FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/18/24)
PBS: Leonardo da Vinci (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Love & Hip Hop: Miami (Premiere) at 8pm
HULU: Cake Toppers (Premiere)
HULU: Cookie, Cupcake, Cake (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Wonderoos (Premiere)
Conan O’Brien will host the 97th Oscars, his first time hosting the broadcast. “America demanded it, and now it’s happening: Taco Bell’s new Cheesy Chalupa Supreme. In other news, I’m hosting the Oscars,” said O’Brien. The awards show airs March 2 at 7p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Walt Disney Co. stock hit a 6-month high on Friday, a day after the media giant reported upbeat earnings. Disney stock closed at $115.07 per share on November 15. While Disney has had to deal with the decline of its linear networks and rising sports rights costs, an optimistic streaming forecast and strong box office from “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” helped cheer investors. Chairman and CEO Bob Iger said the media giant has targeted $1 billion in streaming profits for fiscal 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Warner Bros. Discovery has settled its breach of contract lawsuit against the NBA, reports The Wall Street Journal. WBD will not retain its rights to regular and postseason games for TNT after this season, but a new deal gives the company the ability to develop new shows with NBA content in the US and abroad, and international NBA rights in parts of Northern Europe and Latin America. Warner Bros. Discovery sued the league in July after it signed an 11-year rights deal with ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon, alleging the league violated a matching-rights clause.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix reports the livestream of its Mike Tyson versus Jake Paul fight had 60 million households tuning in, and peaked at 65 million concurrent streams. The co-main event of Katie Taylor versus Amanda Serrano was watched by nearly 50 million households, making it “likely to be the most watched professional women’s sporting event in US history,” said the streamer. The event was Netflix’s first time streaming a live sports event, and 85,000 viewers reported experiencing issues, according to Down Detector. “The boxing mega-event dominated social media, shattered records and even had our buffering systems on the ropes,” acknowledged Netflix.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Allen Media FAST Channel Pattrn’s 24/7 programming will end December 8, but Pattrn will have a show Sundays at 1p on The Weather Channel, and offer climate-themed content on social media and YouTube.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A reboot of “Friday Night Lights” is in early development stages at Universal Television, according to Variety. Showrunner Jason Katims will return as will executive producer Brian Grazer of Imagine Entertainment. Imagine’s Kristen Zolner will also executive produce. “The new production will focus on a new story with new characters set in the universe of high school football. The original “Friday Night Lights” ran from 2006-2011 on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC comedies “Happy’s Place” and “Lopez vs. Lopez,” which had each been picked up for 13 episodes, received orders for three additional scripts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The third season of FOX’s celebrity social experiment, “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” returns for a special five-week event starting January 8 at 8p. This time around, the recruits will be training in Wales, the home of British Special Forces Selection. Taking on training challenges that include a high-pressure hostage rescue and a ladder crossing between steep cliffs, among others, are Nathan Adrian, Stephen Baldwin, Alana Blanchard, Landon Donovan, Carey Hart, Brody Jenner, Marion Jones, Ali Manno, Cam Newton, Kayla Nicole, Kyla Pratt, Denise Richards, Christy Carlson Romano, Trista Sutter, Golden Tate and Jordyn Wieber.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of Prime Video’s “Coach Prime” drops Tuesday, January 7, with the show transitioning from a weekly to a binge release. The upcoming season, which is currently in production, will follow coach Deion Sanders and the University of Colorado Buffaloes as they ascend the college football rankings and star players Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders continue their pursuit of the Heisman trophy.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor Paul Mescal (“Normal People”) will host the next episode of “Saturday Night Live.” Mescal will be joined by musical guest Shaboozey on December 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC Networks’ annual “Best Christmas Ever” event returns November 30through December 26 with over 550 hours of holiday programming, including the holiday classics like “Elf,” the 35th anniversary of “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the 20th anniversary of “Christmas with the Kranks,” the 20th anniversary of “The Polar Express,” and other beloved classics including “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) and the Rankin/Bass holiday stop-motion collection. On AMC+, viewers can watch new holiday feature “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point,” starring Michael Cera, Sawyer Spielberg and Francesca Scorsese as well as two all-new Yule Logs customized for “The Walking Dead” and Anne Rice fans.In honor of the 20th anniversary of “The Polar Express,” AMC has partnered with Warner Bros. Discovery for the “Best Christmas Ever: Polar Express Sweepstakes,” open now through December 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Country Music Association and ABC will drum up enthusiasm for “The 58th Annual CMA Awards” with a variety of special programming. A special guest lineup pf country stars will join “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” starting tonight, and a special edition of “20/20” is slated for Tuesday, November 19. “Good Morning America” also gets in the CMA action, and the show itself airs at 8p on Wednesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s “Holiday Wars” posted a 0.58 P25-54 / 0.87 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up 12% / 21% vs. the prior six-weeks and 12% /13% vs. the year-ago period. The show was the No. 4 overall cable program in its timeslot among W 25-54, and two weeks in the season has reached more than 3.4 million cross platform viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $144 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Red One – $34.1 million
Venom: The Last Dance – $7.4 million
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – $5.4 million
Heretic – $5.2 million
The Wild Robot – $4.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
Keely's Korner 