FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/16/26)
CRUNCHYROLL: Dreamland (Premiere)
HALLMARK: ‘Tis the Season for Setups (Premiere) at 8pm
NETFLIX: LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Money Trap: The Karun Treasure (Premiere)
OWN: What Black Men Say vs. What Black Women Hear With Iyanla Vanzant (Premiere) at 9pm
PARAMOUNT+: Tulsa King, Season 4 (Premiere)
USA: The Rainmaker, Season 2 (Premiere) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 10/17/26)
DISNEY+: Super Scam Me (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY: Silver Bells at Christmas (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK: Holiday Touchdown: A Bears Love Story (Premiere) at 8pm
HALLMARK: Mr. & Mrs. Christmas (Premiere) at 8pm
LIFETIME: Sins of an Amish Husband (Premiere) at 8pm
(SUNDAY 10/18/26)
LIFETIME: Amish Revenge (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: Snapped: Killer Moms (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: The Catfish Murders (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: The Gold Season 2 (Premiere) at 9pm
Season 6 of “The Chosen,” a historical drama series from 5&2 Studios about the life of Jesus of Nazareth, will debut three episodes on Prime Video on Nov. 15, followed by weekly releases through December.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“The Madame Blanc Mysteries” is returning to Acorn TV for a fifth, seven-episode season on Nov. 9, concluding with an all-new Christmas special.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“Frisco King,” the Samuel L. Jackson-led spinoff of Taylor Sheridan’s “Tulsa King,” is hitting Paramount+ with two episodes on Dec. 18.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Peacock’s unscripted series “Nelly and Ashanti: We Belong Together” begins its second season on Nov. 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Move over, Dr. Crane. A new Kelsey Grammar show is in development at NBC called “Pops.” The series is based on the true story of Ed Levien, a Maryland man who switched careers and began working as an EMT at age 64. Levien is attached to produce, along with Grammar, “Chicago Med” executive producer Danny Weiss and Jordan McMahon of Grammnet Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix has ordered two new spinoffs from Blumhouse Television and ITV America in its “Worst Ever” true-crime docuseries franchise. “Worst In-Law Ever” and “Worst Friend Ever” are both currently in production, along with a second season of “Worst Neighbor Ever.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fandango greenlit its first-ever original TV programming with “Bad Girls: Unfinished Business,” a two-episode reunion event that will air on the company’s free ad-supported streaming platform.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney inked another major creator deal, this time with Dude Perfect. The deal includes licensing some of the sports-focused creator company’s existing content and developing new originals inspired by the Super Bowl and the 50th anniversary of “Star Wars.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jamie Lee Curtis and Gail Lerner’s upcoming sitcom “Newlyweds” has a new showrunner to replace the recently fired Lerner. Industry veteran Bruce Helford (“The Connors”) will take over when production resumes in November. Lerner was dropped for “creative differences,” according to an Instagram post she shared last Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) will honor Al Pacino with a Life Achievement Award during next year’s 33rd Annual Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (formerly the SAG awards). The event will stream live on Netflix Feb. 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The “Pillsbury Bake-Off Classic” (aka the reason it’s called “The Great British Baking Show” in the US) is returning to television with Drew Barrymore as host, CBS announced on Thursday. The special will air Nov. 23 and stream on Paramount+.
(Source: Cynopsis)
On Oct. 21, MTV, VH1, MTV2 and Logo will re-air “The Concert for New York City” for the event’s 25th anniversary, once again in support of the Robin Hood Relief Fund. The original broadcast was staged at Madison Square Garden as a benefit to support New Yorkers after the Sept. 11 attacks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney is continuing to follow in Netflix’s footsteps when it comes to licensing video podcast content. Two Pave Studio programs, “Clues” and “Mother Knows Murder,” will now be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu for an exclusive time window before going into wide release. So will “Las Culturistas,” the entertainment podcast co-hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meanwhile, over on the other side of the digital-legacy content relationship, the short-form documentary anthology series “POV Shorts” is moving from PBS to the Time Studios YouTube channel for most of its ninth season. The first two films in the series will still air on PBS Nov. 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Weather Channel’s recent TV coverage of Hurricane Isaias reached more than 7.1 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. This made The Weather Channel the No. 1 cable news network among 25-54-year-olds during prime time last Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS had a great ratings week. On Sunday, Oct. 4, the network earned the top three ratings spots for “60 Minutes” (10.2 million viewers), “Marshals” (8.21 million viewers) and “Tracker” (7 million viewers). On Tuesday, “NCIS” was the No. 1 show with 6.45 million viewers, and on Thursday, “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” was the No. 1 comedy with 5.5 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Sense and Sensibility – Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitriona Balfe, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, James Carcaterra, Charlie Vet
Street Fighter – Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, David Dastmalchian, Andrew Schulz, Joe Anoa’i, Cody Rhodes, Jason Momoa, Eric André, 50 Cent, Dom lee, Mal Jarnson, Kyle Mooney
Whalefall – Austin Abrams, Elisabeth Shue, Josh Brolin, Jane Levy, Emily Rudd, John Ortiz
BROADWAY
Upcoming and Announced Broadway Shows
https://playbill.com/article/schedule-of-upcoming-and-announced-broadway-shows
NYC STREET FAIRS
https://nycstreetfairs.com/event-schedule/
https://cititour.com/NYC_Events/2026-New-York-City-Street-Fairs/33756
https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/festivals
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $403 million.
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $600 million.
(One ticket costs $2.00)
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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