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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/13/22)
ALLBLK: Partners in Rhyme (Premiere)
BRAVO: Winter House (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: The Playlist (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Watcher (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Dead End: Paranormal Park (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Exception (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Sue Perkins, Perfectly Legal (Premiere)
COOKING: Fire Masters (Finale) at 9pm

Facing backlash after the announcement that it was shutting its popular Writers and Directors Workshops amid cutbacks at Warner Bros. Television, WBD moved quickly to change course – and go even bigger on the initiative. Warner Bros. Discovery’s DEI pipeline programs will be now housed with the company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion unit. The rebranded Warner Bros. Discovery Writers and Directors Workshop will build on the program initiated by WBTV and expand across the entire WBD content portfolio. “Including the Writers and Directors Workshop within the scope of our current DEI pipeline programs, which include development opportunities for music supervisors, comedic voices and showrunners among others, will allow for a broader and more intense DEI focus and yield an even larger pool of cohorts to benefit from the experience and exposure we provide,” said Warner Bros. Discovery DEI US Lead Karen Horne. “We are encouraged by this chance to house this long-standing WBTV effort to impact the industry with emerging talent within the DEI team.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix has been selected as the top bidder for a 289-acre parcel of land on a former army base in Fort Monmouth, NJ, where the streamer hopes to build a state-of-the-art production facility near the Jersey Shore. “If our plans are approved, we hope to build a facility that will create significant economic impact and job growth for New Jersey, a state loaded with creative talent and technical expertise,” said the company.
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TNT has acquired new scripted action thriller, “The Lazarus Project,”with plans to air it in early 2023. Acquired from NBCUniversal Global Distribution on behalf of Sky Studios, the series will be the first new scripted drama to appear on TNT since the April 2022 merger of Discovery and WarnerMedia. “Acquiring the US rights to ‘The Lazarus Project,’ a series that already has a strong following in the UK, gave us a runway to reset TNT’s scripted and unscripted development filters and quickly deliver fresh content for fans of big, scripted drama,” said Kathleen Finch, Chairman and Chief Content Officer, US Networks Group for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Chance the Rapper and former One Direction member Niall Horan join returning coaches Kelly Clarkson and Blake Shelton for season 23 of NBC’s “The Voice,” for what will be Shelton’s last season. “I’ve been wrestling with this for a while and I’ve decided that it’s time for me to step away from ‘The Voice’ after season 23,” said Shelton, the only original coach still onboard. “This show has changed my life in every way for the better and it will always feel like home to me. It’s been a hell of a ride over these 12 years of chair turns.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Bunk’d” landed a season seven order, making it Disney Channel’s longest-running live-action series. Erin Dunlap will remain as executive producer and showrunner of the series, while series regular Miranda May will continue her season six appointed role as executive producer while also directing select episodes.
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Episode nine of the current eighth season of NBC’s “Chicago Med” will be the last for star Brian Tee, who decided to leave at the end of his six-year contract. “What we’ve been planning for Dr. Choy’s sendoff is fitting, and it’s beautiful,” said Tee, who will return later in the season to make his directorial debut. “I think the fans are going to absolutely love it.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery+ has ordered a docuseries exploring behind-the-scenes stories behind Fox’s tragedy-plagued 2009-15 series “Glee.” The three-parter from Ample Entertainment will address controversies and share never-before-heard stories from series insiders.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Acorn TV and ZDF announced a second season order from Expectation and start of production for UK mystery drama series “The Chelsea Detective,” returning in 2023.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fireworks Media Group is collaborating with Tori Wesszer and her food and lifestyle brand Fraiche Living to adapt its content into a slate of unscripted series. Through the partnership will come a kitchen-centric TV series featuring Wesszer and her husband, “Love It or List It” home renovator Charles Wesszer, as they transform people’s homes from the kitchen out.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lionsgate+ has greenlit a second season of “Señorita 89,” with production set to start on Monday, October 17 in Mexico City. The first season of the drama became the top performing series ever on the service in Mexico, with viewership increasing more than 243% from the premiere episode to the finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Zooey Deschanel has joined season three of Apple TV+’s “Physical,” as a sitcom star who decides to join the fitness industry.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New Latin American Original docuseries, “The Montaners,” will premiere November 9 on Disney+ with the first five episodes. “The Montaners” follows the family one of the greatest icons of Latin music. Family members work to balance their private lives and professional careers while in the public eye.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season three of Crackle’s “Going From Broke” premieres November 10.Look for brand integrations from companies that include LifeLock by Norton, Old Navy, DoorDash, Payitoff and Family Dollar.
