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BRITBOX: The Other Mrs. Jordan (Premiere)
COWBOY: Rodeo Corpus Christi (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Police 24/7 (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Crimes Gone Viral (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Super Rich in Korea (Premiere)
TLC: OutDaughtered (Premiere) at 9pm
BET: Kingdom Business (Finale) at 9pm
Paramount+ has ordered “Crutch,” a spinoff of CBS comedy “The Neighborhood” starring Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) as a Harlem widower whose kids move home. The series comes from A Bird and a Bear Entertainment, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment, Wendi Trilling TrillTV and CBS Studios.
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Tyler Perry Studios and DeVon Franklin (“Flamin’ Hot”) have signed a multi-year first-look deal with Netflix to produce faith-based films. First out of the gate will be “R&B,” written by Mike Elliott (“Brown Sugar”) and Cory Tynan (“Play’d”), a modern-day retelling of the Bible story of Ruth and Boaz. “I’m so excited to be working with DeVon on this and future projects,” said Perry. “I think in this polarizing world, and at a time where the world seems to be growing colder everyday, we both share the common goal of wanting to spread some good. And there’s no better place than Netflix.”
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Should there be any doubt that women’s sports are red hot, TV outcomes company EDO analyzed how consumers engaged with this year’s WNBA draft and found that viewers were 8% more likely to engage with ads during the 2024 event on ESPN than competitive primetime programming, a 52% increase in ad effectiveness over last year. The top three ads by ad impact during the 2024 WNBA Draft all featured Caitlin Clark – two from State Farm and one from Gatorade. According EDO, viewers of State Farm Caitlin Clark ads during the draft were 275% more likely to engage online with the brand than viewers of State Farm ads on competitive primetime programming.
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“The Young and the Restless” star Melody Thomas Scott and her husband, the soap’s producer Edward J. Scott, along with host and cookbook author Lidia Bastianich will be the Lifetime Achievement Honorees at the 51st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards, airing Friday, June 7 at 8p on CBS. “We’ve long wanted to honor the legendary daytime duo of Melody Thomas Scott and her husband Edward J. Scott. With a combined 93 years of contributions to our community, they are true institutions in the world of Daytime television,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS. “In addition, Lidia Bastianich’s astounding success combines her love of cooking while simultaneously entertaining millions each day. It is an honor for us to say ‘grazie’ for the many fine meals borne from her TV kitchen and cookbook pages.”
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Added to the cast of Apple TV+ drama “Firebug” are Greg Kinnear (“Black Bird”), Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Lincoln Lawyer”), Rafe Spall (“Trying”” and Emily Anderson (“The Purge”). They join Jurnee Smollett and John Leguizamo.
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Season twenty of Discovery’s “Deadliest Catch” launches Tuesday, June 11 at 8p. “Deadliest Catch is the gold standard for unscripted series, paving the way for an entire genre of television that highlights everyday working heroes,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks. “Audiences have grown with our captains and their families, respecting their unwavering determination, and experiencing the struggles and successes with them. This season is a celebration of their epic stories and the first page of their next chapter.”
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“Destination Heaven” premieres Thursday, May 16 at 8p on Great American Pure Flix. The series tells the stories of inexplicable events that happen to ordinary people, who come face-to-face with God to navigate the situation.
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“Battle on the Beach” kicks off a new season Monday, June 3 at 9p on HGTV, as mentors Taniya Nayak (“Build it Forward”), Ty Pennington (“Rock the Block”) and Alison Victoria (“Windy City Rehab”) help teams of renovators in Oak Island, North Carolina.
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Apple TV+ docuseries “The Hollywood Con Queen” debuts Wednesday, May 8, focused on a mysterious figure who impersonated powerful female executives in Hollywood to lure victims with the promise of life-changing career opportunities.
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Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”) and George Wendt (“Cheers”) star in “Love’s Second Act,” a film making its debut Thursday, May 9 at 8p on Great American Pure Flix. The streamer for faith and family programming will drop new content every Thursday throughout the month.
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Concert special “Judy Collins: Wildflowers in Concert,” featuring the folk singer performing her 1967 album, Wildflowers, plus additional songs, will premiere on select public television stations and on Passport in the PBS App beginning Thursday, May 30.
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Netflix scooped up US distribution rights for TV series “Penelope,” from actor and filmmaker Mark Duplass and director Mel Eslyn. Duplass’ self-funded YA series debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.
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After 35 days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, the season seven premiere of “9-1-1” earned 13.47 million Total Viewers and 3.46 rating in A18-49, delivering its best MP+35 performance in nearly 2 ½ years.
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Kim Godwin has left her role after three years as President of ABC News, and is retiring from the news business. “It’s both a privilege and a debt to those who chipped away at the ceiling before me to lead a team whose brand is synonymous with trust, integrity and a dogged determination to be the best in the business,” wrote Godwin, the first Black woman to head a network news division, in a note to staff. For the time being, President of Disney news group Debra O’Connell, who became Godwin’s superior after a restructuring in February, will lead ABC News.
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