Episodes will stream the next day on Peacock. The season two cast includes returning housewives Chanel Ayan, Caroline Brooks, Sara Al Madani, Lesa Milan, Caroline Stanbury and new housewife Taleen Marie.
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Crime drama “My Life Is Murder” returns to Acorn TV with a two-episode premiere on June 17, co-premiering on BBC America with two new episodes airing weekly on Mondays on both platforms. The series stars Lucy Lawless (“Spartacus,” “Xena: Warrior Princess”) as fearless and unapologetic investigator Alexa Crowe.
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Two-time National Daytime Emmy Award-winning lifestyle series “George to the Rescue,” from NBCUniversal Local’s LXTV Productions, returns for a 15th season on April 13 to NBC stations across the country.
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Law&Crime Network will premiere its latest new series “Switched,” hosted and developed by cop-turned-influencer Ryan Tillman on April 13 at 9p. The series flips the scripts of traditional crime series by having regular citizens switch roles with law enforcement officers as the cameras roll to re-enact real life police encounters.
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Prime Video held an event for upcoming reality series “Going Home with Tyler Cameron” on April 10 in Hollywood at Harriet’s Rooftop with the former “The Bachelorette” heartthrob and a host of special guests from reality TV and social media influencers. The show is produced by Amazon MGM Studios and ITV America’s High Noon Entertainment, and executive produced by Scott Feeley, Sarah Presta, Glenna Stacer Sayles, Chaz Morgan, and Tyler Cameron. It will debut on April 18.
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NBC Sports Next’s latest GolfPass series – “Golf’s Top Instructors” – will debut April 16 on its website, app and connected devices. The 10-episode series kicks off with renowned golf instructor Jim McLean sharing knowledge gleaned from more than 30 years of teaching some of the best golfers in the world.
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Fox Sports will present full coverage of the 148th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Presented by Purina Pro Plan, May 11-14 across its family of networks, digital platforms, and WestminsterKennelClub.org. The event will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, NY, beginning with the Masters Agility Championship at Westminster and culminating with the crowning of Best in Show. All breed professional handler and Best in Show winner at Westminster Valerie Nunes Atkinson will provide insight and analysis from an expert’s perspective and will be joined by Fox Sports broadcaster Chris Myers and judge Jason Hoke in the broadcast booth.
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Great American Pure Flix said its original motion picture “Mr. Manhattan,” starring real-life couple Carlos PenaVega (“Spy Kids,” Big Time Rush) and Alexa PenaVega (“Spy Kids,” “The Casagrandes Movie”) will begin streaming May 24.
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Lifetime has set the airdates for its May movie slate, beginning with“Mommy Meanest” on May 11 at 8p and starring Lisa Rinna (also executive producer), Briana Skye and Delilah Hamlin. “The Bad Guardian” debuts May 18 at 8p and stars Melissa Joan Hart and La La Anthony.
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INSP original film “Far Haven” premieres April 14 at 9p and stars Bailey Chase, A Martinez, Bruce Boxleitner, Martin Kove, Amanda Righetti and Nancy Stafford.
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“Ciao House” returns for season two on May 19 at 8p on Food Network, with 12 rising culinary stars traveling to Puglia in Southern Italy to prove their mastery of Italian cooking techniques and dishes.
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LGBTQ+ streaming service OUTtv said it is the new exclusive global SVOD rights holder, excluding the UK, for the hit BBC series Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make Up Star.” Produced by Wall to Wall Media for the BBC, season six will launch on OUTtv channels and SVOD services in Spring 2024.
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Apple TV+ unveiled the trailer for its new sci-fi thriller “Dark Matter.”The series, starring Joel Edgerton, Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi and Oakes Fegley, is based on the best-selling book by Blake Crouch. The nine-episode Apple original series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on May 8 on Apple TV+, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 26.
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Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” performed well for Disney+, clocking 677 million viewing minutes in the U.S. over its first four days (March 11-17) and finishing second among movies and eighth among all titles in Nielsen’s streaming rankings for the week. Disney had previously said “The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” logged 4.6 million views (total viewing time divided by running time). The Nielsen data works out to about 3.2 million views for the 3.5-hour movie.
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Tennis Channel will have complete live coverage of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifier between the United States and Belgium April 12-13. The broadcast gets underway Friday, April 12 at 6p and again Saturday, April 13, at 2p. The event will be held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, with the winner advancing to the tournament finals in Seville, Spain, in November. This also marks the debut of Tennis Hall of Famer Lindsay Davenport as captain of the American Team, on which she has played 20 times. Davenport has been a Tennis Channel analyst since 2008.