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ID’s “Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry?” premieres Saturday, October 15 at 10p. The series returns following ID’s recently released podcast based on the original series, which is back with 10 new episodes featuring stories of happily ever after gone terribly wrong.
(Source: Cynopsis)

La Mujer del Diablo is back for season two October 18 on ViX+. What to expect? “A net of intrigue and secrecy will be woven around Cristo and Natalia that will force them to face their own love,” teases the streamer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

History’s Pawn Stars hit the road for “Pawn Stars Do America,” launching Wednesday, November 9 at 8p. It’s the first-time the Vegas-based appraisers have left town to assess the value of finds.
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Season 19 of MTV’s “Cribs,” offering tours of the homes of Nicole Scherzinger, Michael Strahan, Olivia Culpo, Dwight Howard, Leslie Jordan, Dennis Rodman and more, kicks off Thursday, October 27 at 9p.
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Docuseries “Life After,” following 12 retired NFL players as they navigate life after their professional football careers, premieres Tuesday, October 18, on Prime Video.
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Discovery+ is looking to serve Food Network and HGTV fans with four new holiday films mixing culinary and home improvement storylines with romance, and sprinkled with network personalities. Starting Friday, November 12 come “A Christmas Open House,” “Designing Christmas,” “A Gingerbread Christmas” and “One Delicious Christmas.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy special “Neal Brennan: Blocks” drops on Netflix November 8. In the stand-up special, Brennan moves blocks around the stage to explain issues that make him feel like something is wrong with him.
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Nominees for the “2022 American Music Awards” will be announced today, October 13 on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” at the top of the 8a hour. The fan-voted awards show airs Sunday, November 20 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MLB struck a deal with Charlotte’s Web Holdings for a “first of its kind” exclusive multi-year strategic partnership that opens increased CBD visibility to their professional athletes, fans and communities. Major League Baseball now becomes the first major professional sports league to form a sponsorship agreement with a CBD company, with Charlotte’s Web the first “Official CBD of Major League Baseball.” In June 2022, MLB officially opened the category for the league and its Clubs allowing sponsorships with CBD companies that are NSF Certified for Sport®.
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Henkel Canada and the NHL announced a multiyear Canadian partnership, naming Henkel Canada’s Purex brand the Official Laundry Detergent of the NHL. The new agreement provides Henkel Canada with an array of exclusive marketing rights and designations that will connect the Purex brand with the NHL and its fans through the NHL’s marketing and digital channels. The partnership begins immediately, and fans will see the Purex brand displayed in camera visible virtual slot in-ice ads during NHL regular season games broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the first-time ever this year, baseball fans attending any MLB postseason game taking place from the Divisional Series through the World Series will be able to receive a free 2022 MLB Postseason Commemorative Ticket. The visual, free digital collectible NFTs will feature matchup details, the game’s location & time, and will be dynamically updated to showcase photos from the game within the 24 hours following each game, according to Candy Digital.
