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CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 11, 2022
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Austin Swift (Photographer / Taylor’s Brother) – 30 years old
Thora Birch (“American Beauty”) – 40 years old
LeToya Luckett (R&B Singer/ formerly of Destiny’s Child) – 41 years old
Paul Wall (Rapper) – 41 years old
Joel Madden (Good Charlotte) – 43 years old
Benjamin Madden (Good Charlotte) – 43 years old
Johnny Knoxville (“Bad Grandpa”) – 51 years old
Terrence Howard (Empire) – 53 years old
Lisa Loeb (Singer) – 54 years old
Peter Berg (Chicago Hope) – 58 years old
Alex Kingston (ER) – 59 years old
Susan Richardson (Eight Is Enough) – 70 years old
Bobby McFerrin (sings “Don’t Worry Be Happy”) – 72 years old
Sam Donaldson (ABC Journalist) – 88 years old
Rupert Murdoch (Media Mogul) – 91 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 3/11/22)
APPLE TV+: The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray (Premiere)
APPLE TV+: The Snoopy Show (Premiere)
CW: Charmed (Premiere) at 8pm
DISNEY: Raven’s Home (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Selling the Big Easy (Premiere) at 9pm and 9:30pm
MAGNOLIA: The Craftsman (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Life After Death With Tyler Henry (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Once Upon a Time…Happily Never After (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Formula 1: Drive to Survive (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Pete the Cat (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Upload (Premiere)
TRAVEL CHANNEL: The Ghost Town Terror (Premiere) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 3/12/22)
A&E: Flipping Down South (Premiere) at 12pm
HGTV: Build It Forward (Premiere) at 6pm
HGTV: Mash-Up Our Home (Premiere) at 8pm
SNAP: Addison Rae Goes Home (Premiere)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Zoe Kravitz, Musical Guest: Rosalia at 11:30pm

(SUNDAY 3/13/22)
TBS: The 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at 7pm
THE CW: The 27th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards at 7pm
DISCOVERY+: Help! My House Is Haunted: Celebrity Edition (Premiere)
HBO: Game Theory with Bomani Jones (Premiere) at 11:30pm
NBC: Weakest Link (Premiere) at 9pm

“Nick Cannon” has been canceled after six months. The syndicated talker is averaging a 0.4 household rating. “It’s never easy to cancel a production with clear potential but, after a great deal of deliberation and examining various options, we have made the difficult business decision to end production on Nick Cannon,” said Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein, Co-Presidents of Debmar-Mercury. Original episodes will continue to air through the remainder of this season. Don’t cry for Cannon – he’s still at work on Fox’s “The Masked Singer” and VH1’s “Wild ‘N Out.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Judge Jerry” has been canceled after three seasons by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios. The court show, which opened strong but has seen viewership dwindle, will remain on the air through September.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also off the table is “The Good Dish,” which replaced “Dr. Oz” this season after host Dr. Mehmet Oz left to run for a Senate seat. Sony Pictures Television is said to be looking to clear the show on a different platform. The show averaged a 0.4 household rating.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Discovery raised $30 billion for its merger with WarnerMedia, a debt offering that ties for the fourth-largest US high-grade bond issue on record, according to Bloomberg. Order books were reported to reach nearly 3.5 times the available bonds.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson will star in a comedy inspired by his own life. The series, from Lorne Michaels’ Broadway Video and Universal Television, is exec produced by Davidson, co-writers Dave Sirius and Judah Miller, Michaels, Andrew Singer and Erin David.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV’s “Flip or Flop” is coming to an end after a 10-season run. The home renovation series is hosted by Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack, who went through a divorce during the show’s run – but both still have a home on HGTV. “We look forward to seeing more of Tarek and Christina’s real life, real estate and renovation adventures in upcoming episodes of their solo series ‘Flipping 101 with Tarek El Moussa’ and ‘Christina on the Coast,’” said the network.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WarnerMedia has created a new hub, WM Inclusive, as “the intersection of all things Equity + Inclusion” across the company’s brands, content and programming. Set around the motto, “When You See Us, You See You,” the destination for WM’s culture and content is designed to help move conversations forward around representation and amplify the voices of underrepresented creators and talent.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In honor of the Disney+ film “Polar Bear,” premiering Friday, April 22, DisneyNature and the Disney Conservation Fund will support Polar Bears International in their efforts to help protect polar bear mothers, cubs and their Arctic home. PBI is deploying a new aerial radar detection tool to allow aircraft to identify polar bear dens, and working with Arctic communities to reduce potential human-bear conflicts.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The National Football League hasn’t tried to block the launch of the USFL, home to spring football starting April 16, said Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch at a Morgan Stanley investor conference. “The NFL has actually been tremendously helpful to us in thinking through and setting up the USFL,” said Murdoch. “They haven’t tried to obstruct it at all. In fact, it’s the opposite. They’ve helped us.” Fox and NBC will broadcast USFL games this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

