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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 10/21/24)
CBS: The Neighborhood (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Poppa’s House (Premiere) at 8:30pm
DISCOVERY: Contraband: Seized at the Airport (Premiere) at 9pm
FYI: Rachael Ray’s Meals in Minutes (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: What We Do in the Shadows (Premiere) at 10pm
Marvel crime series “Daredevil: Born Again” launches Tuesday, March 4 on Disney+. Charlie Cox stars in the title role, joined by Vincent D’Onofrio as Kingpin.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Acorn TV’s new detective drama series, “Inspector Ellis,” premieres Monday, November 4. Additional episodes will drop weekly on the platform. The three-part series, consisting of 90-minute episodes, will follow DCI Ellis (Sharon D Clarke), a tenacious cop who travels to various police stations to help solve crimes with the local detectives.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC will broadcast a special episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on November 17, following its broadcast of “Sunday Night Football.” Slated to appear are Jon Hamm, Lindsay Lohan and Pharrell. Local news will air in between “SNF” and “The Tonight Show.” “Every time we get the opportunity to work with our friends at NBC Sports, it’s something we look forward to,” said “Tonight Show” showrunner Chris Miller. “We can’t wait to bring our show to fans of ‘Sunday Night Football.’ It’s going to be a must-watch night of TV.” The last time the late-night talk show aired after “SNF” was in 2019.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Adult Swim’s #1 series, “Rick and Morty,” has been given a two-year pickup for seasons 11 and 12, which will keep it on the air until at least 2029. Season 8 of the animated series is set to debut in 2025. “From Season One, ‘Rick and Morty’ set a new standard in adult animation and has shown no signs of stopping,” said Michael Ouweleen, president of Adult Swim, at New York Comic Con.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon has greenlit seasons 4 and 5 of the animated hit, “The Patrick Star Show.” The “SpongeBob SquarePants” spinoff, which premiered in 2021, focuses on Patrick (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, as in the main series) and the rest of his family as he hosts an imaginary variety show. Each new season will consist of 13 episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix is debating whether to move forward with “Building the Band,” a television project featuring One Direction singer Liam Payne, in the wake of his tragic death last week. The music competition series was greenlit in May and filming has reportedly wrapped on the series, which was produced by UK’s Remarkable Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Revelations Entertainment has optioned the rights to the life story of rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary will chronicle Berry’s path to success as part of a drama series that will air in 2026, which will mark 100 years since the singer’s birth. In a statement, the duo said, “Through this collaboration, we aim to celebrate his groundbreaking legacy, sharing not just his music but the remarkable journey behind it. Together, we want to ensure that Chuck’s spirit continues to inspire future generations, reminding the world of the indelible mark he left on us all.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Onboard the voice cast for Prime Video’s upcoming adult animated anthology series “Secret Level” are Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, Keanu Reeves, Gabriel Luna, Temuera Morrison (“The Book of Boba Fett”) and Ariana Greenblatt (“Barbie”). The 15-parter, set in the world of video games, debuts Tuesday, December 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Google sent an email to its advertising partners announcing that it will block election ads across all of its platforms after the polls close on November 5. The practice was first implemented during the 2020 election to prevent misinformation about voting and election outcomes. Google Ads, DV360, YouTube and Google’s Ad Exchange and Shopping ads will be included in the pause.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Funko Fusion, a new video game from Funko, will widen its universe of characters to include favorites from “The Office.” The newly released title from 10:10 Games will introduce Dunder Mifflin-related content later this year as one of its planned updates following its September 13 release across PlayStation 5, PC and Xbox Series X/S. The game currently features characters from “Jurassic World” “Back to the Future” “Five Nights at Freddy’s” and “Chucky” but the company is in talks to expand further outside of the NBCUniversal catalog.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video scored big with its “Thursday Night Football” game between the Denver Broncos and New Orleans Saints.Despite a 33-10 trouncing by the Broncos and competition from MLB postseason games and NHL action, 9.81 million viewers tuned in, an improvement from last season’s comparable game. With six games streamed so far, “TNF” on Prime is averaging 13.31 million viewers, a +12% average from last year’s full-season average of 11.86M and +39% over 2022’s season average of 9.58M.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Diamond Sports Group has announced a broad, long-term commercial partnership with FanDuel, the online gaming company. Key points include exclusive right to name Diamond’s 16 regional sports networks and Diamond’s digital offerings; linear and digital media placement and integration opportunities; shared commitment to explore a unified DTC app experience with the ability to syndicate FanDuel TV programming across FanDuel Sports Network; FanDuel to have reseller designation for Diamond’s DTC product; and additional economic and equity elements.
(Source: Cynopsis)
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $456 million.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Smile 2 – $23 million
The Wild Robot – $10.1 million
Terrifier 3 – $9.3 million
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice – $5 million
We Live In Time – $4.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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