08/22/23: Ken Jennings hosts “Celebrity Jeopardy!”

Tuesday August 22, 2023

Today’s Premieres
Disney+: Star Wars: Ahsoka
Food Network: Bobby’s Triple Threat at 9p
ID: The Murder Tapes at 9p; Crime Gone Viral at 10p
Netflix: Untold: Swamp Kings; Lighthouse

IN THE NEWS

Ken Jennings is the new host of “Celebrity Jeopardy!” The “Jeopardy!” co-host has replaced Mayim Bialik, who hosted one season of the new show, and will make his debut on September 27 at 8p, followed by season premieres of “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune” at 9p and “The $100,000 Pyramid” at 10p.

Lawyers representing reality stars accused NBCUniversal of hiding “civil and criminal wrongs.” Calling out “unlawful” NDAs on reality programs on NBC, Bravo, E! And CNBC, attorney Bryan Freeman’s letter dated August 20 said, “NBCUniversal has represented to the public that it requires its third-party production partners to comply with its own policies in an effort to stop harassment, discrimination, and other illegal conduct.” It continued, “Yet, for obvious reasons, it has turned a blind eye as these production partners enforce illegal nondisclosure agreements to hide civil and criminal wrongs.”

The Entertainment Community Fund has raised more than $7 million and distributed more than $4.7 million in financial aid to more than 2,300 film and TV workers since the start of the WGA strike. “Given the heightened rate of requests for emergency financial assistance due to the work stoppage, the Fund is distributing about $400,000-$500,000 per week, compared to an average of $75,000 per week in the first half of 2023,” the ECF said.

Charles Martinet, longtime voice actor of Nintendo’s Mario, has retired. The original voice of the game series character will continue his association with the character as a “Mario Ambassador.” Nintendo posted on X, “With this transition, he will be stepping back from recording character voices for our games, but he’ll continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario and interacting with you all!”

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PRODUCTION & DEVELOPMENT

On the heels of nine Emmy nominations for the franchise, MTV and Parmount+ greenlit new seasons of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and spinoffs. “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked,” “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked” will return. The original series debuts its 16th season 15 years after the very first episode premiered in 2009.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has signed on to EP Netflix’s new NASCAR docuseries. Covering the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race, the streamer’s latest sports doc has already begun filming, as the drivers challenge each other for a spot in the Playoffs. Earnhardt Jr. is the son of motorsports driver Dale Earnhardt and has won 26 races in the Cup Series; he will executive produce the untitled project, premiering in early 2024.

“A League of Their Own” could have another inning at Sony after its cancellation at Prime Video. Prime Video reversed the show’s previous renewal due to the ongoing strikes, though co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson posted to Instagram to say, “To blame this cancellation on the strike is bull—- and cowardly. But this post isn’t about all that.” She continued, “About all the ways this show has been put through the ringer. Not today.”

NEW & RETURNING SERIES

“The Golden Bachelor” and “Bachelor in Paradise” season nine premiere on ABC on September 28. The “Bachelor” franchise also released a new promo of the latest spinoff, “The Golden Bachelor,” featuring Gerry Turner. “The Golden Bachelor” will premiere at 8p, followed by “Bachelor in Paradise” at 9p.

COMING UP

Shudder original anthology series “Creepshow” season four premieres Friday, October 13 on AMC, AMC+ and Shudder. Executive produced by showrunner Greg Nicotero, the series based on George A. Romero’s 1982 horror-comedy will air with a six-episode binge premiere, with new episodes airing weekly at 10p on AMC linear.

Game, set, match: “Tennis Channel Live at the US Open” is set for August 28 through September 10. The annual morning lead-in program covering the tennis tournament will premiere August 28 at 9a, covering news, analysis, highlights and special reports on most mornings of the two-week competition.

In honor of National Dog Day, Xfinity is offering “Free This Week” programming of Dog TV. With a selection of shows including “Paws for Love,” “Be Active” and “The Dog Chef,” Xfinity customers can watch featured content from August 21-27.

STREAMING

FOX Weather has expanded distribution to reach millions of new viewers through Samsung TV Plus and Cox. FOX News Media’s FAST weather service will be available on Samsung TV Plus to viewers with a 2016 or later Samsung Smart TV, and Cox Contour TV customers now have access through Cox’s Expanded Basic package in several markets.

TECH TALK

Meta plans to launch a desktop version of X rival Threads this week, reports The Wall Street Journal – assuming it can get the kinks worked out. “It’s a little bit buggy right now, you don’t want it just yet,” posted Instagram head Adam Mosseri. “As soon as it is ready we will share it with everybody else.” While Threads’ introduction in July was a success, usage has fallen off, with the absence of a full web version among the complaints.

Through a partnership with digital commerce tech company Dotter, VDX.tv now offers shoppable video ad units that include product specs, prices updated in real-time and availability info across multiple, region-specific retailers.

GOING GLOBAL

The BBC has ordered second and third seasons of “Waterloo Road.” One season of the revival of the 2006-15 teen drama is already in the can. The original series is one of the three most-watched shows on iPlayer of the year among 16-34 year olds.

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RATINGS

The Women’s World Cup Final reached a peak audience of 14.4 million viewers across the UK’s the BBC and ITV. Last year’s Euros final reached 17.4 million.

EXECUTIVE MOVES

Canela Media named Eric Tourtel as president of Latin America. Tourtel will oversee advertising sales strategy, commercial operations and B2B marketing for the company in Latin America.

This Day in History
1919: Japan annexed Korea.

Answer to Our Last Trivia Question
Gavin MacLeod and Ricardo Montalban each guest starred as crime bosses on which 12-season drama? “Hawaii Five-O” (1968-80). Kudos to: Kevin Moran-Blarney Productions/Pasadena, CA, Andrew Goldman-CampNova TV/New York, NY, Jackie Howell-Nexstar/Columbus, Ohio, Heather Allen-WWE Corporation/Stamford, CT, Justin Pierce-JP Consulting Group/LA, Louis Lewow-FITE/Atlanta, John Kukla-KDFW FOX 4/Dallas, TX, David Garber-Loyola Marymount University/Playa Vista, CA, Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA, Dan Whitford-WTTW Chicago/Chicago.

Today’s Trivia Question
Which drama aired from 2005-2009 on NBC, then moved to CBS for two more seasons? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company, city and time zone. Unofficial rules: a limit of four answers per time zone.)

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TUESDAY AUGUST 22
ABC: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy! Masters, The Chase
CBS: FBI: International, FI, FBI: Most Wanted
CW: Fight to Survive, Fight to Survive
FOX: Beat Shazam, Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
NBC: America’s Got Talent, That’s My Jam
PBS: Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr., American Experience, American Experience
Telemundo: Los 50, Secretos de Sangre
Univision: Eternamente Amándonos, Tierra de Esperanza, Mujer

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