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Netflix is donating $10 million for relief and rebuilding efforts tied to the catastrophic LA wildfires – and that’s just for starters. “Beyond this financial contribution, we are directly assisting all of our impacted employees at this incredibly difficult time, including assistance with temporary housing needs for those who lost their homes,” said Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Monday. “We are also continuing to double-match all employee charitable contributions through our employee giving program.”
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Jess Armstrong’s (“Succession”) next project for HBO will be a film, done in collaboration with “Succession” executive producer Frank Rich, about four friends who gather during an international financial crisis.
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Rachel Maddow, who has been anchoring her MSNBC show on Mondays only since 2022, is returning to a five-days-a-week schedule for the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term. Alex Wagner, who had taken the 9p seat Tuesday-Friday for “Alex Wagner Tonight,” will travel the country for a series of reports called “Trumpland: The First 100 Days” during Maddow’s return gig. The lineup returns to its regular schedule on May 1.
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As a new administration prepares to take over, NBC News is making changes to its White House and Capitol Hill teams. Garrett Haake, who has covered Capitol Hill for four years and the past two years covered Donald Trump, is moving to the White House as senior correspondent. Yamiche Alcindor, who covered Donald Trump during his first term, and Vaughn Hillyard, who has covered Trump in the past two years, will serve as White House correspondents. Ryan Nobles, who joined NBC News in 2022, will become chief Capitol Hill correspondent, while Julie Tsirkin will remain Capitol Hill correspondent covering the new Congress.
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Fox News Media is making programming changes across Fox News and Fox Business Network. Starting Tuesday, January 21, “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host Will Cain will take over the 4p weekday timeslot on FNC with “The Will Cain Show,” replacing Neil Cavuto, who exited the network last month. Fox News contributor Charlie Hurt will replace Cain as co-host of “Fox & Friends Weekend” beginning Saturday, January 18. “The Fox Report” and “The Big Weekend Show” are both expanding to two hours on Saturdays and Sundays starting on January 18. FBN’s Dagen McDowell will join “The Big Money Show” as it expands from 12-2p on weekdays beginning on January 27, while she also continues to co-host “The Bottom Line” at 6p.
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Chuck Todd reportedly plans to leave NBC when his contract is up this year. The former “Meet the Press” anchor “has discussed potential roles outside the network both in broadcast and digital media,” according to Semafor.
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Lenox Hill Hospital cardiologist Tara Narula has joined ABC News as chief medical correspondent. Narula, who has in the past been a medical correspondent and contributor for CBS, CNN, NBC, will report on ABC News programs including “Good Morning America.”
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“Prime Target” premieres Wednesday, January 22 on Apple TV+. The conspiracy thriller stars Leo Woodall (“The White Lotus,” “One Day”) and Quintessa Swindell (“Black Adam,” “In Treatment”).
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While numerous events have been canceled due to the LA wildfires, the Grammy Awards will take place as scheduled on Sunday, February 2 at LA’s Crypto.com Arena, broadcast on CBS. However this year, in addition to celebrating the music business, the ceremony will raise funds to support wildfire relief efforts, and honor first responders.
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The Academy Awards Show will also stick to its planned date of March 2, airing on ABC, but the Oscar Nominees Luncheon scheduled for February 10 has been canceled, and the Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony has been postponed.
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The announcement of WGA Awards nominees has been delayed again,this time “until further notice.” This is the second postponement, but the ceremony is still set to take place February 15 at the Edison Ballroom in NYC and the Beverly Hilton in LA. The American Society of Cinematographers has also postponed the announcement of nominees for their ASC Awards for a second time, promising a new announcement date “within the next week.”
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“Eric Clapton Unplugged…Over 30 Years Later” premieres in select theaters on Monday, January 27, ahead of its debut on Paramount+ on Wednesday, February 12. The 90-minute special is a remixed and remastered version of an installment of the “MTV Unplugged” series filmed in 1992.
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It’s all in the family: “My Three Sons” joins the FETV lineup up Monday, February 3 at 11:45a, following “Leave It to Beaver.”
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The season premiere “Fixer to Fabulous” was HGTV’s highest-rated premiere episode in the past six months, attracting nearly 2.1 million total viewers and delivering a .52 Live+3 rating among A25-54 on Tuesday, January 7, according to Nielsen, up 58% from the series’ last season premiere.
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The return of Food Network’s “Kids Baking Championship” posted a 0.53 P25-54 / 0.65 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up vs. prior six-week and year-over-year benchmarks. Season two of “Wildcard Kitchen” premiered with 0.49 P25-54 / 0.67 W25-54 Live+3 rating, up double digits against the season one opener, prior six-week and year-over-year benchmarks.
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The return Hallmark Channel’s “The Way Home” was the #1 most-watched program on Friday with Households and Women 18+, while “When Calls the Heart” was the #1 most-watched program on Sunday and of the week with Households; Total Viewers, Women 18+; and Persons 18+, according to Nielsen.
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