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CBS announced its midseason premiere schedule. New series debuts include true crime series “Harlen Coben’s Final Twist” on Wednesday, January 7 at 10p; Dick Wolf drama “CIA” on Monday, February 23 at 10p; Taylor Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” sequel “Y: Marshalls” on Sunday, March 1 at 8p; and “America’s Culinary Cup,” hosted by Padma Lakshmi, on Wednesday, March 4 at 9:30p.
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Bravo is celebrating the 20th anniversary of “The Real Housewives” franchise with “The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip” (w/t), set to debut in 2026. “For two decades, ‘The Real Housewives’ has amplified women’s voices, spotlighted their ambition, humor, and strength, inspiring millions with their unapologetic authenticity,” said Frances Berwick, Chairman of Bravo and Peacock Unscripted. “’The Real Housewives: Ultimate Road Trip’ is a love letter to the women who turned a reality television show into a cultural phenomenon – and the fans who’ve been there for every laugh, gasp, toast, and table turn.”
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has quietly launched an AI start-up, Project Prometheus, and installed himself as its co-chief executive along with Vik Bajaj, a co-founder of research lab Verify and Foresite Labs. The company has secured $6.2 billion in funding, partly from Bezos, and hired nearly 100 employees.
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Toikido has entered into a strategic partnership with the Middle East’sSpacetoon to co-develop and distribute animated series based on action-fantasy IP “Battalor.” Three series are now in development, with Spacetoon broadcasting across MENA and Türkiye, and global rollout set for Spring 2027.
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Banijay Branded Entertainment has partnered with presenter and producer Aidy Smith (“The Three Drinkers”) and Electric Robin to co-develop a slate of branded and non-branded entertainment formats. Smith will serve as executive producer alongside Electric Robin.
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UK-based Particle6 has been commissioned to make an AI-led series for Hearst Networks. “Straten van Toen” (Streets of the Past), a 10-episode, short-form history series, commissioned for The HISTORY Channel in the Netherlands, has Dutch historical investigator and reality star Corjan Mol (“The Curse of Oak Island”) transported back in time, with the help of AI, to tell stories associated with some of the Netherland’s most famous streets, squares and canal sides.
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Pulse films (“Gangs of London,” “The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann”), the production company owned by Vice, is getting out of the film and TV business to focus on commercials, music videos and branded entertainment. Vice Studios will produce scripted projects.
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Lifetime has partnered with Vaseline and reality TV stars and real-life cousins Justin Glaze (“The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise”) and Marshall Glaze (“Love is Blind”) for an original scripted social short. The campaign supports Lifetime’s “Love of a Lifetime” romance movie stunt in November, as well as Vaseline’s “New Vaseline Lotions Don’t Play – They Perform” campaign.
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Hallmark Media announced the next class of creatives chosen to participate in Make Her Mark, its women’s directing mentorship program. Angie Nolan, Hannah Michielsen, Huriyyah Muhammad, and Sarah Wilson Thacker were elected to begin the mentorship phase of the program and shadow a director on set of a Hallmark movie. Also joining the program is Hallmark actor and writer, Nikki DeLoach.
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BBC World Service is launching BBC Global Women, a commitment to highlighting women’s storytelling. Alongside new commissions, the initiative will elevate the editorial offer for women by starting conversations, building connections and challenging misinformation. The first commissions under Global Women include exclusive interviews with KPop Demon Hunters’ Arden Cho and the First Lady of Sierra Leone, and an investigation into how sexual violence is being used as a weapon in conflict in Ethiopian.
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NBC Sports and Peacock will collaborate for a second consecutive year with the NFL, EA SPORTS, and Genius Sports to present the EA SPORTS Madden NFL Cast. This year the action moves to primetime on Thanksgiving, as the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals at 8p for the nightcap of the NFL’s “John Madden Thanksgiving Celebration” tripleheader.
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Two weeks after Jake Paul’s fight against Gervonta Davis was canceled comes word that the former YouTuber will face off against Britain’s world champion Anthony Joshua. “Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day” is set for December 19 in Miami, to air live on Netflix. “To all my haters, this is what you wanted,” said Paul. “To the people of the United Kingdom, I am sorry. On Friday, December 19, under the lights in Miami, live globally only on Netflix, the torch gets passed and Britain’s Goliath gets put to sleep.” It’s Paul’s second live event on the streamer.
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Chelsea Handler will host the annual Critics Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. Four new categories have been added: Best Variety Series for TV, and Best Stunt Design, Best Casting/Ensemble, and Best Sound for movies. The show will air for the second year on E!, as well as on USA Network this year, on Sunday, January 4 at 7p.
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A “My Next Guest With David Letterman” special featuring Adam Sandler will air Monday, December 1 on Netflix.
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Josh O’Connor (“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”) makes his debut as “Saturday Night Live” host on December 13, joined by Lily Allen as musical guest. The next week sees Ariana Grande taking her third turn as host, joined by musical guest Cher, who last held that role back in 1987.
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HBO Original documentary “Music Box: It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley,” from the “Music Box” series created by Bill Simmons, debuts Thursday, December 4 at 9p on HBO. The film had its theatrical release in August.
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FOX News Media will present its sixth annual “All-American Christmas Tree Lighting” on Friday, November 21 at 5p during a special edition of “The Five.”
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Special “Killing Cancer: The Power Within,” exploring the latest breakthroughs in cancer research, airs Tuesday, November 25 at 10p on NewsNation. Hosted by anchor Chris Cuomo, the one-hour program will feature an in-depth conversation with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, physician, medical innovator, and billionaire entrepreneur, whose research is transforming cancer treatment and patient outcomes.
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Thursday’s Jets-Patriots game on Prime Video averaged 13.45 million viewers, down 7% vs. last season’s comparable game, attracting a peak audience of 15.43 million viewers. “TNF” on Prime has now averaged more than 13 million viewers nine times this season, surpassing last year’s total.
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