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CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 27, 2022
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Royalty Brown (Chris Brown & Nia Guzman’s daughter) – 8 years old
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt (Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie’s daughter) – 16 years old
Lily-Rose Depp (Johnny Depp & Vanessa Paradis’ daughter) – 23 years old
Chris Colfer (Glee) – 32 years old
Ben Feldman (Superstore / Mad Men) – 42 years old
Andre 3000 (Outkast) – 47 years old
Jadakiss (Rapper) – 47 years old
Jaime Oliver (Chef) – 47 years old
Jack McBrayer (30 Rock) – 49 years old
Paul Bettany (“Avengers” movies/ “A Beautiful Mind”) – 51 years old
Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid’s Tale/ “Shakespeare In Love”) – 52 years old
Dondre Whitfield (All My Children) – 53 years old
Todd Bridges (Different Strokes) – 57 years old
Adam Carolla (The Man Show) – 58 years old
Peri Gilpin (Frasier) – 61 years old
Richard Schiff (The West Wing/ House of Lies) – 67 years old
Louis Gossett Jr. (“An Officer and A Genlteman”) – 86 years old
Henry Kissinger (Richard Nixon’s former Secretary of State) – 99 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/27/22)
APPLE TV+: Helpsters (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: Carpool Karaoke: The Series: Season 5 (Premiere)
DISNEY+: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Premiere)
HULU: Shoresy (Premiere)
MAGNOLIA: Rooms We Love (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Stranger Things (Premiere)
PBS: Great Performances: Keeping Company with Sondheim (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: The Blacklist (Finale) at 8pm

(SATURDAY 5/28/22)
HGTV: Everything But the House (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm

(SUNDAY 5/29/22)
PBS: National Memorial Day Concert (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: American Monster (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Home Town Kickstart Presented by People (Finale) at 8pm
HGTV: Building Roots (Finale) at 9pm

“Abbott Elementary” creator Quinta Brunson didn’t take kindly to requests for a school shooting episode following the massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday. Brunson tweeted, “wild how many people have asked for a school shooting episode of the show I write. people are that deeply removed from demanding more from the politicians they’ve elected and are instead demanding ‘entertainment.’”
(Source: Cynopsis)

John Miller, chairman of the NBCUniversal Marketing Council, will retire in June after 43 years. Miller oversaw the launches of shows including “Miami Vice,” “Golden Girls,” “Friends,” “Seinfeld,” “ER,” “The West Wing,” “The Office” and “30 Rock,” among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Family Entertainment TV got a distribution boost after striking a deal with Comcast. FETV is now available to 50 million pay-TV subscribers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

PBS will honor Sonia Manzano with the 2022 Beacon Award, the highest honor in public television. Manzano created “Sesame Street” and “Alma’s Way,” and portrayed Maria on Sesame Street for 44 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Relative Justice” will be back in session for season two. The syndicated court show is cleared in 87% of the market for the 2022-23 television season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dorsey Pictures signed a development deal with “Jiggin’ With Jordan” YouTube star Brandon Jordan, in partnership with Underscore Talent. This marks Dorsey Pictures’ first deal with an internet sensation as part of its continued expansion of TV development slate across network, cable and streaming platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery+ renewed “Selling the Hamptons” with an eight-episode order. Season two is slated to launch in early 2023.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET+ greenlit “The Impact ATL.” The eight-part series will follow young creatives who helped Atlanta become “The New Influencer Capital of America.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Omar Sy struck a first-look deal with HBO Max, to develop international series including shows out of his native France. Sy struck a multi-year film deal with Netflix last year, through his Paris and LA-based production company, Korokoro. “I am very happy to be partnering with HBO Max who share my dreams of developing globally appealing content for audiences around the world, including French speaking Africa, France and the United States,” said Sy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TCM will present a limited series “Follow the Thread,” focused on the synergistic effect of fashion and film-tracing cultural influence. Inspired by The Met’s exhibition, “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the series will be hosted by Alicia Malone, joined by special guests. The first episode will premiere on June 4 on TCM and HBO Max, with new episodes every Saturday throughout the month.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Birdgirl” will return for a new season on June 19. The half-hour animated comedy series will premiere on Adult Swim and will be available the next day on HBO Max.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery+ will premiere three new series in celebration of Pride Month. “Generation Drag” (June 1), “The Book of Queer” (June 2) and “Trixie Motel” (June 3) follow LGBTQIA+ stories and heroes that have been straightwashed throughout the years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nat Geo greenlit a second season of “Life Below Zero: First Alaskans,”ahead of the series premiere on Monday, May 30 at 8p. The spinoff follows Alaska Natives as they thrive in brutal environments.
(Source: Cynopsis)

