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Friday night’s primetime line-up on the major networks was filled with repeats, wrestling, news and reality along with a new episode from one Friday night drama.
Here is how that lone Friday night drama fared in the overall ratings that night:
9 PM Show:
Dynasty (The CW) [NEW] – 237,000 viewers
What did you watch on TV on Friday night. Please share.
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On August 13, the Hallmark Channel movie Romance in Style will debut at 8 PM.
Ella’s unique designs inspire publishing mogul Derek to include plus-sized fashion in his magazine. Soon, Derek begins to realize that Ella’s influence reaches far beyond the catwalk.
The film stars Jaicy Elliot and Benjamin Hollingsworth.
Here is a trailer for Romance in Style:
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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
6 PM:
The Sweetest Heart movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
7 PM:
All Rise on OWN (Reair)
Big Sky River movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
7:30 PM:
Thor movie on FX
7:35 PM:
Man of Steel movie on HBO
8 PM:
All Rise on OWN (NEW)
FBI on CBS (Reair)
Superman & Lois on The CW (Reair)
Hidden Gems movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
Brave (animated) movie on Disney
Seabiscuit movie on EPIX
Arrival movie on Starz
9 PM:
Tom Swift on The CW (Reair)
FBI: International on CBS (Reair)
Fantasy Island on FOX (Reair)
All Rise on OWN (Reair)
Love at the Shore movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
9:40 PM:
Love Actually movie on Showtime 2
10 PM:
Titans on TNT (NEW)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Reair)
All Rise on OWN (Reair)
Enjoy!
Posted in Movies, Reminder, Television, Video on August 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
On August 12, Passionflix will debut the next movie in the franchise – Gabriel’s Rapture, Part 3 – online.
The film finds Melanie Zanetti and Giulio Berruti back for the third part of the second movie in the franchise created by Sylvain Reynard.
Here is a trailer for Gabriel’s Rapture, Part 3:
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On August 12, the Netflix film special 13: The Musical will debut online.
After his parents’ divorce, Evan Goldman (Eli Golden) moves from NYC to small-town Indiana. As his 13th birthday nears, he must master the complex social circles of his new school and win friends by turning his Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever.
The cast includes Peter Hermann, Debra Messing, Josh Peck and Rhea Perlman.
Here is a trailer for 13: The Musical:
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The small screen series adaptation of the box office movie A League of Their Own will debut online on Amazon on August 12.
This version will tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball, taking a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it.
The cast includes Dale Dickey, D’Arcy Carden, Kelly McCormack, Nick Offerman, Abbi Jacobson, Alex Desert and Melanie Field [among others].
Here is a trailer for A League of Their Own:
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On August 12, the Apple TV+ drama Five Days at Memorial will debut online.
The limited eight-episode series is based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink. It chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come.
The cast includes Vera Farmiga, Michael Gaston, Robert Pine, Cherry Jones, Julie Ann Emery, W. Earl Brown, Cornelis Smith, Jr., Adepero Oduye and Molly Hager.
Here is a trailer for Five Days at Memorial:
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Here is the list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On August 9, All Rise will air its mid-season finale on OWN at 8 PM.
Resident Alien will be back with the summer return of its second season on Syfy (and the USA Network) on August 10 at 10 PM; while that same day, the third and final season of Locke & Key will premiere on Netflix online.
On August 12, the Apple TV+ drama Five Days at Memorial will debut online. The limited eight-episode series is based on actual events and adapted from the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheri Fink. It chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. When the floodwaters rose, power failed, and heat soared, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years to come. The cast includes Vera Farmiga, Michael Gaston, Robert Pine and Cherry Jones [among others].
The season finale of For All Mankind will air online on Apple TV+ on August 12 while that same day, the Netflix dramedy Never Have I Ever will premiere its third season online while the Disney movie Zombies 3 will debut at 8 PM [the movie has already debuted online on Disney+].
On August 12, the small screen series adaptation of the box office movie A League of Their Own will debut online on Amazon. This version will tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball, taking a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it. The cast includes Dale Dickey, D’Arcy Carden, Kelly McCormack, Nick Offerman, Abbi Jacobson, Alex Desert and Melanie Field [among others].
The Netflix film special 13: The Musical will debut online on August 12. After his parents’ divorce, Evan Goldman (Eli Golden) moves from NYC to small-town Indiana. As his 13th birthday nears, he must master the complex social circles of his new school and win friends by turning his Bar Mitzvah into the coolest party ever. The cast includes Peter Hermann, Debra Messing, Josh Peck and Rhea Perlman.
