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Cross-over 'Magnum P.I.' & 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Jan. 3, 2019

HAWAII FIVE-0 and MAGNUM P.I., will have their first cross-over TV episode on CBS. It starts Friday evening at 8/7 p.m. The network has released 9 TV clips to promote this cross-over. Below is Clip -- (1).

'Dateline' Saturday January 4, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The weekend episode is called, "After the Storm" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. 

NBC says, "The day after a huge rainstorm in Texas, a woman is found dead in her own home. Keith Morrison reports."

'Dateline' Friday January 3, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Mystery on Blood Mountain" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m.

NBC says, "After a woman goes missing on Blood Mountain in the Chattahoochee National Forest, authorities suspect the man responsible was reenacting a horror movie. Dennis Murphy reports."

'48 Hours' Pre-empted Saturday Dec. 28, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The TV crime show will not be broadcast this weekend. It will return next week. 

Prime-Time Saturday on Dec. 28, 2019 begins with...,

• 8/7 p.m. / NCIS: Los Angeles
• 9/8 p.m. / S.W.A.T.
• 10/9 p.m. / CBSN originals presentation: The faces of family separation

Click photo below for 48 HOURS on CBS.

(CBS logo on iTunes).

'Dateline' Saturday Dec. 28, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The weekend episode is called, "Finding Venus" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m.

NBC says, "A mother of two mysteriously vanishes from her parents' Michigan home while going to check the mailbox, leaving her phone and identification behind. Dennis Murphy reports."

'Dateline' Friday Dec. 27, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Bad Blood" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m.

NBC says, "Identical twins find their mother's dead body in their home, located in a gated community; detectives uncover a hidden diary and clues buried in the victim's past. Keith Morrison reports."

Podcast: SAG-AFTRA and new deal with 'Netflix'

SAG-AFTRA says, "The historic contract with Netflix. Chief Contracts Officer Ray Rodriguez joins SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris to discuss the negotiations with Netflix and the important gains secured for our members."

Adam Sandler gets serious in new film 'Uncut Gems'

UNCUT GEMS from A24. Adam Sandler stars as a fast talking jeweler in New York City. It opened into wide release on Christmas Day (12-25-2019). It has surpassed the $1 million dollar mark at the US box office.

I watched it today and it's very good. Sandler is at his best when he takes on a serious role. And - there have only been a few in his career. I wouldn't call this an Oscar nominated performance though. It's just nice to see Sandler step out of his "Saturday Night Live" sch-tick. - Check it out.

'Wonder Woman 1984' Trailer

Merry Christmas from Roscoe Pond & thanks for stopping by

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'Treadstone' ends first TV Season with action

TREADSTONE on USA. There have been 10 episodes in the first TV season which is a spin-off of the "Jason Bourne" movies.

It isn't a deep drama, but has some good action sequences. There are also a lot of characters to follow as the CIA operatives become awakened through organized programs like "Treadstone", "Cicada" and "Blackbrir." 

The USA network hasn't announced if there will be a Season 2.

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'Treadstone' Season Finale 'The Cicada Covenant' drops in TV ratings

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 10th and final episode of the season is called, "The Cicada Covenant." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.371 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.09 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The Cicada Covenant."

• Tara Coleman is a CIA Asset who is now awakened. Her cover had been a journalist who searched for the "Stiletto Six" nuclear missile. She is ordered to kill Uri who is trying the sell the "Six" to the North Koreans. She gets to Russia who battles Uri and his body guards.
• 1973. Petra is a Russian KGB who led the "Cicada" program where she tortured CIA operatives. That included J. Randoplh Bentley who fell in love with her. She is betrayed by the KGB and is captured.
• Matt Edwards is supposed to meet a man about the "Cicada" program. The CIA follows them and gets rid of that man. Matt is then targeted by an Asset to be killed. That Asset is re-programed to look like Stephen Haynes whom the CIA already eliminated. Tara shows up to help Matt.
• North Korea. Soyun discovers that her husband gave up their son to a strict boarding school. It was ordered by Colonel Shin whom she had been chasing down. He still wants to buy the missile "Stiletto Six." Doug passes himself off as Vincent who was supposed to kill a man in Colombia. The local military beat him to it.

Click photos below for TREADSTONE on the USA network.

(USA network photo. J. Randolph Bentley faces Petra).

(USA network photo. Doug reaches Colombia as Vincent who has to kill a man).

