FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/16/24)
MAGNOLIA NETWORK: Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Renovation (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT GEO: Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog (Premiere) at 8pm
PARAMOUNT+: RuPaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars (Premiere)
DISCOVERY: Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Bering Sea Gold (Premiere) at 9pm
ROKU CHANNEL: Side Hustlers (Premiere)
DISCOVERY+: Where We Call Home (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Jackpot! (Premiere)
HISTORY: The Proof is Out There: Alien Edition (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 8/17/24)
NETFLIX: Love Next Door (Premiere)
NAT GEO: Disaster Autopsy (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Chef Swap at the Beach (Premiere) at 7pm
OXYGEN: Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: The Real Murders of Atlanta (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT GEO: The Incredible Dr. Pol: The Grand Finale (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 8/18/24)
NAT GEO: Ocean Xplorers (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: Industry (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: Chimp Crazy (Premiere) at 10pm
MAGNOLIA NETWORK: BBQ High (Premiere) at 1pm
ID: American Monster (Finale) at 9pm
HGTV: 100 Day Dream Home (Finale) at 9pm
CBS News will deliver special multiplatform “America Decides: Campaign ‘24” coverage of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago from August 19 through August 22. CBS News political journalists will provide updates from across the country, with primetime coverage of the convention steered by CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell. During each night’s primetime coverage, O’Donnell will be joined by chief political analyst John Dickerson, chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa, chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes, senior White House and political correspondent Ed O’Keefe, senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang and national correspondent Adriana Diaz. CBS News digital platforms, including CBSNews.com, the CBS News app and CBS News social channels will also deliver coverage, as will streamers Paramount+ and Pluto TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Five people have been charged in connection with the death of former “Friends” star Matthew Perry. According to reports, the five include a live-in assistant, two doctors and a woman known as “The Ketamine Queen.” At a press conference, U.S Attorney Martin Estrada said the defendants “took advantage of Mr. Perry’s addiction issues to enrich themselves.” Perry was found dead in his home in Los Angeles on October 23. A later autopsy showed the cause of death as the “acute effects of ketamine.” Drowning, coronary artery disease and the effects of buprenorphine (used to treat opioid use disorder) were also cited as contributing to Perry’s death. Perry had said in the past he was undergoing Ketamine treatment for his addiction issues.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC will air the first episode of Peacock original comedy series “Mr. Throwback” on the broadcast network on September 12 at 9p, according to reports. The series, starring Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, debuted on the streaming service on August 8, alongside Olympics coverage. Curry was part of the USA Men’s basketball “Dream Team” at the Games, which won gold. According to reports, that connection helped make “Mr. Throwback” a Top 5 comedy launch for the streamer – 77% of the series viewers also watched the Olympics. NBC has made similar moves with Peacock shows, including “Dr. Death,” “Killing It,” and “Bupkis.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pop icon Katy Perry will receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, slated for September 11 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY. Perry, who has won five past VMAs, will also perform at the event, which was originally scheduled to occur on September 10 but was pushed back so as to not compete with the upcoming presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Perry last performed at the event in 2017. Since 2008, Perry has scored 14 Top 10 hits on Billboard charts, including nine No.1 records. Her 2010 album – “Teenage Dream” – had five No. 1 singles, matching the record set by Jackson’s “Bad” in 1987.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney Jr. has greenlit the sequel to its popular animated series, “Sofia The First” – “Sofia The First: Royal Magic” – with “Modern Family” actress Ariel Winters returning to voice the lead character. “Sofia The First” ran on Disney Jr., from 2012-2018. The new series is currently in production and is scheduled for release in 2026 on Disney Jr. and Disney+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
According to Deadline, Kali Rocha is set to return to “Grey’s Anatomy” as Sydney Heron, 17 years after she last appeared on the ABC medical drama. Rocha is scheduled to do three episodes in the series’ upcoming 21st season. Heron was first introduced during the show’s second season, a fourth-year resident known for her optimism. Her last episode was in 2017. This isn’t the first time the show has brought back long-gone characters. According to Deadline, Kate Walsh returned in Season 18 10 years after her character Addison exited the show and last season Jessica Capshaw’s Arizona returned after a 5-year hiatus.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount+ said Grammy-nominated country star Jelly Roll will cameo in the upcoming second season of “Tulsa King,” which will premiere September 15 in the U.S. and internationally. Starring Sylvester Stallone and executive produced by Oscar® nominee Taylor Sheridan, Oscar® nominee and writer Terence Winter, and multi-award-nominated director Craig Zisk, “Tulsa King” is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios exclusively for Paramount+. The show also stars Martin Starr, Jay Will, Max Casella, Vincent Piazza, Tatiana Zappardino, Annabella Sciorra, Neal McDonough, Frank Grillo, Domenick Lombardozzi, Andrea Savage, Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany.
