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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/31/25)
PBS: Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (Premiere) at 8:30pm
FOOD: Guy’s Ultimate Family Cruise (Premiere) at 9pm
MAX: The Eastern Gate (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Tom Green: Country (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: Vietnam: The War That Changed America (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 2/1/25)
LIFETIME: Can You Feel The Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: New York Homicide (Premiere) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 2/2/25)
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet: Grammy Awards 2025 at 6pm
CBS: The 67th Annual Grammy Awards at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Dog Detectives (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Funny Woman (Premiere) at 10pm
ADULT SWIM: Common Side Effects (Premiere) at 11:30pm
A flurry of announcements from the “Next on Netflix” event in London:Comedian John Mulaney will debut a new talk show on March 12 – “Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney” – while new seasons of “Stranger Things,” “Love Is Blind,” “Black Mirror” and “Emily in Paris” are all returning for 2025. Season 3 of “Squid Game” will debut June 27. And Tyler Perry signed on for five projects with the streamer – films “Madea’s Destination Wedding”; “Straw”; and “R&B”; a new comedy series “She The People”; and part 2 of the drama series “Beauty in Black.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Peacock has picked up crime drama series “Superfakes” from creator Alice Ju (“Poker Face,” “Beef”). The series is produced by A24 and UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group. Ju will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer. Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie (“The Curse,” “Uncut Gems”) are executive producing, along with Howard Klein (“The Office,” “Parks and Recreation”) and Olivia Gerke (“Fantasmas”) for 3 Arts, Ronald Bronstein and Eli Bush.
(Source: Cynopsis)
PBS announced its upcoming streaming and broadcast premieres,beginning with Season 2 of “Walters Presents: Velvet” which is available for streaming on January 31. Season 2 of “Funny Woman” makes its debut on the PBS network on February 2 at 10p, while “Independent Lens: The Strike” premieres on February 3 at 10p. “Nova: Dino Birds” debuts February 5 at 9p, followed by “Independent Lens: The In Between” (February 10 at 10p); “Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis’ All Rise”(February 11 at 10p); “Nature: Expedition Killer Whale” (February 12 at 8p); and “Nova: Egypt’s Tombs of Amun” (February 12 at 9p).
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Season 16 of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” premieres on March 9 at 8p with a supersized episode that has Porsha Wiliams making her return alongside Drew Sidora and new housewives Shamea Morton Mwangi, Brit Eady, Kelli Ferrell and Angela Oakley. Southern Belle, Ms. Phaedra Parks, also is scheduled to make a return later in the season and fan-favorite Cynthia Bailey returns as a friend.
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Future Today is launching two original game shows on the Fawesome streaming channel – “Southern Food Truck Wars” and “Fawesome Family Game Show.” “Southern Food Truck Wars” is a six-episode series that takes place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where food trucks compete for the title of Southern Food Truck Champion. Hosted by TV celebrity chef Jay Ducote, the competition features chefs battling over their signature dishes to impress the judges on three key criteria: presentation, taste and execution. Quiz show “Fawesome Family Game Show” is hosted by LaTangela Fay with two teams competing in fast-paced reimagined classic games, including Pictionary, Boggle and Family Feud.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Big Family, Big City” premieres on TLC February 25 at 10p.The one-hour special follows the de la Mottes, a conservative family of 13 who relocate from San Diego to Harlem, NY.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Can You Feel the Beat: The Lisa Lisa Story”, will debut February 2 on Lifetime TV at 8pm. Jearnest Corchado, Bre-Z and Lisa Velez star, with Matt Borlenghi.
(Source: Cynopsis)
INSP’s streaming network Western Bound series “Into the Wild Frontier” will air two special programs beginning Saturday (February 1) as part of the month-long celebration of Black History Month: “Jim Beckwourth: War Chief of the Crow” and “Legacy on the Range: Black Cowboys of the Wild West.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The nine-episode fourth and final season HBO’s “The Righteous Gemstones” will debut March 9 at 10p and will be available to stream on Max.
