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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/17/25)
ABC: Shark Tank (Premiere) at 8pm
APPLE TV+: Severance (Premiere)
HBO: Real Time With Bill Maher (Premiere) at 10pm
MGM+: NFL Icons (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT GEO: Yellowstone Wolves: Succession (Premiere) at 7pm
NETFLIX: The Roshans (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Young, Famous & African (Premiere)
PEACOCK: SNL 50: Beyond Saturday Night (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Liberation (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Molly-Mae: Behind It All (Premiere)
STARZ: The Couple Next Door (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 1/18/25)
A&E: Oceanfront Property Hunt (Premiere) at 12pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Dave Chappelle, Musical Guest: Glorilla at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 1/19/25)
UP TV: Mystic (Premiere) at 8pm
Fox Sports and LIV Golf inked a multi-year media rights agreement that brings live coverage of LIV Golf League competition to US viewers beginning next month with the start of LIV Golf’s third official League season. More than half of the League’s schedule will air on Fox or FS1, with select rounds on FS2, Fox Business Network and the Fox Sports app. “LIV Golf is getting bigger and bolder, and this relationship signals the next phase of growth as our League joins the company of the nation’s premier sports leagues and conferences,” said LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil.
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The Federal Trade Commission finalized changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule to set new requirements around the collection, use, and disclosure of children’s personal information, and give parents new tools and protections to help them control what data is provided to third parties. “The updated COPPA rule strengthens key protections for kids’ privacy online,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan. “By requiring parents to opt in to targeted advertising practices, this final rule prohibits platforms and service providers from sharing and monetizing children’s data without active permission. The FTC is using all its tools to keep kids safe online.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ has scrapped plans for a second season of “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin,” despite filming having been well underway. According to The Sun, series star Noel Fielding (“The Great British Bakeoff”) failed to come to work after Christmas break. The suddenly unemployed cast and crew were told the cancellation was due to “the illness of a key cast member.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Conan O’Brien will be awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Humor in a ceremony at DC’s John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts set for Sunday, March 23. Netflix is streaming the proceedings. “I am honored to be the first winner of the Mark Twain Prize recognized not for humor, but for my work as a riverboat pilot,” said O’Brien.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Producers Guild of America announced its 2025 awards nominees. Competing in the drama category are “Bad Sisters,” “The Diplomat”, “Fallout,” Shogun” and “Slow Horses.” Up for the comedy award are “Abbott Elementary,” “The Bear,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Hacks,” and “Only Murders in the Building.” Limited series nods went to “Baby Reindeer,” “Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans,” “The Penguin,” “Ripley,” and “True Detective: Night Country.” The PGA Awards ceremony takes place Saturday, February 8 at the Fairmont Century Plaza.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Surviving Black Hawk Down,” a docuseries following the true story of the Battle of Mogadishu, depicted in Ridley Scott’s 2001 film “Black Hawk Down,” has been greenlit at Netflix. Scott’s RSA is producing the three-parter, which premieres Monday, February 10. “RSA are thrilled to bring this compelling story to a new audience with Netflix, almost 25 years after Ridley’s iconic movie,” said Crossley Holland, RSA’s Global Head of Unscripted. “It’s a gripping tale, and powerful and moving to hear from both US forces and Somalis for the first time.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network has renewed “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking” for a second season. The series ranked as the #1 non-news/sports cable program on Thursday nights for P25-54 during its holiday season run, averaged 0.50 P25-54 and 0.66 W25-54 Live+3 ratings (up +138% and +121% respectively vs. prior six-week metrics), and reached more than 16.4 million total viewers across linear, Max and discovery+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox’s “Murder in a Small Town” has also made it to a second season. Season-to-date, the “cozy crime” series ranks among the Top 3 new shows for Fox content on Hulu and for all Fox 2024-25 season content on the streaming platform.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Stars Collective has partnered with El Pajaro Pictures Shanghai Co. to co-develop and produce a new animated adaptation of The Little Prince. The adaptation will focus on author Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s life from 1940 to 1944, using a hybrid animation style that combines 2D watercolor and 3D oil painting aesthetics.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Good Morning America” will broadcast live from the LA area today, January 17, as ABC News Group expands its “SoCal Strong” coverage across platforms. The network-wide relief effort supports communities impacted by the devastating wildfires.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Limited series “C.B. Strike: The Ink Black Heart” debuts Thursday, January 23 at 9p on HBO. This is the sixth story of the crime drama based on J.K. Rowling’s crime novels written under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. This time around, Strike and Robin are hired to investigate a murder involving the creator of a cult TV cartoon and an anonymous online troll.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox’s “Farmer Wants a Wife” returns for season three on Thursday, March 20 at 9p. The dating competition is hosted by Kimberly Williams-Paisley.
