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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/1/25)
HBO: 100 Foot Wave (Premiere) at 9pm
MAX: Dylan’s Playtime Adventure (Premiere)
NAT GEO: Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Angi: Fake Life, True Crime (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Four Seasons (Premiere)

Prime Video is now officially shoppable, and is expanding its customer-driven Shop the Show feature, adding over 1,300 new titles. “At Prime Video we’re always looking for ways to invent, simplify and enhance our customers’ experience,” said Michelle Rothman, Vice President, Shopping for Prime Video. “The magic of Shop the Show is its ability to allow customers to shop products related to what they’re watching without impacting their viewing experience.”
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“Shōgun” season two is set to begin production January 2026 in Vancouver. Hiroyuki Sanada returns to star as Lord Yoshii Toranaga and Cosmo Jarvis reprises his role of John Blackthorne. 
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Daniel Ings has joined a cast including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Hattie Hooks for the upcoming thriller series “Kill Jackie”(w/t). Zeta-Jones plays a woman with a dangerous past that’s about to catch up to her.
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ABC set summer premiere dates, starting with 10th season of “Bachelor in Paradise” on Monday, July 7 at 8p. “Celebrity Family Feud” has been renewed for season 11 and premieres Thursday, July 10 at 8p, and “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” kicks off July 23 at 8p, followed by the revival of “Match Game.”
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“The Real Housewives of Miami” returns to Bravo on Wednesday, June 11 at 9p. Season seven premieres with a supersized episode featuring returning housewives Guerdy Abraira, Lisa Hochstein, Julia Lemigova, Alexia Nepola and Larsa Pippen, and a newcomer. 
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History Channel’s “Alone” heads to Africa with new season debuting June 12. The survival series has new competitors, a new location and a new set of survival challenges. 
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Sparks fly on and off the air on a sagging morning TV show on the Viaplay Original series “Chaos”, which makes its exclusive debut in the US on the Viaplay streaming servic on Thursday, May 22.
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“BBQ Brawl: Flay V. Chauhan V. Lofaso” premieres Sunday, June 1 at 9p on Food Network. The crew is back at the Star Hill Ranch in Austin, TX, and Bobby Flay is ready to defend his title against two new captains coming to town to take him down.
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RFD-TV is expanding its daily news lineup. “RFD-TV is proud to be the top news destination for America’s farmers and ranchers – and we take that role seriously,” said Raquel Gottsch Koehler, Chief Marketing and Creative Officer of Rural Media Group. “By expanding our news offerings, we’re providing even more of the trusted reporting our audience relies on to make critical business decisions every day.”
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“Dog Man” is making its streaming debut Friday, May 30 on Peacock. The animated film hit theaters on January 31.
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The second Installment of “The Ainsley McGregor Mysteries: A Case for the Yarn Maker,” starring Candace Cameron Bure, is coming to the screen Thursday, May 22. “We are beyond excited to share the next cozy Ainsley McGregor mystery with our amazing audience of fans and friends. Expect the stakes to be higher, romance to bloom and a clever ending you’d never expect,” said Bure, Chief Creative Officer, Great American Media. 
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FETV celebrates Mother’s Day with a mom-athon of episodes of “Leave it to Beaver,” “Hazel” and “Bewitched” starting at 10a. Not to be outdone, network sib FMC is offering Movies for Mom.
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Samsung TV Plus has expanded it live sports lineup, offering access to select local and national games from sports leagues and governing bodies, along with extensive sports coverage. “We’re tearing down the paywalls that have kept fans from the sports they love,” said Salek Brodsky, Senior Vice President and Global Head of Samsung TV Plus. “By teaming up with top leagues and bringing live games and iconic moments to our platform, we’re giving every fan a front-row seat.”
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The Professional Women’s Hockey League is expanding to Seattle, with the new team set to begin play in the 2025-26 season. The team will play its home games at Climate Pledge Arena and train at the Kraken Community Iceplex. Seattle joins Vancouver as the PWHL’s first two expansion teams alongside the inaugural six markets (Boston, Minnesota, Montréal, New York, Ottawa, and Toronto).
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Intersport and FOX Sports announced scheduling plans for the second annual State Farm Women’s College Volleyball Showcase, set to once take place over Labor Day weekend with national broadcast coverage by FOX and FS1. Defending national champion Penn State, Pitt, TCU and Arizona State will converge at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh for the four-match event that helps kick off the 2025 college volleyball campaign on August 31 and September 1.
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Telemundo, Spanish-language home of FIFA through 2026, announced coverage plans and the full match schedule for the FIFA Beach Soccer Seychelles 2025™ kicking off Thursday, May 1 at 6:30a with a dedicated pregame show. All matches air live on Universo.
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“Married at First Sight” has gone global. Aside from its US success on Lifetime, the 12th season of “” Australia just concluded, Samsung TV Plus is launching a MAFS dedicated FAST channel in Germany, and spinoffs “MAFS: Second Chance” and “MAFS: Last Resort” are hitting global audiences soon. 
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Big Media locked in global sales for documentary “Journey to the UFC: Joe Pyfer,” ahead of Pyfer’s highly anticipated June 7 fight.
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“American Idol’s” first live coast-to-coast telecast earned 5.31 viewers in Live+Same Day ratings, growing over the previous week (+18%) to a season high in the time period and delivering the show’s largest overall audience since its post-Oscars debut.
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ABC’s “911” hit a five-month high among adults 18-49 with its April 17 episode, which delivered 8.45 million viewers and a 1.74 rating in the demo, according to Nielsen. 
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ESPN platforms are on a record pace for NBA playoffs viewers. With the second weekend of postseason play in the books, ESPN or ABC averaged 4.45 million viewers, up 13% from last year.
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2025 TONY AWARD NOMINATIONS
It came out today. Here is the complete list.
https://playbill.com/article/tony-nominations-2025