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Great American Family said three new original world premiere movies will join its Great American Christmas 2024 lineup. First up is “A Royal Christmas Ballet,” starring Brittany Underwood (“One Life to Live,” “A Royal Christmas Holiday”) and Jonathan Stoddard (“A Royal Christmas Holiday,” “Sweet Maple Romance”); followed by “A Shelter and Season’s Greetings,” with Eric Guilmette (“The Black Box”) and Amber (“Ash Tsai,” “Journey to Christmas”). Finally, “In the Fabric of Christmas,” rounds out the list, with Liam Sullivan (“Harmon Walsh,” “Christmas By Candlelight”) and Amy Walker (“Ferelith Young,” “A Match for the Prince.”)
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fresh off a gold medal performance at the Paris Olympics, basketball legend LeBron James apparently needs a drink, as he is starring in a digital ad campaign for Lobos 1707 Tequila & Mezcal with actress and singer Victoria Justice. James portrays an international spy – Agent 1707 – in the espionage-themed spot, which will run on social media, Hulu and Peacock.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Peter Marshall, the smooth-voiced host of pioneering game show “The Hollywood Squares,” (1966-1980) for 16 years, died Thursday. He was 98 years old. Marshall was originally a singer and accomplished performer on Broadway and took the game show gig on a lark in 1966 after starring on Broadway in a Tony-nominated musical comedy – “Skyscraper.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marshall wasn’t interested until he learned the job would go to comedian Dan Rowan – later of “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” – an early rival. What was supposed to be a 13-week job turned into a 16-year career. Marshall hosted game shows “Fantasy” (1982-83, with Leslie Uggams), “All-Star Blitz,” (1985) “Yahtzee” (1988-89) and “Reel to Reel” (1998) after “The Hollywood Squares” and was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007. Survivors include his wife of 35 years, Laurie; children Suzanne, Jaime and Pete LaCock, a former first baseman with the Chicago Cubs and Kansas City Royals; sons-in-law David and Steve; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. His son David, 68, died in 2021 from COVID complications.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress Gena Rowlands died Wednesday at her home in Indian Wells, CA. She was 94 years old. No official cause of death was noted, but according to reports Rowlands had been battling Alzheimer’s disease for five years. Rowlands was known for her Oscar-nominated roles in “A Woman Under the Influence” (1974) and “Gloria,” (1980), directed by her husband John Cassavetes, and “The Notebook,” (2004) directed by her son Nick, but has a long history of roles on TV. In the 1960s she had small roles in TV classics like “Bonanza” (1959-73), “77 Sunset Strip” (1958-64), “The Girl From U.N.C.L.E.” (1966-67), and “Dr. Kildare” (1961-66). In 1967 she played socialite Adrienne Van Leyden on primetime soap opera “Peyton Place” (1964-1969) for 39 episodes. Rowlands also won three Primetime Emmy Awards, for roles in TV movies — “The Betty Ford Story” (1987) and “Face of a Stranger” (1991), and “Hysterical Blindness” (2002). In 2004 she received a Daytime Emmy for her role in Showtime’s “The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie” (2003), and in 2015 was awarded an honorary Oscar.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Alien: Romulus – Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu, Rosie Ede, Soma Simon, Bence Okeke, Viktor Orizu, Robert Bobroczkyi, Trevor Newlin, Annemarie Griggs, Ian Holm
Skincare (Limited Release) – Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Luis Gerardo Mendez, Michaela Jae (MJ) Rodriguez, Nathan Fillion, Erik Palladino, John Billingsley, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Jesse Saler, Ella Balinska, Julie Chang, Medallion Rahimi, Wendie Malick, James Logan, Lucy Barrett, Ivan Rojas, Georgia Leva
My Penguin Friend (Limited Release) – Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Rochi Hernandez, Nicholas Francella, Alexia Moyano, Ellen C. Camp, Pedro Urizzi, Pedro Caetano
Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 2 (Limited Release) – Kevin Costner, Ella Hunt, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington, Giovanni Ribisi, Will Patton, Luke Wilson, Kathleen Quinlan, Isabelle Fuhrman, Glynn Turman
Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure (Limited Release) – Ryan Kaji, Emma Kaji, Kate Kaji, Loan Kaji, Shion Kaji, Albie Hecht, Larry Herrera, Evangeline Lomelino, Jack Reid, Dan Rhodes, Bradley Williams Smith, Julia Stockton, Scott, Whyte, Sky Williams
STREAMING MOVIES
Jackpot! (Prime Video) – John Cena, Awkwafina, Sima Liu, Seann William Scott, Marian Green, David Conk, Josh Diogo, Rosanna Scotto, Dolly De Leon, Conor McCullagh, Shannon Mayers, Brian Ashton Smith, Murray Hill, Becky Ann Baker, Machine Gun Kelly
The Union (Netflix) – Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, JK Simmons, Mike Colter, Alice Lee, Jessica De Gouw, Adewale, Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jackie Earle Haley, Lucy Cork, Patch Darragh, James McMenamin, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Stephen Campbell Moore
NYC STREET FAIRS
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NYC SUMMER STREETS 2024 SCHEDULE
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $464 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $35 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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