On August 12, Passionflix will debut the next movie in the franchise – Gabriel’s Rapture, Part 3 – online. The film finds Melanie Zanetti and Giulio Berruti back for the third part of the second movie in the franchise created by Sylvain Reynard.
The Hallmark Channel movie Romance in Style will debut on August 13 at 8 PM. Ella’s unique designs inspire publishing mogul Derek to include plus-sized fashion in his magazine. Soon, Derek begins to realize that Ella’s influence reaches far beyond the catwalk. The film stars Jaicy Elliot and Benjamin Hollingsworth.
On August 14, the following will air:
* The season finale of Evil on Paramount+
* The 6th and final season of Chesapeake Shores will premiere on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
* The season finales of Grantchester and Cobra on PBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively
* The second season premiere of Power Book II: Raising Kanan will air on Starz at 9 PM
* The season finale of Westworld will air on HBO at 9 PM
* The season finale of Bridge & Tunnel on EPIX at 10 PM
Also on August 14, the new series in the franchise – Tales of the Walking Dead – will debut both online on AMC+ and on AMC at 9 PM. The series consists of six original one-hour standalone episodes that will focus on both new and established characters within the walker apocalypse. Each episode will have its own distinct tone and point of view — but the stakes are high in each story, pushing new, indelible characters with relentless, life-threatening choices and situations. The ensemble cast will include Anthony Edwards, Daniella Pineda, Embeth Davidtz, Jessie T. Usher, Olivia Munn, Parker Posey, Samantha Morton and Terry Crews.
The UPtv movie Love, Game, Match will debut on August 14 at 7 PM. When economics teacher and new-in-town Liz challenges her high school students to create business plans, she has no idea that the class winners will actually start their own matchmaking service. Asked to set up her own profile to help them kickstart their careers, as well as team up with handsome tennis coach Ted to organize the school carnival, Liz must navigate the dynamics of this new school, as well as the algorithms of her own heart. The cast includes Cristine Prosperi, Sylvia Grace Crim and Dale Moss.
Lastly, also on August 14, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie The Journey Ahead will debut at 9 PM. A famous Hollywood actress and a young wilderness expert drive from Los Angeles to New York. Along the way both women learn they can’t run from their past to create the future they want. The film stars Holly Robinson Peete, Kaylee Bryant and Mark Humphrey.
Mark your calendars!
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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
5:30 PM:
San Andreas movie on TNT
5:49 PM:
Moulin Rouge movie on Starz
6 PM:
Wedding Every Weekend movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Independence Day movie on Syfy
6:40 PM:
The Suicide Squad movie on HBO
7 PM:
Mystery 101 movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Ice Age: Collision Course (animated) movie on FX
8 PM:
Bridge and Tunnel on EPIX (Encore)
The Wedding Veil movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
9 PM:
NCIS on CBS (Reair)
Leverage: Redemption on ION (Reair)
Mystery 101: Dead Talk movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)
Ice Age: Collision Course movie on FX
9:01 PM:
Becoming Elizabeth on Starz (Encore)
10 PM:
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)
Leverage: Redemption on ION (Reair)
10:03 PM:
Spider-Man: Far From Home movie on Starz
10:30 PM:
Greenland movie on HBO 2
Enjoy!
Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on August 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Hey All,
Here are the news items for this past week:
RENEWALS/CANCELLATIONS
The CW has announced that The Flash will end with its upcoming 9th season, which will consist of only 13 episodes. (TV Line)
Showtime has pulled the plug on The First Lady after only one season. (Variety)
Netflix has cancelled the teen vampire drama First Kill after just one season. (TV Line)
Freeform has renewed the drama Good Trouble for a 5th season. (The Hollywood Reporter)
MOVING
After 57 years on NBC, the soap opera Days of Our Lives will move to the streaming service Peacock. (TV Line)
DEVELOPMENT NEWS
Starz has officially announced that the prequel Outlander: Blood of My Blood is in development. The proposed series will center on the the love story of Jamie Fraser’s parents, Ellen MacKenzie and Brian Fraser. (TV Line)
TV CASTING NEWS
Nancy Travis (The Kominsky Method) and Tiera Skovbye (Riverdale) have joined the cast of the new, upcoming Hallmark Channel series Ride that will center on a rodeo dynasty. Travis will play Isabel McMurray, the tough-as-nails family matriarch fighting to keep her family legacy afloat following a tragedy while Skovbye will play Missy, a former rodeo queen who is a McMurray by marriage and struggles to find her place in the family. The cast includes Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble and Awkward.) will play Cash McMurray, the second-born son who will carry on his family’s legacy; Sara Garcia (The Flash), who will play Valeria Galindo; and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) who will depict Tuff McMurray, Isabel’s youngest son. Tyler Jacob Moore (Shameless) will play Gus, a handsome stranger who comes into their lives. (Deadline)
