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Entertainment Update for March 20 to March 26

Posted in Daily/Weekly Updates on March 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Hey All,

Here are the news items for this past week:

RENEWALS/CANCELLATION

FOX has given a second season renewal to both Alert: Missing Persons Unit and Accused. (TV Line)

Netflix has given a 5th and final season renewal for the drama You. (TV Line)

Grey’s Anatomy has been given a season 20 renewal by ABC. (TV Line)

Showtime has pulled the plug on The L Word: Generation Q after three seasons. (Deadline and TV Line)

TV CASTING NEWS

Michael Chiklis will star alongside Danny Pino in the upcoming crime thriller series Hotel Cocaine that will debut on MGM+ (formerly EPIX). The story will focus on Roman Compte (Pino), a Cuban expatriate who fought against Fidel Castro in the Bay of Pigs invasion and re-made his life in Miami. He is general manager of the Mutiny Hotel, the glamorous epicenter of the Miami cocaine scene of late ‘70s and early ‘80s. The Mutiny Hotel was Casablanca on cocaine, a glitzy nightclub, restaurant and hotel frequented by Florida businessmen and politicians, international narcos, CIA and FBI agents, models, sports stars and musicians. Chiklis will play Agent Zulio who will stop at nothing to shut down the drug trade, even if it means using innocent civilians to accomplish his ends. (Deadline)

Acclaimed actor Ciaran Hinds will join the cast of the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. His role will be a recurring one, but there is no description on what role he will play, though. (The Hollywood Reporter)

BROADWAY NEWS

Smash, the NBC musical drama, is finally making its way to Broadway for the 2024-2025 season with Tony-winning director Susan Stroman at the helm with a score by the award-winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, who wrote over two dozen songs for the television show and Emmy-winning choreographer Joshua Bergasse, who will reprise his role for the stage adaptation. (TV Line)

BOX OFFICE NEWS

The next project for Robert Downey Jr. just might be a remake of the 1958 classic psychological thriller Vertigo. (Variety)

Daveed Diggs (Hamilton and the small screen adaptation of Snowpiercer) has joined the cast of the new live-action film In the Blink of an Eye that will also star Kate McKinnon and Rashida Jones in the film that will follow three storylines spanning thousands of years, pondering hope, connection and the circle of life. (Variety)

That’s it. Enjoy!

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Prom Pact

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

On March 30, the Disney movie Prom Pact will debut at 8 PM.

The movie follows high school senior Mandy (Peyton Elizabeth Lee), a feminist who doesn’t believe in the idea of falling in love, especially in heteronormative love, but then she falls and there’s undeniable chemistry.

The cast includes Milo Manheim, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Chelah Horsdal and Margaret Cho.

Here is a trailer for Prom Pact:

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Movie of the Week Reminder: Wait With Me

Posted in Movies, Recommendations, Reminder, Television, Video on March 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The Passionflix movie Wait With Me, based on the Amy Daws book, will debut online on March 30.

When romance novelist Kate Smith (Madison Lawlor) suddenly gets writer’s block as she’s beginning the final installment of her international steamy, bestselling series, she’ll do pretty much anything to get her groove back. Like sneak into a Tire Depot waiting room because her words flow there just like complimentary coffee-smooth, sweet, and scorchingly hot.

She manages to fly under the radar until the rugged and charming mechanic, Miles Hudson (Andrew Biernat), notices the quirky redhead slinking in and out each day. But she’s way too intriguing to blow the whistle on. Doing a test-drive of her new book idea sounds like a much better option.

Here is a trailer for Wait With Me:

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TV Recommendations: Sunday, March 26

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on March 26, 2023| 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 version of Great Expectations will debut online on FX on Hulu while the new drama Rabbit Hole will debut online on Paramount+.

5 PM:
Aquaman movie on TNT

5:30 PM:
Avatar movie on AMC
Iron Man 2 movie on FX

5:45 PM:
The Martian movie on FXM

6 PM:
A Picture of Her movie on Hallmark Channel (Encore)
White House Down movie on VICE

6:40 PM:
The King’s Men movie on HBO
Sing (animated) movie on Freeform

6:56 PM:
Guardians of the Galaxy movie on Encore

7 PM:
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Reair)

7:30 PM:
Forrest Gump movie on CMT
Sophie’s Choice movie on TCM

8 PM:
The Equalizer on CBS (NEW)
The Way Home on Hallmark Channel (NEW, Special Time – Season Finale)
Call the Midwife on PBS (NEW)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Iron Man 3 movie on FX
The Italian Job movie on TMC
The Suicide Squad movie on TNT

8:35 PM:
Ford v Ferrari movie on FXM

9 PM:
East New York on CBS (NEW)
Magnum P.I. on NBC (NEW)
Ride on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
Godfather of Harlem on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) (NEW – Finale)
Sanditon on PBS (NEW, Final Season)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (NEW – Season Premiere)
Yellowstone on Paramount Network (Reair)
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent movie on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (Encore)
White House Down movie on VICE

9:15 PM:
Ralph Break the Internet (animated) movie on Freeform

10 PM:
The Company You Keep movie on ABC (NEW)
NCIS: Los Angeles on CBS (NEW)
The Blacklist on NBC (NEW)
A Spy Among Friends on MGM+ (formerly EPIX) (NEW)
Marie-Antoniette on PBS (NEW)

Enjoy!

