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It’s official: They really like him. Conan O’Brien will return to host the 2026 Oscars telecast, with producers Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan onboard as executive producers for the third consecutive year. Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time, and Sweeney will also serve as a writer. (“The only reason I’m hosting ‘The Oscars’ next year is that I want to hear Adrien Brody finish his speech,” said O’Brien.) The 98th Oscars will air on ABC Sunday, March 15, 2026, at 7p.
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Netflix has ordered a comedy pilot set at a Native community center. The project comes from Sierra Teller Ornelas, Jackie Keliia and Bobby Wilson, the team behind “Rutherford Falls.”
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Sony Group companies Aniplex and Crunchyroll are teaming to establish an anime production joint venture, Hayate, to develop and produce content for Crunchyroll’s streaming service. Aniplex is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), while Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Aniplex.
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Casting notes: Chris O’Donnell (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) is the first actor set for Ryan Murphy’s upcoming drama “(9-1-1: Nashville”). ABC handed the series a straight-to-series order last month.
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Red Herring Story, a London-based development company, is has launched to develop scripted and unscripted thrillers with an international co-production focus. Red Herring Story is a UK affiliate of GRÓ Studios, the first Faroese film and television studio.
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Kanopy has partnered with Atomic Entertainment to co-produce documentary “Banned Together,” focused on the proliferation of book bans. The film will premiere on Kanopy on April 25, marking the first original feature film produced for the entertainment streaming service, which is provided at no fee by public libraries and universities.
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TLC’s “Polyfamily,” following two married couples living together and raising kids as a closed quad, debuts Tuesday, April 29 at 10p.
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“Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid” is back for season two Monday, April 14 at 10p on History. The series uncovers the truth behind some of history’s legends and mysteries.
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Crime drama “The Chelsea Detective” returns Monday, April 7 on Acorn TV. The remaining episodes of season three will air weekly.
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FanDuel TV has launched “The Comeback With Craig Carton,” focused on problem gambling recovery. The show kicked off on YouTube and FanDuel TV Extra, focused on NBA veteran Randy Livingston.
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Two new shows launch on Game Show Network on Monday, April 14. An updated “Tic Tac Dough” starts its weeknight run at 7p, followed at 7:30p by “Bingo Blitz,” hosted by Valerie Bertinelli.
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Season two of French series “bref” drops Wednesday, March 26 on Hulu. “Bref.2” has a longer format than 2011’s season one – 30 minutes – allowing for deeper exploration of zee existential challenges.
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An ITN Productions documentary about the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni legal brawl has been acquired by ID and is set to air Monday, March 31. “He Said, She Said” premiered in 90-minute form last night on UK’s Channel 5, but will be cut to 60 minutes for its Stateside debut.
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Things are hopping at Family Entertainment Television, which is celebrating the Easter season with FETV’s airing of “King of Kings” (1961) on Palm Sunday, April 13 at 3p, followed by FMC’s “The Passion” on Easter weekend. Other classic offerings include “The Greatest Story Ever Told” (1965), “Barabbas” (1962), and “Salome” (1953).
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AXS TV is marking National Record Store Day (yes, it’s a thing, launched in 2008) with a “Vinyl Obsession” marathon on Saturday, April 12. Rock trailblazers tour the aisles of Grimey’s in Nashville and The Record Parlour in Los Angeles and discuss their careers and select the five albums that have impacted them the most.
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Big Media true crime series “Has#tag,” currently in production and slated to be delivered in Q4 this year, has been picked up by FAST channel provider FilmRise, as well as by UKTV.
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OUTtv launches today in Taiwan, with the linear channel available on Chungwha IPTV service Multimedia On Demand. OUTtv viewers on Chunghwa will have access to the service’s LGBTQ+-targeted original programming, as well as library content from OUTtv’s original series, documentaries, films and specials.
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MLB Network is expanding its early edition of “MLB Tonight” to a two-hour, daily national pregame show, beginning at 5p. The program will be rebranded as “MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show,” premiering on MLB Network’s “Baseball Eve,” Wednesday, March 26, the night before MLB’s 2025 Opening Day.
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Women’s hockey league PWHL achieved the one millionth fan with a crowd of 14,288 during the Takeover Tour™ Detroit Presented by Ally featuring the Minnesota Frost and New York Sirens on March 16. The PWHL regular season concludes on Saturday, May 3 with the playoffs beginning the week of May 5.
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“Moana 2” garnered 27.3 million views in its first five days on Disney+, the third-highest launch for a theatrical film on the service. The original “Moana” has surpassed 1.4 billion hours streamed on Disney+, which Disney notes is like streaming the film over 735 million times or playing “How Far I’ll Go” on repeat for more than 50,000 years.
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Hallmark Channel’s “The Way Home” finished season three as the #1 most-watched original series on entertainment cable among Women 25-54, repeats included. The season reached 4.2 million Unduplicated Total Viewers.
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