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HULU: Betrayal: A Father’s Secret (Premiere)
NAT GEO: Port Protection Alaska (Premiere) at 9pm
TELEMUNDO: La Isla Desafio Extremo (Premiere) at 7pm
MHZ CHOICE: Babylon Berlin (Finale)
Hulu canceled Amy Schumer comedy “Life & Beth” after two seasons. The sophomore season launched in February.
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ABC News and ABC Owned Television Stations announced Climate Ready, an editorial initiative created to amplify climate preparedness stories. Market-specific programming is available this week across the ABC Owned Television Stations (check local listings).
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“Snowflakes,” following a group of co-dependent young housemates,has been picked up to series by FX. The ensemble comedy was created by Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw (“The Tonight Show”), who wrote the pilot and serve as executive producers with Nick Kroll (“The League”), Jonathan Krisel (“Baskets”), who directed the pilot, and Stefani Robinson (“What We Do in the Shadows”). “We are excited about the exceptional cast and powerhouse comedy team we’ve assembled for Snowflakes,” said Nick Grad, President, FX Entertainment. “Not only does it give us a chance to introduce our audience to Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw’s brilliant comedic voice, but we also get the opportunity to work again with Nick, Jonathan and Stefani, all incredibly talented veterans of signature FX comedies.”
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One week after its premiere, Prime Video has renewed “Betty la Fea, La Historia Continúa” for a second season. In addition to winning the largest global viewership for a Latin American title in Prime Video history, the show has become the most-watched series of all time on Prime Video in Colombia. “The phenomenal success of ‘Betty la Fea, La Historia Continua’ underscores Prime Video’s commitment to sharing iconic local stories of exceptional quality from the region that deeply resonate with our customers around the world,” said Paulo Koelle, Head of Prime Video Latin America. “Prime Video’s strategy in Latin America has been to focus on what truly matters, taking calculated risks to bring our customers all the content they crave in one destination.”
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New Hulu docuseries “The Secret Lives of Mormon Lives” drops Friday, September 6. The eight-parter follows a group of Mormon mom influencers who get caught in a swinging sex scandal.
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Fuse Media shared the lineup for season two of “Like a Girl,” premiering Wednesday, August 21 at 9p. Hosted by MJ Acosta-Ruiz and Joy Taylor, the six-episode season features Diana Flores, Lucero Acosta and Melissa Amaya, Sydney Leroux, Ali Riley and Kennedy Fuller, Taylor Townsend, Flau’jae Johnson and Emma Malabuyuo.
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“Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?” premieres Thursday, August on Max. The three-part docuseries from Investigation Discovery delves into the 2012 double abduction of two cousins, 10-year-old Lyric Cook-Morrissey and 8-year-old Elizabeth Collins, in Evansdale, Iowa.
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Another true crime docuseries, “Face to Face with Scott Peterson,”premieres Tuesday, August 20 on Peacock. Peterson was found guilty of murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, in 2004.
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Phaedra Parks is returning to Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” for season 16, after a six-season break. Parks is also a cast member on Bravo reality show “Married to Medicine.”
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MHz Choice has acquired “Miss Merkel,” two 90-minute tongue-in-cheek German mysteries from Fremantle, as an exclusive for the US set to premiere Tuesday, October 22. Based on the books by David Safier, the series imagines former German chancellor Angela Merkel leaving politics behind and moving to a small town, where she discovers a new calling as an amateur detective.
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Season three of “Under the Vines” premieres on Acorn TV on Monday, August 19, with episodes dropping weekly.
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Eurosport Olympics commentator Bob Ballard got the heave-ho after making an “inappropriate remark” about the Australian female swim team. “You know what women are like, hanging around, doing their makeup,” Ballard said on air to his colleague Lizzie Simmonds after the team won a gold medal. “Outrageous, Bob. Some of the men are doing that as well,” replied Simmonds. Afterwards, Ballard apologized on social media for his remarks.
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Saturday’s opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics scored a total audience of 28.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, according to early data from Nielsen. That handily beat the 17.7 million tuned who in for the Tokyo Olympics opener in 2021.
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