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REVISED: Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Thursday, March 23)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 25, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The primetime line-up on the major networks last night was filled with a few repeats, basketball, reality and a comedy along with new episodes from seven Thursday night dramas.

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

8 PM Shows:
Law & Order (NBC) [NEW] – 4.3 million viewers
Station 19 (ABC) [NEW] – 3.8 million viewers
Walker (The CW) [NEW] – 703,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC) [NEW] – 4.4 million viewers
Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) [NEW] – 3.3 million viewers

10 PM Show:
Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC) [NEW] – 3.2 million viewers
Alaska Daily (ABC) [NEW] – 2.7 million viewers

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

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TV Recommendations: Saturday, March 25

Posted in Recommendations, Reminder, Television on March 25, 2023| 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: Check your local listings for a marathon of episodes of Yellowstone on Paramount Network today.

5:20 PM:
The Help movie on FXM

6 PM:
It Was Always You movie on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Steel Magnolias movie on CMT
A League of Their Own movie on E!
Purple Rain movie on VH1

6:45 PM:
A Journal for Jordan movie on Encore

7 PM:
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Reair)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX

7:10 PM:
Despicable Me 3 (animated) movie on Freeform

7:15 PM:
Thor: Ragnarok movie on TNT

7:30 PM:
Good Will Hunting movie on ThisTV

8 PM:
A Picture of Her movie on Hallmark Channel (DEBUT)
FBI: Most Wanted on CBS (Reair)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Reair)
Star Trek Beyond movie on AMC
Jurassic World movie on USA Network

9 PM:
NCIS: Hawai’i on CBS (Reair)
Yellowjackets on Showtime (Reair)
The Help movie on E!
The Equalizer movie on Encore

9:15 PM:
Man of Steel movie on HBO 2

9:30 PM:
Fast & Furious movie on TBS

10 PM:
Romance in Style on Hallmark Channel (Reair)
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom movie on FX
Everything Everywhere All at Once movie on Showtime

10:10 PM:
Perry Mason on HBO (encore)

Enjoy!

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Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Wednesday, March 22)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The primetime line-up on the major networks on Wednesday night was filled with lots repeats and some reality along with new episodes from five Wednesday night dramas.

Here is how those five Wednesday night dramas fared in the overall ratings on Wednesday night:

8 PM Show:
Chicago Med (NBC) [NEW] – 6.4 million viewers

9 PM Show:
Chicago Fire (NBC) [NEW] – 6.6 million viewers

10 PM Shows:
Chicago PD (NBC) [NEW] – 4.9 million viewers
True Lies (CBS) [NEW] – 2.5 million viewers
A Million Little Things (ABC) [NEW] – 1.8 million viewers

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

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Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Tuesday, March 21)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The primetime line-up on the major networks on Wednesday night was filled with repeats, a reality series and one comedy along with new episodes from seven Wednesday night dramas.

Here is how those seven Wednesday night dramas fared in the overall ratings on Wednesday night:

8 PM Shows:
The Rookie (ABC) [NEW] – 3.8 million viewers
9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX) [NEW] – 3.5 million viewers
Superman & Lois (The CW) [NEW] – 676,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
The Rookie: Feds (ABC) [NEW] – 2.3 million viewers
Accused (FOX) [NEW] – 1.9 million viewers
Gotham Knights (The CW) [NEW] – 419,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Will Trent (ABC) [NEW] – 3.1 million viewers

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

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Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Tuesday, March 21)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The primetime line-up on the major networks on Tuesday night was filled with repeats, a reality series and one comedy along with new episodes from seven Tuesday night dramas.

Here is how those seven Tuesday night dramas fared in the overall ratings on Tuesday night:

8 PM Shows:
The Rookie (ABC) [NEW] – 3.8 million viewers
9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX) [NEW] – 3.5 million viewers
Superman & Lois (The CW) [NEW] – 676,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
The Rookie: Feds (ABC) [NEW] – 2.3 million viewers
Accused (FOX) [NEW] – 1.9 million viewers
Gotham Knights (The CW) [NEW] – 419,000 viewers

10 PM Show:
Will Trent (ABC) [NEW] – 3.1 million viewers

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

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Delayed Ratings: Spring TV (Monday, March 20)

Posted in Ratings, Television on March 24, 2023| Leave a Comment »

The primetime line-up on the major networks on Monday night was filled with reality, comedies and a news special along with new episodes from seven Monday night dramas.

Here is how those seven Monday night dramas fared in the overall ratings on Monday night:

8 PM Shows:
9-1-1 (FOX) [NEW] – 4.3 million viewers
All American (The CW) [NEW] – 479,000 viewers

9 PM Shows:
NCIS (CBS) [NEW] – 6.4 million viewers
All American: Homecoming (The CW) [NEW] – 365,000 viewers

10 PM Shows:
NCIS: Hawai’i (CBS) [NEW] – 4.8 million viewers
The Good Doctor (ABC) [NEW] – 3.4 million viewers
Quantum Leap (NBC) [NEW] – 1.9 million viewers

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

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