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BRAVO: Southern Charm (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Buddy Games (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: No Demo Reno (Premiere) at 9pm
NETFLIX: Thursday’s Widows (Premiere)
NETFLIX: Barbie: A Touch of Magic (Premiere)
VIX: El Apostol (Premiere)
LMN: As Luck Would Have It (Finale) at 8pm
“Modern Family” has found a new home on TBS. Starting Monday, September 25, the comedy will air weekdays in the network’s 12:30-3:30p time slot. Starting this week, TBS also will air longer daily marathons of “The Big Bang Theory,” which ranks as the #1 acquired series in cable in 2023. “Our audience continually seeks out popular comedies like ‘Friends,’ ‘The Big Bang Theory’ and ‘Modern Family,’ so now that we have all three of these iconic series on TBS, we can build an even bigger, more engaged audience,” said Julie Taylor, Chief of Content Strategy & Insights, US Networks Group, Warner Bros. Discovery. “We have the best in class content that drives an audience from daytime through primetime and we do that by leveraging our fans’ affinity for comedies and by creating daily destinations.” Peacock and E! will continue to carry “Modern Family,” which aired on ABC from 2009-20 and started in syndication on USA Network.
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The impact of Charter’s carriage dispute with Disney was “very, very small” from a subscriber perspective, said CFO Jessica Fischer at a Bank of America investor conference on Wednesday. “We pulled together a package that we think can stabilize the linear video ecosystem and provide a glide path that gets us to the new direct to consumer environment,” she added. Under the new deal, ad-supported Disney+ Basic will be available to Spectrum TV Select package customers in the coming months, and ESPN+ will be provided to Spectrum TV Select Plus subscribers as well as the sports network’s flagship direct-to-consumer service when it launches. “They have the linchpin asset in ESPN,” said Fischer. “You could not move to a new model without it.”
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Kristen Welker is kicking off her stint as moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press” with an interview with former president Donald Trump, scheduled to be taped today at Trump’s Bedminster, NJ golf club. It’s Trump’s first broadcast network sit-down interview since leaving office.
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Warner Bros Discovery U.S. Hispanic is adding CNN en Español to its portfolio, which includes Discovery en Español, Discovery Familia and Hogar de HGTV. “We’re not just adding a remarkable and well-respected brand, we’re paving the way for very unique cross-network advertising opportunities,” said David Tardio, VP of Advertising Sales at Warner Bros. Discovery US Hispanic. “We can now offer bigger, better, and more diversified content tailored to our unique audience. This move undoubtedly bolsters our position in the industry.”
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Fox has renewed “LEGO Masters” for a fifth go-round, to premiere in the 2024-2025 season. Will Arnett is returning as host and executive producer, and Brickmasters Amy Corbett and Jamie Berard will be back as judges. “’LEGO Masters’ has become a foundational property of FOX’s robust unscripted slate and a fast-growing franchise on our schedule,” said Allison Wallach, President, Unscripted Programming, FOX Entertainment. “This upcoming season is its biggest yet, with the most amazing brick challenges and creative builders ever.”
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Strong Global Entertainment has acquired Unbounded Media Corporation. UMC will operate under SGE’s production and distribution arm, Strong Studios, headed by David Ozer.
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Among the celebs set to cha-cha in season 32 of ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” are Barry Williams (“The Brady Bunch”), Mira Sorvino (“Mighty Aphrodite”), singer Jason Mraz, Alyson Hannigan (“How I Met Your Mother”) and comedian Matt Walsh. Premiere date: Tuesday, September 26 at 8p.
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“The Surreal Life” has also set its new cast. MTV announced the season eight of the reality show, set to start production this month, will include singers Macy Gray and Ally Brooke, actor (and son of Tom) Chet Hanks, actor/rapper O.T. Genasis, reality star Kim Zolciak, Olympian Johnny Weir, and model Josie Conseco.
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Singer Rita Ora is joining Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg and Robin Thicke as a panelist on season eleven of Fox’s “The Masked Singer,” arriving in 2024. Ora is swapping places with Nicole Scherzinger, who will join the panel on the show’s UK edition as she appears in the West End revival of “Sunset Boulevard.” But let’s not get ahead of ourselves – season ten premieres Wednesday, September 27.
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“Skin in the Game with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi” debuts on ESPN+ on Wednesday, September 20. The series, exploring the challenges racial stereotypes in the sports world, was co-produced by ESPN+ Originals and Andscape, in association with Religion of Sports.
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Seasons two and three of “Senda Prohibida” premiere Friday, September 15 on ViX. The series is based on the 1958 Mexican telenovela of the same name.
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“My Son Jeffrey: The Dahmer Family Tapes” starts streaming Monday, September 18 on FOX Nation. The four-part series features never-before-heard conversations between serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and his father Lionel, along with exclusive Dahmer family home movies.