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Season five of “You,” launching Thursday, April 24, will be its last. And it looks to be deadly. “A killer finale,” says a new teaser for the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Outlander: Blood of My Blood” is set to premiere on Starz this summer.The prequel series follow two new couples who fight against all odds to be together as their love stories unfold across time.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season one of “A Thousand Blows,” set in the world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, premieres Friday, February 21 on Hulu. The series comes from “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedian Tom Green has three projects set a Prime Video. “This Is The Tom Green Documentary” drops Friday, January 24; comedy special “Tom Green: I Got a Mule!” premieres Tuesday, January 28; and an unscripted series following Green’s life on his farm kicks off Friday, January 31.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy special “No Pardon Needed with Tyler Fischer” premieres Monday, January 20. Taped at the Comedy Mothership, Joe Rogan’s comedy club in Austin, TX, the 45-minute special is a satirical look at the current state of politics and culture.
(Source: Cynopsis)
RevryTV celebrates MLK weekend with films “We Can’t Breathe,” “The Feels” and “The Laureate,” along with sitcoms “Beautiful People” and “Absolutely Fabulous.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Family and North Shore Animal League America announced the network’s 3rd annual “Great American Rescue Bowl,” a two-hour special on Super Sunday, February 9 at 12p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
California’s largest insurer, State Farm, has canceled its plans to advertise in the Super Bowl this year. “State Farm, its agents, and employees are all focused on helping customers impacted by the Southern California wildfires in the midst of this tragedy,” said a State Farm spokesperson. “Our focus is firmly on providing support to the people of Los Angeles. We will not be advertising during the game as originally planned.” State Farm faced backlash before the wildfires for canceling homeowners insurance policies in the region. As for Fox, which is airing the Big Game, there should be no problem filling State Farm’s slot since there’s a waitlist.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Visionary filmmaker David Lynch has died at the age of 78. Lynch revealed in 2024 that he had been diagnosed with emphysema. His film work included “Blue Velvet,” “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive,” among others, and he was known to television audiences for “Twin Peaks.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Writer/producer David W. Duchon died January 15. He was 74. In addition to writing credits on comedies including “The Odd Couple,” “Happy Days” and “The Jeffersons,” Duchon created 1984-88 sitcom “Punky Brewster.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
One of Them Days – Keke Palmer, SZA, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Lil Red Howery, Katt Williams, Maude Apatow, Patrick Cage, Gabrielle Dennis, Janelle James, Amin Joseph, Keyla Monterroso Mejia
September 5 – Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, Leonie Benesch, Zinedine Soualem, Georgina Rich, Corey Johnson, Marcus Rutherford
Wolf Man – Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Leigh Whannell, Sam Jaeger, Matilda Firth, Benedict Hardie, Ben Prendergast, Milo Cawthorne, Zac Chandler, Beatriz Romilly
STREAMING MOVIES
Back In Action (Netflix) – Jaime Foxx, Cameron Diaz, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson, Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Andrew Scott, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Bashir Salahuddin
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $113 million.
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $331 million.
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