Rosanna Arquette has joined the cast of the ABC drama Big Sky for the show’s upcoming 3rd season. She will play Virginia “Gigi” Cessna, Jenny’s (series lead Katheryn Winnick) charismatic and fast-talking mother, who is also a world-class scam artist who used childhood Jenny in some of her grifts, much to the now grown Jenny’s resentment. When Gigi returns to Helena, Montana, to pull her latest con, Jenny catches on to her, and mother and daughter have to work through their relationship. (The Hollywood Reporter)
Aidan Turner (Poldark and the upcoming Leonardo) will star in the Amazon U.K. drama Fifteen-Love that will explore the fictional story of Justine Pearce (Ella Lily Hyland), a young sports prodigy, who enjoyed a meteoric rise in the world of Grand Slam Tennis, aided by her coach Glenn Lapthorn (Turner), with whom she shared an intense rapport. Together they reached the semi-final of the French Open but Justine’s dream was cut brutally short by a devastating injury and the end of her professional career. Five years later, now aged 22, Justine has a new life as a therapist at her old tennis academy Longwood, but when she makes an explosive allegation against her former coach, everyone is forced to reconsider what they thought they knew about Justine and Glenn’s past success. (Variety)
Keanu Reeves will executive produce and star inthe Hulu series Devil in the White City, based on the best-selling novel by Erik Larson, that tells the story of Daniel H. Burnham, a demanding but visionary architect who races to make his mark on history with the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, America’s first modern serial killer and the man behind the notorious ‘Murder Castle’ built in the Fair’s shadow. It is unclear which of the two characters Reeves will play. (Deadline and TV Line)
Merle Dandridge (Greenleaf), Josh Randall (Ed) and veteran actor Pat Healy have been promoted to series regulars on Station 19. Dandridge plays Chief Natasha Ross; Randall returns as Captain Sean Beckett; and Healy plays former chief Michael Dixon, who stands for everything our team despises and who has a history of undermining the crew at Station 19; and he is currently running for mayor. (Deadline)
Georgina Reilly (City on a Hill) has booked a key recurring role in the NBC reboot of Quantum Leap that will debut on the major network this fall. The series follows Dr. Ben Seong (Raymond Lee from Here and Now) as he takes the Quantum Accelerator into the past, leaving his team to figure out why he did it and bring him back. There are no specifics on what role she will play, though. (Deadline)
Susan Heyward (Orange Is the New Black) and Valorie Curry (The Following) have joined the cast of season 4 of the Amazon series The Boys, playing rookie Supes named Sister Sage and Firecracker, respectively. (TV Line)
Elizabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale and Mad Men) will appear in the FX limited series called The Veil, that will be exclusively for Hulu. The show is being described as a thriller that will explore the surprising and fraught relationship between two women who play a deadly game of truth and lies on the road from Istanbul to Paris and London. One woman has a secret, the other a mission to reveal it before thousands of lives are lost. (Variety)
An end of an era is starting: Ellen Pompeo will be scaling back her duties as Meredith Gray in the exceedingly long-running ABC drama Grey’s Anatomy. Pompeo will appear in a “limited capacity” (translation about 8 episodes out of roughly 20 to 23 episodes set to be produced for the show’s 19th season. Pompeo will remain as an executive producer, and will continue to narrate every episode. She will move onto a new Hulu series that has yet to be given an official name that is inspired by the true story of a Midwestern couple who adopt what they believe is an 8-year-old girl with a rare form of dwarfism. But as they begin to raise her alongside their three biological children, they slowly start to believe she may not be who she says she is. As they question her story, they’re confronted with hard questions of their own about the lengths they’re willing to go to defend themselves, falling into a battle that’s fought in the tabloids, the courtroom and ultimately their marriage. (TV Line)
BOX OFFICE NEWS
As everyone has undoubtedly read by now, the theatrical release of Batgirl that was set to star In the Heights cast member Leslie Grace as Barbara Gordon (aka Batgirl) is not going to happen after all. (Variety)
STREAMING MOVIE NEWS
In a move that has movie fans at odds is the announcement that Jake Gyllenhaal will take on the remake of Road House, which – of course – starred Dirty Dancing hunk Patrick Swayze. This version will follow a former UFC fighter (Gyllenhaal) who takes a job as a bouncer at a rough-and-tumble roadhouse in the Florida Keys, but soon discovers that not everything is what it seems in this tropical paradise. The cast will include Billy Magnussen (No Time to Die and Into the Woods), Travis Van Winkle (The Last Ship) and Daniela Melchior (The Suicide Squad). (TV Line)
That’s it. Enjoy!
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