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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/6/26)
ACORN TV: The Brokenwood Mysteries (Premiere)
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HGTV: Tropic Like It’s Hot (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: Foul Play With Anthony Davis (Premiere) at 10:30pm
CBS’ “60 Minutes” is headed for a big shakeup, sources tell the New York Post. CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is planning layoffs starting in June that could impact top talent and producers, according to the paper, as part of an effort to make the show more hard-hitting. These cuts would come after CBS News trimmed 6% of its workforce last month.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Reality series “Love on the Spectrum” has been renewed for a fifth season on Netflix. Season four of the show, which follows a group of young people on the autism spectrum as they explore the world romance, is streaming now.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video canceled music drama “The Runarounds” after one season. “While the TV series may have come to a close, as a band we’re here to stay,” wrote William Lipton, Axel Ellis, Jeremy Yun, Zendé Murdock, and Jesse Golliher on Instagram. “This is merely the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new one.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reached a tentative deal on a new contract nearly a month before their current agreement expires. The deal will run for four years, versus the standard three. “The WGA Negotiating Committee unanimously approved a tentative agreement with the AMPTP for the 2026 Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) for a four-year term,” the committee informerd members. “Crucially, it protects our health plan and puts it on a sustainable path, with increased company contributions across many areas and long-needed increases to health contribution caps. The new contract also builds on gains from 2023 and helps address free work challenges.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
J.J. Abrams’ production company Bad Robot is shuttering its LA officeand moving to New York as part of a downsizing effort. Founded in 1999, Bad Robot’s TV credits include “Lost,” “Westworld” and “Presumed Innocent,” among others. The company has a first-look deal with Warner Bros.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A TV adaption of children’s fantasy book series Animorphs is in early development at Disney+, with Ryan Coogler’s Proximity Media producing, reports Variety. Bayan Wolcott (“The Summer I Turned Pretty”) will write and executive produce the series for 20th Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season six of “The Chosen” – capturing the events of Jesus’ final day – will premiere Sunday, November 15 on Prime Video with three episodes, followed by the release of weekly episodes through December 6. The season finale will be a stand-alone theatrical release in spring 2027.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“BBQ Brawl” returns to Food Network on Monday, May 11 at 9p. Returning team captains Bobby Flay and Maneet Chauhan are joined at Star Hill Ranch this season by Brooke Williamson, who for the first time moves from judge to captain.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET launches its Creator Studio with digital talker “The Jason Lee Show,”starring the media entrepreneur, on Wednesday, April 8 at 8a on BET.com and BET’s YouTube Channel.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Marsden will host “Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat,” a Prime Video reunion special focused on the prank series. The show airs Friday, April 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season two finale of “Paradise” drew a season-best 4.3 million viewers in its first three days across Hulu and Disney+, up 35% from the season’s premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie – $130.9 million
Project Hail Mary – $30.7 million
The Drama – $14.4 million
Hoppers – $5.8 million
Reminders of Him – $2.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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