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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/3/24)
CW: Scrabble (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Trivial Pursuit (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Mountain Men (Premiere) at 9pm
MAX: Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Premiere)
MAX: Las Bravas F.C. (Premiere)
NBC: Law & Order (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Found (Premiere) at 10pm
NETFLIX: Blue Box (Premiere)
NETFLIX, CRUNCHYROLL, HULU: Dan Da Dan (Premiere)
OXYGEN: Dateline: The Smoking Gun (Premiere) at 8pm
PEACOCK: Reggaeton: The Sound That Conquered the World (Premiere)
SUNDANCE TV: The Tailor of Sin City (Premiere) at 10pm
UP TV: Hudson & Rex (Premiere) at 8pm
Warner Bros. Discovery and All Elite Wrestling inked a multi-year renewal of their five-year relationship. WBD’s networks and platforms will remain the exclusive home of “AEW Dynamite” (TBS) and “AEW Collision” (TNT), with enhanced distribution rights across social platforms as well as building opportunities for additional AEW programming. For the first time, starting in January, all “AEW Dynamite” and “AEW Collision” programming will stream live exclusively on Max. “Tony Khan and the entire AEW team have been incredible partners, and we are thrilled to strike this expanded agreement to deliver amazing new AEW content and stories to TNT and TBS, as well as bring the thrilling live action to Max for the first time,” said Kathleen Finch, Chairman and CEO of US Networks, WBD. “We are focused on creating fresh and authentic experiences for AEW’s passionate and engaged fanbase while also introducing them to our growing lineup of high-action sports and entertainment at TNT and beyond.”
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Responding to CBS News’ claim that Donald Trump reneged on his agreement to be interviewed for a “60 Minutes” primetime election special, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung posted on X, “There were initial discussions, but nothing was ever scheduled or locked in,” adding, “They also insisted on doing live fact checking, which is unprecedented.” Responded Kamala Harris advisor David Plouffe, “Afraid of the debate stage. Afraid of ‘60 Minutes.’ And his campaign team — after the last three days of increasingly unhinged and unstable ranting at his rallies — is clearly afraid of exposing him beyond comfortable confines.”
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Meanwhile, VP candidate Tm Walz has booked a date on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”. Monday will mark the Minnesota governor’s first late-night appearance.
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Layoffs his ABC News and ABC-owned stations on Wednesday, affecting about 75 employees. “As you know, this has been happening across the broader company and the industry at large in recent weeks and months,” wrote ABC News President Almin Karamehmedovic in a memo to staff. “For us, it means shaping a team that embraces the new media landscape and evolves along with it, which we must do to continue serving our viewers.”
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NBCUniversal Local’s 10th annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign helped nearly 170,000 pets find new homes, the highest single-year adoption total in the initiative’s history, and raised more than $500,000 for participating animal shelters. The 2024 adoption initiative was held August 10-September 10.
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Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear are working on a new “9-1-1” spinoff for ABC. “We’re going to launch a new show in a new city that I can’t name, but it’s fun,” Murphy told Variety. “9-1-1: Lone Star” is currently in its fifth and last season.
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Charles Barkley has launched a production company, Round Mound Media, in partnership with EverWonder Studio. TNT Sports, where former NBA star Barkley works as a commentator, will have a first-look deal with Round Mound. The company has 10 projects in development, including a documentary about Barkley’s life.
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VICE Studios Group is developing a reality series “Montana Boyz” (w/t) with social media marketing agency Viral Nation. The series will focus on social media stars Kaleb Winterburn, Mark Estes and Kade Wilcox. Vice Studio Group’s Danny Gabai (“Bama Rush”), Lauren Terp (“Superpower”) and Andrew Freston (“Bama Rush”) will serve as executive producers alongside Jonathan Chanti, Joanna Giunta and Paul Telner of Viral Nation.
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Production company Attraction has signed a first-look development deal with writer, director, and producer Ryan McMahon (“Thunder Bay”). The partnership aims to develop a slate of original content across multiple. It’s Attraction’s first major step into talent-led unscripted content.
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Mercury Filmworks (“Hilda”) and Trustbridge Entertainment have teamed to develop, produce, and distribute “Gustavo,” a new 2D animated comedy series based on The World of Gustavobook series.
