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CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 2, 2025
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Kate Bosworth (“Blue Crush”) – 42 years old
Karina Smirnoff (Dancing With The Stars) – 47 years old
Paz Vega (“Spanglish”) – 49 years old
Dax Shepard (NBC’s Parenthood) – 50 years old
Taye Diggs (“The Best Man” movies/ Private Practice) – 54 years old
Renee Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton on Broadway/The Good Wife) – 54 years old
Christy Turlington (Supermodel) – 56 years old
Cuba Gooding Jr. (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story/“Jerry Maguire”) – 57 years old Chris Spencer (Comedian) – 57 years old
Tia Carrere (“Wayne’s World”) – 58 years old
Adrienne-Joi (A.J.) Johnson (“Baby Boy”, Life Coach) – 62 years old
Gabrielle Carteris (Beverly Hills 90210) – 64 years old
Pamella Roland (Fashion Designer) – 66 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/2/25)
A&E: Fugitive Hunters Mexico (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Southern Hospitality (Premiere) at 9pm
BRITBOX: Vera (Premiere)
CRUNCHY: Momentary Lily (Premiere)
FOX: Hell’s Kitchen (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Animal Control (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Going Dutch (Premiere) at 9:30pm
HALLMARK+: Small Town Setup (Premiere)
MAX: Isadora Moon  (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Stranded With My Mother-in-Law (Premiere)
PEACOCK: Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Premiere)

Apple TV+ has a sweet deal: The service is free this weekend, January 4 and 5. “See for yourself,” urges the streamer in a promo that touts the likes of “Severance” and “Shrinking.”
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Peacock canceled “In the Know” after one season. The adult animation series from Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butt-Head”), Zach Woods (“The Office”) and Brandon Gardner premiered in January of last year.
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Tony Award-winning actress Linda Lavin passed away on December 29 due to complications from lung cancer. She was 87. Lavin’s television roles included “Alice,” for which she was nominated for an Emmy, “Room for Two,” and “Sean Saves the World,” among other parts and numerous guest appearances. Lavin also recurred on 2024’s “No Good Deed.” Posted Liz Feldman, creator of that Netflix series, “You were, as always, incredibly gracious, totally hilarious and pitch perfect. Ready to play and full of life. Your warmth and kindness was unparalleled.” Lavin had filmed seven episodes of Hulu’s upcoming series, “Mid-Century Modern,” and had three episodes left to shoot. “Working with Linda was one of the highlights of our careers,” wrote “Modern’s” Max Mutchnick, David Kohan and Jimmy Burrows. “She was a magnificent actress, singer, musician, and a heat seeking missile with a joke. But more significantly, she was a beautiful soul. Deep, joyful, generous and loving. She made our days better. The entire staff and crew will miss her beyond measure.”
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Max Original adult animated series “Creature Commandos,”written and executive produced by DC Studios Co-Chair James Gunn, has been renewed for a second season. The season one finale drops January 9. 
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Paramount+ and MTV announced “Dating Naked UK” has been ordered for a second season. ​The reality series from UK indie Nest Productions follows singles living together and looking for love in a tropical paradise. While completely naked.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season six of “The Kardashians” kicks off Thursday, February 6 on Hulu. What to expect? Uncertain futures and pasts coming back to haunt the family, promises a promo.
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CNN’s “Have I Got News for You” returns for a second seasonon Saturday, February 15 at 9p. The adaptation of the BBC’s comedy panel series is led by Roy Wood Jr., Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black.(Source: Cynopsis)

Stand-up special “Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?” debuts Friday, January 10 at 10p on HBO. It’s the 13th HBO special for the host of “Real Time with Bill Maher.” 
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INSP’s Stone Cold Fridays, part of Jesse Stone Movie Month, kicks off January 3 at 9p.
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ABC’s “World News Tonight with David Muir” was the most-watched newscast across broadcast and cable in 4Q24 in Total Viewers (7.596 million), A25-54 (1.076 million) and A18-49 (737,000), by Nielsen’s count. Versus the prior quarter, the show was up in Total Viewers (+4%/+290,000 – 7.596 million vs. 7.306 million), A25-54 (+8%/+80,000 – 1.076 million vs. 996,000) and A18-49 (+9%/+59,000 – 737,000 vs. 678,000).
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Netflix’s two Christmas Day NFL games drew an unduplicated audience of nearly 65 million US viewers, according to Live+SD numbers from Nielsen. The Chiefs/Steelers game delivered an average minute audience of 30 million viewers, with 25.8 million in the US, while the Beyonce halftime-fueled Raven/Texans match-up reached an AMA of 31.3 million viewers, with 27.2 million in the US. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Monday Night Football” on December 30 generated an audience of 22.2 million viewers across ESPN, ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and NFL+. The audience is “Monday Night Football’s” best for the 2024 season and ranks among the five most-watched games for the franchise since ESPN acquired the rights in 2006.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The finale of Paramount’s “Yellowstone” drew 13.1 million total viewers in Live+3 numbers, according to VideoAmp, marking the biggest episode in series history.
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Charles F. Dolan, founder of Cablevision and HBO, died December 28. He was 98. Dolan also founded American Movie Classics network, and launched NYC’s News 12, the country’s first 24-hour cable channel for local news. “His visionary spirit will live on through the programming brands and businesses he created and the people who embody the values he held so dear,” said a statement from AMC Networks. Cablevision was sold to Altice in 2016 in a $17.7 billion deal.
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Emm-winning talk show producer Woody Fraser died on December 21 at the age of 90. Fraser reinvented the daytime talk show format, starting with “The Mike Douglas Show”; oversaw the development of “Good Morning America”; and created children’s programming for Nickelodeon, among other accomplishments. His reputation was clouded by allegations of sexual harassment, but lawsuits against him were dropped or dismissed.
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Aaron Brown, former anchor at CNN and ABC News, died December 29. He was 76. Brown’s coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks earned him the Edward R. Murrow Award.
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CELEBRITY NEWS: JANUARY 1, 2025
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Holly Ramsay (MasterChef/ Gordon Ramsay’s Daughter) – 25 years old
Jack Ramsay (MasterChef/ Gordon Ramsay’s Son) – 25 years old
Meryl Davis (Olympic Skater) – 38 years old
Elin Nordegren (Tiger Wood’s ex-wife and Mother to his 2 children) – 45 years old
Tank (R&B Singer) – 49 years old
Tameka Foster (Stylist/ Usher Raymond’s ex-wife & Mother of his two sons) – 54  years old
Morris Chestnut (“The Best Man” movies, Rosewood) – 56 years old
Joseph “Grandmaster Flash” Sadler (DJ) – 67 years old
Nicole Miller (Fashion Designer) – 73 years old
Frank Langella (The Americans/ “Frost/Nixon”) – 87 years old