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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/19/19)
DISNEY: Just Roll With It (Premiere) at 8pm
PARAMOUNT: Yellowstone (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Rivers of Life (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Basketball Wives (Premiere) at 8pm
Netflix announced via Twitter that its Jennifer Aniston/ Adam Sandler movie, Murder Mystery, was watched by 30.87 million accounts Friday-Sunday, making it the biggest opening weekend for a Netflix film. The count includes 13.37 million accounts in the U.S./Canada and 17.5 million abroad.
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During a keynote address at the Cannes Lions event, WarnerMedia Entertainment boss Bob Greenblatt discussed the studio’s “arms race” as it closes in on a landmark TV and film deal to keep J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot business at the studio. “There’s a very competitive situation out there, because the other great companies and streaming services also would like to have him,” said Greenblatt. The executive also hinted at a third season of HBO drama Big Little Lies.
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Add The Daily Show with Trevor Noah to the list of late-night shows that will air live following the two-night Democratic presidential primary debates. As part of the net’s Votegasm 2020 coverage, World War D: Let’s Get Ready to Ramble – Part I & 2 air on Wednesday, June 26 and Thursday, June 27 at 11p on Comedy Central.
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James Holzhauer’s final Jeopardy! appearance on June 3, ending his record-breaking run on the popular game show, set another record. It was the highest rated episode in 14 years among homes (with 9.0, since May 25, 2005’s 9.2) and Total Viewers with 14.5 million (since November 30, 2004’s 18.0 million).
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BET Networks announced inaugural social impact conference, META (Media, Entertainment and Technology Alliance) Convened by BET Networks, to explore how people and platforms can work together to positively impact outcomes for the African-American community. The two-day invitation only event takes place Thursday, June 20 and Friday, June 21 in LA as the lead up to BET’s annual BET Experience and BET Awards.
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ESPN will present the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance to high school football coach Rob Mendez at The 2019 ESPYS Presented by Capital One. Ceremony airs live Wednesday, July 19 on ABC.
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TruTV ordered a 13-episode, sophomore season of Tacoma FD, the scripted firehouse comedy series from co-creators Kevin Heffernan and Steve Lemme of the Super Troopers movie franchise. The show launched as the top new cable comedy among young adults when it debuted earlier this year, and finished among cable’s top 5 scripted comedies. Pre-production begins later this year for a slated release in 2020.
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Also being upped by TruTV is I’m Sorry, which received a 10-episode third season order. From creator and star Andrea Savage (Veep), scripted comedy follows Andrea (Savage), a confident comedy writer, wife and mother, who exposes her immaturity and neuroses through unexpected life situations. New season is set to debut in 2020.
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Netflix renewed Queer Eye for a fourth and fifth season. The series will begin airing new episodes on Friday, July 19, when Season 4 debuts.
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FX tapped Eliza Clark (Animal Kingdom) as writer, executive producer and new showrunner of its upcoming drama series Y, starring Diane Lane. Clark replaces Aida Mashaka Croal and Michael Green, who held the posts on the pilot but exited over creative differences in April.
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Nickelodeon and Imagine Kids+Family partnered to develop original live-action series Untitled Space Show (wt). Daniel Knauf (Carnivale, The Blacklist) will showrun and write the series, centered on a group of kids who mistakenly launch into space. It will be executive produced by Imagine Entertainment Chairmen Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, Imagine Kids+Family President Stephanie Sperber and Knauf.
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Nest Seekers International and DIGA Studios teamed to develop unscripted formats for television and digital distribution about the real estate industry. The partnership will take audiences inside the world of beach homes, mega mansions and the personalities who bring them to life. Several shows are slated to debut in 2020.
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The wild world of man’s best friend is explored in Amazing Dogs. Hosted by biologist Patrick Aryee, the new Smithsonian Channel series travels the world to study all 34 canine species. Series debuts Sunday, July 28 at 8p.