(USA network photo. Matt Edwards is targeted by CIA).

'48 Hours' Saturday Dec, 21, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "The shape of a killer" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

'Top Gun 2: Maverick' trailer 2 drops

'Dateline' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 21, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The second hour segment is called, "Deadly Exchange" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

'Dateline' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec, 21, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The first hour segment is called, "The Unusual Suspect" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

'Dateline' Friday on Dec. 20, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "The Disappearance of Laci Peterson" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

CBS cross-over 'Hawaii Five-0' & 'Magnum P.I.' January 3, 2020

HAWAII FIVE-0 and MAGNUM P.I. on CBS. The cross-over episode is called, "Ihea ‘oe i ka wa a ka ua e loku ana?" that will begin on Friday Jan. 3 with "Five-0" first at 8/9 p.m. Then, it will continue with "Magnum" at 9/8 p.m.

CBS says, "When a list of undercover CIA agents is stolen, Steve and Five-0 enlist the help of Magnum (Jay Hernandez), Higgins (Perdita Weeks), Rick (Zachary Knighton) and TC (Stephen Hill) to get it back and protect national security. Also, Higgins gives Tani some personal advice."

'She's Missing' opens on US movie theaters Friday Dec. 20, 2019

'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' opens in US theaters Friday Dec. 20, 2019

'Hawaii Five-0' episode 'Ka i ka 'ino, no ka 'ino' hits 6.45 TV Ratings Overall

HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS) episode called, "Ka i ka 'ino, no ka 'ino" aired Friday night (12/13/2019) at 8/7 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 6.45 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "American Housewife" (ABC) grabbed 3.41 overall & 0.6 with adults. "The Blacklist" (NBC) nabbed 3.84 overall & 0.5 with adults.

"Ka i ka 'ino, no ka 'ino." Adam had gone rogue to save his girlfriend and he drops into a transfer-of-power of an island gang. His girlfriend's dad was killed. Adam's wrist-watch was found at a crime scene and Steve asks if he knows anything about what happened. Adam walks away and tells him nothing.

Meanwhile, seven people died in a helicopter that looked like it had exploded in-air. Junior discovers that the helicopter was shot down by a rocket launcher. All those people were murdered. Tani finds camera footage of the rocket that shoots into the helicopter. That rocket was launched from a canyon ridge.

Click photos below for HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS.

(CBS photo. Adam walks away from Steve & leaves his badge).

(CBS photo. The team finds nothing in a warehouse).

'Dateline' episode 'The Devil Was Watching' grabs 3.51 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "The Devil was Watching" had aired Friday night (12/13/2019) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Dennis Murphy. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.51 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.5 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "20/20" (ABC) grabbed 2.72 overall & 0.5 with adults. "Magnum P.I." (CBS) 6.45 overall & 0.6 with adults.

'The Devil was Watching." John and Tina Sandoval were married back in 1992. She divorced him two years later after she discovered his "dirty secret." She had met him in 1995 to finalize their divorce. That's when she went missing in Greeley, Colorado. His secret was video-recording women in unflattering positions to get his "kicks" off. He even stalked one female. John did his recording before and after his marriage to Tina.

When Tina disappeared. There was no witness to her last meeting with John. There was no crime scene either and her body was not discovered until decades later.

Click photos below for DATELINE on NBC.

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(NBC photo. John & Tina Sandoval early in their relationship).

'Treadstone' Season Finale Tuesday Dec. 17, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

USA-TV 'Treadstone' episode 'The Seoul Asylum'

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 9th episode is called, "The Seoul Asylum." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.502 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.12 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The Seoul Asylum."

• Doug and his wife Samantha are trying not to be discovered. He will be killed if they find out he is alive after taking over Vincent's identity. Samantha doesn't want another CIA Asset to be awakened. Doug as Vincent is ordered to kill a man in Colombia.
• Ellen Becker had arrested Matt Edwards and she is framed by her co-worker Dan in the CIA. He told her that "treadstone" will begin using Assets to protect the U.S. He wants her to join "treadstone" even when she tries to resign. 
• Matt Edward's phone calls are being recorded by the CIA. He called Tara who meets with Petra. She had protected the nuclear missile "Stiletto Six" since the 1970's. Tara wants to track down that missile so the North Koreans don't get a hold of it. Matt believes that the CIA has built a world syndicate which he doesn't know is "treadstone."

Click photos below for TREADSTONE on the USA network.

