CBS ACCESS renews 'The Good Fight' for 5th TV Season

THE GOOD FIGHT on CBS. The 4th TV season will be cut down from 10 episodes to 7 episodes. All because of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. 

CBS has renewed the popular series for a 5th TV season. 

Go to DEADLINE HOLLYWOOD for news.

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An all new '48 Hours' Saturday May 16, 2020

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "The Missing Children of Lori Vallow Daybell" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. 

CBS says, "Two children vanish and an Idaho mother won’t say where they are. In their first network TV interview, her mother and sister say she’d never harm her children. So where are the kids? CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti reports."

PHASE 1: New Mexico re-opens slowly amid COVID-19

USA Network cancels 'Treadstone' after One TV Season

TREADSTONE on USA. I had just announced that the network hasn't renewed this for season Two yet. I was hoping like other TV fans that it would be renewed. Unfortunately, it has ended after season One. There are probably several reasons why it will not continue....

COVID-19 had shut down every movie and TV production in March. "Treadstone" had already finished shooting its' first season. Fans had been waiting for the renewal of season Two that will never come..... Another good TV series bites the dust after a single season.

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'TV Insider' talks with Josh Mankiewicz about the 'Motive for Murder' Podcast

'Dateline' Saturday with Dennis Murphy on May 16, 2020 at 9/8 p.m.

'Dateline' Friday with Andrea Canning on May 15, 2020 at 9/8 p.m.

USA Network 'Treadstone' in Limbo because of COVID-19

TREADSTONE on USA. As of May 13, 2020. The cable network hasn't made any kind of announcement on the second TV season. The first TV season averaged 502,000 TV viewers overall and 0.13 adult viewers.

2020 Hollywood TV productions and movies have shut down because of the "Corona-Virus" outbreak in the U.S. 

Fans of the TV show are hoping it doesn't get cancelled. That goes for me too. I love this series because it doesn't just stick with one character. It follows several CIA coverts under "Treadstone."

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Jerry Stiller of TV's 'Seinfeld' and 'King of Queens' dies at age 92

'48 Hours' episode 'The Murders of Israel Keyes' nabs 3.54 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "The Murders of Israel Keyes" aired last Saturday night (5/9/2020) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.54 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.4 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to49 adult demographic. "Saturday Night Live " (NBC) grabbed 2.78 overall & 0.5 with adults (repeat). "2016 NBA Finals" (ABC) nabbed 0.85 overall & 0.2 with adults (repeat).

"The Murders of Israel Keyes." Alaska 2012. Samantha was abducted from an isolated coffee stand. A photo of her was placed in the open and there was a ransom note. Her dad put $5,000 into Samantha's bank account that was connected to her debit card. A mysterious man was seen on camera, but unrecognizable in front of an outside ATM. He withdrew money and fled from Alaska to Arizona and then onto Texas. Police caught up with him and his name is Israel Keyes. 

He had already killed Samantha and later told police where he dumped her body. Israel was a normal citizen on the surface who turned out to be a serial killer....

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'Dateline' episode 'Unbreakable' grabs 3.66 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "Unbreakable" aired Friday night (5/8/2020) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Keith Morrison. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.66 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "20/20" (ABC) grabbed 3.88 overall & 0.5 with adults. "Magnum PI" (CBS) 6.69 overall & 0.7 with adults.

"Unbreakable." The state of Utah. Rebecca Musser (44) had returned to the place where she lived as a devout Morman. It was required by GOD that she marry a male polygamist who had many wives. She was taught as a child to fear the outside world that might invade their way of life. Rebecca was obedient to Warren "Uncle Rulon" Jeffs. He was a self-proclaimed prophet who spoke to GOD. She was also groomed to marry him and did at age 19. 

Rebecca rebelled against it all and risked damnation in life and in court....

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'Rock & Roll' pioneer 'Little Richard' dead at 87

Little Richard was one of the first entertainers to be inducted into the "Rock & Roll" Hall of Fame. He passed on at age 87. Go to CNN for news on his death.

There is a CD called, "Little Richard - Rocks" that has 31 hits from his incredible musical career. It includes, "Good Golly Miss Molly", "Tutti Frutti", "Long Tall Sally" and more.... 

Just click on CD cover below to purchase great music.

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The 1956 movie "Don't Knock the Rock" had featured Little Richard who performed "Long Tall Sally." It was the follow-up musical film to "Rock Around the Clock." Rock & Roll was sweeping the United States in 1956 led by Elvis Presley.

An all new '48 Hours' Saturday May 9, 2020

48 HOURS on CBS. The next segment is called, "Tracking the Murders of Israel Keyes" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. 