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Season four of Apple TV+ space drama “For All Mankind” takes off Friday, November 10. The action starts in 2003, as the focus of the space program turns to mining mineral-rich asteroids.
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Nacho Lozano has joined Telemundo’s “La Casa de los Famosos,”slated to premiere in early 2024. The Mexican host and journalist returns to Telemundo to join Jimena Gállego for season four of the reality show.
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Fox’s new animated comedy “Krapopolis” has a stellar cast of guest stars, among them Ben Stiller, Susan Sarandon, Joel McHale, Dave Franco, Yvette Nicole Brown, Will Forte, Jane Lynch, Daveed Diggs and Steve Buscemi. The series from Dan Harmon (“Rick and Morty”), telling the story of a dysfunctional family of humans, gods and monsters, premieres Sunday, September 24.
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Season two of Acorn TV’s “Harry Wild” launches Monday, October 9. The Irish mystery thriller stars Jane Seymor.
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Streaming service In the Black Network (ITBN) is debuting “Crowned,” hosted by Vivica A. Fox, Syleena Johnson, Chanel Nicole Scott and Kendra G., on Monday, October 2, the day of ITBN’s official launch. “Crowned” will air weekly on Mondays.
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Telemundo and NBCUniversal are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Monthwith a campaign that includes activations, special content and programming across the company all month. Telemundo will kick off the next iteration of its bilingual campaign, “Be the Next Story Told” (El Futuro Lo Escribes Tú), a multiplatform initiative honoring and recognizing the culture, spirit, and achievements of Hispanics in the US by inviting Latinos to play a part in shaping their narrative by sharing their stories as inspiration for future generations.
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Spectrum marks Hispanic Heritage Month with an On Demand collection of movies available to customers for free and for rent, featuring actors including America Ferrera, Antonio Banderas, Michael Peña, Salma Hayek and Leslie Grace. Spectrum TV customers can find free movies under the National Hispanic Heritage on Demand category.
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The second Republican Presidential Primary debate, hosted by FOX Business Network on Wednesday, September 27 at 9p, will be simulcast on FOX News, with additional coverage on FOX News Digital and FOX News Audio. FOX News Media’s Stuart Varney and Dana Perino and Univision’s Ilia Calderón will co-moderate the debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California.
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“The Lady Bird Diaries,” from filmmaker Dawn Porter (“John Lewis: Good Trouble”), premieres Monday, November 13 on Hulu. The documentary features audio from the 123 hours of personal diaries Lady Bird Johnson began recording after JFK’s assassination and continued throughout her husband’s administration.
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Feature-length documentary “Milli Vanilli” premieres on Paramount+ on Tuesday, October 24. The film debuted at the 2023 Tribeca Festival.
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Nickelodeon announced the return of its global Worldwide Day of Play campaign, in partnership with the Association of Children’s Museums. WWDoP will take place September 30. “Through Worldwide Day of Play, Nickelodeon has fueled a generation who values playing and being active,” said Jean Margaret Smith, SVP, Public Affairs, Nickelodeon.
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Two-hour special “Saving the Gorillas: Ellen’s Next Adventure” premieres Saturday, September 23 at 8p on Discovery Channel. The documentary follows Ellen DeGeneres as she builds The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda. In honor of World Gorilla Day, the special will have an encore presentation on Sunday, September 24 at 10p on Animal Planet and will be available to stream on Max and discovery+.
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Netflix stand-up special “Chappelle’s Home Team – Luenell: Town Business” premieres Tuesday, September 26. The special is one of a series of specials produced by Dave Chappelle.
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“CMT Crossroads: Hozier & Maren Morris” premieres Friday, September 22 at 10p on CMT, with an encore at 11p and on Saturday, September 23 at 12p.
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FOX Nation landed rights to the annual CrimeCon event, taking place in Orlando September 22-24. Twelve presentations from the true crime experience will stream exclusively to FOX Nation subscribers.
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“Thursday Night Football” viewers on NBC were 64% more likely to engage online with the brands advertised than viewers of the average ad during primetime broadcast, according to data from EDO. “Sunday Night Football” viewers on NBC were 24% more likely. The top 5 brands advertised by engagement were YouTube TV; Hyundai; Toyota; Subway; and DraftKings.
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The CW’s first live ACC college football game delivered 617,000 Total Viewers. The net’s Saturday primetime was up +142% in Total Viewers versus the week prior, and was its most-watched since the network began broadcasting on Saturdays in October 2021. Saturday’s game ranks as CW’s #2 original series in A18-49 this season, behind “All American.”
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The “VMA Awards” on MTV were the highest-rated in three years among A18-49, with a rating of 1.03, according to early Nielsen numbers – up 77% from last year. Among A18-34 the show hit a rating of 1.14, the best since 2019. The show drew 865,00 total viewers, up 37% from 2022.
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