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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/8/26)
CBS: Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage, Season 3 at 8pm
CBS: Eternally Yours at 8:30pm
CBS: Elsbeth, Season 4 at 9pm
CBS: Cupertino at 10pm
CRUNCHYROLL: The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World, Season 2
ESPN: Saban at 6pm
HULU: The Kardashians, Season 8
NBC: Law & Order: SVU, Season 28 at 9pm
NBC: Law & Order, Season 26 at 10pm
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Influencers and the creator marketplace, which are rapidly establishing a foothold in modern television and streaming, took center stage at Advertising Week New York this week.
-During one panel on Wednesday, comedian and TV host Trevor Noah (“Tonight with Trevor Noah,” “The Daily Show”) highlighted the growing interest among marketers to naturally blend into televised content – think branded sponsorships and product placement, for example – rather than delineate their brands with interruptive commercials.
-That shift is one reason why streaming is garnering more engagement than was possible in the realm of traditional TV, according to Scott Iason, head of sales for entertainment partnerships at Creative Artists Agency, who joined Noah on stage.
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The TV industry isn’t the only entity that’s nervous about media consolidation. So is Wall Street, it seems, considering that share prices for the post-merger media behemoth Skydance dropped about 7% on Wednesday. Analysts have cited concerns about the company’s ability to overcome the merger issues that other combined companies – such as Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery themselves – have recently suffered from.
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The Casting Society announced its TV nominees for the 42nd Annual Artios Awards. Casting director Bernard Telsey received the most individual nominations for projects including “Only Murders in the Building” and “The Gilded Age,” while Netflix secured the most nominations on a network level.
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ATX TV Festival in Austin declared some tentative details about its 16th annual event in June 2027. The event will feature cast and crew reunions of “Revenge,” “Freaks and Geeks,” “Oz” and “Band of Brothers,” among other shows.
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More news of “All’s Fair” Season 2 has dropped! Hulu set a premiere date of Nov. 4 for the first episode, along with a new trailer featuring the cast of Ryan Murphy’s legal drama.
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Canadian comedy “North of North” will premiere its second season on Netflix Nov. 5. It is co-produced with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and bears the honor of being Netflix’s first Canadian original series.
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The third and final season of Austrian period drama “The Empress,” based on the life of Empress Sisi, is coming to Netflix Nov. 12.
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“The Hunting Wives” is already renewed for a third season, over a month ahead of its Season 2 release on Netflix Nov. 26. The next season will be eight episodes long and has begun casting for new characters.
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“Anna Pigeon” will get another season at USA Network – not surprisingly so, as it was the channel’s highest-rated original scripted series premiere in almost eight years. So far, Season 1 has reached 18 million total viewers.
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ITV Studios announced a large slate of 10 dramas as part of Mipcom, including four new additions: a space thriller “First Women,” political workplace drama “Number 10,” procedural series “Winter” and psychological thriller “The Party.”
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CBS News will air a one hour Town Hall special in advance of the 2026 midterm elections Oct. 17. “CBS Evening News” anchor Tony Dokoupil will moderate a discussion with Vice President JD Vance in front of a live Michigan audience.
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“Line of Duty” creator Jed Mercurio will be one of the bidders considered to reboot the “Doctor Who” franchise. The BBC accepted submissions for pitches until Oct. 2 and will make its shortlist of four or five finalists by Oct. 9.
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Vizio announced a new lineup of programming partnerships and content will be coming to WatchFree+, its free ad-supported TV offering. Among the content announced: More than 40 new creator-led channels, including ones for MrBeast, Jesser and Hot Ones; “Holiday Chocolate Workshop,” an original unscripted series featuring chocolatier Amauri Guichon; and two new holiday feature-length films for Christmas and Valentine’s Day.
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