 ABC is taking a bite out of true crime with an order for “Who Do You Believe?” form Lime Pictures. The series tells the stories of true crime cases through two different perspectives, leaving the audience to deduce the truth. Lime’s Head of Unscripted Programming Sarah Tyekiff and EVP, Unscripted Ben Crompton exec produce.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Family drama “Carl Weber’s The Black Hamptons,” based on the book by the same name, has been ordered by BET. The four-parter from Tri Destined Studios (“The Family Business”) and set in Sag Harbor will debut in summer 2022.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Ex on the Beach” has been renewed for seasons five and six by MTV. Season five of the dating series debuts Thursday, March 31 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amazon Studios gave a two-season order to an adult animated comedy from comedian/writer/director Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”) and A24 to stream on Prime Video. Youssef’s Cairo Cowboy has a first-look deal with Amazon Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

IMDb TV has ordered a pilot for “Western,” a period comedy from Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Lord Miller. The project, set in the 1800s, is centered on a young woman who travels out west to meet a husband only to be catfished by a teenaged boy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix announced a slate of 25 new original French productions coming in 2022, including a teen adaptation of “Dangerous Liaisons.” Twenty projects are currently in production, the streamer revealed during a presentation in Paris.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fremantle has acquired a 25% stake in Henrik Bastin’s Fabel Entertainment (“Bosch”). “Fremantle and Fabel share a deep-seated passion and ambition for important and diverse storytelling from around the world and we are honoured that they have chosen us as their partner for the next stage of their exciting adventure,” said Jens Richter, Fremantle International CEO.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Epix struck a deal with Banijay Rights for a second season of historical drama “Domina,” from producer Tiger Aspect. The new season will chronicle the struggle for control of the Roman Empire, and of Rome’s Imperial Family from a female perspective.
(Source: Cynopsis)

