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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/10/25)
A&E: First 48 Presents Critical Minutes (Premiere)
BYUTV: The Wizard of Paws (Premiere) at 8pm
MAX: Gremlins: The Wild Batch (Premiere)
MAX: Hacks (Premiere)
NETLFIX: Black Mirror (Premiere)
NETLFIX: Moonrise (Premiere)
NETLFIX: North of North (Premiere)
NETLFIX: Pop the Balloon Live (Premiere)
TV ONE: Savor the City (Premiere) at 8pm
Warner Bros. Discovery has cancelled all travel that is not “business-critical,” according to a memo sent to employees. Amid the roller coaster stock market, WBD cites “market volatility and reduced consumer confidence” as the reasons for minimizing “discretionary spending” – a pause that could foreshadow industry belt-tightening to come. Let’s hope the market rally continues….
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AMC’s upcoming Silicon Valley drama has a name – “Audacity” – and a new series regular, Zach Galifianakis. The series focuses on characters navigating the real life issues associated with the real world impacts of AI, big data, and the accelerating tech revolution.
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Fremantle has launched Imaginae Studios, designed to harness the power of AI. The company will “leverage all AI solutions, technologies and tools for the creative community, embracing experimentation, innovation and vision,” said Fremantle in a press release. The production company’s on a roll – Fremantle Sports was also launched this week.
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Paramount+ has picked up a third season of the original comedy series “Colin from Accounts” for Paramount+ in the US. Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer return to write, executive produce and star in the new season.
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Also renewed for a third season is “The Last of Us.” That’s ahead of the HBO drama’s season two debut on Sunday, April 13 at 9p.
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Bounce TV has renewed comedy “Mind Your Business.” Season two kicks off Saturday, June 7 at 8p.
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Discovery’s “Ghost Adventures” returns with a two-hour episode chronicling the first-ever paranormal investigation inside the legendary Poltergeist House in Simi Valley, CA, on Wednesday, April 16 at 10p.
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“The Waterfront,” a family drama from Kevin Williamson (“The Vampire Diaries”), makes its debut Thursday, June 19 on Netflix.
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True-crime series “Interview With a Killer” returns Sunday, April 13 at 8p on Court TV, with a two-hour premiere featuring an interview with the self-described oldest serial killer in America.
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“Rocky Mountain Wreckers” makes its US debut on The Weather Channelon Sunday, April 13 at 8p and 9p. The series takes viewers behind the scenes of the world of heavy recovery specialists working in the American Rockies.
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“Let Frankie Cook,” Frankie Celenza’s fourth series with Tastemade, is set for an August debut. Celenza won an Emmy for his stint hosting “Struggle Meals.”
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A week of new episodes of puppet series “Donkey Hodie” kicks off Monday, April 14 on PBS KIDS!. Included is a special, “A Donkey Hodie Road Trip,” on April 17.
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The IAB NewFronts are just weeks away, May 5–8 in NYC. Google kicks things off Monday, and the IAB Main Stage is set to return on Wednesday, spotlighting breakthrough content, technologies and solutions. Additionally, IAB will showcase findings from its annual IAB Digital Video Ad Spend & Strategy Report, which includes full-year 2024 results and an outlook for 2025.
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Streamer UP Faith & Family is celebrating the Easter season with 40 titles about prayer, forgiveness, compassion, redemption and miracles. Among the “Easter Lives Here” offering are “The Thorn” and “The Passion of the Christ.”
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Jennifer Lopez has a return engagement as host and performer for the “American Music Awards,” set to air live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, on CBS.
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Reality TV star Alana Thompson, aka “Honey Boo Boo,” narrates behind-the-scenes Lifetime biopic, “I Was Honey Boo Boo.” Premiering Saturday, May 17 at 8p, Thompson reveals how her on-screen confidence concealed a harsh reality.
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HBO comedy special “Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life” premieres Saturday, April 26 at 10p. This is the “Ted Lasso” star’s first standup special for HBO.
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ION will be the exclusive television home of the Elevance Health Women’s Fort Myers Tip-Off, an early season college basketball tournament, for the next five years as part of a new multiyear agreement between Scripps Sports and agency Intersport, which manages the tournament. The agreement begins with this year’s edition of the Thanksgiving weekend tournament, November 28-29.
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NBA veteran Dwight Howard has signed with the BIG3’s Los Angeles Riotand will play his final season of professional basketball this summer. Howard will tip off the league’s eighth season on Saturday, June 14, in Chicago, at Allstate Arena at 4p, live on CBS.
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Sports Illustrated has entered a multi-year partnership with Scripps Sports for ION to be the exclusive US broadcast home of the SI Women’s Games, a new, biennial all-star competition featuring elite athletes across six sports. The participating athletes will have an opportunity to earn prize money based on competition results, while competing for the title of SI Women’s Games Champion.
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Monday’s March Madness matchup between Florida and Houston drew 18.1 million viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen Live+SD data, up 22% from last year’s NCAA championship game and the largest audience since 2019. Final Four weekend averaged 16.4 million viewers, with the most-watched games in eight years. The tournament averaged 10.2 million viewers across TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV, up 3% from last year.
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