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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/11/25)
ABC: 2025 NBA Finals (Game 3) at 8:30pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Cocaine Air: Smugglers at 3000 Ft. (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Aniela (Premiere)
Paramount is cutting 3.5% of its staff this week. “As we navigate the continued industry-wide linear declines and dynamic macro-economic environment, while prioritizing investments in our growing streaming business, we are taking the hard, but necessary steps to further streamline our organization starting this week,” said Co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins in a note to staff. “These changes are necessary to address the environment we are operating in and best position Paramount for success.” Last year, Paramount reduced its workforce by 15%.
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Netflix plans to invest $1.1 billion in Spanish originals by 2029, shared Co-CEO Ted Sarandos at an event at the streamer’s Tres Cantos Madrid facility. Sarandos noted Spanish titles have generated over 5 billion hours of viewing on Netflix, saying, “Dali masks, red jumpsuits, Bella Ciao – all of them have become instantly recognizable parts of the global culture.”
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New E! series “Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind” launches Wednesday, July 19 at 10p. The reality show follows nine celebrities as they decide whether to reverse previous plastic surgeries and return to a more natural look.
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Turkish drama “Bahar: Esencia de Mujer” premieres Monday, July 14 at 10p on Telemundo. The series tells the story of a housewife who goes back to complete her medical residency.
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A&E competition series “WWE LFG” is back for season two on Sunday, June 22 at 10p.
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Denise Rehrighas been named the new executive producer of ABC News Live’s “Prime with Linsey Davis.” Rehrig will oversee all aspects of the streaming evening newscast, from overall editorial direction to story development and day-to-day production.
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“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” star Rached Brosnahan will lead season two of Apple TV+ legal drama “Presumed Innocent,” from David E. Kelley and J.J. Abrams.
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Felicity Huffman has joined the season two cast of Fox drama “Doc.” The “Desperate Housewives” alum will play a physician rebuilding her life after a car crash that erased eight years of her memory.
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Jessica Alba, Rita Ora, Andrew Scott, Kit Saunders and Kit Harringtonhave joined the cast of upcoming Netflix comedy “Too Much,” starring Megan Halter (“Hacks”) as a New Yorker with a broken heart and a bad reputation who moves to London.
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Gloria Reuben (“E.R.”) is onboard CBS spinoff “Boston Blue,” starring Donnie Wahlberg in his “Blue Bloods” role.
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The Television Academy’s Hall of Fame for 2025 includes Emmy winners Viola Davis, Henry Winkler, the late live-event producer Don Mischer, Ryan Murphy, Conan O’Brien and composer Mike Post. The group will be inducted on Saturday, August 16 in LA.
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Sayce Holmes-Lewis and Leon Wright, co-founders of Mentivity, will be honored with the 2025 BET International Global Good Award, recognizing their commitment to youth empowerment, social justice, and community transformation through their work with mentoring organization Mentivity.
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The Start TV Network is launching a programming block for “Gilmore Girls” featuring five back-to-back episodes of the 2000-07 comedy drama every Saturday from 5-10p, beginning June 14.
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Major League Baseball and Jomboy Media announced a strategicpartnership. “We have long admired the passionate fandom of Jimmy O’Brien and his unique ability to connect with baseball fans,” said Noah Garden, MLB Deputy Commissioner, Business and Media. “This partnership will ensure that Jomboy Media will have the resources and access to MLB intellectual property necessary to help it continue to grow. We are looking forward to bringing baseball fans more entertaining content to help further expand baseball’s online presence and deepen the connection between our sport and its fans.”
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VICE Sports shared its game schedule, on-air times, and announcers for its first season of Big3 Basketball coverage on VICE TV. The action begins Sunday, June 14 from Allstate Arena in Chicago, as the Houston Rig Hands take on the DMV Trilogy, followed by the Boston Ball Hogs versus the Dallas Power. Brian Scalabrine will call the play-by-play, with Jim Jackson serving as analyst. Chris Haynes and Rachel DeMita provide sideline coverage.
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Monumental Sports will broadcast “Stanley Pup,” a 90-minute special, on Sunday, June 15 at 5:30p, featuring local rescue dogs. Produced in partnership with Michael Levitt Productions, NHL Productions, and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, the show celebrates the 2025 Stanley Cup® Final.
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New England sports network NESN’s streaming platform, NESN 360,established a new record for highest unique audience for any live event during Roman Anthony’s highly anticipated debut for the Boston Red Sox on Monday night. The total audience was 18% higher than the previous record for NESN 360, set on the Red Sox opening day this season. Additionally, more than 80% of all NESN 360 subscribers tuned in at some point to see the first game for MLB’s top prospect.
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All Sports Television Network says it is opening its ownership to the public with a fundraising campaign through the crowdfunding platform Wefunder. “We built All Sports Television Network to celebrate athleticism in all its forms — from traditional sports to niche competitions,” said Roger Neal Smith, President of All Sports Television Network. “We believe in giving fans access — not just in what we broadcast, but in how we grow.”
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CNN topped cable viewership on Saturday with its live telecast of George Clooney in Broadway hit “Good Night, And Good Luck.” The show delivered 2.011 linear viewers and another million on cable. Globally, the airing drew 7.34 million viewers.
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Fueled by the debut of “Pase a la Fama” and “Miss Universe Latina, El Reality” on Sunday, Telemundo delivered a primetime average of 231,000 A18-49 and 794,000 total viewers.
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Fox’s “Baseball Night in America” drew 3.045 million viewers, the network’s best performance for a Saturday MLB telecast since June 2018, and up 61% over last year’s telecast.
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