CBS says, "The FBI believes skulls drawn in blood are the number of victims murdered by a prolific serial killer. Inside the FBI search to identify them. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports."

Podcast 'Motive for Motive' from 'Dateline' begins May 7, 2020

MOTIVE FOR MURDER from DATELINE (NBC). Josh Mankiewicz reports on the death of a female Texas college student. She was driving in her car when it had crashed. She was also talking on her iPhone to a close friend right before that crash. Witnesses heard gunshots and it soon became a murder....

The Introduction / Part One / Part Two / are now online....

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A 2-Hour 'Dateline' Friday May 8, 2020

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Unbreakable" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. Keith Morrison reports.

'Dateline' 2 Back-to-Back Episodes Saturday May 9, 2020

DATELINE on NBC. The first hour episode is called, "Out of the Darkness" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

'Dateline' 2 Back-to-Back Episodes Saturday May 9, 2020

DATELINE on NBC. The second hour episode is called, "At Close Range" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it. Dennis Murphy reports.

Nicolas Cage to play 'Joe Exotic' in 8-part scripted series

Nicolas Cage will executive produce a new TV series based on "Joe Exotic" from the popular Netflix series "Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness."

The scripted series will be based on the 2019 article from "Texas Monthly." It was called, "Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild."

Please go to TEXAS MONTHLY for the in-depth article.

'Texas Monthly' reports on Murder of 'Irene Garza' 1960

Jon Feit was a former priest who had heard Irene Garza's last confession in church (1960). She was a teacher and former beauty queen at Texas. Her dead body was found inside an irrigation canal. He was the last person to see her alive.

SINS OF THE FATHER on CBS. Richard Schlesinger reported on this "twice." You can watch the full episode over at CBS. 

TEXAS MONTLY investigates Irene Garza's life and murder. A great read for Murder and Mystery fans.

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'48 Hours' episode 'Whatever Happened to Mary Day' nabs 3.95 TV Ratings Overall

The 48 HOURS (CBS) episode called, "Whatever happened to Mary Day?" aired last Saturday night (5/2/2020) at 10/9 p.m. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 3.95 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.4 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "Saturday Night Live " (NBC) grabbed 2.44 overall & 0.3 with adults (repeat). "American Idol" (ABC) nabbed 1.46 overall & 0.2 with adults (repeat).

"Whatever Happened to Mary Day?" It is 1981 and a teen girl named Mary Day disappears along the coast of California. The parents never reported her missing. Mary's sister Sherrie grew into adulthood and filed her own "missing persons" report. A detective was assigned to the cold case in 2002. He found out that Mary was physically abused by her dad who had extreme anger issues. The mother claimed that Mary always ran away and that what's she did in 1981.

The police detective believed that Mary was killed on the night she disappeared. He wanted to charge the father with murder. That is until a woman named "Phoenix Mary" was stopped by police in her car. She claimed to be Mary Day who vanished back in 1981....

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'Dateline' episode 'What Happened to the Children?' hits 4.58 TV Ratings Overall

The DATELINE (NBC) episode called, "Where happened to the children?" aired Friday night (5/1/2020) at 9/8 p.m. It was reported by Keith Morrison. In the overnight TV ratings. It garnered 4.58 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.7 million TV viewers in the all important 18 to 49 adult demographic. "20/20" (ABC) grabbed 2.80 overall & 0.4 with adults (9-11 p.m.). "Magnum PI" (CBS) 7.10 overall & 0.7 with adults.

"What happened to the children?" Lori Vallow is sitting in jail at Idaho on felony child desertion charges. Her kids Joshua and Tylie have been missing since September 2019. Lori was in Hawaii with her husband Chad Daybell without those kids. She was extradicted back to Idaho. Her bail stood at $5 million and then was reduced to $1 million. Lori still won't say where her kids are. 

Chad and Lori believe that the world is going to end. Both are obsessed with doomsday events that begin in 2020. Several relatives and an ex-wife died under mysterious circumstances surrounding these two people.

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Maureen Maher returns on '48 Hours' Saturday May 2, 2020

48 HOURS on CBS. The next episode is called, "Whatever Happened to May Day?" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. 

CBS says, "A 13-year-old girl vanishes in 1981. Detectives believe she was murdered. Years later a woman appears and claims to be the missing girl. Is she an impostor? Correspondent Maureen Maher reports."

'Dateline' Saturday May 2, 2020

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

NBC says, The investigation into the disappearance of a Marine's 19-year-old wife reveals a secret love triangle and multiple suspects. Andrea Canning reports."

'Dateline' Friday May 1, 2020

DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "What happened to the Children?" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. This is an update. Keith Morrison reports.