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MTV has shifted its VMA Music Awards ceremony from Tuesday, September 10 to Wednesday, September 11, to avoid competing with the planned presidential debate on ABC. MTV encouraged fans to tune in to watch VP Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spar, and announced the first round of performers for the VMAs, including Camila Cabello, GloRilla, Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Rauw Alejandro.
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Four months after the launch of Dr. Phil McGraw’s Merit Street Media,the company cut about 30% of its employees, impacting approximately 40 jobs. “Following the brief summer hiatus of ‘Dr. Phil Primetime,’ Merit Street implemented ongoing consolidations of departments and roles in efforts to achieve efficiencies at the highest level, which unfortunately resulted in some layoffs,” said a Merit Street spokesperson. “We are confidently getting better at what we do. Merit will continue striving to create more synergy between all divisions including staff expanding their roles within our live news, original programming, and sports and music endeavors.”
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GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics announced the winners of the 2024 Dorian TV Awards. Max’s “Hacks” led with four wins; AMC’s “Anne Rice’s Interview With A Vampire” landed three; and Showtime/Paramount+’s “Fellow Travelers” earned two.
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Lionsgate Television has signed an overall deal with Alexi Hawley (“The Rookie”). The move follows Lionsgate’s acquisition of eOne, where Hawley had a deal.
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Joining the season three cast of HBO’s “The Gilded Age” are Bill Camp (“Presumed Innocent”), Merritt Weaver (“Nurse Jackie”), Andrea Martin (“Only Murders in the Building”), Leslie Uggams (“Roots”), and Lisagay Hamilton (“Winning Time”).
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Lynn Whitfield will return to “The Chi” for season seven as a series regular. Whitfield had been a guest star in season six.
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John Slattery (“Mad Men”) has joined USA Network drama “The Rainmaker” in a series regular role. The drama is based on the John Grisham bestseller.
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Peacock’s “Hysteria!” premieres Friday, October 18 with all eight episodes. Set in the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s, the thriller series’ premiere will be simulcast on USA Network and Syfy that day, with USA airing episodes each Friday.
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Mexican host and actor Carlos Calderon has joined Telemundo morning show “Hoy Dia” as co-host. “We are thrilled to welcome Carlos Calderón to our Telemundo family,” said Ronald Day, President of Entertainment and Chief Content Officer of Telemundo. “Carlos not only brings an impressive track record in the industry, but his authenticity, charisma and talent have led him to win the hearts of the Hispanic audience. Together, we will continue to kick off our mornings on Telemundo full of energy and entertainment.”
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Tom Papa’s next comedy special for Netflix is slated to drop Tuesday, October 29. It will be the comedian’s third show for the streamer.
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Tagging along with Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago will be “The Daily Show Presents: InDogCision 2024,” in partnership with voter registration organization HeadCount and no kill animal welfare organization PAWS Chicago. The event will be held in Wrigleyville on Sunday, August 18 and will be open to ticket holders attending the Chicago Cubs game.
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Fox News will present a nightly hour-long special, “FOX News Democracy 2024: The Democratic National Convention,” from Monday, August 19 through Thursday, August 22 at 10p. Baier and MacCallum will be joined by a rotation of FNC commentators each night to provide insight on the convention.
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The US Men’s Basketball Team’s victory over France averaged 19.5 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, making it the most-watched gold medal match since 1996, according to Nielsen. The game was also the most-streamed Olympic event, with an average minute audience of 2.7 million viewers.
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NBCU, Team USA, Snoop Dogg and the city of Paris weren’t the only big Olympics winners. Warner Bros. Discovery, which sub-licensed European rights for the Games, reports over seven billion minutes were streamed during the Games, six times the number for Tokyo. “Our streaming growth momentum is only gaining strength, and we’ve still got almost half the global addressable market to go,” said JB Perrette, WBD’s CEO and President of Global Streaming and Games.
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