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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerRenewed interest in 2018’s Black Panther has emerged in the wake of the death of film star Chadwick Boseman on Friday.The film is now in the top five most popular films on Apple and Amazon charts. The film is also being shown on TBS and ABC tonight, and is streaming on Disney+.Black Panther is at No.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmBlack Panther director and cowriter Ryan Coogler has made a lengthy statement on the passing of Chadwick Boseman, on what the young actor meant to him and so many others. Here it is in its entirety.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerReality TV ruled the Friday fare this week, as once again Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown took home the ratings demo crown, scoring an 0.6 to far outdistance the field on the last weekend of the dog days of August.The wrestling show’s drama this week centered on Roman Reigns revealing his alignment with Paul Heyman.Elsewhere, CBS had the premiere of Love Island USA, a spin-off of the popular British series. Instead of an island, this year’s steamy action between young singles take place on a Las Vegas rooftop.

Brandon Choe Photo EditorActor Chadwick Boseman, who was the star of the the blockbuster Marvel film Black Panther, has died from colon cancer at the age of 43.He kept his battle with cancer quiet from the public. Boseman died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family present, according to his publicist.Boseman notably played the parts of baseball icon Jackie Robinson and music superstar James Brown during his film career.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorThe Dow reversed its losses for the year and the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit records at close as investors saw a possible tempering of COVID-19 spread and liked a policy speech by the Federal Reserve chief the day before.Shrugging off continued high unemployment and the ongoing pandemic, the DJIA ended the week up 161.6 points, or 0.57% — less than 1,000 points away from a record high in February.Among showbiz stocks, Roku led, hitting a new all-time high and closing up more than 7% after a survey by Deutsche Bank found the company in the lead in the connected TV market.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump’s acceptance speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention drew 19.9 million TV viewers across six networks, falling short of the 21.8 million who watched Joe Biden’s remarks at the Democratic convention last week.The viewership during the 10 PM ET to 11:45 PM ET timeframe was a marked improvement over Wednesday night’s convention coverage, when Mike Pence spoke. But it was a drop of about 34% from those who watched the six networks on the final night of the convention in 2016.Fox News again dominated the competition, drawing 9.9 million viewers, followed by ABC with 2.58 million, NBC with 2.28 million, CNN with 2.18 million, MSNBC with 1.85 million and CBS with 1.78 million.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmber Riley paid a tribute to her friend and former Glee co-star Naya Rivera with a moving performance on Thursday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!. She sang the ballad, A Moment, as images of Rivera were projected behind her.Rivera died in a drowning accident at California’s Lake Piru in July at the age of 33.Riley mourned the death of her friend on social media after her body was found following a five-day search.“My favorite duet partner.

Ted Johnson Jacob Blake Sr., the father of the Kenosha, WI man shot seven times in the back from a local police officer, gave an emotional interview on CNN on Friday in which he described visiting his son in the hospital and seeing him “shackled to the bed.”“Let’s make it very clear, my son is fighting for his life. He’s holding on.

Ted Johnson Donald Trump will deliver scathing criticism of Joe Biden in his Republican National Convention acceptance speech on the South Lawn of the White House. That’s a given.The bigger question is whether Trump will address the unfolding crisis in Kenosha, WI, and how he frames the police shooting death of Jacob Blake.

Peter White Television EditorDiverse directors and female directors are set to make up 63% of FX’s productions in 2021 – the first time that white male directors will not be in the majority.This stat, which will see white male directors make up 37% of its shows next year, was revealed by John Landgraf during a keynote session at the Edinburgh International TV Festival as he lifted the lid on the cable network’s diversity strategy.This is a marked improvement on five years ago, when white men made up 85% of its directors.Landgraf, who is Chairman of FX Networks and FX Productions, admitted that he was “ashamed” by this number in 2015, revealed in an article by Maureen Ryan, and that his initial reaction was “defensiveness”.

Ted Johnson Kamala Harris will headline a virtual fundraiser that is being organized by a lengthy list of Hollywood politicos, including Ryan Murphy, J.J. Abrams and Lee Daniels.Murphy and his husband David Miller are chairing the Sept.

Ted Johnson Joe Biden gave a surprise interview to MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, just hours before Donald Trump accepts the Republican presidential nomination in which he is expected to hit his rival on the issue of law and order.In the interview, Biden attacked Trump for viewing the violence in Kenosha through a political lens. He also responded to Vice President Mike Pence’s criticism in his speech on Wednesday, in which he said that “you won’t be safe in Joe Biden’s America.”Trump “views this as a political benefit to him,” Biden said.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterCBS set the bar for Wednesday ratings, topping the night with a new episode of Big Brother: All Stars, which climbed one tenth from last week to a 1.1 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 4.24 million viewers. The reality series matched season-best numbers in the demo.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsIt’s order’s up for Selena + Chef as HBO Max announced Thursday that the quarantine cooking show will return for season two. With the sophomore season, the singer can look forward to whipping up even more delicious and challenging dishes in the comfort of her home.“Learning from some of the best chefs in the world has vastly improved my cooking skills but I have a lot more to learn.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorGood Bones is returning for a sixth season on HGTV. The network has ordered 14 one-hour episodes of the home makeover series starring mother/daughter duo Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E Laine for premiere in summer 2021.The renewal comes on the heels of solid ratings for the series in the key P25-54 and W25-54 demos in its Tuesday 9-10 pm timeslot.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorJon Feltheimer has renewed his contract as CEO of Lionsgate further into 2023 than his previous deal, with the company’s board now having the option to extend him for up to two more years beyond that.The new deal for the longtime media executive, who has run Lionsgate since 2000, expires August 21. When he signed an extension in 2016, it had carried the expiration date of May 22, 2023.

Peter White Television EditorFox is moving up its latest mystery entertainment contest I Can See Your Voice to the fall schedule to create a two-hour block based on Korean formats.I Can See Your Voice will launch on at 9 p.m.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerKenny Smith, a panelist on the TNT analysis show Inside the NBA, walked off the live show after a brief commentary in solidarity with the players and others who are boycotting the league’s playoff games today.Smith said as a black man and former player, he wasn’t in the right frame of mind to participate in the discussion. “It is not right to be here.

Ted Johnson Republican National Convention viewership rose to 18 million across six networks on the second night, when First Lady Melania Trump was the marquee speaker.The rise was a significant increase from the 15.8 million who watched on Monday in the 10 PM ET time frame, when ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News, MSNBC and CNN were all covering the convention. But the viewership is off about 7% from the second night in 2016.It’s also slightly less than the 18.6 million who watched the Democratic National Convention’s second night last week.Fox News again dominated coverage, drawing 7.91 million viewers, followed by NBC with 2.5 million, CNN with 2.13 million, ABC with 2.10 million, MSNBC with 1.877 million and CBS with 1.52 million.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorAfter Los Angeles Clippers coach Doc Rivers  watched his team dismantle the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA playoffs Tuesday night, he got emotional in talking to reporters. The topic wasn’t the 43-point victory but the shooting of Jacob Blake by police in Wisconsin, the GOP and the state of racial politics in the United States.“It’s just so sad,” he said during the virtual postgame presser.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticRiley Gale, the lead singer of Texas thrash metal band Power Trip who recently contributed vocals to rapper-actor Ice-T’s “Point the Finger” song and video, died Aug. 24 at the age of 34.