India de Beaufort (“Firefly Lane”) landed a lead opposite John Larroquette and Melissa Rauch in NBC’s upcoming “Night Court,” a sequel to the 1984-92 sitcom.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The sixth and final season of Netflix period drama “Peaky Blinders,”currently airing in the UK, makes its debut in the US and other markets on Friday, June 10.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season nine of TLC mother ship “90 Day Fiance” premieres Sunday, April 17 at 8p. Last year, the reality show was the #1 unscripted show with all key adult and women demos. Since the show’s original debut in 2014, 4.3 billion hours of “90 Day” content have been consumed.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AXS TV’s “Music’s Greatest Mysteries” kicks off season two on Wednesday, March 23 at 8p, exploring stories like Jim Morrison’s father’s possible role in the start of the Vietnam War.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pastry chef Stephanie Boswell helps failing bakery owners in Food Network’s “Bake or Break,” starting Monday, April 11 at 10p. In each of four episodes, Boswell and her team make over bakeries about to go bust.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Country music star Kelsea Ballerini and actor Anthony Mackie (“Avengers” franchise) will host the “2022 CMT Music Awards,” airing Monday, April 11 at 8p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Peacock’s premium subscribers will be able watch MSNBC shows including “Morning Joe,” as well as specials and documentaries, on demand, as MSNBC’s existing channel, The Choice from MSNBC, is folded into Peacock. The company is “reimagining the MSNBC experience by adding the core of our perspective programming to Peacock and reaching audiences wherever they are and however they choose to consume content,” said MSNBC President Rashida Jones.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season one of HGTV’s “Holmes Family Rescue” averaged a 0.49 Live+3 rating among P25-54 and 0.56 among W25-54, increases of 43% and 20%, respectively, over the prior six weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 10, 2022
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Emily Osment (The Kominsky Method/ CBS’ Mom) – 30 years old
Conceited (Rapper, MTV’s Wild N Out) – 33 years old
Emeli Sande (Scottish Pop Singer) – 35 years old
Olivia Wilde (HBO’s Vinyl) – 38 years old
Carrie Underwood (Country Singer) – 39 years old
Malika Haqq (Keeping Up With The Kardashians/ E’s Dash Dolls) – 39 years old
Khadijah Haqq McCray (Twin sister of Malika/ E’s Dash Dolls) – 39 years old
Keke Wyatt (TV One’s R&B Divas) – 40 years old
Danny Pudi (Community) – 43 years old
Robin Thicke (Pop Singer) – 45 years old
Bree Turner (NBC’s Grimm) – 45 years old
Jennifer Arnold (TLC’s The Little Couple) – 48 years old
Eva Herzigova (Model) – 49 years old
Tim “Timbaland” Mosley (Music Producer) – 50 years old
Jon Hamm (Mad Men) – 51 years old
Paget Brewster (Criminal Minds) – 53 years old
Prince Edward (Queen Elizabeth’s youngest child) – 58 years old
Rick Rubin (Music Producer) – 59 years old
Jasmine Guy (A Different World) – 60 years old
Sharon Stone (“Basic Instinct”) – 64 years old
Shannon Tweed (Gene Simmons: Family Jewels) – 65 years old
Aloma Wright (Scrubs) – 72 years old
Barbara Corcoran (Shark Tank) – 73 years old
Chuck Norris (Walker, Texas Ranger) – 82 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/10/22)
A&E: Nightwatch (Premiere) at 10pm
AMC+: That Dirty Black Bag (Premiere)
BET+: Ruthless (Premiere)
DISCOVERY+: Ghost Adventures (Premiere)
HBO MAX: Theodosia (Premiere)
HBO MAX: Juanpa + Chef (Premiere)
HGTV: First Timers Club (Premiere) at 11am
HGTV: Fix My Flip (Premiere) at 9pm
MOTHERBOARD: Cryptoland (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Kotaro Lives Along (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Love, Life & Everything in Between (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Karma’s World (Premiere)
SHOWTIME: Desus & Mero (Premiere) at 11pm
PEACOCK: Bust Down (Premiere)
PRIME VIDEO: Harina (Premiere)
CBS: B Positive (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Pivoting (Finale) at 9:30pm
LIFETIME: My Killer Body With K. Michelle (Finale) at 10pm

Piers Morgan shared details about his return to live TV with a new primetime show, “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” on Rupert Murdoch’s upcoming TalkTV. The purpose of the show, said Morgan via tweeted, “will be to cancel the cancel culture….I also want it to annoy all the right people.” Morgan quit “Good Morning Britain” after drawing fire for negative remarks about Meghan Markle, then signed a deal with Fox News and News Corp. “Uncensored” will air on Fox Nation in the US and Sky News Australia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Commercial inventory for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on CBS Sports and Turner is virtually sold out on TV and digital platforms, with prices up close to double digits versus last year. The event has generated record revenue, with thirty-second spots in the final game going for “well over $2 million,” according to John Bogusz, EVP of Sports Sales and Marketing for CBS Network Sales. Games will air across CBS, TBS, TNT, and truTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS renewed a quartet of unscripted series: “Survivor” for season 43; “The Amazing Race” for season 34; “Tough As Nails” for season 4, and “Secret Celebrity Renovation” for a sophomore run.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting that Disney has always opposed Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which would prohibit classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity, but had hoped to work behind the scenes to sway lawmakers against it. “I understand our political approach, no matter how well intentioned, didn’t quite get the job done,” said Chapek, adding that Disney is signing a petition against such bills, and donating $5 million for work to protect the LGBTQ+ community. Chapek said Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – who has expressed support for the bill, which passed the Florida Senate on Tuesday – has agreed to meet with him and some LGBTQ+ Disney employees.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In more Disney news, stockholders voted to approve a proposal for greater transparency on pay data, with reports on median and adjusted pay gaps across race and gender. “We appreciate our shareholders’ view on this important issue, and the Board accepts the results of today’s vote,” said Disney. “The Company is committed to pay equity, and we will continue our ongoing work on this front, including addressing interest in greater transparency around our efforts.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Andrew Ross Sorkin, co-anchor of CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and co-creator of Showtime’s “Billions,” will host and produce a limited series for streamer NBC News Now. The show will “take an intimate look at the people, trends, institutions and forces shaping our world,” said NBC News.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO Max handed a straight-to-series order to “The Penguin” (wt), a spinoff of hit movie “The Batman.” Colin Farrell will reprise his film role as the Gotham villain. “The Penguin” is executive produced by “The Batman” director Matt Reeves, Dylan Clark, Farrell, and Lauren LeFranc, who is writer and showrunner. “Colin exploded off the screen as the Penguin in ‘The Batman,’ and having the chance to thoroughly explore the inner life of that character on HBO Max is an absolute thrill,” said Reeves.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Power Book IV: Force” was renewed for season two by Starz, after the spinoff scored the most-watched series debut in Starz history (3.3 million multiplatform views in the US). Gary Lennon (“Power”) will replace series creator Robert Munic as showrunner/EP.
(Source: Cynopsis)

