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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 2/28/25)
MAX: Toad and Friends (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Ataina: Metamorphosis (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Roosters (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Tuiskoms (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Dabba Cartel (Premiere)
(SATURDAY 3/1/25)
A&E: Million Dollar Zombie Flips (Premiere) at 11am
Netflix: The Potato Lab (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Shane Gillis, Musical Guest: Tate McRae at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 3/2/25)
E!: E! Live From The Red Carpet: Oscars 2025 at 4pm
E!: Red Carpet Rundown at 6:30pm
ABC: On The Red Carpet At The Oscars Pre-Show at 5pm
ABC: The Oscars Red Carpet Show at 6:30pm
ABC: The 97th Annual Academy Awards at 7pm
FOOD NETWORK: Tournament of Champions (Premiere) at 8pm
MGM+: Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue (Premiere)
NAT GEO: Malawi Wildlife Rescue (Premiere) at 9pm
Sony Pictures Television is soliciting bids from media and tech companies for streaming rights to “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune.” Episodes of the popular daytime warhorses would likely begin streaming in September, the day after they air in syndication.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBCUniversal is looking to launch a mobile-first news outlet, said Cesar Conde, chairman of NBCU’s news operations, speaking at an event on Thursday. It’s expected the service would offer the kinds of short-form vides favored by younger viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oscar Nunez has joined the Peacock mockumentary series known as the Untitled Greg Daniels/Michael Koman Project. The show is set in the universe of “The Office,” and Nunez will reprise the role he played in that 2005-13 comedy, Oscar Martinez.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sharon Stone is onboard season three of HBO’s “Euphoria.” “There is little more exciting than going to work with this team of thrilling talent,” said the “Basic Instinct” star. “I am honored to be Euphoric.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production has commenced on HBO Original drama series “Lantern” on the Warner Bros lot in Burbank. The series, based on DC title “Green Lantern,” follows new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, earth-based mystery.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Gordon Ramsay cooking competition “Next Level Chef” has been renewed for seasons five and six, and the series’ first franchise extension, “Next Level Baker” has been greenlit for season one. “’Next Level Chef’ consistently raises the bar of culinary excellence as a high stakes food competition fans love, an invaluable franchise for Fox and an increasingly popular global format,” said Michael Thorn, President, Fox Television Network.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN dating series “The Never Ever Mets” returns for its second seasonon Friday, April 4 at 8p. Seven new couples who have built love connections online but have never met in person will spend three weeks together in a lush LA Villa.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Alma’s Way” has received the greenlight from PBS KIDS for season three. The new season will feature 15 half-hour episodes, including a 22-minute musical special.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Apple TV+ handed an eight-episode season two order for German-language dark comedy “Where’s Wanda?,” produced by UFA Fiction. The series stars Heike Makatsch (“Love Actually”), Axel Stein (“The Vault”), Lea Drinda (“The Gryphon”) and Leo Simon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney Branded Television has ordered a fifth season of Disney Jr. and Marvel’s preschool hit “Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
New Discovery series “Filthy Fortunes,” following “King of Hoards” Matt Paxton as he travels around the country in search of rare, big-ticket items hidden in filthy homes, premieres Sunday, March 9 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Lazarus,” from anime legend Shinichirō Watanabe (“Cowboy Bebop”),will premiere Saturday, April 5 at midnight on Adult Swim during the network’s Toonami action/anime block.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of “The Rehearsal” kicks off Sunday, April 20 at 10p on HBO, following “The Righteous Gemstones.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A&E’s “Stadium Lockup,” centered on the security team at the Cleveland Browns’ stadium in Ohio, makes its debut Wednesday, March 19 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In celebration of Women’s History Month this spring, a documentary on the life of a pioneering journalist, high-ranking White House aide, and women’s rights leader, “Shaking It Up: The Life & Times of Liz Carpenter,” will premiere on public television stations starting Saturday, March 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Diva alert: Bravo’s “Southern Hospitality” reunion on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen” premieres Thursday, March 6 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Who needs a parade? FMC celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with a mini-marathon of three film classics: “The Quiet Man” (1952), “Three Cheers for the Irish” (1940), and “How Green Was My Valley” (1941) on Monday, March 17 at 6p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Last Breath – Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, Finn Cole, Cliff Curtis, Mark Bonnar, MyAnna Buring, Josef Altin, Bobby Rainsbury, Connor Reed, Nick Biadon, Riz Khan, Aldo Silvio, Kevin Naudi, Claudiu Baciu, Brett Murray
A Sloth Story (Animated) – Leslie Jones, Remy Hii, Olivia Vasquez, Teo Vergara, Dan Brumm, Benjamin Gorrono, Facundo Hache Herrera, Matteo Romaniuk, Thalia Colettis, Andrew Cook
My Dead Friend Zoe (Limited Release) – Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Gloria Reuben, Utkarsh Ambudkar, James Bane, Assia Lau’ren, Thom Tran, Alicia Borja, Zeke Alton, Richard Milanesi
Riff Raff (Limited Release) – Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Bill Murray, Pete Davidson, Lewis Pullman, Gabrielle Union, Miles J. Harvey, Emanuela Postacchini, Michael Angelo Covino, P.J. Byrne, Brooke Dillman, Sage Spielman
MEGA MILLIONS
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