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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 1/26/26)
ABC: American idol (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Wild Cards (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Extracted (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: History’s Greatest Mysteries (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: History’s Deadliest With Ving Rhames (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Fatal Attraction: I’d Kill to Be You (Premiere) at 10pm
Two days after ByteDance announced a deal with non-Chinese investorsto create a new US TikTok, the platform’s updated privacy policy sparked backlash on Saturday for listing the collection of sensitive personal data, including immigration status, gender identity, and sexual orientation. However, similar language appeared in TikTok’s previous policy and mirrors disclosures common across social media platforms, largely to comply with state privacy laws. The update does introduce notable changes, including precise location tracking, monitoring of AI interactions, and the use of collected data to serve ads beyond the app.
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“The Hunting Party” is on the move. After debuting on NBC last year and returning January 8 for its second season, the crime procedural is heading to Netflix. Season one begins streaming Sunday, February 16, as Netflix continues a licensing binge that includes recent deals with Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount.
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Season 15 of “Call the Midwife” premieres on PBS on Sunday, March 22 at 9p (check local listings). This season the period drama takes place in 1971.
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Colin Jost (“Saturday Night Live”) has confirmed he will return as host for season two of “Pop Culture Jeopardy!” in its new home on Netflix. The game show launched on Prime Video, but was dropped when Amazon shifted its unscripted strategy
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Investigation Discovery has two shows on the way. The net’s “Lost Women” franchise continues with “Lost Women of Alaska” on Wednesday, February 25 at 8p, and “Feds” returns Wednesday, March 4 at 9p.
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Chefs Michael Cimarusti and Wylie Dufresne are joining Padma Lakshmias judges on new cooking competition “America’s Culinary Cup,” kicking off Tuesday, March 4 at 9:30p on CBS.
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A+E Global Media has greenlit a shortform series, “MonsterQuest: Origins,” launching across History’s digital platforms on Tuesday, January 27. The investigative series unearths the real histories behind cryptid legends.
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“Hot Goss” has relaunched on YouTube in an expanded format. Hosted by “Love Island UK” alum Eyal Booker and social media personality Lonnie Marts IIV, the show follows trending pop culture headlines, delivered shirtless from inside a sauna. New episodes will release weekly on Thursdays at 2p.
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“Inside the 68th Annual Grammy Awards,” offering a backstage look at the show during the lead-up to the February 1 ceremony, airs Friday, January 30 at 8p on CBS.
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The story of the Turpin family, who were saved in 2018 from abuse in California only to suffer again in a foster home, is told in “The Turpins: A New House of Horror – A Diane Sawyer Special Event,” airing on Tuesday, February 2 at 10p on ABC.
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“Super Bowl Greatest Commercials: Hall of Fame Countdown” airs Monday, February 2 at 8p on CBS. Hosted by “CBS Mornings” co-host and CBS Sports’ “The NFL Today” analyst Nate Burleson and actress Daniela Ruah, the special will have viewers vote live to choose the most unforgettable Super Bowl spot. The big game airs Sunday, February 6 on NBC.
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The debut of NBC’s “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” delivered 5.8 million Live+Same Day viewers in its special post-NFL Sunday spot. The comedy starring Tracy Morgan was the most-watched comedy this season among broadcast networks.
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The midseason premiere of ABC Wednesday comedy “Shifting Gears” on January 7 drew 6.88 million Total Viewers after seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu, Hulu on Disney+ and digital platforms, rising +58% over the show’s Live+Same Day audience, for its biggest total audience since the season debut, according to ABC Multiplatform +7 Day data and Nielsen National Live+7 Day Big Data Plus Panel. The same night, “Abbott Elementary” returned to earn 5.81 million Live+7 Total Viewers, rising +112% over the initial Live+Same Day audience with.
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Netflix’s “Stranger Things” topped the list of Nielsen’s streaming content ratings for the week of December 22 with 6.89 million minutes viewed. Paramount+ drama “Landman” was second with 1.64 million, followed by holiday film “Home Alone” on Disney+ (1.05 million minutes), “The Closer” (974,000) on Netflix, Peacock and Pluto, and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (962,000) on Peacock.
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“CBS Evening News With Tony Dokoupil” delivered 6.4 million total viewers on January 19, the best number for “CBS Evening News” since February 2021, according to Nielsen. For the week of January 12, the show averaged 4.19 million. But those viewers aren’t coming at the expense of Fox News, notes FNC. Since Dokoupil took over the anchor seat, FNC’s “Special Report with Bret Baier” is up 9% in viewers and up 22% versus the last quarter. Over at ABC, “World News Tonight” drew 8.1 million viewers the week of January 12, while “NBC Nightly News” counted 6.68 million.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Mercy – $11.1 million
Avatar: Fire and Ash – $7 million
Zootopia 2 – $5.7 million
The Housemaid – $4.2 million
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple – $3.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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