“Dateline” (NBC) can be seen each Friday evening at 9/8 p.m. It aired at 8 p.m. (central time) on the Albuquerque TV station KOB 4. Last night’s episode on Sept. 29, 2017 was called, “Scorned.” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 5.07 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.9 million TV viewers with the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic (9-11 p.m.). “20/20” (ABC) grabbed 2.94 overall & reached 0.6 with adults. “Blue Bloods” (CBS) nabbed 9.84 overall & 1.1 with adults.
“Dateline” is a TV show focusing on crime and murder in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Keith Morrison.
“Scorned.” The state of Omaha on Dec. 5, 2015. A 911 Emergency call came in from a woman who was shot in the leg. She accused another woman of trying to kill her…,
2012. Dave met Cari and they went on a date. Both went back to his place and his ex-girlfriend Liz showed up. Dave then went over to Cari’s home and she only wanted a sexual relationship. He agreed who never wanted a commitment anyway. She wanted him to move in with her, but he said, “no.” She abruptly broke off their relationship and turned angry. Cari told her mom and son that she was moving to the state of Kansas. She had disappeared.
Cari sent angry text messages to Dave and also to his ex-girlfriend Liz. Police could not find Cari anywhere. It got worse when Liz’s home was nearly burned down. An arrest warrant went out on Cari that no one can find.
Liz was the one who was shot in the leg in 2015. She blamed Amy who was the father of Dave’s kids. What is going on and where is Cari?
“20/20” (ABC) can be seen each Friday evening at 10/9 p.m. It aired at 9 p.m. (central time) at Albuquerque, NM on KOAT 7. Last night’s episode on Sept. 29, 2017 was called, “Justice for Holly Bobo” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 2.94 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.6 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Dateline” (NBC) grabbed 5.07 overall & 0.9 with adults. “Blue Bloods” (CBS) nabbed 9.84 overall & 1.1 with adults.
“20’20” is a news program that covers crime & murder in the United States. This episode was reported & narrated by Elizabeth Vargas.
“Justice for Holly Bobo.” Decatur County, Tennessee. The last time Holly was seen was in 2011. She was about to get into her car and was abducted by an unknown male dressed in camouflage fatigues. Her brother Clint thought she was arguing with her boyfriend Drew Scott. He was hunting turkey and was away from the area. Clint saw Holly and that unknown man at a gate. They soon disappeared into the forest. Her iPhone was tracked as it traveled north. It was turned off for 30 minutes. That phone, Holly's books and lunch were found on several dirt roads. Who was that man?
Hawaii Five-0” (CBS). Can be seen each Friday evening at 9/8 p.m. It aired at 8 p.m. (central time) on KRQE 13 at Albuquerque, NM. Last night’s episode on Sept. 29, 2017 was called, “A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia.” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 8.49 overall. It reached 1.0 in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Dateline” (NBC) grabbed 5.07 overall & 0.9 with adults (9-11 p.m.). “Marvel’s Inhumans” (ABC) nabbed 3.78 overall & 0.9 with adults (8-10 p.m.).
“Hawaii Five-0” stars, Alex O'Loughlin (Steve McGarrett), Scott Caan (Danny Williams), Taylor Wily (Kamekona), Chi McBride (Lou Grover), Tani Rey (Meaghan Rath) & Jorge Garcia (Jerry Ortega).
“A'ole e 'olelo mai ana ke ahi ua ana ia.” Tani Rey is asked to work on a case for Steve and Danno. She turns them down. Steve revealed that Chin Ho moved to San Francisco to run his own task-force. A man named Jason Duclair walks out of prison after a computer hack. Erin Wright is that hacker and he leaves a message for the “Five-0” team. He has many alias names. Four men are burned to death and are toast. The “Five-0” team catches Jason before he sets Erin on fire. Jason then runs into the forest and starts a huge fire.
Danno revealed that Kono has moved to the U.S., mainland. She is working on a task-force to shut down sex trafficking.
The season premiere episode from "48 Hours" is called, "The Widow on Solway Road" that will air this Saturday on Sept. 30, 2017 at 10/9 p.m.
Erin Moriarty recorded a lengthy, "Podcast" on the controversial case called, "The Widow." It covers a lot of ground and it is quite fascinating. I was "glued" to each of the 6-part segments. The audio from 2003 was recorded by police at the crime scene. It says a lot about this case. I won't give anything away, but that I loved it...!
"The Widow" is an extension of this week's episode. Other TV fans of "48 Hours" will enjoy it too.
Click photo of 48 HOURS for the complete Podcast of THE WIDOW.
