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CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 30, 2026
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Monroe Cannon (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s daughter) – 15 years old
Moroccan Cannon (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s son) – 15 years old
Travis Scott (Rapper) – 35 years old
Ana De Armas (“No Time To Die”/ “Knives Out”) – 38 years old
Dianna Agron (Glee) – 40 years old
Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”/ “Fast & Furious” movies) – 41 years old
Kirsten Dunst (“Civil War”/ “Spider Man” movies) – 44 years old
Lloyd Banks (Rapper in G-Unit) – 44 years old
Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) – 45 years old
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory/ Roseanne) – 51 years old
Akon (Singer) – 53 years old
Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) – 53 years old
Adrian Pasdar (Heroes) – 61 years old
Isiah Thomas (former NBA Player) – 65 years old
Michael Wright (“The Five Heartbeats”) – 70 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/30/26)
NAT GEO: Mysteries of Ancient Medicine (Premiere) at 9 p.m.
NETFLIX: Man on Fire (Premiere)
TUBI: Destination World Cup 2026 (Premiere)

The CW Network is expanding its streaming strategy through new deals with The Roku Channel and ESPN. Next-day streaming for CW entertainment programming on The Roku Channel is set to launch in fall 2026, in a partnership CW President Brad Schwartz said was a way to “supercharge” the reach of their content, framing it as a marriage of broadcast and streaming designed to benefit content, audiences and advertisers. Beyond next-day episodes, the dedicated CW hub on The Roku Channel will also house more than 800 hours of library content. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