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Lax.com said it has purchased Universal Lacrosse, making it the largest ecommerce (Lax.com and Universallacrosse.com) and team dealer dedicated strictly to the sport of lacrosse. Lax.com will also be acquiring Universal’s 10 retail stores.
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Michelob ULTRA is joining forces with Formula 1 team Williams Racing for “Lap of Legends,” a one-hour special it claims is the first real vs. virtual race. Current Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant will race against virtual avatars of Williams Racing legends Mario Andretti, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve and Jenson Button. “Lap of Legends” can be seen on AMC, BBC America, and The Roku Channel at 10p on May 14 in the U.S. The one-hour film will also be distributed across 28 countries around the world, including Canada, Mexico and Brazil.
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The Pro Padel League said it amassed more than 1 million streams on its YouTube channel between April 2 and April 7, accumulating a total watch time of over 280,000 hours. The league’s second event of the season is underway, with round robin matches taking place in Miami at the ULTRA CLUB April 9-12 and semifinals on April 13 and the Final on April 14.
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After seven days of viewing across ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, ABC drama “9-1-1” reached a season high in Total Viewers (10.72 million), with the conclusion of the series’ three-episode story arc turning in its most-watched telecast in more than two years. “9-1-1” was up 3% week-to-week in Adults 18-49 (2.18 rating vs. 2.12 rating) and across linear it was the top entertainment program of the night among both Total Viewers (7.59 million) and Adults 18-49 (0.88 rating).
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ABC News and National Geographic’s special live coverage of “Eclipse Across America” blotted out its competition, delivering 4.8 million viewers and beating out other eclipse-focused offerings from NBC, CBS and Fox. The ABC News special anchored by David Muir and Linsey Davis, ranked first in Total Viewers (4.448 million), Adults 25-54 (920,000) and Adults 18-49 (744,000) among broadcast and cable networks. The ABC special outpaced NBC News’ Special “Solar Eclipse: 2024” (2.406 million, 483,000 and 368,000, respectively), “CBS News: Total Eclipse of the Heartland” (2.705 million, 447,000 and 339,000, respectively), Fox News Channel’s eclipse coverage (2.264 million, 230,000 and 155,000, respectively), CNN (1.643 million, 332,000 and 221,000, respectively) and MSNBC (916,000, 121,000 and 81,000, respectively). National Geographic Channel’s “Eclipse Across America” averaged 271,000 Total Viewers, 76,000 Adults 25-54 and 69,000 Adults 18-49. On Nat Geo Wild, “Eclipse Across America” averaged 63,000 Total Viewers, 19,000 Adults 25-54 and 17,000 Adults 18-49.
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MOVIES
Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead – Iantha Richardson, Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, Nicole Richie, Miller Fowler, Tyriq Withers, Simone Joy Jones, Gus Kenworthy, Trishna, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., Patricia Williams, Josh Archer, Liz Upia, Phoenix Parnevik, Ayaamii Sledge, Carter Young, Jola Cora
The Greatest Hits – Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, Retta, Justin H. Min, Nelly Furtado, Jackson Kelly, Rory Keane, Andie Ju, Austin Crute, Evan Sharon, Bryan Ferry, Tom Yi, Thomas Ochoa, Naomi Phan, Jeanne Kang, Mary Eileen O’Donnell
Arcadian – Nicholas Cage, Jaeden Martell, Maxwell, Jenkins, Sadie Soverall, Samantha Coughlan, Joe Dixon, Joel Gillman, Daire McMahan
Sting – Tony J. Black, Alyla Browne, Alcira Carpio, Silvia Colloca, Ryan Cook, Jermaine Fowler, Noni Hazlehurst, Rowland Holmes, Danny Kim, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin
Civil War – Nick Offerman, Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Cailee Spaeny, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Vince Pisani, Justin James Boykin, JessMatney, Greg Hill, Edmund Donovan
The Absence of Eden (Limited Release) – Zoe Saldana, Adria Arjona, Garrett Hedlund, Tom Waits, Chris Coy, Sarah Munich, Morningstar Angeline, Luce Rains, Martin Palmer, Sophia Hammons, Vincent Fuentes, Esodie Geiger, David DeLao, Maeve Garay, Clint Obenchain, RaShayla Daniels
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