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NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Chairman Luis Fernandez is spearheading an executive shuffle and a restructuring of Telemundo Studios in a bid to amp up the company’s scripted content for both linear and streaming platforms.

“At a time when Telemundo is the most-watched network in prime time, we are super-charging our scripted content production under one strong brand: Telemundo Studios,” said Fernandez who returned in December to Telemundo where he was previously head of the news division for six years before taking a hiatus.

“For almost two decades, Telemundo has led in the production of Spanish-language content made by Hispanics for Hispanics. With this streamlined structure, we are doubling down on our commitment to serve the Latino community with the best scripted content across all platforms for years to come,” he added.

As part of the restructure, he has promoted entertainment and content strategy head Ronald Day to president of entertainment...

Arvin Chen is to direct “Coolie,” a limited series featuring enslaved Chinese workers in 19th century Cuba.

The eight-part series is the first to emerge from Cathay Film Company, a recent production venture launched by Singapore-based industry veteran Meileen Choo.

In the mid-1800s, when the African slave trade was outlawed throughout the Americas, plantation owners in Cuba instead began trafficking indentured servants from China and other parts of Asia. These, so-called coolies were often treated as slaves, but some integrated into Cuban society and joined the country’s fight for independence from Spain. The provided a low-cost workforce for farms, restaurants, factories and were instrumental in setting up Chinatowns across the world.

With Hong Kong actor Louise Wong in the lead role as a young woman who departs from southern China to marry a political exile working on a sugarcane plantation in Cuba, the narrative sees her join forces...

The full catalog for June 2023 on Peacock has arrived, teasing viewers with the arrival of major franchises and action classics from the '90s and early 2000s.

Franchises including Jurassic Park, certain entries from the Fast & Furious franchise and Kick-Ass are arriving this June on Peacock, along with new episodes of The Blacklist, Days of Our Lives and more.

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See Peacock's full June catalog below:

June 1

10 Things I Hate About You, 1999

Akeelah and the Bee, 2006

All Eyez On Me, 2017*

Art and Pep, 2022

The Bone Collector, 1999*

The Bourne Identity, 2002*

The Bourne Supremacy, 2004*

The Bourne Ultimatum, 2007*

The Bourne Legacy, 2012*

The Calling, 2014*

Casino, 1995*

The Fast and the Furious, 2001*

2 Fast 2 Furious, 2003*

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, 2006*

Fast & Furious, 2009*

Fast Five, 2011*

Field of Dreams, 1989*

Flushed Away, 2006

Have No Fear: The Life of Pope John Paul II, 2005

Higher Learning, 1995

Hurricane Season,...

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“The Conners” Season 5 finale drew in ABC’s biggest crowd on Wednesday. The Network’s jam-packed programming also featured the “Not Dead Yet” season finales and series finales for “The Goldbergs” and “A Million Little Things.”

As viewers tuned in to see even more family turmoil as Mark awaits a potential visit from his birth father at his high school graduation, “The Conners” received a 0.45 rating score among adults 18-49 and brought in 3.6 million viewers at 8 p.m., slightly up from last week’s viewership of 3.2 million, according to live plus same-day Nielsen figures.

“The Goldbergs,” which closed out its decade-long run on ABC, followed closely behind “The Conners” with a 0.30 ratings score and a viewership of 2.5 million at 8:30 p.m. while the season finale of “Not Dead Yet” drew...

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Carol Burnett’s 90th birthday special scored a primetime win for NBC with 7.6 million total viewers, making the variety show the most-watched broadcast program of the night.

As viewers tuned in “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” which aired from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., the special ranked as NBC’s most-watched primetime entertainment special since the 2020 Golden Globes. The tribute program also received the fourth most viewers among all primetime entertainment specials this season, behind the Oscars, Grammys and ABC’s “Rocking New Year’s Eve.”

Featuring Hollywood staples Allison Janney, Cher, Julie Andrews, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Maya Rudolph and Sheryl Lee Ralph, among others, an extended version of the special is streaming on Peacock and NBC will air an encore of the program Sunday at 7 p.

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Jeremy Renner’s first interview since his horrific snowplow accident, which left the “Hawkeye” actor hospitalized with over 30 broken bones, boosted ABC to the No. 1 spot among total viewers and among adults 25-54 in the 10 p.m. timeslot Thursday.

As viewers tuned into the ABC News special, titled “Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph,” the exclusive interview brought in 3.5 million total viewers and a 0.37 ratings score in the key news demo among adults 25-54 during its 10 p.m. airing, according to live plus same-day Nielsen figures.

The Renner interview also drew in ABC’s highest total viewership in the Thursday 10 p.m. hour in six months, since Oct. 6, 2022, and delivered the highest non-sports performance demo viewership in nearly two years since May 6, 2021.

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Buckle your seat belts and hold onto your habits. The Peacock original sci-fi action series “Mrs. Davis” is set to debut on April 20. And in true 21st-century fashion, a nun named Simone (played Betty Gilpin) faces off in an epic global battle against a powerful Artificial Intelligence. Created by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof, the series is one of the biggest swings in terms of original productions. The series will feature Jake McDorman, Andy McQueen, David Arquette, Margo Martindale, Elizabeth Marvel, Chris Diamantopoulos, and more.

Watch the “Mrs. Davis” trailer:

Talk about getting your affairs in order. “The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning” gives people a chance to organize their homes and lives before they shuffle off this mortal coil. Actress Amy Poehler is executive producing the series, coming April 27, that enlists critical help to make that final exit easier. De-clutter before you die.

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“The Bachelor” Season 27 finale courted a Monday primetime ratings win for ABC, as the three-hour airing received the highest rating in the key broadcast demographic of the night with a 0.63 score, according to official live plus same-day Nielsen data.

A total audience of 3.4 million viewers tuned in to watch Zach offer his final rose to either Kaity or Gabi, slightly up from last week’s “Fantasy Suites” total viewership of 3.3 million. Monday night’s episode drew in the third largest total primetime audience among the networks.

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Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcast networks:

NBC was second in ratings behind ABC with an average 0.50 rating in the key demo and first in total viewers with an average of 5.0 million,...

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With Blake Shelton well into his last season as a judge on “The Voice,” the country music star’s last round of Blind Auditions nabbed a Tuesday primetime win for NBC, according to official live plus same-day Nielsen data.

As viewers tuned what promising musician would prompt Shelton to turn his chair for the last time ever, the hour-long broadcast, which aired from 9:00 p.m. to 10 p.m., scored 5.3 million viewers — the highest total viewership of the night — and a 0.46 ratings score in the key demo — the highest rating of the night.

Tuesday’s episode of “The Voice” also boosted NBC’s ratings for the night by averaging a 0.37 primetime rating, the highest rating of the night.

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Romance, suspense and drama dominate the 2023 slate of Telemundo Global Studios, which presented its 2023 lineup at Content Americas under the banner The Telemundo Edge. Speaking to Variety before hosting Telemundo’s presentation, Karen Barroeta, executive VP of production and development, noted: “We have evolved the genre so much that we now call them contemporary dramas, not telenovelas.” The long-form format runs an average of 80 episodes, stripped Monday to Friday, instead of the 120+ count of the traditional telenovelas.

Telemundo’s programming is also buoyed by its action-packed Super Series, the International Emmy-winning franchise “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which just launched Season 8 on Jan. 17 to stellar ratings. Inspired by real events, the show stars Rafael Amaya as the titular drug lord who undergoes plastic surgery in order to evade capture. “The show is always rooted in reality,” said Barroeta who added that writer/creator Luis Zelkowicz has some 800 hours under his belt.