FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/5/24)
ABC: The Great Christmas Light Fight (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Southern Charm (Premiere) at 9pm
E!: Snoop’s Fatherhood: Cori and Wayne’s Story (Premiere) at 10pm
HALLMARK+: Cherry Lane Film Series (Premiere)
HULU: Wild Crime (Premiere)
MAX: Creature Commandos (Premiere)
VIAPLAY: Ace of Base: All That She Wants (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Black Doves (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Jentry Chau vs the Underworld (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Sorry Not Sorry (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story (Premiere)
SUNDANCE NOW: White Lies (Premiere)
A federal Judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Byron Allen’s $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s for racial discrimination will go to trial. The lawsuit alleges that McDonald’s blocked Allen and his media properties, including his TV networks and streaming assets, from McDonald’s general market ad agency responsible for dispersing the vast majority of McDonald’s massive ad budget and, instead, relegated Allen and his companies to McDonald’s Black-only ad agency, because Allen is Black.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The story of the Duchess of York’s former aide and convicted murderer, Jane Andrews, has been commissioned as four-part drama “The Lady” by BritBox with ITV’s Director of Drama, Polly Hill, and Helen Ziegler, Senior Drama Commissioner, as co-commissioners and production partners. The series will air on BritBox in North America and ITV1 and STV and stream on ITVX and STV Player in the UK.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production has wrapped on season 2 of Netflix’s “Wednesday,” with the premiere expected sometime next year. According to Deadline, new episodes will lean more towards the horror side, and will focus more on the relationship between Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) and mother Morticia (Catherin Zeta-Jones). New family members are expected to be introduced and a spinoff centered on Uncle Fester (played in season 1 by Fred Armisen) is in the works. Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo (Sheriff Deputy Ritchie Santiago) is now a series regular, starring with newly added Billie Piper, Steve Buscemi, Evie Templeton, Owen Painter and Noah Taylor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group said it has pre-empted the rights to Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’ debut novel, “Climbing in Heels,” publishing April 29, 2025 by St. Martin’s Press. The drama series adaptation will be co-written and executive produced by Goldsmith-Thomas and Darren Star, who struck a multi-year overall deal with Universal Television in March 2024.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’ Saturday morning lineup has a newcomer: “Extraordinary World with Jeff Corwin” kicks off Saturday, January 4 at 9a. The original series will air as part of the CBS WKND educational/informational programming block.
(Source: Cynopsis)
German-language hospital drama “Berlin ER” will debut Wednesday, February 26 with the first two episodes on Apple TV+. The gritty drama is set in an overcrowded hospital.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney+ has renewed British drama “Rivals” for a second season. Based on the novel of the same name by Jilly Cooper, the series stars Aidan Turner, David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Bella Maclean, Emily Atack, Victoria Smurfit, Katherine Parkinson, Danny Dyer, Nafessa Williams and Luke Pasqualino.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix series “Mo” will return for its second and final season on January 28. The series, created by Mohammed ‘Mo’ Amer and Ramy Youssef, follows Mo Najjar, a Palestinian on the path to U.S. citizenship.(Source: Cynopsis)
Marlon Wayans is set to guest star in “Poppa’s House” alongside his brother Damon Wayans (Poppa) and nephew Damon Wayans Jr. (Junior) in an episode airing on CBS in February. Marlon will play Poppa’s brother Melvin, who comes to visit the family with a new business idea. The episode will air on CBS in February 2025. “Poppa’s House” airs on Mondays at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Lucy Worsley’s Holmes Vs. Doyle,” premieres December 8 at 8p on PBS, featuring historian and lifelong Sherlock Holmes fan, Lucy Worsley investigating the curious relationship between author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his most famous creation; while on December 10 at 10p, “Frontline: Breakdown in Maine” investigates the deadliest mass shooting in the state’s history and missed opportunities to prevent it. On December 13, folk punk group Violet Femmes celebrates the 40th anniversary of its self-titled debut album on “Violent Femmes 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra at 10p. PBS Holiday programming kicks off December 16 with American Masters: Brenda Lee: Rockin’Around, followed by “Joy – Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir” and “Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah” on December 17 at 8p and 9:30p, respectively. PBS closes out the year with “Next at the Kennedy Center: Sara Bareilles: New Year’s Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra and Friends” on December 31 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
LGBTQ+ streaming network Revry’s “A Very Merry Marathon” continues into December featuring new additions including “Absolutely Fabulous,” “What’s Cooking?,” “This Boy’s Life,” “Queer as Folk,” and “My Own Private Idaho.” Revry is available on a variety of devices including Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Peacock, Vizio, Tubi, Direct TV, and Xfinity, among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Animated Sc-Fi series “StuGo” will premiere on Disney Channel on Saturday, January 11 at 8p with two episodes,followed by new episodes weekly on Sundays at 9a. The series will also stream on Disney+ in the spring of 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Get ready to jingle bell rock on AXS TV this December, as the Network unwraps its “12 Days Of Christmas” programming event, airing Thursday, December 12 through Tuesday, December 24. Every day, for 12 days, AXS TV puts the spotlight on concerts, artist interviews, holiday music videos, and Christmas movies, starting with “The Top Ten Revealed (Christmas Crooners)” on Thursday, December 12 at 6p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney said it is refreshing its Disney+ Bundle, giving subscribers to the package full access to ESPN+ and Hulu content through the Disney+ app, and allowing consumers without the bundled offering to watch a limited selection of Hulu and ESPN programming. Disney Bundle subscribers that have ESPN+ have full access to its sports offerings within the Disney+ app, and Disney+ subscribers can watch live events such as the Australian Open, and “The Simpsons Funday Football” and ESPN shows like “Pardon The Interruption” and “College GameDay.” The company said more than 30 Hulu movies and series will be available, including the first season of “Shogun,” “Reservation Dogs” and “Dawn of the Planet of The Apes.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios’ new espionage thriller “The Agency” is the most streamed new series in Showtime history with 5.1 million global cross-platform viewers and was, not surprisingly, renewed for a season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WWE’s next “Saturday Night’s Main Event” primetime special will air liveon Saturday, January 25 at 8p on NBC and Peacock. The special will be held at Frost Bank Center – home of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs – in San Antonio, Texas.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The global premiere of Taylor Sheridan drama “Landman” delivered 14.6M multiplatform viewers in its first seven days across Paramount+ and linear preview. Week 2, Day 1 reached 2.4 million domestic households, up a +60% from Week 1, Day 1 (1.5million).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox reports 12.3 million viewers watched Michigan beat Ohio State on its Big Noon Saturday broadcast, the most watched Big Ten game of the season on any network and the second most-watched CFB games of the season on any network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Keely's Korner 