(USA Network Photo. Matt Edwards is spied upon by CIA).

(USA Network Photo. Samantha and Doug go deep undercover.).

(USA Network Photo. Doug as Vincent is called to kill someone).

'48 Hours' Saturday Dec. 14, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Standoff at Trader Joe's." It will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it.

The Screen Actor's Guild Award 2020 nominations have been announced

The SAG Awards will air on the cable channels TNT & TBS on Jan. 19, 2020. All SAG-AFTRA union members who were paid up by Dec. 2, 2019. They will get to vote for their favorite acting performances.

(I am a SAG-AFTRA member and I vote every year. Here we go!).

Click photo below for the complete list of SAG Nominees 2020.

(The Los Angeles Times photo.).

'Dateline' Saturday Night Mystery on Dec. 14, 2019 at 9/8 p.m.

'Dateline' Friday Dec. 13, 2019 at 9/8 p.m.

'Bombshell' opens on US movie screens Friday Dec. 13, 2019

BOMBSHELL from LIONS-GATE. It opens in movie theaters across North America on  Friday Dec. 13, 2019. 

John Lithgow (in heavy make-up) as Roger Ailes will certainly be something worth watching.

'Uncut Gems' opens in US movie theaters Friday Dec. 13, 2019

An all new 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Dec. 13, 2019

HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The next episode is called, "Ka i ka ‘ino, no ka ‘ino" that will air on Friday at 8/7 p.m. 

CBS says, "When Five-0 investigates a tourist helicopter that was shot down by a missile, they trace the stolen artillery to a ghost from McGarrett’s past – Wo Fat. Also, after Adam’s ordeal in rescuing Tamiko and reconnecting with the Yakuza, he makes a bold decision about his future with Five-0."

'48 Hours' episode 'The Killing of Officer Green' hits 3.29 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "The Killing of Officer Green" aired Saturday night (12/7/2019) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.29 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.5 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 3.73 overall and 0.9 with adults (8-11 p.m.). "Saturday Night Live" nabbed 2.27overall & 0.4 with adults (repeat).

"The Killing of Officer Green." Exeter, California in 2015. Erica was in love with Daniel. They got married and all he wanted was to have children with her. She was an extremely angry woman who got violent if she didn't get her way. She had abused him over tiny little things.

Daniel was an 11-year-veteran of his local police department. Investigators say this was an execution while Daniel sat on the bathroom toilet in his home. He was shot four times and fell to the floor onto his back. He was divorced from Erica at the time and who lived alone. She was not considered a suspect at first. There was no witness to the shooting.  

Click photo below for 48 HOURS on CBS.

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'Hawaii Fvie-0' episode 'O 'oe, a 'owau, nalo ia mea' grabs 6.53 TV ratings Overall

HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS) episode called, "O 'oe, a 'owau, nalo ia mea" aired Friday night (12/6/2019) at 8/7 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 6.53 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 5.20 overall & 1.3 with adults. "The Blacklist" (NBC) nabbed 3.67 overall & 0.5 with adults.

"O 'oe, a 'owau, nalo ia mea." Adam's new girlfriend Tamiko is kidnapped right in front of him as they both step out of the shower. (He was married to Kono who had left him. She decided to track down a human traffik organization that is not in Hawaii). Adam was injured by one kidnapper whom he had to kill. Adam decides to go after the people who kidnapped Tamiko.

Meanwhile, three men in their early 40's were killed in accidents that become homicides. All men are successful business entrepreneur's. These men knew each other who had came into money at the same time.

   

Click photos below for HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS.

(CBS photo. Five-0 investigate 3 murders).

(CBS photo. Adam's girlfriend is kidnapped right in front of him). 

'Dateline' episode 'In a Lonely Place' hits 3.67 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "In a Lonely Place" aired Friday night (12/6/2019) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Keith Morrison. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.67 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 5.20 overall & 1.3 with adults (8 to 11 p.m.) "Magnum P.I." (CBS) 6.31 overall & 0.6 with adults.

This is a repeat with an update. I will not TV recap.

Click photos below for DATELINE on NBC.

(NBC logo).

(NBC logo. A surfer goes missing).

An all new 'Treadstone' Tuesday Dec. 10, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

USA-TV 'Treadstone' episode 'The Mckenna Erasure'

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 8th episode is called, "The McKenna Erasure." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.530 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.15 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The McKenna Erasure."

