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Iconic GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum-selling R&B singer, songwriter, and producer Anthony Hamilton joins Jermaine Dupri's So So Def 25th Anniversary Cultural Curren$y Tour this fall. It kicks off October 14 in Washington, D.C. at Capital One Arena, stops at major arenas across the country, and concludes on November 2 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA. Check out the full itinerary below. 

Jon Bon Jovi made a surprise appearance at Long Island's Stew Leonard's in Farmingdale to visit hundreds of shoppers, fans, and staff. 

Guillaume Enard and Jonathan Delerue's medieval tale 'By Blood' focuses on a man who feels his dark past is catching up to him. This incredible film has already won awards and has been selected to play at the Oscar qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. By Blood stars Jonas Bloquet (The Nun, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, 3 Days to Kill), Anne Charrier (Prêtes à tout) and Pascal Greggory (La Vie En Rose).

Seventy-four years ago, an American B-24 Liberator bomber known as the Tulsamerican fell from the sky while returning from a mission over Europe and disappeared beneath the waves of the Adriatic Sea. Seven crew members survived the crash and were rescued. Three men were never found?thought to be lost forever, unrecoverable. 

HBO has entered into a deal with the new media company Axios for a limited documentary series of news-oriented specials that will debut on the network this fall. Emmy® winner Matthew O'Neill (HBO's “Baghdad ER” and “China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province”) and Perri Peltz (HBO's “Warning: This Drug May Kill You” and “Remembering the Artist Robert De Niro, Sr.”) will direct and produce, working with leading Axios journalists to highlight the week ahead in politics, business and technology – and the big topics shaping the future.

NBC has dominated the primetime ratings week of July 30-Aug. 5 with the highest 18-49 and total-viewer averages for any network since ABC was boosted by the NBA Finals eight weeks ago.

Season for of the Emmy-winning series The Man in the High Castle adds Frances Turner as a series regular and Clé Bennett and Rich Ting as recurring characters, according to Deadline.

ABC News' “Nightline” ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers (1.217 million) during the week of July 30, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “Nightline” led CBS' “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (1.063 million) by 154,000 and NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (1.154 million) by 63,000.

ABC's “The View” averaged 2.625 million Total Viewers, 423,000 Women 25-54 and 276,000 Women 18-49 during the week of July 30, 2018, based on Live + Same Day Data from Nielsen Media Research. “The View” beat CBS' “The Talk” (2.355 million, 351,000 and 243,000, respectively) across the board: Total Viewers (270,000), Women 25-54 (73,000) and Women 18-49 (33,000). In addition, “The Viewer” increased its lead over “The Talk” week to week (w/o 7/23/18) in Women 25-54 (+26%; vs. 57,000) and Women 18-49 (+94%; vs. 17,000).   

The guest list for the 2018 Teen Choice Awards has been released, according to Entertainment Tonight. Guests to attend include are Zac Efron, Louis Tomlinson and Anna Kendrick, Chris Pratt, and Bryce Dallas Howard. Also set to appear is the cast of Riverdale, including Cole Sprouse, Lili Reinhart, Vanessa Morgan and Madelaine Petsch. 

A revival of American Gladiators, the popular physical competition show that pits everyday people against famous athletes through an obstacle course is being shopped around by MGM, according to Deadline.

In The Tall Grass is about to begin production in Toronto for Netflix, according to Deadline. The Vincenzo Natali-directed thriller Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira and Harrison Gilbertson.

Duncan Jones is to make his television series directing debut with an adaptation of the thriller novel Killer Intent, according to Deadline. Liberty Films will produce the adaptation of Tony Kent's book.

Prolific helmer Anthony Hemingway will be the recipient of the 2018 HollyShorts Film Festival Indie Maverick Award. He will be presented the Award during the festival's opening night celebration this Thursday August 9 at the TCL Chinese Theater. Past HollyShorts Indie Maverick honorees include Paul Haggis, David Lynch, Eli Roth, Joe Carnahan and Matthew Modine. The festival's opening night celebration will be hosted by Ben Lyons host of 'The Oscars: All Access' for Oscar.com and ABC News.

Ryan Murphy has taken to Twitter to announce that Taissa Farmiga, Gabourey Sidibe, Lily Rabe, Frances Conroy and Stevie Nicks will be returning for American Horror Story: Apocalypse. This news comes not long after it was announced that Jessica Lange would also be returning to reprise her Murder House character, Constance Langdon.

The Plain White T's hit song'Hey There Delilah' is being adapted into a scripted TV series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The band is teaming with Lively McCabe Entertainment and Primary Wave to develop a scripted romantic dramedy based on its  single, which is about a long-distance relationship.

ABC has announced green lights for its “Sunday Fun & Games” programming block: “Celebrity Family Feud” for its fifth season, and “The $100,000 Pyramid” and “To Tell the Truth” for their fourth seasons. ABC Entertainment President Channing Dungey made the announcement today at the network's Television Critics Association press tour. The programming block has fueled many ratings victories for the network, which has ranked as the No. 1 broadcaster on each week the block has aired this summer among Adults 18-49.

Ruby Rose is set to play Batwoman, the lesbian superhero for the CW, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Rose's Batwoman will first appear in the December DC crossover event, with Greg Berlanti planning a stand-alone series revolving around the character.

ABC announced today a two-hour prime-time special celebrating 90 years of Mickey Mouse. From the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, the elegant affair will feature star-studded musical performances, moving tributes and never-before-seen short films. Superstars from music, film and television will join the festivities to celebrate the birthday of the internationally beloved character on “Mickey's 90th Spectacular,” airing SUNDAY, NOV. 4 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on The ABC Television Network.

“The Goldbergs” will once again pay tribute to a hit movie from the 1980s, the iconic John Hughes film “Sixteen Candles,” when the comedy has its sixth season premiere, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 26 (8:00–8:30 p.m. EDT), on The ABC Television Network, streaming and on demand.