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CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 18, 2024
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Lily Collins (“Emily In Paris/ The Blind Side”) – 35 years old
Adam Pally (“Iron Man 3”/ Happy Endings) – 42 years old
Adam Levine (Maroon 5) – 45 years old
Sutton Foster (Younger/ Broadway Actress) – 49 years old
Dane Cook (Comedian) – 52 years old
Queen Latifah (Actress/ Rapper) – 54 years old
Michael Bergin (Baywatch) – 55 years old
Andre Rison (former NFL Player/ Ex-Boyfriend of Lisa “Left Eye Lopez) – 57 years old
Vanessa L. Williams (Desperate Housewives/ Ugly Betty) – 61 years old
Mike Rowe (Returning The Favor Host/ Dirty Job Host) – 62 years old
Geoffrey Owens (The Cosby Show) – 63 years old
Ben Cohen (Co-Founder of Ben & Jerry’s) – 73 years old

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

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 3/18/24)
ABC: An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame, and the Weight Loss Revolution (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT GEO: Photographer (Premiere) at 8pm

ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” was named Outstanding Comedy Series, and Netflix’s “Queen Charlotte” Outstanding Drama during a non-televised ceremony last week for the NAACP Image Awards. On camera, winners included Quinta Brunson (“Abbott Elementary”) and Mike Epps (“The Upshaws”) for comedy and Damson Idris (“Snowfall”) and India Amarteifio (“Queen Charlotte”) for drama performers. The top talk show was “The Jennifer Hudson,” while Sherri Shepherd (“Sherri”) took the trophy for talk show host.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new season of “Love During Lockup” kicks off Friday, April 19 at 9p on WE tv. Episodes of the reality show will be available on ALLBLK on Tuesdays.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Disney Branded Television and BBC announced the premiere date for the next “Doctor Who” season, the first to launch on Disney+ and release simultaneously worldwide. Beginning Friday, May 10, at 7p on Disney+ in the US and internationally (excluding the UK), audiences will return to “The Church on Ruby Road,” which premiered last December, and follow two new episodes. In the UK, the season kicks off Saturday, May 11.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Patti Stanger, who starred in and produced Bravo’s “The Millionaire Matchmaker” for eight seasons starting in 2008, moved to WE tv for two seasons of “Million Dollar Matchmaker” in 2016, then A&E for one season of “Confessions of a Matchmaker” (2007), has found a new TV home – this time on The CW. “Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker” debuts Thursday, April 11 at 8p, with “The Bachelor” alum Nick Viall along for the ride. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

To celebrate its 30th anniversary on April 14, TCM will present on-air programming salutes featuring TCM staff who were there from the very beginning, as well as a 24-hour marathon of films with historical introductions from TCM’s first host, Robert Osborne. “How many other channels on television celebrate their anniversary? How many other channels’ fans know where they were the day a network launched?” said TCM Primetime Host Ben Mankiewicz. “I’m not sure either of those things are true without Robert Osborne. He’s the Walter Cronkite of TCM. The Johnny Carson. The Alex Trebek. With these intros of Robert’s, we’re celebrating his impact and his continued influence. Plus, as we do with the movies we show, we’ll put Robert into context. Additionally, we’ll also look back to those early years and get the perspectives and experiences of the early TCM staffers who helped shaped the legacy of the channel.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Survival drama “On Fire” premieres on Peacock on March 22. Inspired by true events from several catastrophic wildfires on the Pacific coast, the film stars Peter Facinelli (“The Twilight Saga”).
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Big East Men’s Quarterfinals on FS1 averaged 330,000 viewers, the most-watched quarterfinals in network history. The most-watched quarterfinal game was Providence vs. Creighton, with 417,000 viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“9-1-1” is settling into its new home nicely. Transplanted from Fox for season seven, the opener on ABC drew 4.93 million viewers and 0.6 among A18-49, a two-year high for the Thursday timeslot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After seven days of viewing on ABC, Hulu and digital platforms, ABC’s “Will Trent” rose to 9.02 million Total Viewers, its most-watched multiplatform telecast ever. In addition, the ABC drama delivered its highest-rated multiplatform telecast since January 2023 among Adults 18-49 (1.15 rating).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bill Jorgenson, founding anchor of New York City’s “Ten O’clock News” on WNEW, died March 13. He was 96. Jorgenson hosted the program for over 12 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

55TH ANNUAL NAACP IMAGE AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
https://variety.com/2024/awards/awards/naacp-image-awards-winners-list-2024-1235938776/

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Kung Fu Panda 4 – $30 million
Dune: Part Two – $29.1 million
Arthur The King – $7.5 million
Imaginary – $5.6 million
Cabrini – $2.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)