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CELEBRITY NEWS: FEBRUARY 26, 2024
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Nate Ruess (Lead Singer of Fun) – 42 years old
Corinne Bailey Rae (Singer) – 45 years old
Erykah Badu (R&B Singer) – 53 years old
Greg Germann (Grey’s Anatomy/ Ally McBeal) – 66 years old
Michael Bolton (Singer) – 71 years old
Bill Duke (“X-Men: The Last Stand”/ “Predator”) – 81 years old

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

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 2/26/24)
ACORN TV: Murdoch Mysteries (Premiere)
GREAT AMERICAN FAMILY: County Rescue (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: The Voice (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Deal or No Deal Island (Premiere) at 9:30pm 
FOX: America’s Most Wanted (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: TMZ Investigates (Finale) at 9pm 
HGTV: Battle on the Mountain (Finale) at 9pm

Reddit has filed to go public. The message board site saw ad revenue rise 20% in 2023, but posted a net loss of $90.8 million, with 73 million daily users and over 100,000 active communities. In a twist, Reddit is giving users who have “meaningfully contributed to Reddit community programs,” including moderators, the opportunity to buy shares in the company at the IPO price normally reserved for employees, “friends and family” and investors.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nicolle Wallace, who has been on maternity leave from MSNBC’s “Deadline: White House” since November, returns to the show today. Alicia Menendez has been filling in for the anchor, who told Menendez she will be launching a new segment on her show called “American Autocracy.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vice employees are bracing for layoffs. The digital news platform’s website is closing, and hundreds of employees will be let go. Subrata De, EVP, News and Global Head of Programming, is among those exiting. “We’ve been together in this long goodbye for some time now, but today it’s real for me, as this is my last official day with Vice,” she wrote in memo to colleagues. “Working with you for close to six years, as you braved some of the most dangerous and trying circumstances has been life-changing.” Vice filed for Chapter 11 in May of last year and was then acquired by a group of creditors for $350.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lawyers for “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum Brandi Glanville weren’t placated by an apology from Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live” host and “Real Housewives” executive producer Andy Cohen regarding a video he sent to Glanville, which her camp describes as sexual harassment. Cohen said he was “clearly joking” in the video in question, but added, “it was totally inappropriate and I apologize.” Not good enough, responded Bryan Freedman and Mark Geragos. “NBC continues to protect those in power,” they wrote. “Brian Roberts, it’s time to step in like you did with Andy Lack and Jeff Shell, and stop the cover-up and do the right thing. Your legacy and decency demands it.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dermot Mulroney (“My Best Friend’s Wedding”) and Evan Jonigkeit (“Sweetbitter”) have boarded the cast of upcoming Starz drama series “Hunting Wives” as series regulars in upcoming drama series “The Hunting Wives,” alongside Malin Åkerman and Brittany Snow. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two-part docuseries “In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon”premieres Sunday, March 17 at 9p on MGM+. The musical biography of the “Graceland” singer comes from Alex Gibney.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A long-awaited Harry Potter series is slated to debut on Max in 2026.The Max Original series will be based on all seven J.K. Rowling books in the franchise. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Perimeter” premieres on BET+ on Thursday, February 29. The series, set in 1990s Atlanta, follows a Spelman sophomore who veers off the path to success when she falls for a bad boy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spin-off “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight,” ordered to series last April, is in pre-production and expected to premiere in late 2025, reported David Zaslav during WBD’s earnings call. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cosmo and Wanda return for Nickelodeon’s “The Fairly Oddparents: A New Wish” this spring. The new chapter of the 2001-17 animated series, “The Fairly Oddparents,” will follow a lonely 10-year-old who moves to Dimmadelphia. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough will host natural history series, “Mammals,” premiering on BBC AMERICA and AMC+ this summer. Twenty years after “Life of Mammals,” Attenborough revisits the animals, from the tiny Etruscan shrew to the giant blue whale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment(OCTFME) is hosting the inaugural “Jazz In The City,” event, dedicated to the music and culture of the District as part of Black History Month. The free event will be held tonight at 6p at the Carlyle Room, located in downtown D.C.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The cable premiere of “Hudson & Rex” on UPtv reached over 500,000 viewers last week earning a #15 Cable Rank. Additionally, the UP Premiere Movie “Romance in Hawaii” reached just under 500,000 viewers and was the strongest UPM of 2024 in HH’s and all key demos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Food Networks’ “Tournament of Champions” returned to post a 0.80 P25-54 / 0.92 W25-54 Live+3 rating, reaching more than 3.3 million P2+ viewers across linear and streaming, leading Food Network to its highest nightly prime rating among P25-54 since April 2023. Up (+60% and + 44% respectively, across prior six-week benchmarks, the show propelled the network to rank #3 non-news/sports. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

2024 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD (SAG) AWARDS – COMPLETE WINNERS LIST
https://www.eonline.com/news/1395755/sag-awards-2024-winners-see-the-complete-list

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $391 million. 

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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Bob Marley: One Love – $13.5 million
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – $11.6 million
Ordinary Angels – $6.5 million
Madame Web – $6 million
Migration – $3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)