• Doug and his wife Samantha try to protect a married couple from a CIA Asset. They fail when that couple is killed. That Asset is also killed and Doug takes over his identity. He is trying to keep the CIA from killing him and Samantha.
• North Korea. Soyun goes to the nightclub where a Russian is going to sell the "Stiletto Six" to the Colonel from North Korea. Petra tried to stop this Russian whom she knew back in the 1970's. The "Six" is a nuclear missile built in the 1970's that was protected by Petra until 2019. Soyun only wants to see her family again and feels betrayed. She kicks-ass to run down the Colonel.
• Matt Edwards and rogue CIA agent Stephen Haynes are on the run. They are trying to figure out why Stephen was awakened and brainwashed to kill several store clerks. A flying Drone is following them as CIA gets ready to kill them both.

Click photos below for TREADSTONE on the USA network.

(USA network photo. Soyun tries run down the Colonel).

(USA network photo. Doug takes on a dead man's identity).

(USA network photo. Matt is taken into custody by CIA).

'Richard Jewell' opens on December 13, 2019

'Dateline' replaces a story with another Friday Dec. 6, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "In a Lonely Place" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. 

This episode with Keith Morrison will replace the one below with Dennis Murphy.

NBC says, "When California entrepreneur Chris Smith is murdered, his family is shocked. They had believed he had sold his company, broken up with this girlfriend and was traveling the world with a Playboy Playmate. For the first time on television, the man convicted of his murder. 

Ed Shin speaks out to Dateline, “I definitely know that those things that I did were terrible and beyond wrong. And I know that ultimately that there's a price to be paid for all that.”

Official Trailer of Disney's live-action 'MULAN' drops

'48 hours' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 7, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The second hour segment is called, "The killing of Officer Green" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.

CBS says, "A California police officer shot dead in his home — his ex-wife admits she pulled the trigger. Did a photo posted on social media lead to the officer’s death? Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in an all-new - 48 Hours.

'48 Hours' 2 back-to-back episodes Saturday Dec. 7, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour segment is called, "The case against Enrico Forti' that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it. 

CBS says, "A former TV producer and windsurfing champion says he's in prison for a murder he didn't commit -- the only physical evidence against him: a teaspoon of sand. 48 Hours - correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates."

'Dateline' Saturday Night Mystery Dec. 7, 2019 at 9/8 p.m.

An all new 'Dateline' Friday Dec. 6, 2019 at 9/8 p.m.

'Dark Light' opens in US theaters Friday Dec. 6, 2019

'The Aeronauts' opens in US theaters Friday Dec. 6, 2019

An all new 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Dec. 6, 2019

HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The next episode is called, "O ‘oe, a ‘owau, nalo ia mea" that will air this Friday at 8/7 p.m.

CBS says, "When Adam’s girlfriend, Tamiko is kidnapped right in front of him, he shuts out Five-0 and breaks all the rules in order to get her back. Also, Five-0 investigates three seemingly unconnected homicides."

'48 Hours' episode 'The Murder of Mandy Stavik' hits 3.27 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "The Murder of Mandy Stavik" aired Saturday night (11/30/2019) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.27 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.5 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 1.98 overall and 0.5 with adults (8-11 p.m.). "It's a Wonderful Life" nabbed 2.84 overall & 0.3 with adults (8 to 11 p.m.).

"The Murder of Mandy Stavik." Acme, Washington. November 1989. Mandy went out for a run with her dog who never returned. Her dog did return though. Mandy's dead body was later found floating in a local river. There were no suspects for 25 years and a local killer ran free. 

Investigators traced Mandy's final run who was 1/8-of-a-mile from her home when she was abducted. Police believe she was confronted with a gun and forced into a vehicle. She was sexually assaulted and tried to run away from her killer. She was bludgeoned on the head and dumped into the river to drown "in" death.

DNA was collected from Mandy's body and it took decades for a match to a male. 

Click photo below for 48 HOURS on CBS.

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(CBS photo. Mandy Stavik was murdered in 1989).

'Dateline' episode 'While they were sleeping' nabs 2.92 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "While They Were Sleeping" had aired Friday night (11/29/2019) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Keith Morrison. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 2.92 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.5 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "20/20" (ABC) grabbed 3.77 overall & 0.6 with adults (9 to 11 p.m.) "Blue Bloods" (CBS) 4.37 overall & 0.4 with adults.

