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On June 12, the Hallmark Channel movie The Baker’s Son will debut at 9 PM
Matt’s (Brant Daugherty) passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the island locals panic and turn to Annie (Eloise Mumford), Matt’s childhood friend and true love, for help.
Here is a trailer for The Baker’s Son:
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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:
Tombstone movie on AMC
Mrs. Doubtfire movie on Freeform
6 PM:
Sister of the Bride movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Mystery 101: Dead Talk movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
7 PM:
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie on Paramount Network
7:15 PM:
21 Bridges movie on TMC
8 PM:
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
The Birthday Wish movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Mystery 101: An Education in Murder movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Hunt for Red October movie on BBC America
Emma. (2020) movie on Cinemax
9 PM:
Superman & Lois on The CW (NEW)
FBI on CBS (Reair)
10 PM:
Mystery 101: Killer Timing movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Reair)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 movie on Paramount Network
10:01 PM:
New Amsterdam on NBC (NEW – Season Finale)
10:05 PM:
Once movie on Cinemax
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on June 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »
It was a full night of programming on the major networks last night with repeats, news, gymnastics, the Kennedy Center Honors, game shows and a comedy taking up most of the line-up with only two Sunday night dramas airing new episodes.
Here is how those two Sunday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (The CW) [NEW] – 454,000 viewers
9 PM Show:
Batwoman (The CW) [NEW] – 421,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on June 7, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The box office movie In the Heights will debut on HBO Max online June 11; and the movie will also be out in the theatres now that things are opening up.
Based on the award-winning Broadway play from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie is about a bodega owner (Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos) has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
The ensemble cast includes Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Marc Anthony and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Here is a trailer for In the Heights:
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On June 11, the INSP original movie The Legend of 5 Mile Cave will debut at 3 PM.
A mysterious drifter (Adam Baldwin of Firefly and Chuck fame) bonds with a boy Jet Jurgensmeyer) with tales of the West. Past and present collide when a lawman (William Shockley) appears seeking long-lost gold.
The cast includes Jeremy Sumpter (Peter Pan and the TV series Friday Night Lights), Jill Wagner (Teen Wolf and the Mystery 101 movie franchise), William Shockley (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) and Randy Wayne (The Lying Game).
Here is a trailer for The Legend of 5 Mile Cave:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On June 7, the season finale of The Good Doctor will air at 10 PM on ABC.
New Amsterdam will air its season finale on NBC on June 8 at 10:01 PM.
On June 9, the new franchise series Loki will debut on Disney+ online. Focusing on the God of Mischief (Tom Hiddleston) as he steps out of his brother’s shadow in a new series that takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. The cast includes Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Owen Wilson and Richard E. Grant.
The Netflix movie Awake will debut online on June 9. After a devastating global event wipes out all electronics and eliminates people’s ability to sleep, a former soldier may have found a solution with her daughter. The ensemble cast includes Gina Rodriguez, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Shamier Anderson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Barry Pepper, Gil Bellows, Finn Jones and Sebastian Pigott.
Also on June 9, the two-hour season finale of A Million Little Things will air on ABC at 9 PM; while that same night, the series finale of Queen of the South will air on the USA Network at 10 PM.
The following will air on June 10: the series finale of Younger will air on both Hulu and Paramount+; the two-hour finale of Manifest will air on NBC at 8 PM; the season finale of Fear the Walking Dead will air on AMC+ online and the two-hour series finale of Rebel will air on ABC at 9 PM.
On June 11, the second season premiere of Love, Victor will air online today on Hulu.
The box office movie In the Heights will debut on HBO Max online on June 11 (and it will also open in theatres too). Based on the award-winning Broadway play from Lin-Manuel Miranda, the movie is about a bodega owner (Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos) has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune. The ensemble cast includes Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Jimmy Smits, Stephanie Beatriz, Marc Anthony and Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Also on June 11, the INSP original movie The Legend of 5 Mile Cave will debut at 3 PM. A mysterious drifter (Adam Baldwin) bonds with a boy Jet Jurgensmeyer) with tales of the West. Past and present collide when a lawman (William Shockley) appears seeking long-lost gold. The cast includes Jeremy Sumpter, Jill Wagner and Randy Wayne.