National Geographic has partnered with SVOD and content platform History Hit, digital content agency and media network Little Dot Studios, and impact-driven production company Consequential for a documentary event detailing the successful search and discovery of one of the great lost shipwrecks of history – Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance. Set to premiere this fall as part of National Geographic’s Explorer series, the show will air globally on National Geographic Channels and Disney+. The documentary, also produced in partnership with ABC News, will be directed by Natalie Hewit (“Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World”).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Autentic is expanding its long-term partnership with Go Button Media, commissioning four new factual series: “Deadly Science,” “Mapping Disaster,” “Spies that Mapped the World,” and “Colossal Machines.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

How good were Grandma’s meatballs? Create TV announced the launch of the next Create Cooking Challenge, the fifth of its national video contests designed to seek digital hosts for a lifestyle series. This year, the Create Cooking Challenge: My Family’s Recipe is focused on foods passed down through generations. Sponsored by American Public Television, the challenge runs through April 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Garcias,” a reboot of 2000-04 teen comedy “The Brothers Garcia,” debuts on HBO Max on Thursday, April 14. Reprising their roles from the original series are Ada Maris, Carlos Lacamara, Alvin Alvarez, Jeffrey Licon, Bobby Gonzalez and Vaneza Pitynski.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new weekly series on VICE News’ technology and science reporting multiplatform Motherboard offers a guide to the cryptocurrency space. “Cryptoland,” hosted by VICE News Tonight’s Krishna Andavolu, is aimed at both people who are deep in the crypto space as well as crypto newcomers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The second batch of eight episodes of Netflix’s “Vikings: Valhalla” will air in 2023, shared the streamer. The first eight episodes, dropped February 25, were watched for 113 million hours by subscribers; production on season three begins this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Peacock limited series “Angelyne,” starring Emmy Rossum as the LA billboard icon who drove a pink Corvette, premieres Thursday, May 19. The series, according to the streamer, is “about fame, identity, survival, billboards, Corvettes, lingerie, men, women, women teasing men, men obsessed with women, West Hollywood, crystals, UFOs, and most importantly of all, the self-proclaimed Rorschach test in pink, glow-in-the-dark queen of the universe, Angelyne.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 75th Annual Tony Awards will return to CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 12, with dual live streaming and broadcast. It will be the ceremony’s first live coast-to-coast presentation. Paramount+ will have an exclusive hour-long pre-show at 8p ET and 5p PT, followed by the ceremony at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall honoring Broadway’s best.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Miranda Cosgrove (“iCarly”) and NFL star Rob Gronkowski co-host “Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards,” airing Saturday, April 9 at 7:30p. Nick promises “1,000 epic slimings.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

“The Americana Honors & Awards” will air on Circle Network on Sunday, March 20 at 8p. It’s the first time the awards will air on national broadcast. Taped in September 2021 in front of a live audience, the show honors members of the Americana music community.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Turner Classic Movies will honor actors Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie, and animator and story director Floyd Norman during the 13th annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood from April 21- 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Buffalo Keepers” premieres Saturday, May 7 at 4p on Insp. The one-hour special chronicles the history of the American buffalo, including its rescue from near extinction by Native Americans and ranchers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

About 38.2 million people watched President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech on Tuesday, March 2. Fox News had the biggest single audience with 7.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen, followed by CBS (4.6 million), ABC (3.9 million), and NBC (3.2 million).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox Business Network’s “Kudlow” secured its highest-rated week since launch with 366,000 total viewers last week. Additionally, FBN’s “Varney & Co.” delivered 269,000 viewers for the week from 9a-12p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Character actor Conrad Janis died March 1. He was 94. Janis appeared on numerous TV series, including “Mork & Mindy,” “Get Smart,” “Cannon,” and “Laverne & Shirley,” among many others.
(Source: Cynopsis)