National CineMedia announced the launch of “The Noovie Trivia Show.” Host Maria Menuonos will play pop culture and movie trivia with celebs. The inaugural episode is sponsored by Paramount+ and will include a custom branded movie trivia segment, in conjunction with the release of “Top Gun: Maverick.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Simu Liu will host the broadcast debut of the TIME100 Gala on June 12. The one-hour special will feature musical performances by Mary J. Blige and Miranda Lambert.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS is celebrating “Ghosts” with a “Summer of Ghosts” campaign.Throughout the summer, multi-city, in-person events and Wed3 metaverse experiences will focus on characters from the comedy series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Connie Chung, Kaley Cuoco, Robert Friedman, Pearlena Igbokwe, Sonequa Martin-Green and Henry Winkler will present the 18th annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards. The gala will be hosted by Nancy O’Dell on June 2 and honor Channing Dungey, Whoopi Goldberg, Alex Kurtzman, Amy Poehler, Maury Povich, Jeff Sagansky and William Shatner.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“CMA Fest” is set for August 3 at 8p on ABC. The three-hour concert special will bring Country Music’s Ultimate Fan Experience to a national television audience, hosted by Dierks Bentley and Elle King.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hulu is furthering its commitment to “Pride Never Stops” with livestreams of LA and NYC Pride Parades. The streaming service launched the campaign to celebrate and amplify LGBTQIA+ voices year-round. In honor of Pride Month this year, both parades will be available to watch for 30 days after their respective livestreams.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Twitter has been ordered to pay a $150 million settlement for violating user data privacy. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice accused the social platform of giving advertisers access to users’ contact information without their consent. The suit will also require the company to implement more “robust compliance measures to protect users’ data privacy,” the DOJ announced.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Loretta Devine, Sheila E., Misty Copeland, Ellie Kemper, Jack McBrayer, Ryan Michelle Bathé and Wendell Pierce have joined the cast of “Eureka!” The show follows a young inventor ahead of her time, who hopes to move her prehistoric community into a more modern era. The Disney Branded Television series will premiere June 22 at 7:30p on Disney Junior.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jolie Jenkins, Eva Carlton and Annaka Fourneret round out the new Paramount+ live-action series “The Loud House,” following Lincoln Loud, an 11-year-old boy with 10 sisters, as he navigates life. Production on the 10-episode series begins in June, with the premiere slated for later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ato Blankson-Wood joined Hulu’s musical pilot “History of a Pleasure Seeker.” The star of Jeremy O. Harris’ Broadway production “Slave Play” will lead with Carla Woodcock, Callum Kerr, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Olumide Olorunfemi and Bebe Bettencourt in the musical drama set in Amsterdam in 1907.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s “Chicago Fire” season 10 finale topped Wednesday ratings, fresh off of the network’s “This Is Us” finale on Tuesday. “Chicago Fire” came to a close as the highest-rated and most-watched title of the evening, knocking CBS’ “Survivor” out of the top spot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

UEFA Women’s Champions League drew a record-setting live viewership of 3.6 million globally. The UWCL match between Barcelona and Lyon bolstered an audience up 56% from last year’s final between DAZN, DAZN’s YouTube channel and 11 free-to-air channels in Europe.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1’s “Level Up” Mondays achieved double digit growth in the A18-49 demo. May 16 was the network’s highest rated Monday prime in three months thanks to the season premieres of “Basketball Wives” and “Couples Retreat.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actor Ray Liotta died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic on May 26. He was 67. Best knowns for the films “Field of Dreams” and “Goodfellas,” Liotta got his first big break on soap opera “Another World,” and starred in “Shades of Blue” from 2016-18.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Top Gun: Maverick – Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Val Kilmer, Jon Hamm, Ed Harris, Glen Powell, Lewis James Pullman, Charles Parnell, Bashir Salahuddin, Monica Barbaro, Jay Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Greg Tarzan Davis
The Bob’s Burgers Movie (Animated) – Voices of H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz, John Roberts, Eugene Mirman, David Wain, Zach Galifianakis, Kevin Kline, Larry Murphy, Gary Cole, Paul F. Tompkins, Nick Kroll

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MEGA MILLIONS
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POWERBALL
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