"While They Were Sleeping." Reno, Nevada. Melissa lay in bed next to her husband Ben Oxley  at 3 (a.m.) in the morning. He was shot dead and she woke up with ringing in her ears. She had smelled gun-shot powder and got out of bed to discover that the front door was open. She returned to the bedroom and finally realized that Ben was dead.

Ben was shot in the head at point-blank range. Melissa was lying next to him who wasn't harmed at all. There was no gun nor any finger-prints. The daughter Alissa claimed that a shadow was standing in the doorway looking at her. Police found blood and gun residue on Melissa.... What happened in that bedroom?  

Click photos below for DATELINE on NBC.

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(NBC photo. Ben and Melissa Oxley in happier times).

An all new 'Treadstone' Tuesday Dec. 3, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

'Treadstone' on USA-TV episode 'The Paradox Andropov'

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 7th episode is called, "The Paradox Andropov." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.541 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.11 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The Paradox Andropov."

• North Korea. Soyun jumps into the back trunk of a car to follow the Colonel. She takes several pain pills for the gunshot wound and steals money and a purse to survive. She needs to know where to find her husband and boy. She runs into a Russian who wants to sell the "Stiletto Six."
• 1973. Petra catches up to J. Randolph Bentley who comes out of the psychedelic drug binge. He knows that she brainwashed him to torture an American. They go on the run together and he doesn't trust her anymore. Bentley is now known for working with Petra and the KGB.
• 2019. Petra is an elderly woman now who used to watch over the "Stiletto Six." She wants to know who is going to buy that "old" nuclear bomb on the black market. She is told that the North Koreans want to buy it.

Click photos below for TREADSTONE on the USA network.

(USA Network photo. The CIA catches up to J. Randolph Bentley (left). 

(USA Network photo. Soyun has to transform herself).

'My Life of Crime' with Erin Moriarty Part 6

My Life of Crime says, "The trial ends in a way that no one sees coming. Raynella Leath learns her fate."

An all new '48 Hours' Saturday Nov. 30, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "The Murder of Mandy Stavik" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. 

CBS says, "How a bakery worker's secret plan to recover DNA from a discarded Coke can helped investigators solve the cold case of a college student murdered over Thanksgiving weekend. "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant reports."

TV preview will begin after Internet commercial.

'Dateline' pre-empted Saturday by Christmas film 'It's a Wonderful Life'

DATELINE on NBC. The Saturday Night Mystery will return next week. The 1946 Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life" with air instead in Prime-time (7 to 11 p.m.).

Click movie pictures of IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE at AMAZON.

(Original movie poster from 1946).

(It's a Wonderful Life. George and his guardian angel).

An all new 'Dateline' Friday Nov. 29, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

SAG-AFTRA dues deadline Dec. 2, 2019 for SAG Awards Eligibility

SAG-AFTRA union members. Your 6 month annual dues deadline is Dec. 2, 2019. If you pay after this date. You will not be eligible to vote for the SAG Awards 2020. Plus, your dues will go up in % each month after. 

Click Logo below to sign-in for payment online billing.

(SAG-AFTRA logo).

'Knives Out' opens in US movie theaters on Wednesday Nov. 27, 2019

Repeat 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Nov. 29, 2019 at 8/7 p.m.

SAG-AFTRA Podcast 'Defining our Future'

SAG-AFTRA says, "Every two years, hundreds of delegates gather at the SAG-AFTRA Convention to help chart the union’s future. In this episode, hosts SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris and National Executive Director David White give us a behind the scenes look at the SAG-AFTRA Biennial Convention."

'48 Hours' episode 'Justice for Kelsey Berreth' hits 3.14 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "Justice for Kelsey Berreth" aired Saturday night (11/23/2019) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.14 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.4 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 3.24 overall and 0.8 with adults (8-11 p.m.). "Saturday Night Live" nabbed 2.56 overall & 0.5 with adults (repeat).

"Justice for Kelsey Berreth." Teller County, Colorado. Kelsey was last seen on Thanksgiving day in 2018. She was captured on video camera entering a store. Patrick Frazee would go on trial for the murder of Kelsey who was his fiance'. They had a baby together.

Krystal Lee was a former rodeo queen from Idaho. She had known Patrick since their youth. When Kelsey had disappeared on that Thanksgiving day. Patrick had contact with Krystal who would become a witness against him at his trial. She claimed that he planned on killing Kelsey. Police had followed Krystal in a recorded video where she had helped Patrick clean up Kelsey's blood. 