On the sports side, ESPN will become the exclusive streaming home for CW Sports live events this summer. Shows will continue airing live on The CW while simultaneously streaming on the ESPN App for subscribers on an ESPN Unlimited plan.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Snapchat has introduced AI Sponsored Snaps, a new advertising format that lets brands reach users directly within the app’s Chat feature through interactive AI agents. The move reflects a broader push to embed AI into the spaces where people already spend their time, rather than treating it as a separate destination. Snap argues that Chat — historically the backbone of Snapchat’s user behavior — is the logical place for that shift to happen. “Conversation is becoming the most valuable real estate in advertising,” noted Ajit Mohan, Chief Business Officer at Snap Inc. “AI is accelerating that shift, turning chat into the place where people discover products, ask questions, and make decisions in real time. The real opportunity isn’t just putting ads into those environments; it’s designing formats that feel native to how people already talk.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Last Saturday’s Feeding Our Families / Alimentando a Nuestras Familias food drive, hosted by NBC 4 New York/WNBC, Telemundo 47/WNJU and campaign partner Stop & Shop raised $232,000 and collected 107 tons of non-perishable food. The campaign was created in 2017.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season five of Apple TV’s “Trying” premieres Wednesday, July 8. This season of the U.K. comedy finds Nikki and Jason dealing with the consequences of Princess and Tyler’s biological mother turning up at their doorstep.
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Netflix’s “Ransom Canyon” returns for season two Thursday, July 23,picking up six months after Quinn, a concert pianist, left her hometown behind to chase her dreams. The Western drama starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly is based on the book series by Jodi Thomas.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also returning for a second season on Netflix is “Bad Thoughts.” The dark comedy from Tom Segura starts streaming Sunday, May 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC’s “90 Day: The Last Resort” returns for season three on Monday, June 1 at 8 p.m. This time around, the troubled couples spend three weeks in the English countryside attempting to revive their relationships.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hulu competition series “Designed to Last” binge-drops Monday, May 5 on Hulu. The challenge: safeguarding homes against extreme real-world conditions.
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Nordic drama “Black Sands” starts its second and final season on Viaplay on Thursday, May 14, following a troubled police officer investigating her hometown’s dark history.
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“Stellar Makeover,” a new style transformation show hosted by actor and comedian Rickey Smiley, celebrates everyday heroes who have made a meaningful difference in their communities. Produced by Central City Productions, the two-part, one-hour program will be available to stations throughout June.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix has greenlit “Dad’s House,” an animated Australian comedy series from Smiling Friends and Danger 5. Serving as showrunners and executive producers are Michael Cusack (“Smiling Friends”), Dario Russo (“Danger 5”) and David Ashby (“Danger 5”). Animation and production are handled by Princess Pictures and Bento Box Entertainment. Logline: “In small-town suburban Australia, 13-year-old child of divorce Sean spends every second weekend with his laid-back but well-meaning dad, Ian. Cramming quality dad-time into a single weekend is already a tall order — but Ian has a remarkable gift for making it so much harder than it needs to be.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix also handed a straight-to-series order for romantic drama “Lovesick,”starring and executive produced by Claire Danes (“The Beast in Me”). Sara Treem (“House of Cards”) will write, executive produce and serve as showrunner for the project, based on a 2024 Israeli series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A limited series adaptation of Harlan Coben’s 2007 novel The Woods is in production at Netflix. Coben created the series and serves as an executive producer through his company, Final Twist Productions, with Danny Brocklerhurst — writer of previous Coben adaptations of Fool Me Once and Run Away — onboard to write. The new series stars Tom Bateman (“Based on a True Story”) and Michelle Keegan (“Fool Me Once”).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Crime thriller “The Whisper Man” drops Friday, August 28 on Netflix. The film, starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan and Adam Scott, is based on the bestselling novel by Alex North.
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A two-day slate on “Fox Saturday Baseball” drew 2.47 million viewers, up 69% over last year’s comparable game. Season to date, “Fox Saturday Baseball” is averaging 2.174 million viewers, up +32% versus 2025.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in Talladega on The CW delivered 1.34 million total viewers, up +6% compared to last year’s same weekend Talladega race. The first 11 consecutive races of the season have each delivered more than 1 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Panel + Big Data.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On the Stanley Cup front, Sunday’s Tampa Bay Lightning-Montreal onESPN delivered the second most-viewed First Round Game 4 on cable ever with 1.9 million viewers, up 73% versus ESPN’s 2025 average. 
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The WNBA on ION’s telecast of the first preseason game of the yearbetween the Indiana Fever and New York Liberty on Saturday delivered an average audience of 743,000, representing increases of 76% over ION’s first preseason game last season (Dallas vs Las Vegas), and 129% over ION’s second preseason game last year (Chicago vs. Brazil National Team).
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ABC’s “World News Tonight” led all broadcast and cable newscasts with 8.537 million total viewers the week of April 20, based on Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings from Nielsen – its largest audience in three years. The program is on track to claim its 10th straight yearly title, doing so by its widest margin over NBC in 31 years and over CBS in at least 34 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 29, 2026
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Casey Aldridge (Father of Jaime Lynn Spears’ daughter Maddie) – 37 years old
Amy Heidemann (Queen Herby/ Karmin) – 40 years old
Crystal Harris (3rd wife of Hugh Hefner) – 40 years old
Jay Cutler (NFL Player/ Kristin Cavallari’s husband) – 43 years old
Megan Boone (The Blacklist) – 43 years old
Erica Atkins-Campbell (Mary Mary) – 54 years old
Darby Stanchfield (Scandal) – 55 years old
Andre Agassi (Tennis Player) – 56 years old
Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill” movies) – 56 years old
Master P (Rapper) – 56 years old
Paul Adelstein (Scandal/ Private Practice) – 57 years old
Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) – 58 years old
Michelle Pfeiffer (The First Lady/ “Avengers: Endgame”) – 68 years old
Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch) – 68 years old
Daniel Day Lewis (“Lincoln”) – 69 years old
Kate Mulgrew (“Star Trek” movies) – 71 years old
Jerry Seinfeld (Seinfeld) – 72 years old
Richard Kline (Three’s Company) – 82 years old
Willie Nelson (Country Singer) – 93 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/29/26)
APPLE TV: Widow’s Bay (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Should I Marry a Murderer? (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Envious (Premiere)
PBS: Shared Planet (Premiere) at 10pm
PRIME VIDEO: The House of the Spirits (Premiere)

“Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85” has been renewed for a second season by Netflix. The order for the animated spinoff comes just days after the series’ premiere on April 23.
(Source: Cynopsis)

