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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 1/28/25)
HISTORY: Hunting History with Steven Rinella (Premiere) at 10pm
HULU: Paradise (Premiere)
PBS: Great Migrations: A People on the Move (Premiere) at 9pm
Peacock has given a series pickup to “The Five-Star Weekend,” starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner. Produced by UCP, the series is an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s New York Times bestseller of the same name. Bekah Brunstetter (“Maid”) serves as creator, writer and executive producer. Beth Schacter (“Billions”) is writer and executive producer. Sue Naegle (“Pam and Tommy”) and Ali Krug (“Pam and Tommy”) executive produce through their Dinner Party Productions banner as part of their overall deal with UCP, and Hilderbrand is executive producer.
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Podcast “The Rest Is History” is being adapted for TV. The series’ production company, Goalhanger, is teaming with Wheelhouse for the project.
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BET+ and Hartbeat, the entertainment company founded by Kevin Hart, are teaming for “Lil Kev,” the first original adult animated series for the streamer. Created by Kevin Hart, the show is set to premiere in the Spring of 2025. Wanda Sykes and Deon Cole will star alongside Hart.
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FOX Nation is staying in business with Kevin Costner, signing its second deal with the actor and filmmaker. Three-part limited series “Yellowstone to Yosemite with Kevin Costner” will debut on Saturday, February 8, kicking off the steaming platform’s year-long “America 250” campaign.
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HGTV has inked a new talent deal with home renovation experts Ben and Erin Napier. Their renovation series, “Home Town,” will be extended for 32 more episodes shooting through 2027.
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Dark comedy “Deli Boys,” following pampered Pakistani-American brothers forced to reckon with their father’s secret life of crime, debuts Thursday, March 6 on Hulu.
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Paramount+ drama “Happy Face” debuts Thursday, March 20. The eight-parter is inspired by the true-life story of Melissa G. Moore; the “Happy Face” podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Moore; and the autobiography Shattered Silence, written by Moore with M. Bridget Cook. At 15, Moore discovered that her father was the serial killer known as Happy Face. Jumping off from Moore’s true-life story, the series follows Melissa (Annaleigh Ashford) and her incarcerated father (Dennis Quaid).
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WWE and A&E launch a new slate of programming with the premiere of new competition series “WWE LFG (Legends & Future Greats)” on Sunday, February 16 at 8. Immediately following the debut comes a new season of “WWE Rivals” at 9:30p. At 10p, “WWE’s Greatest Moments” offers fans a chance to count down iconic events in WWE history.
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“The Baldwins,” a reality series following on the lives of Alec and Hilaria Baldwin and their seven children, kicks off Sunday, February 23 at 10p on TLC.
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“Good American Family,” inspired by the stories surrounding a Midwestern couple who adopted a girl with a rare form of dwarfism, premieres Wednesday, March 19 on Hulu.
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Story Television Network is offering a five-day lineup of documentary programming from Sunday, February 2-Thursday, February 6, highlighting African American history and heritage. Each day will spotlight people who changed history.
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Blake Shelton will host NBC’s “Opry 100: A Live Celebration,” honoring the Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary, on Wednesday, March 19 at 8p.
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“Sky Lives (aka The Burden of Black Genius)”, a film exploring the legacy of Sly and the Family Stone premieres Thursday, February 15 on Hulu.
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INSP’s February film stunts kick off with weekly Saturday night “Dudes & Darlins: Western Romance” movies at 9p.
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“Foul Play with Anthony Davis,” a docu-style unscripted comedy, gives pro athletes one shot to score a great prank, or foul out trying. The half-hour special is set to air immediately following the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, February 16 on TBS.
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ESPN is set to kick off the 2025 Pro Bowl Games, a two-day showcasefeaturing the NFL stars, playmakers and personalities in both skill competitions and a 7-on-7 flag football game. The “Pro Bowl Skills Show” begins the Games from Orlando, FL on Thursday, January 30 at 7p. Sunday’s events will air across ESPN, ABC, Disney XD and ESPN+ with Thursday’s event airing on ESPN and ESPN+. A Spanish-language edition of both day’s events will be available on ESPN Deportes.
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Fox Sports’ lead NFL announce team of play-by-play announcer Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will call Super Bowl LIX, marking Brady’s first Super Bowl broadcast in a return to the site of his first Super Bowl win. Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will report live from the field, while Fox NFL rules expert Mike Pereira, former NFL Vice President of Officiating, provides rules analysis throughout the game.
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Third-generation racer Corey LaJoie will join host Danielle Trotta to host Prime Video’s inaugural season of NASCAR Cup Series coverage, starting with the five-race Cup Series package at the Coca-Cola 600, in Charlotte, North Carolina, beginning on Sunday, May 25.
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The PGA Tour, Penn Entertainment and ESPN are launching a live betting stream. Starting with the WM Phoenix Open on Thursday, February 6, the ESPN Bet on PGA Tour Live branded will provide data, insights and live betting analysis during coverage of six events on ESPN+.
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Viewership for the NFC Championship game averaged 59.8 million, according to AdImpact, about 13 million shy of last year’s game between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Overall, viewership peaked at 78.6 million, with linear accounting for 58% of all viewers. Streaming made up 42%, and YouTube and YouTube TV accounted for 19%.
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