FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/30/25)
WE TV: Mama June: Family Crisis (Premiere) at 8pm
(SATURDAY 5/31/25)
LIFETIME: The 13th Wife: Escaping Polygamy (Premiere) at 8pm
PRIME VIDEO: Good Boy (Premiere)
(SUNDAY 61/25)
A&E: Duck Dynasty: The Revival (Premiere) at 9pm
ACORN TV: Relative Secrets (Premiere)
FOOD NETWORK: BBQ Brawl (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: The Mortician (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY CHANNEL: The Mega-Brands That Built America (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS can continue to distribute “Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy!” as its legal battle with Sony Pictures Television grinds on. A judge sided with Sony last month, deciding Sony was no longer obligated to provide episodes to its long-time distributor, CBS, but that order has been temporarily paused, and CBS can continue to distribute the game shows during its appeal. Sony terminated its distribution deal with CBS in August, claiming CBS had entered into unauthorized licensing deals for the shows and then paid itself a commission.
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Disney+ is giving fans more reasons to tune in with the launch of a new, always-on Perks program, offering rewards ranging from access to one-of-a-kind experiences and limited-time sweepstakes, to savings and special discounts. And beginning June 2, Hulu will debut its first suite of offerings, complementing the Disney+ program. Last year, Disney+ introduced the first subscriber Perks program in streaming; this launch expands the current offering into an always-on program, with additional international rollouts to follow later this year.
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YouTube is streamlining its process for reviewing content monetization eligibility.“To improve the accuracy of our yellow icon decisions and get your videos monetizing faster, we are experimenting with automatically sending videos that receive a ‘Limited or no ads’ rating for an additional review that may be completed by a human,” posted the company in its help center. “Additional reviews aim to improve the stability and accuracy of monetization assessments, reducing the need for appeals and providing more confidence in your video’s monetization status.” While a “minority of videos” may still take a day to review, the result will be a more accurate decision, said the company.
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The season six finale of historical drama series “The Chosen” will be released as a feature film exclusively in theaters on March 12, 2027, and the premiere of season seven will have a theatrical run starting March 31, 2028. Both are being produced as a big screen experience. Season six will be available to stream on Prime Video prior to the theatrical debut of the finale, while season seven will stream on Prime Video following the premiere’s theatrical. Season five makes its debut on Prime Video June 15. Theatrical releases of Seasons 3 through 5 have grossed more than $140 million worldwide.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Peacock has canceled “Laid” after one season. The comedy debuted in December with all eight episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Paramount+ with Showtime has renewed “The Chi” for season eight. The drama’s season seven debut drew two million cross-platform viewers in its first seven days, up 2% from last season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meryl Streep is taking another spin on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” The news broke in a X post that read, “Gird your loins, Meryl is returning for Season 5! That’s all.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Julia Garner (“Ozark”) will star opposite Anthony Boyle (“Say Nothing”) in “The Altruists,” a Netflix series about Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried and the cratering of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
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Eclipse TV is producing and distributing “Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame 2025,” celebrating the sports, business and entertainment nominees who attended The Clubs in their youth. The one-hour special will air on NBC, ABC and CBS owned stations, Gray, Sinclair and Nexstar stations in the June 7 – July 20 window.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video true crime docuseries “Romcon: Who the F**k is Jason Porter?” premieres Friday, June 13. The two-parter exposes the dark side of dating in Toronto.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also debuting on Friday, June 13 – but not likely to be on the same watch list – is preschool series “Not a Box.” Apple TV+’s animated show was inspired by the children’s picture book by Antoniette Portis.(Source: Cynopsis)
Season four of Disney Jr.’s “Spidey and his Amazing Friends” kicks off Monday, June 16 at 8a, and later that day on Disney Channel. The series is the #2 streaming series for kids and boys 2-5, drawing 2.3 billion views across Disney Jr. and Marvel HQ YouTube channels and 896 million hours streamed globally on Disney+ to date.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video prequel “The Terminal List: Dark Wolf” launches Wednesday, August 27 with three episodes, followed by new episodes weekly.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FOX Sports announced select games from the network’s 2025 college football schedule. Week 1 kicks off with a showdown between Texas and reigning national champion Ohio State on Saturday, August 30 at 12p, while Week 2 features Iowa versus Iowa State in their annual Cy-Hawk Trophy rivalry on Saturday, September 6 at 12p on FOX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPN Deportes will combine to present 29 matches of The Soccer Tournament (TST), the 7-v-7, $1-million winner-take-all world soccer championship, beginning Wednesday, June 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The original cast of “Hamilton” will reunite for an anniversary performance at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, airing Sunday, June 8 at 8p on CBS. The smash Broadway play debuted off-Broadway in 2015.
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Al Roker, weather and feature anchor of NBC News’ “Today,” and filmmaker Jon Else will receive Lifetime Achievement honors at the 46th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. Roker will be recognized during the News ceremony on Wednesday, June 25, while Else will pick up his trophy at the Documentary ceremony on Thursday, June 26.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Jim Thorpe: Lit by Lightning” kicks off Monday, July 7 at 8p on The History Channel. The two-hour doc follows the life and legacy of the legendary Olympian and explores what it means to be an American through the intersection of identity and sport.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“State of Silence,” a documentary exploring press freedom in Mexico, makes its broadcast television premiere Saturday, May 31 at 8:55p on Telemundo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AXS TV is airing 2021 rock doc “Triumph: Rock & Roll Machine” on Saturday, June 7 at 3p and Monday, June 9 at 9p in honor of the band’s 50th anniversary.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Tulipop Tales,” the animated preschool series from Iceland’s Tulipop Studios, will premiere next month on Tinypop, Kidoodle.TV and Zone·tv.
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CAKE has signed a deal for Korean animated adventure series “Bubblegem.” The show is produced by Campfire Aniworks for EBS Korea and Chinese streamer Tencent Video and Mentari TV in Indonesia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Karate Kid: Legends – Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-na Wen, Wyatt Oleff, Aramis Knight, Ralph Macchio, Olivia Yang Avis, Aaron Wang, Nicholas Carella, Shaunette Renee Wilson
Bring Her Back – Billy Barratt, Sally Hawkins, Mischa Heywood, Jonah Wren Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Sally-Anne Upton, Sora Wong, Kathryn Adams, Brian Godfrey, Brendan Bacon, Olga Miller, Nicola Tele, Frances Cassar, Asha O’Connor, Arianny Ross, Amya Mollison
The Phoenician Scheme (Limited Release) – Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Truman Hanks, Tom Hanks, Steve Park, Scott Shepherd, Willem Dafoe, F. Murray Abraham, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Mattia Moreno Leonidas
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $189 million.
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $207 million.
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