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Weekend Ratings: Spring TV (Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19)

Posted in Ratings, Television on May 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The programming options on the major networks over the weekend were pretty normal with mostly repeats on Saturday except for one drama and Sunday night’s usual small amount of dramas airing new episodes.

Here is how those few weekend dramas fared in the overall ratings:

SATURDAY:

8 PM Show:
Ransom (CBS) [NEW] – 2.3 million viewers

SUNDAY:

8 PM Shows:
The Red Line (CBS) [NEW – 2-Hours – Finale] – 3.4 million viewers
Supergirl (The CW) [NEW – Season Finale] – 1.1 million viewers

9 PM Show:
Charmed (The CW) [NEW – Season Finale] – 600,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS) [NEW – Season Finale] – 5.1 million viewers
Good Girls (NBC) [NEW] – 2.5 million viewers

What did you watch over the weekend? Please share.

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TV Recommendations: Monday, May 20

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

5 PM:
Fast & Furious 6 movie on FX

6 PM:
Love, Romance & Chocolate movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)

7 PM:
Tombstone movie on AMC
Mulan (animated) movie on Freeform

7:30 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)

8 PM:
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
Summer Villa movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Now You See Me 2 movie on FX
Marshall movie on TMC

9 PM:
The Code on CBS (NEW)
Arrow on The CW (Encore)
Berlin Station on EPIX (Encore)
Toy Story (animated) movie on Freeform
Good Morning, Vietnam movie on Showtime 2

9:50 PM:
Berlin Station on EPIX (Encore)

10 PM:
The Enemy Within on NBC (NEW – Finale)
Tombstone movie on AMC

10:01 PM:
The Fix on ABC (NEW – Finale)

10:05 PM:
Gentleman Jack on HBO (NEW)

Enjoy!

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Entertainment Update for May 13 to May 19

Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on May 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS/RELOCATIONS

While the major networks announced the shows that will be returning as well as the new shows that will debuting this fall, there were a couple announcements of shows coming to an end, including:

FOX stating that Empire will return for its 6th and final season in the fall; and so will Madam Secretary return for its 6th and final season on CBS this fall. (Variety)

Freeform has given a third season renewal to Siren and a 4th season renewal to The Bold Type. (Variety)

Dirty John will be moving from Bravo to USA Network for its second season, airing sometime in 2020. (Variety)

CASTING NEWS

Battlestar Galactica and Lucifer star Tricia Helfer will play Dracula in the upcoming 4th season of the Syfy thriller Van Helsing. (The Hollywood Reporter)

Actor Dominic West (The Affair) and actresses Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck and The Handmaid’s Tale) and Cate Blanchett (Oceans 8 and Thor: Ragnarok) will star in the 6-part TV series Stateless that centers on four strangers: a flight attendant escaping a suburban cult, an Afghan refugee fleeing persecution, a young Australian father escaping a dead-end job and a bureaucrat caught up in a national scandal, who are stuck in an immigration detention center in the Australian desert. The show is being distributed by NBC Universal. (Variety)

Season 5 of Black Mirror will debut on Netflix on June 5, and will include among its cast Anthony Mackie and Pom Klementieff (the Marvel franchise), Miley Cyrus, Topher Grace (That 70’s Show) and Nicole Beharie (Sleepy Hollow). Hint of storylines for the new season include episodes that will tackle technology’s impact on marriage, self-esteem, fame, social media and mental health. (The Hollywood Reporter)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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New Show Introduction: The Name of the Rose

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on May 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »

The new Sundance TV drama The Name of the Rose will debut on May 23 at 10 PM.

The limited series, set in Italy in 1327, follows the Franciscan monk William of Baskerville (John Turturro) and his novice Adso von Melk (Damian Hardung) as they arrive at a secluded monastery in the Alps. There they become witnesses to a series of mysterious murders. While Baskerville and Melk investigate and search for the killer, they are hunted themselves by the merciless inquisitor Bernard Gui (Rupert Everett), who prosecutes those who criticize the pope.

The cast includes Michael Emerson (Lost and Person of Interest).

Here is a trailer for The Name of the Rose:

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TV Recommendations: Sunday, May 19

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 19, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

5 PM:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie on BBC America

5:15 PM:
Finding Nemo (animated) movie on Freeform

5:30 PM:
Deadpool movie on FX
12 Strong movie on HBO

6 PM:
Sailing Into Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Coyote Ugly movie on E!
The Princess Diaries movie on Lifetime

6:09 PM:
Game of Thrones on HBO 2 (Encore)

6:55 PM:
The Dark Tower movie on Showtime 2

7 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)
Downton Abbey on PBS (Reair)

7:01 PM:
Battle: Los Angeles movie on Encore

7:30 PM:
Game of Thrones on HBO (Encore)

7:45 PM:
Finding Dory (animated) movie on Freeform

8 PM:
The Red Line on CBS (NEW – 2-Hours – Season Finale)
Supergirl on The CW (NEW – Season Finale)
Call the Midwife on PBS (NEW – Season Finale)
The Spanish Princess on Starz (NEW)
Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance movie on Lifetime (Encore)
Beauty & the Beast movie on TBS
Legends of the Fall movie on TMC

8:15 PM:
Coyote Ugly movie on E!