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FIFA unveiled a panel of local artists from across the world as part of its “Spotlight: Your Dreams” campaign. FIFA will collaborate with these eight artists to “shine a light on emerging talent, untold stories and unsung heroes, in and out of football, one community at a time.” FIFA, alongside these local creators and social media sensation Noah Beck, will call on the public to draw, paint or artistically express their dreams ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
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ESPN and Atlantic Records are teaming up to soundtrack the 2022-23 NBA season. The season-long campaign will include NBA on ESPN exclusive remixes and bespoke songs from some of Atlantic’s biggest stars. Kicking off the campaign is a remix of “My Friends,” the new single from Ty Dolla $ign and Mustard. The original version of the song features Chicago rapper Lil Durk and will appear on Ty Dolla $ign and Mustard’s forthcoming joint album.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 12, 2022
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Darci Lynne Farmer (Ventriloquist/ America’s Got Talent Season 12 Winner – 18 years old
Iris Apatow (“This Is 40”/“Knocked Up”/ Judd Apatow & Leslie Mann’s Daughter) – 20 years old
Jessica Shannon (Here Comes Honey Boo Boo) – 26 years old
Josh Hutcherson (“The Hunger Games” movies) – 30 years old
Marcus T. Paulk (Moesha) – 36 years old
Erica Dixon (Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta) – 38 years old
Bode Miller (Olympic Gold Medalist Skier) – 45 years old
Marion Jones (former Olympic Runner) – 47 years old
Kirk Cameron (Growing Pains) – 52 years old
Shalana Jones-Hunter (aka Tokyo Toni/ Blac Chyna’s Mother) – 53 years old
Hugh Jackman (“X-Men” movies) – 54 years old
Adam Rich (Eight Is Enough) – 54 years old
Chris Wallace (Fox Journalist) – 75 years old

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/12/22)
BET: Tyler Perry’s Sistas (Premiere) at 9pm
DISNEY+: Big Shot (Premiere)
MTV: The Challenge (Premiere) at 8pm
MTV: Love at First Lie (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NETFLIX: Wild Croc Territory (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Belascoaran (Premiere)
NETFLIX: PI (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Nutty Boy (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Easy-Bake Battle: The Home Cooking Competition (Premiere)
PEACOCK: I Love You, You Hate Me (Premiere)
SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL: Great Lakes Untamed (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Farmhouse Fixer (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Rivers of Life (Finale) at 8pm
TLC: Baby Surgeons: Delivering Miracles (Finale) at 10pm

Chris Albrecht, President of Legendary Television and former Chairman of HBO, has been placed on a leave of absence, according to a company spokesperson. The move comes as forthcoming book It’s Not TV: The Spectacular Rise, Revolution, and Future of HBO offers new details about a 1991 incident in which Albrecht choked, then allegedly disparaged a staffer, who left following a settlement brokered by HBO. “After more than 30 years an old, flawed story is now being refurbished and recycled for the sake of sales,” said Albrecht in a statement. “I have sincerely apologized to those whom I offended with disrespect and utterly unacceptable behavior. But that doesn’t sell books or generate media attention.” The book comes out November 1.
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Angela Lansbury, beloved star of the stage, film and television, died October 11 at age 96. The five-time Tony winner was best known to TV audiences for her 1985-96 role as Jessica Fletcher on “Murder, She Wrote.” “She, my darlings, was EVERYTHING,” tweeted Harvey Fierstein. Jason Alexander remembered Lansbury as “one of the most versatile, talented, graceful, kind, witty, wise, classy ladies I’ve ever met.”
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Showtime’s “The Man Who Fell to Earth” will end after one season. While Showtime considered continuing with the adaptation of the 1963 novel and 1976 film, the network “ultimately decided to embrace it as a one season story well told.”
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Two weeks into its freshman season, Food Network’s “Bobby’s Triple Threat” has been renewed for round two, slated for 2023. “Our viewers embraced ‘Bobby’s Triple Threat’ right away – from episode one, we knew they loved seeing Bobby in a new master-of-ceremonies role showcasing chefs that he is passionate about,” said Jane Latman, President of Home and Food Content and Streaming for Warner Bros. Discovery. “The speakeasy vibe and elite cooking rounds make this show a unique experience that our audience wants more of.” The cooking competition, starring celebrity chef Bobby Flay, is the network’s highest-rated new launch.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wiip won a bidding war to option The Memo, the forthcoming novel co-written by Wall Street Journal reporters Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling about a woman given the chance to go back in time and fix her worst mistakes. The story will be developed for television in collaboration with Lean Machine.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nielsen’s Gracenote has debuted Gracenote Studio Solutions, a portfolio of offerings designed to help Hollywood streamline content operations and optimize internal processes. Gracenote Studio Solutions is anchored by Studio System, the entertainment industry resource for data and business intelligence that enables subscribers to track producers, directors, writers, actors, agents and below-the-line talent and monitor film, TV and digital projects from planning through post-production.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production is underway on season three of CBC’s “Race Against the Tide.” The sand sculpting competition series has a new format that “takes the series concept to a whole new level,” promises producer marblemedia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET+ has acquired animated superhero series “Trill League,” an adaptation of Anthony Piper’s webcomic, to develop as a series. The project, from G-Unit Film & Television, was first in development at Quibi.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cartuna and Campanario Entertainment are teaming with Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez to develop an adult-animated series inspired by the life and career of the Mexican sports star and four-division boxing world champion. The project is currently in development and will be shopped to networks and streamers later this year. “Telling Latino stories that resonate with global audiences has always been at the center of Campanario’s goals,” said Jaime Dávila, President and Co-Founder of Campanario Entertainment. “To have the opportunity to tell Canelo Álvarez’s story with the help of Erick Galindo, another one-of-a-kind Mexican and esteemed writer, is an incredible honor for us.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Joining the season seven cast of Starz drama “Outlander,” now filming in Scotland, are Gloria Obianyo (“Dune”); Rod Hallett (“The Last Kingdom”); Chris Fulton (“Bridgerton”); Diarmaid Murtagh (“Vikings”); and Kristin Atherton (“Shakespeare & Hathaway”). Graham McTavish, Nell Hudson, Steven Cree and Lotte Verbeek will reprise their roles.
