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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/16/25)
APPLE TV+: Murderbot (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Football Parents (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Dear Hongrang (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Rotten Legacy (Premiere)
PARAMOUNT+ with SHOWTIME: The Chi (Premiere)
ABC: Shark Tank (Finale) at 8pm
(SATURDAY 5/17/25)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Scarlett Johansson, Musical Guest: Bad Bunny (Finale) at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 5/18/25)
DISCOVERY: Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing (Premiere) at 8pm
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY: Vindications (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT GEO: Tucci in Italy (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: Unknown Serial Killers of America (Premiere) at 7pm
YouTube unveiled a new sponsorship package that enables advertisers to buy against cultural moments like the Oscars and Black Friday. “Today, YouTube has become the epicenter of culture — culture with a capital ‘C,’” said YouTube CEO Neal Mohan at the company’s Lincoln Center Upfront event. YouTube also announced a new feature that offers the ability to shop directly on connected TV’s with an interactive product feed, and a new ad format built with its Gemini AI model to identify and match ads with contextually relevant “peak moments” in YouTube content.
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Michael J. Fox will guest star on season three of Apple TV+ comedy “Shrinking.” The cast also includes previously announced additions Jeff Daniels, who will guest star as Jimmy’s father, and Sherry Cola.
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Drama series “Task,” focused on an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heading a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies, debuts this September on HBO.
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Season three of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” premieres Thursday, July 17 on Paramount+ with two episodes. What’s ahead? “Season three takes characters both new and beloved to new heights, and dives into thrilling adventures of faith, duty, romance, comedy and mystery, with varying genres never before seen on any other ‘Star Trek,’” promises the streamer. New episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays, with the season finale on September 11.
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Viaplay thriller “Mafia,” inspired by real events in 1990s Sweden, kicks off Thursday, June 19.
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BBC Studios has launched a new “Bluey” digital series “Bluey Dancealongs,” featuring “Strictly Come Dancing” professional dancer Dianne Buswell. The series can be found on the Official Bluey YouTube, Bluey.tv and Bluey social channels.
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CBS game show “Raid the Cage” returns Wednesday, May 18 at 9p. Damon Wayans Jr. hosts and executive produces.
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Telemundo Studios Brazilian media company and Globo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop and co-produce scripted content. Under the MoU, Telemundo and Globo will collaborate on the development and co-production of original films and series to be released as Globoplay Originals in Brazil and across Telemundo’s broadcast and streaming platforms in the US. “This collaboration marks an important step in expanding our storytelling reach and building a creative bridge between Brazil and the broader Hispanic world,” said Javier Pons, Chief Content Officer & Head of Telemundo Studios, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises. “This partnership is going to strengthen our editorial alignment and paves the way for premium scripted projects that connect with audiences across borders.”
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Kelli Kiddish is returning to NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” as a series regular for the procedural’s 27th season. Kiddish left her series regular midway through season 24, though she has made guest appearances.
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Pickford AI, creator of Pickford, the interactive AI storytelling platform, has partnered with Peabody and director and showrunner Bernie Su (“Artificial”) to develop and produce an AI experience. In interactive thriller “Whispers,” viewers collaborate, compete, and strategize in real-time to work with or against each other to uncover a mystery and identify a killer.
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Performers for the 2025 American Music Awards will include Blake Shelton, Gloria Estefan, Gwen Stefani, Reneé Rapp, Benson Boone and Lainey Wilson. Jennifer Lopez hosts the show on Monday, May 26 at 8p, airing live on CBS.
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Paramount+ and Pluto TV are bringing free movie screenings to audiences across New York and Chicago this summer. The Paramount+ Movie Nights series will return for a third year with 23 outdoor screenings of from the service’s library of films, including recent blockbusters, classics and critically acclaimed movies. As part of the program, Paramount+ will return as the official sponsor of Bryant Park Movie Nights.
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“Cleaner” will make its streaming debut exclusively on Max in the US on Friday, June 13 and premiere the following night on HBO at 8p. The British action thriller was released in US theaters in February.
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Starting this weekend, Xfinity users can access Sunday Night Soccer on MLS Season Pass free, with no additional subscriptions required. The weekly matches will be available within the channel guide on Xfinity X1 and the Xfinity Stream app.
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ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” schedule kicks off with 11 games in the first seven weeks. Signature matchups include Vikings at Bears, Lions at Ravens, Chiefs at Jaguars, Commanders at Chiefs, Eagles at Packers, Cardinals at Cowboys, Cowboys at Raiders and Eagles at Chargers. Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters return for their fourth year together, while The ManningCast enters its fifth season.
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FOX’ 18-week schedule features appearances from a lineup of NFC teams,including the Eagles, Cowboys, Lions, Packers, Giants, 49ers and Commanders, as well as its strongest showing of AFC teams, including the Bills, Bengals, Ravens and Chiefs.
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FOX’s first Indianapolis 500 will include 60 hours of live coverage featuring INDYCAR play-by-play announcer Will Buxton joined by Indianapolis 500 entrant James Hinchcliffe and Indy 500 racer Townsend Bell on the call for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge. The action takes place Sunday, May 25, on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app. Pre-race coverage begins at 10a and the green flag drops at 12:45p.
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WNBA’s Indiana Fever has launched the team’s first direct-to-consumer streaming service, Fever Direct. Subscribers will have access to up to 18 live regular season games alongside full game replays in eligible regions.
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ShotTracker, provider of real-time data and AI-driven insights for basketball, is collaborating with ASB GlassFloor to place ShotTracker’s advanced analytics and entertainment graphics into the design of ASB’s LED glass surfaces for the first time. The ShotTracker’s Helix system has been installed in the ASB Glassfloor Athlete’s Lab in Orlando, which is currently in use by NBA teams and other visiting sports properties.
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The May 1 episode of ABC’s “9-1-1” drew 9.18 million viewers in Live+7 cross-platform viewing. That’s up from 8.45 million viewers for the previous episode, which included a character’s shocking death.
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MOVIES
Final Destination: Bloodlines – Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones, Rya Kihlstedt, Richard Harmon, Owen Patrick Joyner, Anna Lore, Alex Zahara, April Telek, Tinpo Lee, Tony Todd, Brec Bassinger, Gabrielle Rose, Brenna Llewellyn,
Hurry Up Tomorrow – Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, Riley Keough, Ash T, Paul L. Davis, Sebastian Villalobos, Roman Mitichyan, Ibrahim Ivan Troy Simonin, Kiara Liz, Olga Safari, Michael Buhen
The Ruse – Veronica Cartwright, Madelyn Dundon, Michael Steger, Drew Moerlein, Kayleigh Ruller, T.C. Carter, Vincent Butta, Michael Bakkensen, Robertson Michaud, Janet Lopez, Bill Sorice, Heather Drew, Ralph Ayala, Nicola Jeanette Silber
NYC STREET FAIRS
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $122 million.
(One ticket costs $5.00 as of April 2025)
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $123 million.
(One ticket costs $2.00)
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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