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Apple TV+ has renewed “Sugar” for season two. The drama stars and is executive produced by Colin Farrell. “Since its premiere, audiences have been gripped by the mysteries and twists of ‘Sugar,’ with an incredible performance by Colin Farrell at the center,” said Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+. “Colin, Simon Kinberg, Audrey Chon and the entire team behind this series have brilliantly blended genres to create a compelling, can’t-miss series that keeps viewers guessing.”
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Food Network has struck a new exclusive deal with Kardea Brown that will include Brown continuing in her role as judge on “Spring Baking Championship.” Brown will also co-host “Kids Baking Championship.”
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Former Endor Productions MD Carlo Dusi announced the creation of new indieTurning Point, which launches with backing from Canada’s Shaftesbury (“Murdoch Mysteries”). Turning Point brings Dusi together with Endor colleagues Jennifer McConnell as Creative Director and Molly Scull as Development Executive. The company’s launch slate comprises several projects that Dusi, McConnell and Scull developed together while at Endor.
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Creative, technology and media company MSQ has acquired creative agency SPCSHP. The acquisition gives SPCSHP access to MSQ’s network of agencies, allowing it to provide a broader set of marketing solutions to its roster of brands.
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“A Plan to Kill” premieres Sunday, October 7 at 7p on Oxygen. The true crime series examines the stories of disturbed killers who spend weeks, months or even years viciously scheming and plotting the demise of their victims.
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Alison Sweeney will celebrate her 30th Hallmark movie with “This Time Each Year,” premiering Thursday, October 24 at 8p on Hallmark Mystery. A first look at the Christmas kickoff film will debut during Sweeney’s 10th Hannah Swensen movie franchise installment, “A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swenson Mystery,” premiering tomorrow, October 4 at 9p on Hallmark Mystery.
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Colombian singer-songwriter J Balvin will receive the Billboard Spirit of Hope Award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards for his outstanding philanthropic efforts. Balvin will also perform at the show, airing Sunday, October 20, at 9p on Telemundo.
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Eleven documentaries following Dutch racing driver Max Verstappen,including “Off the Beaten Track” and Master of the Track,” make their US and UK debuts beginning Monday, October 14 on the Viaplay US and Viaplay UK streaming services.
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OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in new funding, raising the ChatGPT maker’s valuation to $157 billion. “We are making progress on our mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity,” said the company in an announcement. “Every week, over 250 million people around the world use ChatGPT to enhance their work, creativity, and learning. Across industries, businesses are improving productivity and operations, and developers are leveraging our platform to create a new generation of applications. And we’re only getting started.”
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On the flip side, the value of X-formerly-Twitter has plunged 79% since it was purchased by Elon Musk two years ago, according to Fidelity’s annual Blue Chip Growth Fund report. Musk paid $44 billion for the company.
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Viewership for Tuesday’s VP debate averaged 49.6 million viewers, by AdImpact’s count. Linear viewing was 59% of the total, with various forms of streaming at 41%. YouTube and YouTube TV accounted for 15.3% of all streaming numbers, while other streaming services made up 25.7% of all viewers.
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During the VP debate from 9-10:45p, CBS drew 9.6 million viewers P2+, followed by Fox News (7.9 million), ABC (6.4 million), NBC (4.9 million), MSNBC (4.9 million), CNN (3.4 million), Fox (2.5 million) and Fox Business (276,000), according to Nielsen.
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NBC’s “Brilliant Minds” has drawn 9.2 million cross-platform viewers to its premiere episode since its September 23 debut, reports NBCU, up 138% from the live + same-day audience of 3.9 million.
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“WWE NXT,” moved from USA to The CW, premiered in its new home to 895,000 total viewers, its largest audience in a year, according to Nielsen. The episode was up 44% from last week, which aired on USA.
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Season one of Prime Video’s “Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power” has attracted over 150 million viewers, and season two has drawn 55 million, reported Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, during a UK Upfront presentation on Wednesday. The season two finale dropped today.
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When Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida last Thursday evening, The Weather Channel delivered over 1.75 million viewers during its most watched hour and was the #1 cable television network for the day (P25-54).
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