Netflix Announces Coming-of-Age Series ‘Penelope’
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Netflix will begin streaming “Penelope,” a coming-of-age series from Duplass Brothers Productions on Tuesday, September 24 in the U.S. The logline: Penelope (Megan Stott) is “a 16-year-old girl who, feeling deeply out of place in her contemporary surroundings, leaves her life and family behind and treks into the wilds of Washington State. As she establishes […]
Netflix to Release Comedy Special ‘Ends’ on Tuesday, September 10th
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The 2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award winning comedian Ahir Shah will release his debut stand-up special on Netflix. The stand-up show was recorded earlier this year at London’s Royal Court Theatre. It launches on Tuesday 10th September. Ahir will be touring the show across the UK from 30th January 2025. On TV and radio, Ahir’s appearances have […]
U.S. Men’s Basketball Team’s Victory Over France on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched Gold Medal Game Since 1996 Atlanta Olympics
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The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team’s down to-the-wire 98-87 victory over France – the teams were separated by three points with less than three minutes to play – averaged 19.5 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to rank as the most-watched gold medal game since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (chart below), based on fast national data […]
‘Classified’ Premieres August 22 on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee in the U.S.
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Classified” Premieres August 22 on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee in the U.S. ABOUT CLASSIFIED Classified follows rebellious teenager Ella (Pullum) as she is uprooted from her home in Oakland, California and forced to move in with her estranged father in South Africa. Upon arrival, Ella’s world is turned upside down as she navigates a […]
Paris Olympics on NBC and USA Network Dominating Primetime in 2024
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From NBC Sports: NBCUniversal’s nightly Paris Olympics show from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT has dominated primetime, topping 13 million viewers each night across NBC and USA Network, according to Nielsen. In addition, the show accounts for 12 of the 19 most-watched primetime shows in 2024, excluding NFL (chart below). Most-Watched Primetime Shows, 2024, Nielsen-only (excluding NFL) […]
Paramount+ Announces Season Two of ‘Colin From Accounts’ to Premiere on September 26
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Paramount+ announced that season two of the original comedy series COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS will premiere on Thursday, September 26, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S.. All eight episodes of the new season will be available to stream at launch. Series creators Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer are returning to write, executive produce and star in the upcoming […]
Oxygen True Crime’s ‘The Real Murders of Atlanta’ Premieres Saturday, August 17
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Oxygen has announced that docuseries “The Real Murders of Atlanta” will return on Saturday, August 17 at 9:00pm ET, following the third season premiere of “Killer Relationship with Faith Jenkins.” ”The Real Murders of Atlanta” digs deep into the crimes that robbed the vibrant city and surrounding area of some of its most cherished citizens […]
Killadelphia #35 Out for Blood – No Red Band Required
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Bestselling, Eisner Award nominated series Killadelphia by Rodney Barnes (writer and executive producer behind HBO’s Winning Time) and artist Jason Shawn Alexander (Spawn) is out for blood this month as it barrels toward a grisly and jaw-dropping showdown. Issue #35 will bring together Spawn, Savage Dragon, and the cursed one known as Blacula himself this August. This issue […]
Lifetime Announces New Original Movie ‘He Slid Into Her DMs’
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Lifetime has ordered the new original movie, He Slid Into Her DMs. Inspired by a true story, Courtney Thorne-Smith (Melrose Place, Ally McBeal, According to Jim) and Stella Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Trust Me) star in the movie about a teenage social media influencer whose stalker shows up on her doorstep after blocking him online. […]
CBS News Announces New Team for the ‘CBS Evening News’
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Later this year, the CBS EVENING NEWS will move to New York and feature a new look and format, along with an ensemble team of journalists and new editorial leaders, it was announced today by Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures. After the presidential election, journalists John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois will […]