Click photo below for 48 HOURS on CBS.

(CBS Instagram photo).

(CBS photo. Krystal Lee shows police where blood spatter was).

CBS 'Hawaii Five-0' episode 'Ka laä'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo'

HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS) episode called, "Ka laä'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo" aired Friday night (11/22/2019) at 8/7 p.m. There is no TV ratings at this time. 

"Ka laä'au kumu 'ole o Kahilikolo." It's Thanksgiving 2019. Junior stays with Steve in his guest room. Eddie the dog sleeps on the couch. Danno tells Steve that his own home has mold who then moves into Steve's house. 

A male is bludgeoned on the head and is killed in the back yard of his home. He is popular in his community and had thrown many lavish parties. The Five-0 team discovers that a "rare" tree worth $1 million has been cut down and stolen. During the start of this investigation. Junior gets a call from his mother. Her home had been broken into and robbed. 

  

Click photos below for HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS.

(CBS photo. The Five-0 team).

(CBS photo. Junior is helped by Tani in a home break-in).

NBC 'Dateline' episode 'Detective Story'

DATELINE on NBC. The episode called, "Detective Story" aired last night (11/22/2019). The most recent TV ratings are not available at this time. 

I will not TV recap because "48 Hours" (CBS) had already covered this story back in 2010. However, that was a 60 minute broadcast. The recent NBC segment is a full 2-hours. Check them both out if you like.

Click photo below of Josh Mankiewicz for "Detective Story" on NBC.

(NBC photo).

Click photo below of Maureen Maher for "One of their Own" on CBS.

(CBS photo).

'48 Hours' on Saturday Nov. 23, 2019

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Justice for Kelsey Berreth" That will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is an update. Check it out.

CBS says, "An inside look at the startling evidence that helped convict  Colorado man Patrick Frazee for the murder of his fianceé. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports."

An all new 'Treadstone' Tuesday Nov. 26, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

'Treadstone' on USA-TV 'The Hades Awakening'

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 6th episode is called, "The Hades Awakening." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.406 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.10 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The Hades Awakening" 

• Doug Mckenna follows an unknown male who saves him from getting killed. This man looks like he is part of the CIA. He is going to kill Doug's wife. 
• Soyun was shot by a Foreign Asset. She is helped by a family in China and then returns to North Korea. She is ordered by the Colonel to go on another dangerous mission. Or her family cannot be protected.
• 1973. J. Randolph Bentley takes a psychedelic drug and recalls how he was captured and tortured by the Russian KGB. He is brainwashed into thinking that he works for that KGB.
• Matt Edwards tries to control a rogue agent named Haynes who ends up killing three more people. The CIA orders a "hit" on both Edwards and Haynes who cannot be controlled. 

Click photos below for full episodes of TREAD-STONE on USA.

(USA photo. Doug McKenna discovers his wife may be in danger).

(USA photo. Soyun is shot, but survives who tries to get back to her family).

'My life of Crime' with Erin Moriarty 'The Widow' Part 5

My Life of Crime says, "There's a part of Raynella Leath's past jurors were never told. Hear one man's story of being on the wrong end of Raynella Leath's gun."

An all new 'Dateline' Friday Nov. 22, 2019

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Detective Story" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Repeat 'Dateline' on Saturday Nov. 23, 2019 at 9/8 p.m.

'21 Bridges' opens in US theaters Friday Nov. 22, 2019

An all new 'Hawaii Five-0' Friday Nov. 22, 2019

'The Good Liar' modern day FILM NOIR grabs $5 million at US Box Office

THE GOOD LIAR from WARNER BROS. English acting veterans, Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren star in this throwback to "Film Noir." Who is fooling whom when a lot of money is involved?

As of Nov. 18, 2019 and according to "Box Office Mojo" that tracks box office receipts. It grabbed $5,656,000 in the US / $3,900,000 in Foreign Markets / Worldwide total hits $9,556,000 / The production budget came in at $10 million. 

Warner Brothers says, "Consummate con man Roy Courtnay has set his sights on his latest mark: the recently widowed Betty McLeish, worth millions. But this time, what should have been a simple swindle escalates into a cat-and-mouse game with the ultimate stakes."

