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ABC: iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024 (Premiere) at 8pm
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Paramount Global struck a deal with Warner Bros. to bring “The Big Bang Theory” to Nick at Nite and MTV. Beginning Tuesday, December 24, Nick at Nite will host a two-day stunt featuring holiday-themed episodes and on December 27, the show kicks off with season four, airing daily from 12-2a. Starting Wednesday, January 1, MTV will air season three marathon “MTV’s New Year with a Bang,” and beginning January 4, will air episodes Saturdays and Sundays alongside “Friends.” Until now, the only cable home for the sitcom, which ran on CBS from 2007-19, has been TBS.
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Prime Video has ordered a second season of “Secret Level.” The adult animated anthology series features stories set in the world of video games like Dungeons & Dragons and Pac-Man. The show debuted on December 10.
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Also coming back for a sophomore run is Apple TV+ comedy “Bad Monkey,” based on Carl Hiaasen’s best-selling novel. “I hope that people know that Carl Hiaasen is an idol of mine and an inspiration for me as a writer,” said showrunner and executive producer Bill Lawrence. “To get to go on telling his story with Vince Vaughn and this great cast, at least the characters who are still alive, is very exciting.”
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Disney cut a transgender storyline in Pixar series “Win or Lose,” set to debut on Disney+ in 2025. “When it comes to animated content for a younger audience, we recognize that many parents would prefer to discuss certain subjects with their children on their own terms and timeline,” said a Disney spokesperson.
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Erin and Sara Foster (“Nobody Wants This”) and their Fatigue Sisters Productions have signed an overall deal with 20th Television that calls for them to develop, write and executive produce original series for linear and streaming networks, with emphasis across the Disney Entertainment Television platforms.
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ID announced upcoming hour-long special “Who Is Luigi Mangione?” (w/t), exploring how a young man of wealth and privilege could seemingly commit a heinous crime. Hosted and executive produced by Dan Abrams, the special is set to air in February 2025.
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Fresh from the smashing success of its Mike Tyson/Jake Paul bout, Netflix has ordered a docuseries focused on Tyson. Directed and executive produced by Floyd Russ (“Untold: Malice at the Palace”), the project comes from EverWonder Studio, DLP Media Group and Five All In The Fifth. “Having an opportunity to share my story through the reflective lens of my growth and maturity in a multi-part documentary on Netflix will be a challenging journey, yet a very welcoming one,” said Tyson. “Most people are too scared to look at their lives objectively, wanting to paint themselves as the hero of their own story. But if we are truly objective, we know we can never be the hero in our own story. We have to be able to face the man in the mirror, taking the good with the bad to give a full account of our contributions in this life. Netflix is the perfect platform to tell my story because of their global reach.”
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Dyllón Burnside (“Pose”) is set to lead the cast of BET+ true crime biopic “Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story,” alongside D.B. Woodside (“9-1-1: Lone Star”) and A.J. Johnson (“Baby Boy”), with Joe Carroll on board to direct.
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Ed Bernero (“Criminal Minds”) has joined Marvel’s “Nova,” in development for Disney+, as writer and showrunner. Bernero replaces Sabir Pirzada (“Moon Knight”), who was named as writer when the project was first put in development.
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Reality hoax comedy “The Joe Schmo Show” launches Tuesday, January 21 at 9p on TBS. “The modern revival of The Joe Schmo Show is the perfect complement to TBS’ best-in-class comedy lineup,” said Jason Sarlanis, President, Turner Networks. “Filled with heart and hilarious reality game show hijinks, the series will completely immerse our audiences in the ruse, taking them on a wild ride and keeping them rooting for our protagonist week to week.” The show originated on Spike in 2003.
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Season two of AMC’s “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” premieres Sunday, January 5 at 9p, continuing the journey of Rowan Mayfair (Alexandra Daddario) after she has unwittingly given birth to the demon Lasher (Jack Huston).
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Lineup Industries and PBS Distribution have signed an acquisition deal for 12 seasons of the UK version of format “Long Lost Family,” alongside seven seasons of spin-off series “What Happened Next.” Both series will be available to watch on new FAST channel PBS Genealogy, which is now available on Pluto TV in the US, as well as with PBS Passport.
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The Jonas Brotherswill kick off the group’s 20th anniversary celebrations with a medley performance from NYC’s Times Square, just after midnight during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025” on ABC.
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The lineup for the “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2024” holiday special, hosted by Ryan ‘He’s Everywhere’ Seacrest and Elvis Duran, includes Katy Perry, twenty one pilots, Tate McRae, Meghan Trainor, Teddy Swims, T-Pain, Benson Boone, Gracie Abrams, Madison Beer, Kane Brown, Paris Hilton, The Kid LAROI, Shaboozey and NCT Dream. The broadcast airs today at 8p on ABC.
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The Atlanta Falcons, University of Georgia Football, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and the Ad Council announced a new effort to address mental health in Georgia. A new public service advertisement featuring Falcons running back Bijan Robinson and head coach Raheem Morris and University of Georgia Football safety Malaki Starks, linebacker Jalon Walker and defensive back Dan Jackson shows how they care for their minds on and off the field, to inspire sports fans to tend to their mental health.
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The “Yellowstone” 5B finale delivered the biggest episode in series history with 11.4 million viewers across Paramount and CMT, outperforming the first half of the season by +4% (10.3 million) in viewership.
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The series finale of CBS’ “Blue Bloods” hit a season high 6.68 million Live+Same Day viewers, according to VideoAmp, up 3% from last season’s finale.
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The “Abbott Elementary” holiday special delivered 6.66 million total Live+7 viewers and a rating of 2.14 among A18-29 on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, according to Nielsen, up 129% from its Live+Same Day number.
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“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the No. 1 evening newscast in all of broadcast and cable in Total Viewers (7.854 million), Adults 25-54 (1.084 million) and Adults 18-49 (726,000) during the week of December 9, based on Live+Same Day Nielsen data. Season to date, the show is ranking No. 1 in Total Viewers for the 9th consecutive year.
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In 2024, FOX News Channel held 55% of the cable news audience in primetime and 53% in total day, its highest share of the audience since 2015. In primetime, FNC averaged 2,406,000 viewers (+31% vs. 2023) and 298,000 in A25-54 (+42% vs. 2023).
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Christmas thriller “Carry-On” topped Netflix’s English films list with 42 million views, the biggest opening for a Netflix film this year.
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Fuse’s O&O FAST Channels have collectively amassed nearly 3.5 billion minutes watched in 2024 to-date, pacing +38% ahead of 2023. Among the success stories: In November, Shades of Black saw its best month ever, up +46% vs. the YAGO month; OUTtv Proud finished November +506% ahead of YAGO with its spring launch on Samsung; and Somos Novelas scored its best month since launch in November.
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Actress Diane Delano died December 13 after battling cancer. She was 67. Denalo is best known to TV audiences for her portrayal of Alaska state trooper Barbara Semanski on “Northern Exposure.” “She was big and bold and brought her sharp wit and perfect comic timing to every role,” said her friend, Stepfanie Kramer. “Her earthy and raucous presence enabled her to always own the room. She was one of a kind.”
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