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“Taken Hostage: An American Experience Special” follows the 1979Iran hostage crisis, when 52 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were taken hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran. The two-part documentary premieres November 14-15 at 9p on PBS (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tomorrow, October 13 comes the launch of ViX+ reality series “La Noche del Diablito,” part of a first-look deal with 3Pas Studios. The show “closely explores taboo topics in a curious and fun way,” says the streamer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC reality show “Little People, Big World” returns for a new season on Tuesday, November 1 at 9p.
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Animated short film “The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse,” based on the best-selling book of the same, will be coming to Apple TV+ on Christmas Day. The film is presented in partnership with the BBC.
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Halloween classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” kicks off Apple TV+’s holiday fare, streaming for free from Friday, October 28-Monday, October 31. Apple TV became the home for Peanuts productions in 2020.
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The CW explores the life and legacy of a beloved monarch in new special “Entertainment Tonight Presents Queen Elizabeth II: The Woman Behind the Crown” on Saturday, October15 at 8p.
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The lineup for the 2022 “CMT Artists of the Year” celebration, premiering Friday, October 14 at 9p on CMT, includes solo performances from several Artist of the Year honorees: Alan Jackson (“Artist of a Lifetime”), Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Kane Brown and Lainey Wilson (“Breakout Artist of the Year”), alongside a pair of never-before-seen performances: Walker Hayes teaming up with Ciara, and Riley Green taking the stage for a debut in honor of Luke Combs.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime’s annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime stunt kicks off November 5 with new movies every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the holiday season. First up is “Merry Swissmas,” starring Jodie Sweetin (“Full House”), whose character learns Christmas with her mother in Switzerland will be shared with her best friend and her ex.
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“Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” now ranks as Netflix’s second most popular English-language series ever, with 701.4 million hours viewed. Number one remains “Stranger Things 4,” with 1.35 billion viewing hours.
(Source: Cynopsis)

YouTube is introducing handles on channel pages and Shorts, to make it “simpler and faster” for users to mention each other in comments, community posts, video descriptions and more. For every existing channel, the platform will create a matching URL that will direct visitors to the channel page.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS drama “East New York” leads the pack with the biggest seven-day audience of any new show this season, adding 1.9 million viewers to its Live+SD count of 5.27 million (streaming not included).
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC has a solid story to tell for a freshman drama, too. “The Rookie: Feds” delivered 2.17 Live+SD viewers, then almost doubled the number, rising to 4.31 after seven days.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 drew 2 million total viewers P2+ as it was simulcast across BET, BET Her, MTV2, and VH1, with 1.7 million total viewers tuning in on BET alone. On linear, “BET Hip Hop Awards” 2022 garnered a .72 P18-49 rating, 455,000 viewers P18-49, during premiere night, up +3% year-over-year on ratings.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In syndication, amid the widespread Hurricane Ian news preemptions in the week ending October 2, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” (18-week high 1.6 Live+SD national Nielsen, up 7% from the week before) notched its strongest ratings since last May and ranked as the #1 talk show for a 19th straight week, including ties. The biggest audience draw of the week was its interview with Kim Kardashian, which shot up to a 1.8 on September 26.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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