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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/31/25)
NETFLIX: Bad Influencer (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Rhythm + Flow France (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Breathless (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Dime tu Nombre (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Tremembé (Premiere)
A+E: Murder on Trial (Premiere) at 9pm
A+E: Murder at the Motel (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: The State of BBQ: A Texas Monthly Special (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 11/1/25)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Miles Teller, Musical Guest: Brandi Carlile (Premiere) at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 11/2/25)
ABC: TCS New York City Marathon at 8am
MGM+: Robin Hood (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: I Love LA (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FOOD: Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: In the Eye of the Storm (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: The Last Captains (Premiere) at 11pm
In the wake of massive layoffs at its parent Paramount, Paramount Television Studios shook up its executive ranks on Thursday, with a number of top leaders leaving the company. According to reports, Paramount Television Studios chief Matt Thunell told employees in a memo that EVP and head of global production for MTVE/Showtime Keri Flint; Skydance EVP business and legal affairs Jeff Hegedus; Paramount Media Networks, Showtime and MTVE CFO Candice Brancazio; and Shauna Phelan, head of live-action series, films and talent at Nickelodeon and Awesomeness TV, are leaving the company. Skydance EVP, Physical Production Drew Brown becomes PTVS Head of Production, while Showtime/MTVE head of global talent and content development Trevor Rose and finance executive Matt Hengemuhle move to different parts of Paramount Skydance. Paramount Pictures COO Courtney Armstrong, CFO Mark Badagliacca, EVP human resources Talia Robinson and EVP global communications and media relations Brooke Robertson will add Paramount TV Studios to their purview, as will the movie studio’s head of casting, Tricia Wood.
(Source: Cynopsis)
XRTV and Meta have teamed up on an immersive XR series based on the A24 hit horror movie “Talk to Me.” The untitled immersive horror series will be created exclusively for Meta headsets. Shot entirely in 3D, the live-action series will also use mixed reality technology to map viewers’ environments and immerse them in the story. The series will span six half-hour episodes about a group of young travelers chasing the ultimate party on a European island until they discover the Hand, a supernatural high deadlier than any drug. Executive producers will be Darren Brandl and Jack Davis (for XRTV), Danny and Michael Philippou (for Racka Racka), Samantha Jennings and Kristina Ceyton (for Causeway Films), Andreas Michael Wentz and Juan Antonio Cano Trujillo (for Sur Film) and Jeff Rich producing for Meta.
(Source: Cynopsis)
According to Variety, Hulu’s Onyx Collective has ordered a pilot for a series adaptation of the “Southern Bastards” graphic novels, with creators Jason Aaron and Jason Latour serving as executive producers. Bill Dubuque, who co-created Netflix hit “Ozark,” is writing the teleplay, sharing co-story credit with Nia DaCosta, who is directing the pilot and will executive produce. Matt Olmstead will be showrunner and executive producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FX has renewed comedy “Adults” for a second season. The series was created by Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw and originally aired in May. Season 2, starring Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao and Owen Thiele will debut in 2026.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“CBS Mornings” released its guest list for the week of November 3, with actor Rami Malek (“Nuremberg”), author E. Lockhart, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and NFL Today host and CBS News special correspondent James Brown slated for Monday, which will also include a new installment of “Beg-Knows America” with David Begnaud. On Tuesday, November 4, co-host Gayle King sits down with Cher, followed by singer-songwriter Patti Smith and CBS News political contributors Terry Sullivan and Joel Payne. November 5 will see country singer Kenny Chesney and on Thursday, November 6, actor Rainn Wilson, singer-songwriter Florence Welch and UFC women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko join the program. On Saturday, November 1, band Fust, chefs Sujan Sarkar and Sahil Sethi and novelist R. L. Stine join “CBS Saturday Morning.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Vérité International Distribution and distribution partner Executive Program Services (EPSTV) said 34 public television stations across the U.S. have picked up one or both of Vérité Films’ Jeremy and Jazzy holiday specials. About 27 stations will air “It’s Halloween! with Jeremy and Jazzy” and 31 have picked up “It’s the Holidays! with Jeremy and Jazzy.” The specials will air on various dates from October to December 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“A Life’s Worth,” a drama series about Swedish UN peacekeepers during the Bosnian War based on true life, will premiere in the U.S. on European streamer Viaplay on Thursdays, October 30-November 27.(Source: Cynopsis)
Renowned chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich spotlights everyday Americans in her new PBS special, “Lidia Celebrates America: A Nation of Neighbors.” The latest installment in the three-time James Beard Award-winning and Emmy-nominated “Lidia Celebrates America” series airs beginning Tuesday, November 25 at 9p on PBS. In this hour-long program, Bastianich travels to wildfire-scarred neighborhoods outside Los Angeles, a pay-how-you-can café in Denver, a Japanese-American community center in Portland and a first-of-its-kind free grocery market in San Francisco to meet the volunteers and visionaries who are building community one neighborhood at a time.