(CBS photo)
Don't forget to watch this week's episode of "The Widow on Solway Road."
"We have great news. Our negotiating committee has reached an agreement to end the strike against 11 video game companies that has been ongoing since October 21, 2016. Accordingly, you are free to resume working for the companies that were struck on all titles effective immediately."
"I want to acknowledge the incredible work of the SAG-AFTRA Interactive Negotiating Committee, chaired by Keythe Farley. Their commitment to reflecting the concerns and the voices of the member community is embodied in this agreement."
"The terms of the tentative agreement, which was reached early Saturday morning, resolved two points of contention we had with the employers: transparency and secondary compensation."
"First, it instituted a new bonus structure that provides an additional payment to performers beyond their session fee. The newly-bargained terms also include significant improvements in the area of transparency."
"This expanded information will empower performers and their representatives to bargain knowledgeably for compensation and to understand the nature of the performance that will be required, both of which have been a challenge for our members in an environment characterized by code names and secrecy."
"The National Board will vote on the contract at its October meeting. The new terms take effect upon ratification."
"In the meantime, members are free to provide covered services pursuant to the expired terms of the prior Interactive Media Agreement with the struck companies effective immediately."
48 HOURS on CBS. The first hour is called, "OJ Simpson: Endgame" that will air this Saturday at 9/8 p.m.
CBS says, "News correspondent James Brown reports on the trial that changed America, and what's ahead for O.J. Simpson, soon to be released from prison on assault charges."
48 HOURS on CBS. The 2017 Fall TV premiere is called, "The Widow on Solway Road" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This will be in the second hour.
CBS says, "One woman, two husbands dead under strange circumstances - could she be that unlucky? Correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates in the season premiere of "48 Hours" 30th anniversary year airing Saturday."
48 HOURS on CBS. The TV Preview of the new TV season was released. However, I cannot put up on my blog because CBS keeps changing the time on that preview.
DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Scorned" that will air this Friday at 9/8 p.m. This is a 2-hour segment and Keith Morrison begins the Fall TV season for 2017.
NBC says, "Keith Morrison reports on a love triangle that led to years of stalking, destruction of property, threats and, murder."
IT from WARNER BROS. The horror movie based on Stephen King's novel will have a sequel. It will premiere on Sept. 6, 2019. The book spans the life of kids dealing with the clown "penny-wise" and then 27 years later as adults. The sequel will delve into those kids as adults.
According to "The Numbers" that tracks box office receipts. "IT" has pulled in $477,736,953 (million) at the world wide box office. (As of Sept. 24, 2017). The domestic box office stands at $266,096,375 (million) which has critics proclaiming it as the biggest selling horror movie ever. Beating out "The Exorcist."
It has almost been a full year since SAG-AFTRA voice performers walked out on strike (Oct. 21, 2016). They have come to a tentative agreement with 11 video game companies.
SAG-AFTRA released a statement, "The terms of the tentative agreement, which was reached early Saturday morning, include a new bonus structure that provides an additional payment to performers. The bonus payment, which is due no later than the release date of the game, is based on the number of sessions worked on each game, beginning with a $75 payment on the first session and totaling $2,100 after 10 sessions worked."
“This is an important advance in this critical industry space. We secured a number of gains including for the first time, a secondary payment structure which was one of the members' key concerns,” said SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris. "The courage of our members and their fortitude these many months has been admirable and I salute them. We are always stronger together."
LONGMIRE on NET-FLIX. The modern-western-murder TV series will end after the 6th TV season. The streaming network has not announced the premiere date for 2017. TV fans are already asking if there will be a major movie.
"Longmire" is based on the popular novels by Craig Johnson. It is set in Absaroka county at Wyoming near an Indian Reservation. It earned critical acclaim and fans made it a hit over on the A&E cable TV network. It was cancelled and "Netflix" picked it up.
I will TV recap each episode of the 6th TV season on this Blog. Stay tuned.
HAWAII FIVE-0 on CBS. The first episode of the 8th TV season begins this coming Friday at 9/8 p.m. Kono and Chin Ho have been written out of the TV series. Adam who was Kono's husband has been bumped up to a series regular. Two new characters have been added replacing Chin Ho and Kono.
Below is the TV promo for the first episode of the TV season.
“20/20” (ABC) can be seen each Friday evening at 10/9 p.m. It was seen in Albuquerque at 9/8 p.m. (central time). Friday’s episode was called, “Love at First Sting” that aired on Sept. 22, 2017. In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 3.50 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.7 million TV viewers in the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “Dateline” (NBC) grabbed 3.99 overall & 0.8 with adults. “Blue Bloods” (CBS) nabbed 5.30 overall & 0.6 with adults (repeat).
