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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/3/25)
HALLMARK: The Way Home (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: RuPaul’s Drag Race (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Happy Place (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Lopez vs. Lopez (Premiere)at 8:30pm
NBC: Dateline NBC (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Love Is Blind (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Selling the City (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Shafted (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 1/4/25)
NETFLIX: When the Stars Gossip (Premiere)
(SUNDAY 1/5/25)
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet: Golden Globes 2025 at 6pm
CBS: 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at 8pm
ABC: AFV (Premiere) at 7pm
AMC: Mayfair Witches (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: Worst Cooks in America: Celebrity Edition (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK: When Calls the Heart (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Vienna Blood (Premiere) at 10pm
NBCUniversal is charging $14.99/month, or $99 annually, for CNBC+. The new streaming service, offering access to episodes of CNBC business day shows, aims to attract business-oriented viewers for longer periods of time, and a global feed will enable them to follow programming from Asia and Europe. In addition, an all-inclusive, $599.99/year tier will bundle CNBC+ with an online investment club headed by market analyst Jim Cramer. The move comes as CNBC is set to be spun off from NBCU, along other cable networks, later this year.
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Netflix dropped a trailer for “With Love, Meghan,” a lifestyle series starring the Duchess of Sussex that premieres Wednesday, January 15. “I’ve always loved taking something pretty ordinary, and elevating it,” says Markle in the promo, which also features celebrity guests (“This is probably one of the most glamorous moments of my life,” gushes Mindy Kaling).The eight-parter comes from Markle and Prince Harry’s overall deal with their Archewell Productions and Netflix.
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Survivalist competition “Extracted” makes its debut Monday, February 10at 8p on Fox. The show follows 12 untrained competitors attempting to survive in the Canadian wilderness while locked down family members, watching the action via a 24/7 live feed, have the power to extract their loved ones from the grueling competition.
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NBCUniversal Local’s four-part docuseries “The Swift Effect,”covering the economic impact generated by cultural phenom Taylor Swift, is making its national broadcast debut on NBC stations this month following “Saturday Night Live,” beginning January 4. Following the broadcast debuts, each half-hour episode will encore on COZI TV on Sundays beginning at 6p. The series’ first two episodes are available to stream now on Peacock. “There has been tremendous focus on Taylor the musician, performer, and cultural icon, but her prowess as a businesswoman, brand-builder and marketer has been an untold story, until now,” said Diane Petzke, the series’ executive producer and VP of programming for COZI TV. “We wanted to take a closer look at the economics behind the artist and explore what’s really driving her success on and off the stage.”
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“Shining Vale” has found a new home. Canceled after two seasons on Starz, the satirical comedy starring Courteney Cox is now streaming on Max.
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Documentary “Sons of Ecstasy,” from Investigation Discovery, debuts Thursday, January 9 on Max. The film follows a deadly battle for control of a drug empire in Arizona.
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“G20,” an action thriller starring Viola Davis, drops Thursday, April 10 on Prime Video. Davis plays a US president who is the target of an attack at a global summit. “This is Viola Davis as you’ve never seen her — heroically kicking tons of ass in a global thrill ride,” said director Patricia Riggen.
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Presenters for this Sunday’s Golden Globes telecast will include Andrew Garfield, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ramos, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Awkwafina, Brandi Carlile, Catherine O’Hara, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Demi Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Édgar Ramírez, Elton John, Gal Gadot, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Washington, Margaret Qualley, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Keaton, Michelle Yeoh, Miles Teller, Mindy Kaling, Morris Chestnut, Nate Bargatze, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Brosnahan, Rob McElhenney, Salma Hayek Pinault, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Sharon Stone, Vin Diesel, Viola Davis and Zoë Kravitz. Nikki Glaser hosts the CBS special.
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Hey, Siri – pay up! Apple has agreed to fork over $95 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that claims its voice-activated assistant violated user privacy laws. Plaintiffs said their requests for information led to targeted ads. The preliminary settlement requires approval by US District Judge Jeffrey White.
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The 123rd Copa del Rey season, Spanish football’s knockout cup competition, enters the “Round of 32” with 16 today, January 3 through Tuesday, January 7, on ESPN+ in English and select matches in Spanish.
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Netflix crime thriller series “The Madness” topped the streaming chartsthe week of November 25, according to Nielsen. Netflix also captured the top spot among movies with “Our Little Secret” (1.04 million minutes), followed by “Elf” (735 million).
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ABC’s “Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 – Part 1” was the No. 1 entertainment program in the two-hour timeslot in both Total Viewers (6.2 million) and A18-49 (1.46 rating) on December 31. Airing from 10:30-11:30p, Part 2 was the No. 1 entertainment program in the hour in both Total Viewers (9.5 million) and the demo (2.39 rating), on a par with last year’s numbers.
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Prime Video reports its third exclusive season of “Thursday Night Football” set new all-time highs, with double-digit, year-over-year audience growth. According to Nielsen’s Panel Only measurement, “TNF” on Prime Video posted an +11% average viewership increase among total viewers over the previous season (13.20 million vs. 11.86 million), and a +38% jump over 2022 inaugural season average (9.58 million).
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E! boasted 11 billion views in 2024 across digital and social content, up 50% from 2023, according to NBCU data. Instagram had the most views, with 5.6 billion (up 49%), while Facebook clocked the largest growth – +261% – with 1.2 billion views.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Harbin – Hyun Bin, Lee Dong-wook, Jean Yeo-been, Jo Woo-jin, Park Jeong-min, You Jae-myung, Lily Franky, Ego Mikitas, Park Soon, Tongha Pal, Edmunds Rags, Sergey Podymin
The Damned – Odessa Young, Joe Cole, Lewis Gribben, Siobhan Finneran, Francis Magee, Rory McCann, Turlough Convery, Michael Og Lane
STREAMING MOVIES
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Animated)(Netflix) – Ben Whitehead, Peter Kay, Lauren Patel, Reece Shearsmith, Diane Morgan, Adjoa Andoh, Muzz Khan, Lenny Henry, Victoria Elliott, John Sparkes, Jon Glover, Bethan Mary-James, Maya Sondhi
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $42 million.
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $200 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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