(Source: Cynopsis)
According to AdRoll, 47% of shoppers say they plan to buy fewer gifts or spend less this holiday season as tariffs, economic uncertainty and cautious consumer spending weighs on their finances. AdRoll sees advertisers taking a different approach to marketing in Q4, doubling down on ROAS and efficiency, not volume; retargeting warm audiences and loyalty members instead of pouring budget into untested prospecting; and highlighting smaller-ticket items and bundled value to drive conversions among cost-conscious shoppers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former Washington Wizards stars John Wall and Brendan Haywood are joining Monumental Sports Network’s Wizards broadcast team for the 2025-26 NBA season. Wall, a five-time NBA All-Star, will serve as a studio analyst on “Wizards Pregame Live” and “Wizards Postgame Live.” Haywood, a member of the Wizards front court for nearly a decade, will join the broadcast booth as the network’s newest color commentator for a package of live games. Wall will make his MNMT debut during the broadcast on Saturday, November 8, when the Wizards host the Dallas Mavericks at Capital One Arena. Haywood’s first appearance in the booth will come one week earlier, on Saturday, November 1, as the Wizards take on the Orlando Magic.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Now this wrestling is “fake.” Toy giant Playmobil said it has formed a new global licensing agreement with pro wrestling icon WWE that will launch in July. The collaboration will feature Playmobil figures of WWE Superstars, including Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley and Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan. Playmobil unveiled the partnership at the Nuremberg Toy Fair 2025. The WWE deal comes on the heels of two earlier partnerships with Mattel for Monster High and Barbie.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT Sports kicks off its coverage of regular season men’s college basketball — 98 games in all — next week with a Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas doubleheader on opening night, Monday, November 3. The defending NCAA national champion No. 3 Florida Gators will face No.13 Arizona Wildcats at 7p, followed by No. 8 BYU Cougars taking on the Villanova Wildcats at 9:30p. Brian Anderson will provide play-by-play for both games, alongside Grant Hill, with Andy Katz reporting. “TNT Sports College Basketball Pregame presented by Vanda Pharmaceuticals” coverage will start at 6:30p on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. On Thursday, November 6, the TCU Horned Frogs will host the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash at 8p, with pregame coverage starting at 7:30p. On November 7, No. 13 Arizona will take on the visiting Utah Tech Trailblazers at 9p. Pregame will start at 8:30p with Pearl, Rose, Mashburn and Lefkoe. Spero Dedes, Greg Anthony and Nabil Karim will be on the call, with each also contributing regularly throughout TNT Sports’ college basketball coverage this season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Leading up to Sunday’s NFL matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, iSpot offered some data on commercial appearances by the teams’ quarterbacks, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes. According to iSpot, Allen, Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and others have seen new emphasis this year while advertisers (with the exception of State Farm) have seemingly left the Chiefs behind. iSpot added that older NFL stars like Peyton Manning and Rob Gronkowski still appear in a lot of ads. Manning, Barkley, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson, Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback and wide receiver Travis Hunter and Allen were the top five NFL players in terms of ad airings, with Mahomes coming in sixth (86 airings vs. Allen’s 124). Allen also appears in more than twice the number of brands compared to Mahomes (Allen: 7 vs. Mahomes: 3).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tonight’s (October 31) World Series Game 6 marks MLB Network’s 100th World Series game it has covered since the network launched in 2009. Broadcasters Greg Amsinger, Al Leiter, Dan Plesac, Harold Reynolds and Matt Vasgersian are contributing to MLB Network’s ongoing coverage just as they did for the network’s first World Series 17 seasons ago featuring the Philadelphia Phillies and the eventual World Series champion New York Yankees. In total across the 100 World Series games, MLB Network has covered 7 current Hall of Famers, 18 different teams and 11 different champions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Anniversary – Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Dylan O’Brien, McKenna Grace, Daryl McCormack, Selda Kaya, Sky Yang, Flavia Watson, Paul Tylak
Stitch Head (Animated) – Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Alison Steadman, Rob Brydon, Paul Tylak, Fern Brady, Jamali Maddix, Ruth Gibson, Tia Bannon
Hallow Road (Limited Release) – Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell, Tadhg Murphy, Stephen Jones, Paul Tylak
Safe House (Limited Release) – Lucien Laviscount, Hannah John-Kamen, Brian Borello, Michael Bradway, Markina Brown, Ethan Embry, Zan Gomes-Headley, Adam Levy, Sky Liam, Jasmine Luv, Holt McCallany, Troy Mittleider, Lewis Tan
STREAMING MOVIES
Ballad of a Small Player (Netflix) – Colin Farrell, Chik-Ka Lai, Alan K. Chang, Margaret Cheung, Jason Tobin, Tilda Swinton, Fala Chen, Deanie Ip
Hedda (Prime Video) – Tessa Thompson, Nina Hoss, Imogen Poots, Nicholas Pinnock, Tom Bateman, Finbar Lynch, Mirren Mack, Jamael Westman, Saffron Hocking, Jack Barry, Kathryn Hunter, Michelle Crane, Sam Hoare, Stacey Gough
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