The Hallmark Channel movie The Baker’s Son will debut at 9 PM on June 12. Matt’s (Brant Daugherty) passion transforms his bread from bland to brilliant. But when his bread loses its magic, the island locals panic and turn to Annie (Eloise Mumford), Matt’s childhood friend and true love, for help.
On June 13, the UPtv movie The Perfect Wedding Match will air at 7 PM. Programmer for the ‘Plus Ones’ matchmaking app Maisie Jacobs (Jenna Michno) is single and dateless for her little sister Ali’s wedding. Keen to avoid her family’s questions, Maisie uses the app to find her own plus one – but is sent the only person she would never date (Tyler Cortad). Could the mix-up be her chance for true love?
Fear the Walking Dead will air its season finale on AMC on June 13 at 9 PM.
Lastly, also on June 13, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part will debut at 8 PM. When Aida Teagarden’s (Marilu Henner) real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora (Candace Cameron Bure) sets out with her fiancé Nick (Niall Matter) and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder. Miranda Frigon, Peter Benson and Lexa Doig reprise their roles too.
Mark your calendars!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 7, 2021| 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
6 PM:
Sweet Carolina movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Ruby Herring Mysteries movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
The Karate Kid (original) movie on Sundance TV
7 PM:
The Hunger Games movie on Paramount Network
7:30 PM:
Tombstone movie on AMC
8 PM:
War of the Worlds on EPIX (Encore)
The Secret Ingredient movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Ruby Herring Mysteries: Her Last Breath movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Mrs. Doubtfire movie on Freeform
9 PM:
All Rise on CBS (Reair)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day movie on Sundance TV
9:15 PM:
Tron: Legacy movie on FXM
10 PM:
Bull on CBS (Reair)
Ruby Herring Mysteries movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Baby Driver movie on FXM
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire movie on Paramount Network
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on June 6, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS
City of a Hill has been renewed for a third season. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Apple TV has given a second season renewal to The Mosquito Coast. (Variety)
Netflix has renewed the drama Virgin River for a fourth season ahead of the upcoming season three premiere that is set to air on the streaming network on July 9. (Production Weekly and Spoiler TV)
CANCELLATION/DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Unfortunately, Netflix has pulled the plug on Jupiter’s Legacy, the small screen adaptation of the Mark Miller and Frank Quitely graphic novels. However, the streamer is keeping the franchise alive with Supercrooks, a new super villain-themed series set in the Jupiter’s Legacy universe, which centers on a ragtag gang of super-villains, con-artists, petty thieves and leg-breakers who all band together for the heist of the century and the most outrageous crime story you’ve ever seen in your life. (TV Line)
Film legend Jamie Lee Curtis’ production banner Comet Pictures and Blumhouse TV are developing a one-hour series based on author’s Patricia Cornwell character Kay Scarpetta, a forensic pathologist at the center of 24 crime thrillers. (Variety)
TV CASTING NEWS
Melissa Barrera (Vida and the soon to be released In the Heights box office movie) has landed the lead role in the Netflix drama Breathe. Barrera will star as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself profoundly out of her comfort zone when her small plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and she must battle for survival. (Variety)
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones and Mrs. Joe Jonas) has joined the cast of the HBO Max TV series The Staircase. The eight-episode series is based on the docuseries of the same name as well as various books and reports about the case of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), who was accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen (Toni Collette), in 2001. He claimed she died after falling down the stairs at their home, but police suspected he bludgeoned her to death and staged the scene to look like an accident. Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Michael Peterson’s adopted daughters. The cast already includes Parker Posey, Juliette Binoche and Rosemarie DeWitt. (Variety)
Emeraude Toubia (the Freeform fantasy drama Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments) has landed the lead role in the Amazon one-hour romantic comedy series With Love, which follows the Diaz siblings, Lily (Toubia) and Jorge, who are on a mission to find love and purpose. The Diaz siblings cross paths with seemingly unrelated residents during some of the most heightened days of the year –the holidays. Lily is a hopeless romantic with a tight knit Mexican-American family who is on a mission to find real love after breaking up with her perfect on paper boyfriend. (Deadline)
