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CELEBRITY NEWS: JUNE 17, 2024
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Deyja Harris (T.I.’s Daughter/ VH1’s The Family Hustle) – 23 years old
Sadie Robertson (Duck Dynasty) – 27 years old
Betty Idol (Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta) – 35 years old
Kendrick Lamar (Rapper) – 37 years old
Venus Williams (Tennis Player) – 44 years old
Anthony “Krayzie Bone” Henderson (Bone Thugs-n-Harmony) – 51 years old
Paulina Rubio (Singer) – 53 years old
Will Forte (MacGruber/ formerly of Saturday Night Live) – 54 years old
Tory Birch (Fashion Designer) – 58 years old
Jason Patric (“Speed 2: Cruise Control”/ “The Lost Boys”) – 58 years old
Erin Murphy (Bewitched) – 60 years old
Greg Kinnear (“Heaven Is For Real”/ “Little Miss Sunshine”) – 61 years old
Thomas Haden Church (“Heaven Is For Real”/ “Sideways”) – 64 years old
Mark Linn-Baker (Perfect Strangers) – 70 years old
Joe Piscopo (formerly of Saturday Night Live) – 73 years old
Barry Manilow (Pop Singer/Songwriter) – 81 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/17/24)
BBC AMERICA: My Life Is Murder (Premiere) at 9pm
HULU: Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown (Premiere)
HULU: Mission: Yozakura Family (Premiere)
MAGNOLIA: Maine Cabin Masters: Building Italy (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: The Great American Recipe (Premiere) at 9pm

Amid uncertainty about who will carry NBA games after next season, Charles Barkley announced that he is retiring. “I talked to all the other networks, but I ain’t going nowhere other than TNT,” said the Emmy-winning Basketball Hall of Famer, who has spent 25 years at TNT’s “Inside the NBA,” on Friday. “I have made the decision that no matter what happens, next year is going to be my last year on television,”.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

There will be no interruptions during CNN’s June 27 presidential candidate debate – when the allotted time for President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has run out, their mics will be muted. There will be two commercial breaks during the debate, during which candidates will be prohibited from consulting with campaign staff.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Peacock’s “The Traitors” was the big winner at the 6th Critic Choice Real TV Awards, taking home four, including Best Competition Series, Male Star of the Year (Alan Cummings), Best Ensemble Cast in an Unscripted Series and Best Show Host. Among other winners were “Top Chef” for Best Culinary Show, “We’re Here” for Best Structured Series, “Planet Earth III” for Best Animal/Nature Show, “The Voice” for Best Competition: Talent/Variety Show, and “The Golden Bachelor” (Best Relationship Show).
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Why was Apple TV+’s “The Problem with Jon Stewart” canceled after two seasons? “The deal is I get to do what I want until it’s going to hurt their beer sales or whatever it is they want to sell,” said Stewart on “The Town” podcast. “And that’s the deal we all make.” Stewart added he “knew we were in trouble” after he did an interview with economist Larry Summers, who asked him if he thought Apple was “somehow gouging, or doing something wrong.” Stewart’s response of “Yes, of course!” drew a reaction from Apple executives that caused him to realize, “We’re trying to make the best most insightful execution of the intention that we can make, but they’re protecting a different agenda.” But Stewart doesn’t blame Apple. “Nobody is owed a platform,” he noted. “And when you’re in somebody’s house and they want you to take your shoes off, you take your f–king shoes off or you go to somebody else’s house.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC ordered five more episodes of “St. Denis Medical,” for a total of 18. The mockumentary from Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin (“Superstore”) will premiere this fall, airing Tuesdays at 8p. 
(Source: Cynopsis) 

New series currently in production at Adult Swim include “Get Jiro,”based on the DC/Certigo graphic novels by writers Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose, and “Super Mutant Magic Academy,” from J.G. Quintel (“Regular Show”) and Jillian Tamaki. Set for season three is “My Adventures with Superman.”
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Firsthand accounts from inside natural disasters are revealed in the new series, “In the Eye of the Storm.” The show premieres Sunday, July 14 at 10pon Discovery Channel, right after the net’s Shark Week “ keeping audiences engaged with incredible accounts of near-death experiences caused by nature’s greatest forces,” said Howard Lee, President of Discovery Networks. 
(Source: Cynopsis) 

“Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing,” Discovery Channel’s #1 seriesin 2023, is back Sunday, July 14 at 8p. Fourteen “Naked and Afraid” all-stars test their survival skills in the African bush for 45 days.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Keaton film “Knox Goes Away” makes its streaming debut on Max on Friday, June 26, followed by its linear launch on HBO on Saturday, July 27 at 8p. Keaton directs and stars as a hit man attempting to make amends before his recently discovered dementia takes over. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Harlem Globetrotters stars “Hot Shot” Swanson and “Jet” Rivers join author and food activist Marcus Samuelsson in the newest episode of the YES App original series “Home Plate: New York” premiering Tuesday, June 18 at 11a. The installment features Samuelsson, Swanson and Rivers visiting Sylvia’s, the iconic soul food restaurant in Harlem.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Thursday’s Stanley Cup Final Game 3 on ABC and ESPN platforms averaged 3.4 million total US viewers, up 25% versus last year’s comparable game.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

The second annual “Billboard Latin Women in Music” (Mujeres Latinas en la Música) special on Telemundo delivered 61 million engagements across television, digital, Peacock and social, marking a +541% increase over last year. The show garnered a total of 109.6 million video minutes watched, a +20% increase.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

The first two episodes of Bounce TV series “Mind Your Business” reached more than 2 million households over the course of premiere weekend telecasts, an all-time high for a Bounce original series. The series debuted Saturday, June 1, and its initial airing included special presentations on Bounce’s sister network ION and local owned & operated Scripps networks. 
(Source: Cynopsis) 

77TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS (2024) – COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/

https://www.etonline.com/tony-awards-2024-the-complete-winners-list-227071

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $44 million. 

Powerball is played in 43 states.

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Inside Out 2 – $155 million
Bad Boys: Ride or Die – $33 million
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – $5.2 million
The Garfield Movie – $5 million
The Watchers – $3.7 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)