“20/20” is a news program that covers crime & murder in the United States. This episode was reported & narrated by Matt Guttman.
“Love at first Sting.” Houston, Texas. Valerie McDaniel was a professional veterinarian. She recorded her personal life in an audio diary. She met Leon Jacob while she was still married. They fell in love and she divorced her husband. She later commits suicide by jumping from a tall building. Her death revealed that she put out a “contract hit” on her ex-husband. Police also discover that Jacob put a “contract hit” on his ex-girlfriend too.
“Dateline” (NBC) was seen Friday evening at 10/9 p.m. It aired at 9 p.m. (central time) on the Albuquerque TV station KOB 4. Last night’s episode on Sept. 22, 2017 was called, “Devil’s Bathtub.” In the overnight TV ratings it garnered 3.99 million TV viewers overall. It reached 0.8 million TV viewers with the all-important 18 to 49 adult demographic. “20/20” (ABC) grabbed 3.50 overall & reached 0.7 with adults. “Blue Bloods” (CBS) nabbed 5.30 overall & 0.6 with adults (repeat).
“Dateline” is a TV show focusing on crime and murder in the United States. Last night’s episode was reported and narrated by Andrea Canning.
“Devil’s Bathtub.” Craig Rideout went missing on the morning of July 20, 2016. His blood was found inside the basement of his home. He completely disappeared. Craig’s wife Laura was seen cleaning his kitchen the morning he disappeared. They were separated at the time. A dead body was later found under a tarp in the forest. A man’s face is covered with acid. A shovel was found off the side of a secluded road with Craig’s blood on it. Eye witnesses claim they saw two young men throwing a black garbage bag in a pond called, “Devil’s Bathtub.” What happened to Craig? What was inside that garbage bag?
AMERICAN MADE has already been released at the Foreign box office. It stars Tom Cruise and is slated for release in North America on Sept. 29, 2017. According to "The Numbers" that tracks box office receipts. "American Made" has garnered $49,074,292 (million) Internationally.
"The Numbers" says, "Barry Seal, a TWA pilot, is recruited by the CIA to provide reconnaissance on the burgeoning communist threat in Central America and soon finds himself in charge of one of the biggest covert CIA operations in the history of the United States, one that spawned the birth of the Medellin cartel and eventually almost brought down the Reagan White House with the Iran Contra scandal."
AMERICA'S GOT TALENT on NBC. 52 million votes were cast after the final 10 talent acts performed. I must say, it was an astounding evening and each act stepped up their game. It was hard to choose because my favorites didn’t make it to the final. All my votes went to “Light Balance.” I thought they were excellent. They took 3rd place.
America has voted and Darci Lynne won the $1 million dollars and a headline show at Las Vegas.
Below are the top 10 talent acts in order of their votes.
48 HOURS on CBS. The weekend episode is called, "Who killed Kay Wenal?" that will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m. This is a repeat. Check it out if you missed it. The murder is pretty brutal.
CBS says, "Help solve a murder case: a former model brutally killed in her home -- someone out there knows something ... is it you? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates."
DATELINE on NBC. The weekend episode is called, "Haunting" that will air this Saturday at 8/7 p.m. This a repeat episode. Check it out if you missed it.
NBC says, "A pair of double homicides in Nebraska, five years apart, lead police to
fear a serial killer may be on the loose. Josh Mankiewicz reports."
DATELINE on NBC. The next episode is called, "Devil's Bathtub" that will air this Friday at 10/9 p.m. This is a brand segment and it looks haunting.
NBC says, "After a father goes missing, his body is found in a field several miles away. Investigators start putting the pieces together and uncover multiple suspects – even within his own family. Andrea Canning reports."
JOHN WICK from LIONSGATE. The surprise movie franchise stars Keanu Reeves. According to "The Numbers" that tracks box office receipts. "John Wick" (2014) garnered $76,235,001 (million) at the world wide box office. It added $29,316,098 (million) with domestic video sales in the U.S.
"John Wick: Chapter 2" (2017) grabbed $166,893,990 (million) at the world wide box office. It was recently released on "BluRay" with a combo package on June 13, 2017.
"Lionsgate" announced that "John Wick: Chapter 3" will open in theaters on May 17, 2019.
Check out trailer below for "John Wick: Chapter 2" for an idea on what's coming down the pike. I'm a big fan!