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Concert special “The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl” comes to Disney+ on Friday, February 7, featuring a 70-person orchestra, dancers, state-of-the-art projection mapping images, and the Broadway show’s costumes and puppetry. Stars include Lebo M, Jeremy Irons, Nathan Lane, Jason Weaver, Ernie Sabella, Billy Eichner, and stage musical alumni Heather Headley and Bradley Gibson, with special guests North West and Jennifer Hudson.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New Discovery Channel series “Filthy Fortunes” premieres March 9 at 10p, as modern-day treasure hunter and the “King of Hoards,” Matt Paxton, travels around the country in search of rare, big-ticket items hidden in some of the most cluttered, filthy homes imaginable.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime announced its slate of upcoming movies, kicking off with “Trapped in the Spotlight” premiering Saturday, February 15 at 8p. The movie follows two R&B singers kidnapped and held hostage to finish their incomplete album. The following weekend, Saturday, February 22 at 8p, Lexi Minetree (“Law and Order: SVU;” “The Paramedic Who Stalked Me”) and Rachel Coopes (“Chicago P.D.;” “Phoenix”) star as Amish girls drawn to the “forbidden world,” only to stumble upon a murder in “My Amish Double Life.” Sunday March 2 is the debut date for “Killing the Competition,” starring Melissa Joan Hart, followed by “Abducted in the Everglades” airing at 8p, starring Tori Spelling (“90210;” “Dancing with the Stars”) as a mother searching for her missing daughter in the Everglades.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Student shopping spree “Say Yes to the Prom” will return for its 13th year. Monte Durham of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta” and Warner Bros. Discovery employees in New York, Atlanta, and Los Angeles will help 1,500 students assemble prom looks with a full day of shopping, and provide exposure, mentorship, and resources for careers in entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HGTV stars and home renovation experts Ben and Erin Napier will complete the whole-town renovation of historic Sebring, Florida, in a new season of the network’s “Home Town Takeover” premiering Sunday, March 9, at 8p. The pair will take on more than a dozen renovation projects across homes, local businesses and public spaces.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Brothers Jake and Logan Paul, with more than 150 million followers online, will step into the reality arena with a new Max Original series “Paul American,” which debuts March 27. Featuring archival and never-before-seen footage, the eight-episode series debuts weekly on Max leading up to the season finale on May 15.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Peacock will stream “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” live from Radio City Music Hall on February 14 at 8p, bringing together legendary “Saturday Night Live” hall-of-famers and surprise special guests. Hosted by Jimmy Fallon, the show will also play at fan screening events in select IMAX theaters at Regal Cinemas across California (Regal Edwards Ontario Palace), Pennsylvania (Regal UA King of Prussia), Texas (Regal Lone Star), New York (Regal Deer Park), and Florida (Regal South Beach). Following “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert,” SNL will continue its celebratory weekend with a live primetime broadcast, “SNL50: the Anniversary Special” on Sunday, Feb. 16 at 8p, simulcasting across NBC and Peacock. Fans can also stream the collection of original documentary programming celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Saturday Night Live” exclusively on Peacock, including “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” and NBC’s “Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
FloSports has partnered with NASCAR to distribute the inaugural Cook Out Madhouse Classic at Bowman Gray Stadium to FloRacing and on the NASCAR Channel on Tubi, Saturday February 1. The 125-lap race will feature 2000 NASCAR Cup Series champion Bobby Labonte, and multi-time Bowman Gray winner and NASCAR Cup Series regular Ryan Preece, in addition to the regular stars of Bowman Gray like 12-time champion Tim Brown, and 11-time champion and arch-rival, Burt Myers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT Sports is launching a NASCAR Driver Cam experience — exclusive to Max — offering motorsports fans an all-access pass to every driver for every race throughout the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Beginning with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray this Sunday, February 2, NASCAR Driver Cam on Max will give users access inside each driver’s car — up to 40 drivers each race — including a layered audio mix of scanner team radios and ambient car noise, all synced up with a 1080p Driver Cam feed on supported devices.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Sports is airing the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show presented by Purina Pro Plan, on February 8, 10 and 11, with the event showcased across FOX Sports’ family of networks, digital platforms, and WestminsterKennelClub.org. The canine competition will kick off with the 12th Annual Masters Agility Championship live from the Javits Center on Saturday, Feb. 8 at 4:30p on FOX, with Best of Breed judging from the Javits Center on Monday, February 10 at 1p on FS2, moving to Madison Square Garden for Group judging at 7p on FS1, featuring a 30-minute pre-event program. Group judging continues in primetime on February 11 at 7p on FS1 with a 30-minute pre-show, culminating with the highly anticipated Best in Show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Dog Man – Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher, Billy Boyd, Rahnuma Panthaky, Maggie Wheeler, Peer Hastings, Luenell, Melissa Villasenor, Brian Hopkins, Stephen Root, Yung Gravy, Percy Rustomji, Cheri Oteri, Kevin McCann, Laraine Newman, Karen Foster
Companion – Sophie Thatcher, Harvey Guillen, Jack Quaid, Rupert Friend, Lukas Gage, Marc Menchaca, Megan Suri, Jaboukie Young-White, Woody Fu, Younus Howlader
Valiant One – Chase Stokes, Lana Condor, Design Borges, Daniel Jun, Jonathan Whitesell, Callan Mulvey, Ronald Patrick Thompson, Diana Tsoy, Stephen Adekolu, Leo Chiang, Jerina Son, Dimitri Tsoy, Tyrone Pak
Love Me (Limited Release) – Kristen Stewart, Seven Yeun
STREAMING MOVIES
You’re Cordially Invited (Prime Video) – Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer, Fortune Feimster, Celia Weston, Martha B. Knighton, Bobby Moynihan, Ava Hill, Wyatt Russell, Vinny Thomas
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