YouTube TV is officially rolling out its fully customizable multiview feature for subscribers, first announced in a January blog post by CEO Neal Mohan. The feature enables users to mix and match up to four live streams across packages to build a personalized viewing experience.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Apple TV’s “Ted Lasso” returns for its fourth season on Wednesday, August 5, with new episodes dropping weekly through October 7. Ted is back in Richmond, this time coaching a second division women’s soccer team.
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On the documentary side, “Welcome to Wrexham” kicks off its fifth season on FXX on Thursday, May 14 at 9p. Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds return as the unlikely co-owners of one of the world’s oldest professional soccer clubs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Another soccer doc, HBO’s “US Against the World: Four Years With the Men’s National Soccer Team,” premieres Tuesday, May 12 at 9p. The five-part series offers an inside look at the US men’s national team as they build toward hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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And for those who need a soccer fix sooner, “Destination World Cup 2026” hits Tubi tomorrow, April 30. The docuseries tracks Weston McKennie, Marc Cucurella, and Harry Wilson as each fights to earn his place on the World Cup stage.
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Season two of “Castle Impossible” debuts Tuesday, May 26 at 9p on HGTV. The renovation series attracted 14.1 million viewers across linear and streaming for its first run.
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History’s new digital-first series “Mistakes That Made America” takes a bite-sized look at the accidents and misunderstandings that quietly reshaped American culture. The show’s 6-to-10-minute episodes debut Wednesday, May 13 on HISTORY.com and History’s YouTube channel – starting with the origin story of Play-Doh, which was originally invented as a wallpaper cleaner.
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YA series “Sterling Point” binge-drops Wednesday, August 5 on Prime Video. The drama centers on a 17-year-old who inherits her grandfather’s island in Canada.
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“Crime and Punishment in America” will air over four consecutive nights on PBS beginning Monday, November 16. The docuseries explores how a nation founded on the ideals of liberty, justice, equality, and freedom became the world’s leading incarcerator. 
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“Car 54, Where Are You?” premieres Tuesday, May 5 on FETV, and will air weekdays at 8:10a. The 1961-63 sitcom, following two mismatched policemen in NYC, will air in its original, uncut format.
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Laura Dern is set to reteam with longtime collaborator Mike White — the duo previously worked together on “Year of the Dog” and the HBO series “Enlightened” — for the fourth season of “The White Lotus,” reports Deadline. Dern joins the cast following Helena Bonham Carter’s exit; HBO explained that Bonham Carter’s character hadn’t fit the direction of the story. Dern will portray an entirely new role.
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Mario Lopez (“Access Hollywood”), Tony Danza (“Who’s the Boss?”), and Mario’s real-life son Dominic Lopez (“Once Upon a Christmas Wish”) will star in the upcoming Great American Media holiday film “Christmas at The Starlight.” The movie is set to debut as part of the Great American Christmas programming event, airing across Great American Family, Great American Pure Flix, and GFAM+. Danza will play Mario’s father, with Dominic playing Mario’s son.
(Source: Cynopsis)

All of WWE’s NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) are heading exclusively to The CW. Starting this summer with The Great American Bash, the network will carry 20 PLEs over the coming years, among them Stand and Deliver, Deadline, and Vengeance Day. “The CW has played an integral role in raising the profile of our up-and-coming Superstars, and we are excited to bring NXT’s Premium Live Events to broadcast television for the first time ever,” said Shawn Michaels, WWE Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative.
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The NHL has over 30 partners activating NHL-themed advertising, promotion, and contests/sweeps during the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Some highlights: Tim Hortons will continue the Tims NHL Hockey Challenge, encouraging fans to make their picks in the Tims app for a chance to win $5,000; Rogers’ Beyond The Seat contest, featuring a grand prize trip to the Stanley Cup Final; Geico’s 4th Star of the Year campaign, celebrating the NHL’s most dedicated fans; and Norqain, a new partner this year, enhancing the Stanley Cup Playoffs Bracket Challenge Grand Prize by gifting the winner an Adventure Chrono NHL Limited Edition Watch.
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Tony Award nominations will be revealed Tuesday, May 5, with some categories shared live on “CBS This Morning” at 8:30a. Uzo Aduba (“The Residence”) and Darren Criss (“Glee”) will make the announcement. The ceremony itself, hosted by Pink, is set for Sunday, June 7 on CBS.
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“Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Live” airs Tuesday, May 1 at 8p on CBS. The special features archival footage of the “Maggie May” singer as well as interviews and behind-the-scenes footage.
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Season two of Netflix’s “Running Point” debuted to 5.3 million views, enough to land it in the #2 spot on Netflix’s Top10 English TV list. Season two of “Beef” moved from seventh place to third with 4.1 million views, while spinoff “Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85” premiered to 2.8 million views, placing seventh.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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