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The Wonder Project landed a cast-contingent series order for “It’s Not Like That.” The drama follows two parents newly navigating singlehood. Series creators Ian Deitchman and Kristen Rob (“Off Campus”) serve as showrunners, and will exec produce alongside Jon Erwin, Justin Rosenblatt, Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten for The Wonder Project, Alex Goldstone for 42 & Anonymous Content and Kingdom Story Company.
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Nat Geo greenlit four unscripted series. “The Real Finding Nemo” (w/t),from Freeborne Media, explores the underwater world; “Surviving Pompeii with Tom Hiddleston” (w/t), from executive producer Kevin R. Wright (“Loki”) and Plimsoll Productions, examines Pompeii’s catastrophe; “Meet the Planets” (w/t), from Ryan Reynold’s Maximum Effort and BBC Studios Science Unit, tells the story of the solar system; and “Diana: One Day in Paris,” part of the “One Day” franchise, retells the story of the tragic death of Princess Diana.
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NBC is the latest network to set midseason premiere dates. In addition to a slew of returning series kicking off the second half of their seasons starting Monday, January 6, come the series debuts of “The Hunting Party” on Monday, February 3 at 10p, and “The Americas” (7p), “Suits LA” (9p), and “Grosse Pointe Garden Society” (10p) on Sunday, February 23.
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Apple TV+ series “The Studio” premieres with its first two episodes on Wednesday, March 26. The comedy stars Seth Rogan (who also serves as writer, director and executive producer) as the newly appointed head of an embattled studio.
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Season three of “Yellowjackets” debuts with its first two episodes on Friday, February 14 on Paramount+, two days ahead of its premiere on Showtime. Hilary Swank and Joel McHale guest star this time around.
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Reality sports competition “Exatlon Estados Unidos All-Stars” returns to Telemundo on Tuesday, December 10 at 7p. In a twist, champs from previous seasons return to compete with a group of new athletes.
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TNT Sports’ 10th installment of golf event series “The Match” tees off with a two-night primetime event on Thursday, November 21 and Friday, November 22, simulcast on TNT and Max starting at 7:30p. Competing celebrities include Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Blake Griffin.
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Clint Eastwood film “Juror #2” makes its streaming debut on Max on Friday, December 30. The film follows a man who, while serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, finds himself struggling with a serious moral dilemma.
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Renovation special “Breaking New Ground: 200 Years in the Making” premieres Saturday, November 23 at 9p on OWN.
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“Luther: Never Too Much,” telling the story of singer Luther Vandross, premieres Wednesday, January 1 at 8p on CNN.
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“Journey to America: With Newt and Callista Gingrich” airsTuesday, January 14 at 10p (check local listings) on PBS. The doc profiles nine Americans who emigrated to the US.
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Holiday alerts: Paramount+’s “Tis the Season for Streaming” holiday collection includes the premiere of the first Paramount+ original holiday film, “Dear Santa,” from Peter and Bobby Farrelly…FETV is running “Christmas Cinema Classics” movie blocks every weekend at 9p from Thanksgiving until Christmas…. The lineup for AMC Networks’ annual “Best Christmas Ever” event features the new film “Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point” and Shudder’s streaming debut of holiday horror film “A Creature Was Stirring,” among other festive face….Catchy Comedy’s annual “Dean Martin Thanksgiving Day Roast” starts Thursday, November 28 at 6a and continues for 24 hours. Before running on Catchy Comedy last year, the stunt aired on Decades network.
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FOX Nation will host its sixth annual Patriot Awards on Thursday, December 5, emceed by FOX News host Sean Hannity. The ceremony will be streamed live on FOX Nation beginning at 8p.
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NBC Sports has picked up the rights to The Snow League, a winter sports league founded by snowboarding legend Shaun White. The first competition is set to take place in March, with events streaming live on Peacock and encore presentations on NBC.
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YouTube is the priority platform for the sports industry due to its ability to reach, engage and monetize audiences, according to the Digital Trends Report 2025 from UK’s IMG. Ranked after YouTube are Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, with Reddit as the year’s biggest riser, climbing four places to sixth. As for AI, “Meta’s attempt to replicate one-to-one fan interactions at scale through AI celebrity chatbots demonstrated there is minimal appetite to engage with artificially created characters or celebrity interactions,” noted the report. “Fans want personalization, not personalities.”
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HBCU GO will run 20 men’s and women’s college basketball games in 2025. Matchups will stream Saturdays at 1p and air in broadcast syndication in major television markets.
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EMG / Gravity Media and Cricket Australia will deliver more than 350 hours of cricket coverage across FOX Sports, Kayo and the Cricket Network this summer, with broadcast coverage of the One Day Cup, WBBL, WNCL, the Sheffield Shield including the Final, the Prime Minister’s XI and Governor General’s XI matches, and the Australia v India tour matches.
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The premiere episode of “Dune: Prophecy” delivered 1.2 million viewersacross HBO and Max on Sunday, growing 75% to 2.1 million the day after.
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The November 6 episode of ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” drew 6.33 million cross-platform viewers in seven days of viewing, up 210% from its Live+SD audience, and up 689%, to a 2.21 rating, among A18-49.
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Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship” posted a 0.66 P25-54 / 0.88 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up double digits versus the prior six weeks (+61% /+40% respectively), and ranking as the #1 non-news/sports cable program on Monday night among P/W18+ (#2 non-news/sports among P/W25-54). The network’s “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” launched on Thursday, posting a 0.57 P25-54 / 0.74 W25-54 Live+3 rating, more than doubling prior six-week benchmarks (+148% and +124% respectively) and is on pace to be Food Network’s highest rated freshman series of the year.
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