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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/2/24)
AMC+/SUNDANCE NOW: Scrublands (Premiere)
DISCOVERY: Caught (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Selena + Restaurant (Premiere) at 7pm
FX: Welcome to Wrexham (Premiere) at 10pm
MAX: Hacks (Premiere)
NETFLIX: A Man in Full (Premiere)
NETFLIX: T P Bon (Premiere)
PEACOCK: The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Premiere)
CBS: Ghosts (Finale) at 8:30pm
Fox is looking to sell 30-second Super Bowl LIX ads for at least $7 million each, reports Variety. The starter price for spots for this year’s game, which delivered a record 120.3 million viewers to CBS, was $6.5 million.
PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT
Tyler Perry Studios has formed a joint venture with Asylum Group to co-develop and co-produce unscripted projects. Antoinetta Stallings has moved into the post of VP of Unscripted Programming at Tyler Perry Studios, best known for its stable of scripted shows like “Sistas,” “The Oval” and “House of Payne.” “I’m excited to bring the world of unscripted content to Tyler Perry Studio,” said Perry. “We’ve never tapped into this area of entertainment before and we’re looking forward to working closely with Asylum to bring unique real world stories to life.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video handed a series order to “The Better Sister,” a thriller starring and executive produced by Jessica Biel (“The Sinner”) and Elizabeth Banks (“Call Jane”). Tomorrow Studios is co-producing with Amazon MGM Studios. “Beyond being an enticing thriller full of twists and turns, ‘The Better Sister’ is a gripping story about family feuds and forgiveness,” said Amazon MGM Studios’ head of television, Vernon Sanders. “The brilliant duo of Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks are sure to bring these characters to life in the most authentic way.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
New Regency Television International has acquired rights to Andrew Michael Hurley bestseller The Loney to adapt for television, with “Shogun” director Jonathan van Tulleken onboard. “I’m thrilled at the opportunity to adapt ‘The Loney’,” said van Tulleken. “Its dark allure, complex characters and twisting narrative are a perfect foundation for a deeply compelling and visually immersive series that is an absolute gift for a director.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Neal McDonough (“Boomtown”) has joined the season two cast of “Tulsa King.” The Sylvester Stallone-starring series is slated to return to Paramount+ in the fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s a bird, it’s a plane… it’s “My Adventures with Superman,” back for season two on Adult Swim on Saturday, May 25 at midnight. The animated series is a coming-of-age story centered on Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Commentary series “Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson” rolls out with 2-3 episodes per week starting Friday, July 26 on Peacock. “We can’t wait to be a part of the Paris Olympics and help hype up the audience with highlights from the best moments of the Games,” said Hart, who hosts and executive produces with Thompson. “We’re going for gold, everybody!”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of “All American: Homecoming” makes its debut on Monday, July 8 on The CW. The series from it was spun, “All American,” will have its season six, and series, finale on Monday, July 15. The CW also set the premiere date for season two of “61st Street”: Monday, July 22.
Lifetime docuseries “Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up” premieres Monday, June 3 at 9p, following Gypsy Rose Blanchard as she experiences life as a free woman.
Guy Fieri, his wife Lori, and his sons Hunter and Ryder are joined by chef Antonia Lofaso for the new season of “Guy’s All-American Road Trip,” kicking off Friday, June 7 at 9p on Food Network.
The race to save humanity resumes with the season two premiere of TNT thriller “The Lazarus Project,” set for Sunday, June 9 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Future Today announced the upcoming launch of original content on its free AVOD flagship app, Fawesome. In partnership with Digital Media Studios, the programming slate includes four Fawesome Originals : “Southern Food Truck Wars”; “Game Night”; biographical drama “The Peanut Man,” chronicling the life of George Washington Carver; and “Greenwood Rising,” following the journey of O.W. Gurley, a visionary entrepreneur.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Rich & Shameless” returns to TNT with new standalone specials this May following the NBA Western Conference Finals. The series tells the true stories of the successes, and failures behind major sports stars. First up: “Brett Favre: Out of Bounds” on May 20 or 22.
(Source: Cynopsis)
At its Netflix Is a Joke festival, Netflix announced seven new comedy specials. Deon Cole and Ali Wong will tape their shows at the festival, while Bert Kreischer, Fortune Feimster, Gabriel Iglesias, Jo Koy and Michelle Buteau will get laughs elsewhere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Antenna TV will air a “’Mother’s Day at the Keatons’ Marathon” featuring curated episodes of “Family Ties” on Sunday, May 12 starting at 5a.
(Source: Cynopsis)
iHeartMedia and P&G Can’t Cancel Pride, a Pride Month event recognizing the impact of music and the impact that LGBTQ+ organizations continue to have on the community, will be available to stream on June 12.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hallmark Channel was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable network during its “Spring Into Love” programming stunt in Weekend Total Day and Weekend Primetime among W18+, and Top 3 among HHs, Total Viewers, and P18. The stunt delivered the #1 most-watched program on entertainment cable every Saturday for six straight weeks among HHs, Total Viewers, and W/P 18+ and reached 21 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo delivered a network first as the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast network in Monday-Sunday 7-11p primetime among total viewers for two consecutive months, closing out the month of April averaging 1.2 million total viewers and 344,000 A18-49, according to Nielsen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Art Moore, WABC-TV New York VP of Programming and a mainstay on “Live with Kelly and Mark” and its predecessors, is retiring in September. Moore has been with ABC since 1989. “Art Moore is simply the best of the best,” said Debra OConnell, President, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment. “His creativity, ability to handle any production challenge and keen sense of what the audience wants is unparalleled in daytime television, and can only be rivaled by his huge heart.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
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