Angie Harmon (Rizzoli & Isles) has signed a multi-picture development deal with Lifetime in which she will executive produce, direct and star for the network. The drama that is currently in development is called Barstow (working title). Harmon will star as a single mother/diner owner whose very dark past keeps coming back to haunt her, despite her desire for a quiet life. (Deadline)
Anuja Joshi has been promoted to series regular for season 5 of The Resident where she has been recurring as Dr. Leela Devi since last season. (Deadline and TV Line)
STREAMING NEWS
Teagan Croft (Titans) will star in a new family film True Spirit for Netflix. She will play Jessica Watson in a story based on the real-life memoir of the same title, which details her solo sailing journey around the world. Told from Jessica’s perspective, the movie will recall her travels as a 16-year-old Australian sailor which took her once around the globe in 210 days. Jessica is the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. She took on the massive challenge in 2010 and survived seven knockdowns while at sea. (The Hollywood Reporter and Digital Spy)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
Hamilton alum Phillipa Soo, Simu Liu (the lead in Marvel’s upcoming Shang-Chi movie) and Luke Bracey (Netflix’s holiday film Holidate and the Nicholas Sparks movie The Best of Me) will all star in the film adaptation of One True Loves based on the best-seller by author Taylor Jenkins Reid. The film will follow the moving love story of a woman unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiancé who has finally brought her back to life. (Variety)
Tiffany Haddish will star as Florence Griffith Joyner – aka Flo-Jo – the Olympian who set world records in the 1988 games; and who died in ten years later at the age of 38 of an epileptic seizure. (Variety)
Issa Rae (Insecure) has joined the cast of the sequel to the 2018 Oscar-winning animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. She will voice the character Jessica Drew, better known as Spider-Woman. Plot details are being kept tightly guarded, though. (Variety)
Cruella has only been out in theatres for a few weeks, but there is already talk about a sequel. (Variety)
Newcomer Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (who broke out in the Netflix coming-of-age dramedy Never Have I Ever) has landed her first film role. She will star in The Netherfield Girls, a romantic comedy with literary pedigree. The film is described as a fresh and contemporary take on “Pride and Prejudice” in the spirit of the Emma Stone teen comedy “Easy A” and “10 Things I Hate About You.” Ramakrishnan will portray Lizzie Bennet, the protagonist of Jane Austen’s classic novel who eventually discovers the man she thinks is Mr. Wrong is in fact Mr. Right. (Variety)
Hunky cousins Robbie Amell (the Amazon comedy Upload) and Stephen Amell (Arrow) will reprise their roles in the sci-fi sequel Code 8: Part II. The plot of the original movie [financed in great part by fans] centered on the 4% of people living in fictional Lincoln City who possess special abilities and are often confronted by advanced, militarized police technology. The sequel will follow the journey of a teenage girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother at the hands of corrupt police officers. After becoming a witness to the cover-up, she becomes a target and enlists the help of an ex-con (Robbie Amell) and his former partner-in-crime (Stephen Amell). Together, they face a highly regarded and well protected police sergeant who will use every tool to prevent himself from being exposed. (Deadline)
That’s it. Enjoy!
Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on June 6, 2021| 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:
4:53 PM:
National Treasure movie on Freeform
6 PM:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
50 First Dates movie on Comedy Central
6:15 PM:
Easy A movie on CMT
6:30 PM:
I Am Number Four movie on AMC
6:35 PM:
Skyfall movie on EPIX
6:41 PM::
The Amazing Spider-Man movie on Encore
7 PM:
You Had Me at Aloha movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Taken 2 movie on BBC America
Avengers: Endgame movie on TBS
7:30 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie on TNT
8 PM:
The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors on CBS (Special
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Road Less Traveled movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Harriet movie on Cinemax
8:05 PM:
National Treasure: Book of Secrets movie on Freeform
8:33 PM:
Run the World on Starz (Encore)
9 PM:
Good Witch on Hallmark Channel (NEW)
Jumping the Broom movie on VH1
10 PM:
Domina on EPIX (DEBUT)
NCIS: New Orleans on CBS (Reair)
Signed, Sealed, Delivered movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
10:30 PM:
Ant-Man and the Wasp movie on TNT
10:32 PM:
Run the World on Starz (Encore)
Enjoy!
Posted in Ratings, Television on June 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Last night’s primetime line-up was filled with wrestling, reality, repeats and news along with new episodes from two Friday night dramas.
Here is how those two Friday night dramas fared in the overall ratings last night:
8 PM Show:
The Blacklist (NBC) [NEW] – 3 million viewers
9 PM Show:
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 231,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV last night. Please share.
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