'48 Hours' episode 'Maria Spencer's Vow to Kill' hits 3.57 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "Mary Spencer's vow to kill" aired Saturday night (11/16/2019) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.57 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.4 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "College Football" (ABC) grabbed 6.43 overall and 1.8 with adults. "Saturday Night Live" 2.33 overall & 0.4 with adults (repeat).

"Maria Spencer's vow to kill." Bloomsburg, PA 2012. Frank Spencer was shot dead twice inside the doorway of his home. His wife was Maria Spencer whose father was a former convict named Rocco Franklin. Maria had refused any idea of a "divorce" and phone calls reveal her death threats against Frank. Their divorce was long and drawn out and Maria had become openly violent.

Frank's close friends claimed that he liked "wild" women. There was no surprise when Frank and Maria eloped. She had gone farther than just a fun and wild female. The home of Frank's mom was burned down to the ground. The fire Marshall concluded that the fire was "undetermined." Another house was set on fire that belonged to Frank's current girlfriend Julie. It was called "arson" but no one was arrested. When Frank's divorce became final. He was shot dead.

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(CBS photo. The difficult marriage of Maria and Frank Spencer).

(CBS photo. Frank and girlfriend were harassed by Maria).

'Hawaii Five-0' episode 'Ne'e aku, ne'e mai ke one o Punahoa' hits 7.32 TV Ratings Overall

HAWAII FIVE-0 (CBS) episode called, "Ne'e aku, ne'e mai ke one o Punahoa" aired Friday night (11/15/2019) at 8/7 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered  7.32 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.7 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "American Housewife" (ABC) grabbed 3.31 overall & 0.6 with adults. "The Blacklist" (NBC) 3.96 overall & 0.5 with adults. 

"Ne'e aku, ne'e mai ke one o Punahoa." Steve McGarrett sits inside of his bedroom and thinks about his mother who died. He grieves, but shows up at a crime scene. A medic-helicopter is forced down by a wounded patient. He doesn't want to be looked over by a doctor. The unknown patient walks into a small grocery store bleeding and buys health care products. He kills the store clerk.

Meanwhile, Lou's niece visits the island. He plans for her to meet a college basketball recruiter.   

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(CBS photo. Junior and Adam search the jungle).

(CBS photo. Steve & DEA agent search for a drug dealer).

(CBS photo. Lou sets up his niece with a college basketball recruit). 

'Dateline' episode 'The Premonition' nabs 3.69 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "The Premonition" had aired Friday night (11/15/2019) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Andrea Canning. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.59 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "20/20" (ABC) grabbed 2.86 overall & 0.6 with adults. "Magnum PI" (CBS) 6.55 overall & 0.6 with adults.

"The Premonition." John Yelenic was a dentist who believed that someone was going to kill him. He also claimed that his murder would be covered up and never to be solved. In April of 2006. John was found killed inside of his home. His neck was slashed and there was blood everywhere. He struggled with his killer and John's head was pushed through an inside window pane. He tried to run away, but was inflicted with wounds. 

He was about to divorce his wife Michelle. In-fact, he was going to sign divorce papers the day he died. 

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(NBC photo. John Yelenic before his murder).

(NBC photo. Andrea Canning shown through the crime scene).

An all new 'Treadstone' on USA Tuesday Nov. 19, 2019 at 10/9 p.m.

'Treadstone' on USA -TV with 'The Bentley Lament'

TREADSTONE on USA. It can be seen each Tuesday night at 10/9 p.m. The 5th episode is called, "The Bentley Lament." In the overnight cable TV ratings. It garnered 0.519 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.12 million TV viewers in the 18 to 49 adult demographic.

"The Bentley Lament." Doug McKenna has to kill a woman whose picture was sent to him. It is his first kill after being "awakened" as an Asset for the CIA. He can recall maps with his photographic memory and finds a way into a secret compound so that he can gun down a female drug lord. 

Soyun leaves North Korea who heads to China to deliver that package for the Colonel. She doesn't know that another Foreign Asset is paid to kill her. That Asset is already in China. 

Back to 1973. John Randolph Bentley was tortured and brainwashed to work for the Russians. He kissed Petra who had tortured him and soon escapes from her psychological hold. John discovers that he tortured Americans and doesn't know who or what he really is.

Back to the Present. Petra is still alive who is an elderly woman. Tara is a journalist who looks for "Stiletto Six" which Petra used to protect and it is a secret missile.

You can watch full episodes of TREADSTONE over at USA.

Below is a TV preview of "The Bentley Lament."