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Growing Up Chrisley debuts its second season on Tuesday, August 6 at 10:30p on USA Network. The spinoff of reality hit Chrisley Knows Best follows the 20-something children of the show’s star as they leave home to live in Los Angeles.
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NOVA premieres The Planets on Wednesday, July 24 as part of PBS’ “Summer of Space.” Five-part miniseries takes viewers on a 4.5-billion-year journey through the story of our solar system.
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History celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first man on the moon with Moon Landing: The Lost Tapes, premiering Sunday, July 14 at 10p. Doc includes newly uncovered footage, rare photos and previously untelevised audio interviews.
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The case of a teenager held captive for 17 years is explored in two-hour special A Fatal Confession: Keith Morrison Investigates, premiering Sunday, July 7 at 10p on ID.
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Driver Digital Studios struck a deal with Kidoodle.TV streaming service to add Cool School to its spring slate. Beginning this month, Kidoodle.TV will feature the entire Cool School library with more than 400 episodes available in 145 countries around the word across connected devices including Apple TV, Roku and more.
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Nickelodeon celebrates 20 years of SpongeBob SquarePants by inviting fans to enter the world of Bikini Bottom at Comic-Con International: San Diego from July 18 to 21. The net will pay tribute to SpongeBob and his undersea friends with activations, panels, talent signing and interactive design elements featuring The Krusty Krab, The Chum Bucket and Mrs. Puff’s Boating School.
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Netflix’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee returns Friday, July 19. Season 11 will have Jerry Seinfeld back in the driver’s seat with an array of new passengers including Eddie Murphy, Seth Rogen, Ricky Gervais, Matthew Broderick, Jamie Foxx, Martin Short and more.
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Studio 71’s latest series with Facebook Watch, Kids Rule, launches Wednesday, June 19. It follows YouTube creators Kyler and Mad as they give viewers tips and tricks needed to help their families thrive.
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PBS Digital Studios celebrates the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing with Stellar, a six-episode space-themed miniseries launching on PBS’ YouTube and Facebook pages Thursday, June 20. Hosts Matt Dowd (Space Time), Dianne Cowern (Physics Girl) and Joe Hanson (It’s Okay to be Smart) will be on location at space flight centers around the country highlighting current development in space exploration, astronomy and astrophysics.
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TiVo is preparing to introduce the next generation of its DVR, if a new FCC filing is any indication. The new device, called TiVo Edge, is being made by set-top-box manufacturer Arris. Documents included in the filing indicate this is a “Series 7” device, and it would represent the first major refresh of the TiVo line-up since the introduction of the Series 6 Bolt devices in 2015.
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YouTube is testing a new split-screen feature, AR Beauty Try-On, that shows a beauty video at the top of the screen with a stream of the user below. Viewers can access makeup and apply it to their face during the video. M.A.C Cosmetics is the first brand to launch an AR campaign.
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Facebook revealed plans for its global digital currency, Libra, which will let users send money or make purchases with minimal fees. “Just as people can use their phones to message friends anywhere in the world today, with Libra, the same can be done with money – instantly, securely and at a low cost,” said the company in a white paper. By 2020, Facebook plans for users to be able to make transactions via a standalone app as well as its own family of apps. The currency will be overseen by the Libra Association, made up of more than a dozen companies including Visa and Mastercard.
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The James Holzhauer era may have come to an end, but a 9.0 single-day rating June 3 for the phenom contestant’s shocking finale gave Jeopardy! (full week 6.8 average Live+SD national Nielsen rating, down 14% from the week before) enough of a boost to finish first among game shows for the 10th week in a row. Family Feud (6.1, steady) took second place, while Wheel of Fortune (5.7, down 3%) and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (1.5, unchanged) followed.
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In daytime, shows faced preemptions for French Open Tennis and competition from the Women’s World Cup. Holding its own, despite being partially in reruns, was May sweep champion Judge Judy (6.5, steady) to rank as syndication’s highest rated show of the season.
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