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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/29/25)
AMC+: Scrublands (Premiere)
BRITBOX: Death Valley (Premiere)
THE DESIGN NETWORK: Fame to Table (Premiere)
FOX: Bob’s Burgers (Premiere) at 8p;
FOX: Grimsburg (Premiere) at 8:30p;
FOX: Family Guy (Premiere) at 9p;
FOX: The Great North (Premiere) at 9:30p
FX: Adults (Premiere) at 9p
MAX: And Just Like That… (Premiere)
MTV: Jersey Shore Family Vacation (Premiere) at 8p
NETFLIX: F1: The Academy (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Dept. Q (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Mad Unicorn (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: The Better Sister (Premiere)
Max has renewed “Hacks” for season five. Season four of the Emmy-winning series starring Jean Smart concludes tonight at 9p.
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Kelly O’Donnell has been promoted to chief justice and national affairs correspondent at NBC News. O’Donnell has been senior White House correspondent for the past four years.
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Production on season two of Paramount+’s “The Agency: Central Intelligence” is underway in London. The spy thriller stars Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, and Jodie Turner-Smith.
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Garcelle Beauvais is expanding her partnership with Lifetime with two movies she will star in and executive produce: “Taken at a Truck Stop: A Black Girl Missing Movie,” a continuation of the “Black Girl Missing” franchise, and sequel “Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love.” “I’m thrilled to continue telling stories that resonate deeply with audiences and put women – especially Black women – at the center,” said Beauvais.
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“Welcome to Wrexham” scored a season five order from FX. The docuseries will follow Wrexham AGC’s debut in the EFL championship after its third consecutive promotion.
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In “Wrexham”-adjacent news, the series’ spinoff has a name. FX and Disney+ Latin America’s “Necaxa,” a docuseries from Eva Longoria in partnership with Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds – the three of whom are all investors in Aguascalientes, Mexico-based Club Necaxa – will debut this summer. The new series chronicles a transformational era at the Mexican football club.
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J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”) will lead the cast of upcoming MGM+ period crime drama “The Westies.” “J.K. Simmons is one of the finest actors working today,” said Michael Wright, head of MGM+. “His authenticity and intensity bring an invaluable quality to this complex and exhilarating story, and we can’t wait to see him bring this unforgettable character to life.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tiger Aspect Kids & Family is co-producing animated adventure series“Stan & Gran,” alongside Jollywise and Xentrix Studios. The series created by Jon Mason has been commissioned by 5’s preschool strand, Milkshake!.
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“Chiquis Sin Filtro” was greenlit for a second season on ViX, and heads into production next month. The docuseries follows entertainer Chiquis as she navigates her family legacy, international career, and personal growth and business empire.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix comedy “Leanne,” starring Leanne Morgan, debuts Thursday, July 31. The comedian plays a woman whose life is upended when her husband of 33 years leaves her for another woman.
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TLC’s “Match Me Abroad returns for a second season on Sunday, June 22 at 10p. The reality show follows six American singles who cross international borders to look for love.
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Nicole Curtis travels the country to restore neglected historic homes in a new season of HGTV’s “Rehab Addict,” kicking off Tuesday, June 24 at 9p.
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Season four of “The Morning Show” launches Wednesday, September 17 on Apple TV+. The season opens in spring 2024, almost two years after season three.
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Crime drama “Smoke” launches Friday, June 27 on Apple TV+ with two episodes, followed by one episode weekly through August 15. Created and written by Dennis Lehane and inspired by true events, “Smoke” follows an arson investigator who begrudgingly teams up with a police detective to stop two arsonists.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Esports World Cup: Level Up” premieres on Prime Video on Friday, June 6. The docuseries goes behind the scenes at the inaugural EWC in 2024, with new episodes dropping weekly.
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Darres Criss (“Glee”) and Renee Elise Goldsberry (Girls5Eva”) will host Pluto TV pre-show “The Tony Awards Act One” on Sunday, June 8 at 6:40p.
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FMC sets the scene for summer with Beach Week, featuring the Beach Party series of films, including “Gidget” (1959), and “For Those Who Think Young” (1964), every night from June 1-8.
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Monumental Sports & Entertainment announced an expanded partnershipwith DXC Technology, which will bring technology innovation to support MSE’s vision for the new Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. “Together, we are setting the stage for a dynamic hub in downtown DC and DXC’s technology and industry expertise will help us redefine how we experience sports, entertainment, and business in the heart of our nation’s capital,” said Jim Van Stone, President of Business Operations and Chief Commercial Officer at MSE.
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DraftKings and Meadowlark Media inked a multiyear renewal of their content distribution, monetization and sponsorship agreement that began in 2021. As part of the deal, Meadowlark Media and DraftKings will continue to distribute “The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz” and the Le Batard & Friends Network across audio, TV, social and digital channels, including DraftKings Network, FAST channels, HBO MAX and Peacock.
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The super middleweight doubleheader featuring Caleb Plant vs. Armando Reséndiz and Jermall Charlo vs. Thomas LaManna headlines “PBC Championship Boxing” on Prime Video on Saturday, May 31 at 8p from Las Vegas. The fight card is part of an 11-day stretch of live sports on Prime Video that includes WNBA on May 29, PBC Boxing on May 31 and the NASCAR Cup Series race from Nashville on June 1.
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Telemundo is presenting coverage of two US Women’s National Team friendlies over the next two weeks. The USWNT will take on China PR at Allianz Field in St. Paul, MN on Saturday, May 31 at 5p on Universo and Peacock, and will challenge Jamaica at Energizer Park in St. Louis on Tuesday, June 3 at 7:30p on Universo and Peacock.
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Through seven telecasts, FOX’s Saturday Baseball is averaging 1.78 million viewers, up 10% over last year.
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CBS’s broadcast of the 2025 American Music Awards delivered the event’s largest audience since 2019 and was the #1 broadcast of the night, with 4.73 million viewers, up +34% from its last live broadcast in 2022. Versus last year’s NFL-led 50th anniversary clips special, the AMAs dipped 19.66%.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season seven premiere of Showtime’s “The Chi” drew two million cross-platform viewers, making it the most-streamed in the series’ history, up +2% on streaming versus last season.
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