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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/23/24)
HGTV: Farmhouse Fixer (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: Brigands: The Quest for Gold (Premiere)
PBS: The Express Way With Dule Hill (Premiere) at 9pm
Amazon Studios handed a pilot order to “DINKs,” an improvisational comedy starring and executive produced by real-life couple June Diane Raphael (“Grace & Frankie”) and Paul Scheer (“Black Monday”). Marta Kauffman (“Friends,” “Grace & Frankie”) is writer, executive producer and showrunner. The show is produced by Kauffman’s Okay Goodnight, Amazon MGM Studios and Lionsgate.
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The 36th annual PGA Awards ceremony has been set for Saturday, February 8, 2025, in LA. Nominees for Theatrical Motion Pictures, Animated Motion Pictures, Television Series/Specials and Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures will be announced Friday, January 10.
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Netflix nabbed international rights to BBC Three’s TV adaptation of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, the YA novel by Holly Jackson, who serves as an executive producer on the series. Emma Myers (“Wednesday”) stars as a young woman investigating the death of a schoolgirl five years earlier. Germany’s ZDFneo is co-producing with Netflix; Moonage (“The Gentlemen”) is producing.
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Adler Entertainment Trust, the production company dedicated to adapting Warren Adler’s library of 56 novels, numerous plays and 100 short stories, is partnering with producer Todd Lieberman (“The Proposal”) and his production company, Hidden Pictures, on an initial two-project production deal. Both projects under the partnership will be produced by Lieberman under his Hidden Pictures banner and will be executive produced by AET’s Jonathan R. Adler and Michael Adler. Alex Young, Hidden Pictures President, will help oversee the partnership.
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“Off Script With The Hollywood Reporter” returns with new episodesfeaturing Emmy contenders, starting Friday, May 24, at a new time – 10p – on IFC. Themed installments include Comedy Actress, Drama Actor, Comedy Actor, Drama Actress and Stand-Up.
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Love Nature unveiled a slate of new original programming that includes (all working titles): “Deep Dive North America” from Big Bear Productions; “Boss Shark” from WildBear Entertainment and co-production partner Discovery; “Snow Leopards with Dan O’Neill” from Off the Fence; and “Wild Sky” from WildBear Entertainment.
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The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation announced their 2024 inductees, who will be celebrated live Saturday, October 19 on Disney+, and in an ABC special at a later date. Performers being feted include Mary J. Blige, Cher, Dave Matthews Band, Foreigner, Peter Frampton, Kool & The Gang, Ozzy Osbourne, and A Tribe Called Quest.
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NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football,” which ended its run in NYCon March 29 to move to the West Coast, is resurfacing to cover this week’s NFL draft on Thursday, April 25, Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 2 at 7a. The draft, taking place in Detroit, MI, will be simulcast on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and NFL Network.
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the 2024 Gold and Silver Circle Inductees. In the Gold Circle are Bob Steiner and John Gilmartin. Entering the Silver Circle are Drew Esocoff, Fred Gaudelli, Pam Oliver, David Roberts, Renata Sedzimir, and Jake Soto. The honorees will be celebrated at the 45th Annual Sports Emmy Awards on Tuesday, May 21.
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TNT Sports’ 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs coverage will continue with 14 First Round games over 5 days, beginning Wednesday, April 24 with Game 2 of the Los Angeles Kings and Edmonton Oilers at 10p on TBS and Max’s B/R Sports Add-On. Steve Mears will call the action with commentary from Colby Armstrong and Meaghan Mikkelson.
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The WBNA’s Indiana Fever and Tegna are teaming to broadcast select Fever games for free on Tegna’s NBC and MeTV affiliates in Indianapolis. “This is an exhilarating moment for women’s sports,” said Dave Lougee, President/CEO of Tegna. “The WNBA and Fever are leading the charge with this groundbreaking local broadcast rights agreement. The remarkable journey of Caitlin Clark and her teammates has captured the hearts and minds of millions. We’re thrilled to deliver all the Fever action to every household in the Indianapolis region.” Thirty-six of the team’s regular season games will also be broadcast on national television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The NHL’s 2023-24 regular season was the league’s most-watched since 2015-16, and the most-watched on cable in 30 years. More than 58.6 million viewers across North America tuned into NHL games, and the season was up 8% year-over-year across TNT, ESPN and ABC.
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The latest season of HGTV competition series “Rock the Block”delivered the network’s highest-rated series to-date in 2024, averaging a .61 Live+3 among A25-54 and a .84 among W25-54. Attracting 13.6 million total viewers since it premiered on Monday, March 4, the seven-episode season grew 53% among A25-54 and 58% among W25-54 over the prior six weeks.
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The first two events of the Pro Padel League’s 2024 season drew nearly 1.6 million streams on the PPL YouTube channel, accumulating total watch time of just under 500,000 hours.
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Emmy-nominated writer/producer Dusty Kay died April 10 after a brief illness. He was 69. Kay’s credits include “Entourage,” “Roseanne,” and “Triplecross,” among other series and films.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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