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FOOD NETWORK: Halloween Baking Competition (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Celebrity Name That Tune (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Celebrity Weakest Link (Premiere) at 9pm
FXX: Futurama (Premiere) at 8pm
Points to CBS for having Stephen Colbert, whose show was canceled by the network two months ago, as the first Emmy presenter last night. The late-night host got a standing ovation before asking, “While I have your attention – is anyone hiring? Because I have 200 very qualified candidates who will be available in June.”
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Host Nate Bargatze then took to the stage with a novel way to keep acceptance speeches brief: he said was donating $100,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of America. For every winner whose speech went over 45 seconds, he would subtract $1,000 from that donation per second; winners whose speeches went under 45 seconds would add $1,000 per second to his donation. A running tally let some speech-givers know how they were faring. (“I’ll pay the difference!” said supporting actress winner Hannah Einbinder as she ran down the numbers.) For a list of the evening’s winners, go here.
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MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd, fired after his on-air remarks about the horrific assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, responded on Substack. “Right Wing media mob ginned up, went after me on a plethora of platforms, and MSNBC reacted to that mob,” wrote Dowd. “Even though most at MSNBC knew my words were being misconstrued, the timing of my words forgotten (remember I said this before anyone knew Kirk was a target), and that I apologized for any miscommunication on my part, I was terminated by the end of the day.” MSNBC President Rebecca Kutler and Dowd each apologized for the remarks, which Kutler called “inappropriate, insensitive and unacceptable.”
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Ego Nwodim has decided not to return to “Saturday Night Live” for its 51st season. “The hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight,” posted Nwodim, who had been with the show for seven seasons. Other departing cast members include Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Emil Wakim. The new party gets started October 4.
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“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” director Jim Hoskinson was a guest on Colbert’s show to say goodbye. “We’ve had many memories,” said Hoskinson. “We mostly had great moments and occasionally we do live shows that [can be hairy] but we have a job where we come in and laugh so it makes the day pretty good.” Hoskinson – who just picked up the show’s first Emmy – told Colbert he’s taking his RV and “heading out.” Associate director Yvonne De Mare has been promoted to the director slot for the show’s final season.
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Season four of Netflix drama “The Witcher” makes its debut Thursday, October 30. Liam Hemsworth replaces Henry Cavill in the role of Geralt of Rivera.
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“The Friday 13th Murders,” a new series from ID, premieres Wednesday, October 1 at 10p, following the return of “The Real Murders on Elm Street” at 9p.
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Docuseries “Always, Lady London,” from Tubi’s new fan-fueled content incubator, Stubios, debuts Friday, October 10. The premiere coincides with Lady London’s forthcoming debut album, To Whom It May Concern.
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AI thriller “M3GAN 2.0” starts its streaming run Friday, September 26 on Peacock. The film was released in theaters on June 27.
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YouTube updated the viewership numbers for its debut NFL game from an audience of 17.3 million average-minute-audience to 19.7 million. “We encountered an internal technical issue where a subset of legitimate views were not categorized as actual views,” said YouTube. “This is an unfortunate situation and we’ll do better next time.” The AMA audience for the US was 18.5 million, up from the previously reported 16.2 million.
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Hallmark Channel’s “The Groomsman” was the #1 most-watched entertainment cable program on Saturday, September 6 among Households, Women 18+, Persons 18+, and Total Viewers, according to Nielsen. The original movie was part of the net’s “Fall Into Love” programming stunt.
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77TH ANNUAL EMMY AWARDS (2025) – COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
https://www.eonline.com/news/1422242/emmys-2025-winners-full-list-live-updates
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $64 million.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -Infinity Castle – $70 million
The Conjuring: Last Rites – $26.1 million
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale – $18.1 million
The Long Walk – $11.5 million
Toy Story (2025 Re-Release) – $3.5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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