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 30, 2025
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Monroe Cannon (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s daughter) – 14 years old
Moroccan Cannon (Mariah Carey & Nick Cannon’s son) – 14 years old
Travis Scott (Rapper) – 34 years old
Ana De Armas (“No Time To Die”/ “Knives Out”) – 37 years old
Dianna Agron (Glee) – 39 years old
Gal Gadot (“Wonder Woman”/ “Fast & Furious” movies) – 40 years old
Kirsten Dunst (“Civil War”/ “Spider Man” movies) – 43 years old
Lloyd Banks (Rapper in G-Unit) – 43 years old
Kunal Nayyar (The Big Bang Theory) – 44 years old
Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory/ Roseanne) – 50 years old
Akon (Singer) – 52 years old
Jeff Timmons (98 Degrees) – 52 years old
Adrian Pasdar (Heroes) – 60 years old
Isiah Thomas (former NBA Player) – 64 years old
Michael Wright (“The Five Heartbeats”) – 69 years old

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/30/25)
ABC: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Jeopardy! Masters (Premiere) at 9pm
APPLE TV+: Careme  (Premiere)
IFC: In the Kitchen With Harry Hamlin (Premiere) at 11pm
HULU: Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes (Premiere)
NETFLIX: The Eternaut (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Turning Point: The Vietnam War (Premiere)

CBS reports it is on track to be the most-watched broadcast network for the 17th consecutive season, with the top seven shows on television. That beats broadcast television’s longest winning streak on record, also previously held by CBS, from 1955-1970, and is CBS’ 22nd win in the last 23 years. In broadcast alone with Nielsen “Most Current” ratings, CBS’ primetime viewership (excluding sports) averages 4.99 million viewers, up +14% year over year.
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ABC is bringing back “Match Game,” again, this time with Martin Short as host. The game show premiered on NBC daytime in 1962, followed by runs on CBS, syndication, and ABC. The most recent revival, on ABC, was hosted by Alec Baldwin. FremantleMedia North America is producing with Short and Alycia Rossiter.
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“Wisteria Lane,” a spinoff of 2004-12 dramedy “Desperate Housewives”from Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street and 20th Television, is in development at Onyx Collective. The darkly comic mystery series is being written by Natalie Chaidez (“The Flight Attendant”).
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“1883” alum Sam Elliott has joined the cast of another Taylor Sheridan drama, Paramount+’s “Landman.”
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“Dexter: Resurrection” premieres with two episodes for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers on Friday, July 11, followed on Sunday, July 13 at 8p on Showtime.
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A&E’s “Duck Dynasty: The Revival” has a new premiere date: Sunday, June 1 at 9p. The reality show was originally slated to debut on May 28.
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“Murder Has Two Faces,” a three-part docuseries hosted by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts, hits Hulu Tuesday, May 6. Each episode follows a crime that shares similarities with a high-profile case.
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Four late bloomers navigate love and intimacy in TLC reality show “Virgins,” premiering Monday, June 9 at 9p.
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Season six of “Ugliest House in America” kicks off Monday, June 2 at 9:30p. Comedian and home design enthusiast Retta will travel the country to find 15 stunningly atrocious abodes.
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“Call Her Alex” debuts Tuesday, June 10 on Hulu and Disney+.The two-part series offers a behind-the-scenes look at “Call Her Daddy” podcast creator, host and executive producer Alex Cooper. “I’ve shared my life with the Daddy Gang since I started ‘Call Her Daddy’ – but this documentary series takes it even deeper,” said Cooper. 
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Prime Video action series “Countdown” will premiere with three episodes on Wednesday, June 25. Jensen Ackles (“Supernatural”) stars as an LAPD detective drawn into a sinister plot.
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Comedy Central special “The Daily Show Presents: Jordan Klepper Fingers The Pulse: MAGA: The Next Generation” is set to premiere after “The Daily Show” on Monday, May 19 at 11:30p.
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Comedians Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, co-hosts of the “Las Culturistas” podcast, will host the fourth annual Las Culturistas Culture Awards, airing Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 9pon Bravo.
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BIG3 has added the newly launched VICE Sports to their season eight media lineup. VICE Sports will receive 14 live hours of BIG3 games and join CBS as the distributors for the BIG3’s summer slate which tips off on June 14 in Chicago. Head of BIG3 Sponsorships and Sales Nikki Ambrifi had this to share about the deal: “We are thrilled to be one of the all-new live sports portfolios available on VICE TV’s recently launched VICE Sports. There is so much synergy between our brands and I’m looking forward to expanding our audience alongside them this summer.” 
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Playtomic, the community of racquet sport players and clubs, and racquet sports equipment company Babolat struck a strategic global partnership designed to accelerate the global growth of padel by combining Babolat’s technical expertise with Playtomic’s digital ecosystem. Playtomic and Babolat will launch brand activations in key markets, including the US, Spain, Italy, France, the UK and Germany, with a global reach through physical events and digital amplification.
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“World News Tonight with David Muir” ranked as the most-watched weekday program during the week of coverage on the death of Pope Francis in Total Viewers (7.43 million) on all of broadcast and cable and ranked as the number one newscast across the board in Total Viewers (7.432 million), Adults 25-54 (1.047 million) and Adults 18-49 (691,000).
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The April 21 episode of HGTVs “Rock the Block” attracted more than 3.1 million viewers across linear and streaming, with a .89 Live+3 rating among Adults 25-54 and a 1.00 rating among Women 25-54, respective increases of 187 and 163 percent over the previous six weeks.
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