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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/8/24)
ABC: The Bachelorette (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: All American: Homecoming (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD NETWORK: BBQ Brawl (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Bodies in the Water (Premiere) at 10pm
Pundits may question whether George Stephanopoulos’ Friday sit-down with Joe Biden did enough to make the president’s case for a second term, but the interview was undeniably a winner for ABC. “One on One with President Biden” drew 8.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen, more than CBS, Fox, and NBC combined.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Biden campaign on Friday announced a $50 million paid media blitz in battleground states this month that will include “strategic investments around key events” including the Olympic Games and the Republican National Convention.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Prime Video has canceled “Outer Range,” the sci-fi western starring Josh Brolin as a rancher who discovers a dark void, after two seasons.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also axed after two seasons was Apple TV+’s “Make or Break,” a docuseries following elite surfers competing for the World Champions title. The streamer renewed historical comedy “The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin” for a second run.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The request of a writer and director that Netflix’s hit shark film “Under Paris” be withdrawn from the platform while his plagiarism case wends its way through French courts has been denied. Vincent Dietschy claims the movie, released June 5, was developed without his knowledge from an idea he registered in 2011. The judge ruled the takedown request was “inadmissible” because the paperwork named Netflix’s French arm, Netflix Services France, rather than its Netherlands-based parent Netflix International BV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Crunchyroll and Aniplex are adapting Korean web-novel turned webtoon “Omniscient Reader” into an anime series. The announcement was made at Anime Expo 2024, along with the news from lead voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi that the next and final chapter of the Dr. Stone saga, “Dr. Stone Science Future,” is “10 billion percent confirmed coming soon to Crunchyroll.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also announced at Anime Expo was the English voice cast for Adult Swim’s adaptation of Junji Ito’s supernational horror manga “Uzumaki.” Onboard are Abby Trott, Robbie Daymond, Cristina Vee, Doug Stone, Aaron LaPlante, Mona Marshall and Max Mittleman. Created in partnership with Production IG USA, the animated series is currently in production.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New series “Forbidden Love” debuts Sunday, July 21 at 8p on TLC. The relationship show follows four couples who must grapple with the complications of coming from different religions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
All eight episodes of new Prime Video thriller “Cross” drop Thursday, November 14. The series, based on characters written by bestselling author James Patterson, has already been renewed for a second season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
“How to Die Alone,” following a JFK airport employee whose accidental brush with death catapults her into a new life, premieres Friday, September 13 on Hulu.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TheSoul Publishing has partnered with Sling TV to bring 5-Minute Crafts, 123Go!, La La Life, BrightSide, Slick Slime Sam, and TeenVee to FAST platform, Sling Freestream.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BIG3 announced that energy executives Eric Mullins and Milton Carrollhave purchased the rights to the third location-based BIG3 franchise with plans to base the team in Houston. Carroll and Mullins will take ownership for the 2025 season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TrillerTV and Icarus Sports announced that the Union Cycliste Internationale annual professional road bicycle racing stage race The Tour of Qinghai Lake will stream live from China on TrillerTV+. The 22-year-old road race takes place at China’s largest lake, at an elevation of over 10,000 feet.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Racing Prodigy announced that TC Racing, led by Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, has become an official team in the upcoming Prodigy Three Championship series within the Prodigy Racing League. The first real-world series kicks off October 22 at Atlanta Motorsports Park in the United States.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The UEFA European Championship Round of 16 averaged 1.988 million viewers across Fox and FS1, up 18% versus the 2021 Round 16.
(Source: Cynopsis)
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $29 million.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Despicable Me 4 – $75 million
Inside Out 2 – $30 million
A Quiet Place: Day One – $21 million
MaXXXine – $6.7 million
Bad Boys: Ride or Die – $6.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