8:57 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)

9 PM:
A Discovery of Witches on AMC and BBC America (NEW)
Deep State on EPIX (NEW)
Game of Thrones on HBO (NEW – Series Finale)
When Calls the Heart on Hallmark Channel (NEW – New Time)
Les Miserables mini-series on PBS (NEW)
Hailey Dean Mysteries: Killer Sentence movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (DEBUT)
Private Eyes on ION (Reair)
The Help movie on Showtime

9:50 PM:
Mulan (animated) movie on Freeform

9:54 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)

10 PM:
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW – Special Time – Season Finale)
Deep State on EPIX (Encore)
Bottled With Love movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)

10:02 PM:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves movie on BBC America

Enjoy!

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Ratings: Spring TV (Friday, May 17)

Posted in Ratings, Television on May 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »

It was a light night of programming on the major networks last night with not quite a handful of Friday night dramas airing new episodes, including two season finales.

Here is how those few Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Shows:
The Blacklist (NBC) [NEW – Season Finale] – 4.5 million viewers
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (ABC) [NEW] – 2.2 million viewers
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 957,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) [NEW – Season Finale] – 5 million viewers

What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.

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TV Recommendations: Saturday, May 18

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 18, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

4:30 PM:
Forrest Gump movie on VH1

5:56 PM:
The Equalizer 2 movie on Starz

6 PM:
Cast Away movie on AMC

6:05 PM:
Sing (animated) movie on FXX

6:30 PM:
Puss in Boots (animated) movie on HBO

7 PM:
A Feeling of Home movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)

7:20 PM:
Finding Nemo (animated) movie on Freeform

8 PM:
Deadpool movie on FX
Smallfoot (animated) movie on HBO
Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie on TNT
Fast Five movie on USA Network

9 PM:
Ransom on CBS (NEW)
Sailing Into Love movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Gone on WGN America (Encore)

9:40 PM:
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on HBO

9:50 PM:
Finding Dory (animated) movie on Freeform

10:42 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)

Enjoy!

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Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Thursday, May 16)

Posted in Ratings, Television on May 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Last night’s programming options on the major networks included a handful of finales as well as new episodes of the dramas on The CW.

Here is how those Thursday night dramas fared in the overall ratings:

8 PM Shows:
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) [NEW – Season Finale] – 5.9 million viewers
iZombie (The CW) [NEW] – 615,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
Station 19 (ABC) [NEW – Season Finale] – 4.9 million viewers
In The Dark (The CW) [NEW] – 521,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
S.W.A.T. (CBS) [NEW – Season Finale] – 6 million viewers
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) [NEW – Season Finale] – 3.5 million viewers
For the People (ABC) [NEW] – 2.6 million viewers

What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.

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New Show Introduction: Blood & Treasure

Posted in New Shows, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Uncategorized, Video on May 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

On May 21, the two-hour debut of Blood & Treasure will air on CBS at 9 PM.

Matt Barr (Sleepy Hollow) and Sofia Pernas (The Brave) star as a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief (respectively), who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. As they crisscross the globe hunting their target, they unexpectedly find themselves at the center of a 2,000-year-old battle for the cradle of civilization.

The cast will include Alicia Coppola, Anna Silk (Lost Girl), James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), Katia Winter (Sleepy Hollow) and Michael James Shaw (Limitless).

NOTE: Blood & Treasure will move to its regular timeslot of 10 PM on May 28.

Here is a trailer for Blood & Treasure:

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TV Recommendations: Friday, May 17

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on May 17, 2019| Leave a Comment »

Trying to figure out what to watch tonight? Be it new episodes of the TV season, reairs of cable series or a movie, here are some suggestions:

NOTE: The new streaming series Catch-22 will debut on Hulu today and the second season of The Rain will air on Netflix today.

5 PM:
Kingsman: The Secret Service movie on FX

6 PM:
Paris, Wine & Romance movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Enchanted movie on Lifetime

6:10 PM:
Zootopia (animated) movie on Disney

7 PM:
Chronicles Mysteries: Recovered movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
The Fast and the Furious movie on USA Network

7:55 PM:
The Day After Tomorrow movie on Cinemax

8 PM:
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC (NEW)
The Blacklist on NBC (NEW – Finale)
A Very Merry Mix-Up on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
The Princess Diaries movie on Lifetime
Captain America: Civil War movie eon TBS
Forrest Gump movie on VH1

9 PM:
The Spanish Princess on Starz (Encore)
The Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
Legally Blonde movie on Bravo

10:03 PM:
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement movie on Lifetime

Enjoy!

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