DATELINE on NBC. The recent episode called, "Dark Valley" has come to a conclusion. Gavin Smith was beaten to death by John Creech who buried Gavin's body inside the San Fernando Valley. Creech was found guilty of manslaughter and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. It isn't over for him yet. Creech still faces charges of drug possession after being caught by the DEA. He faces, 15 years-to-Life in prison, if found guilty.
The Los Angeles Times reports on Creech's recent sentence hearing.
Unfortunately, "Dateline" has taken down the "Dark Valley" episode from the NBC website. Do not fret. Most episodes return after a period of time. Click photo below of "Dateline" for other TV episodes.
"Yellowstone" is said to be filming right now and it is a new limited TV series that has already gotten flack over Native/Indigenous casting. Adam Beach (Suicide Squad) said this on his Instagram page, "Failure in diversity. I'm asking Native actors to stay away from this project. 'Yellowstone' is telling the world that there are no native actresses capable of leading a TV show. Unless your great, great, great grandparents are Cherokee." Kelsey Asbille has been cast in the TV series who is of Asian descent. It is not clear whether she has any Cherokee tribal blood or not.
Beach's protest came back in July of 2017. According to the "Internet Movie Database" (IMDB). The native male roles have already been cast. They include, Gil Birmingham, Atticus Todd, Jeremiah Bitsui and Kenneth Ruthhardt. Kelsey is listed as the lead native female character.
"Yellowstone" will premiere in 2018 with a 10-episode order for the Paramount Network. It.., "Follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton, who controls the largest contiguous ranch in the United States, under constant attack by those it borders — land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first National Park."
Many native performers and activists agree with Adam Beach. There are real Native/Indigenous actresses who could play Kelsey's part.
Native actor, Kenneth Ruthardt responded to Adam on his public Facebook page. (Here it is with added corrections for clarity). "I don't know Adam Beach, but I have seen his work. More recently, I read about his disapproval of non-Natives cast as Natives in productions. And I agree with him, but take exception to his call for Native actors to boycott certain projects."
"What would a boycott achieve? Nothing. The hard truth I learned about the film and television industry is, it is a business and it must make money. The only reason we are seeing Native actors on screen today is because a writer is hot at the moment and he can do what he wants. Just so long as it makes money. My second hand understanding is 'Wind River' was his (Taylor Sheridan's), first script and Hollywood said, 'no way.' He came back with 'Comancheria' (Hell or High Water) and Hollywood wanted a white deputy and less Indians. Try again. So he wrote 'Sicario' and that raked in $84 (million) and gets three (Oscar) nominations. Hollywood asked for more. 'Hell or High Water' gets nominated and he is the golden child. What would you like to do next? 'Wind River' and 'Yellowstone' get a green-light."
Let's say you boycott 'Yellowstone' because a non-Native is playing a Native. All it takes is a stroke of a pen and the Native story-line is gone and at least six Native actors don't work. Including me. When was the last time you saw six Native actors working on a TV show? I can't think of anything off the top of my head. If you said, 'Scalped' sorry. The TV show set on a reservation with an all Native cast, was recently shelved according to a reliable source. I saw the pilot and it is good (full disclosure, I'm in it). Studios wanted an, off-reservation perspective."
"'Wind River' has an off-reservation perspective and tells the brutal truth about contemporary Indian Country. Natives are upset about this film because another white savior is the main character and choose not to see it. I bought a ticket last weekend and if you boycotted this film. You missed a good story and nine solid performances by Native actors. Nine-Native-Actors. When was the last time you saw nine Native actors on the big screen? 'Smoke Signals', 'Skins'..., 20 years ago."
"I agree with Adam and think there are too many instant Indians in Hollywood and the glacial progress Natives have made in this industry is unconscionable. But a boycott does not help anyone and what people don't understand is (that) acting is a profession. Just like the profession you choose to pay the bills. Do you agree 100% with the corporation you work for and its values? Are you going to quit your job tomorrow because an action they took is not aligned with your values? Doubtful. I would love to pick and choose what projects I work on and maybe one day when I'm well into my acting career. I'll seek the approval of a Native Nation before I accept a role. Until that day comes I am going to work."
"Yes, the system is broken, but we need to take what we can and work to make it better. Indian Country does this by working on shows, purchasing tickets, watching TV shows, writing content and financing projects like the 'Tunica-Bolixi' Tribe of Louisiana did."
"Or we can boycott productions and completely disappear." Taylor Sheridan wrote and directed "Wind River" (2017) that has gotten rave reviews. As of Sept. 18, 2017. It has made $34,784,967 (million) at the world wide box office.
