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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘The Traitors’ Premiere Date, ‘Squid Game’ Teaser, ‘Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches’ Trailer, ‘Love Is Blind’ Premiere Date, ‘The Ms. Pat Show’ Renewed, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Hosts Announced, and More!

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THE TRAITORS -- "One Final Hurdle" Episode 211 -- Pictured: Alan Cumming -- (Photo by: Euan Cherry/Peacock)

The Traitors returns for season three January 9 on Peacock. set in a remote castle deep in the Scottish Highlands, Alan Cumming plays host to 21 larger-than-life personalities who come together to compete in a series of missions with the objective of earning a cash prize of up to $250,000. The catch? Hidden amongst the Faithful contestants are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors “murder” contestants one by one, but if the Faithful can banish all the Traitors before the end of the game, they’ll split the incredible prize. 

Season two of Squid Game premieres December 26 on Netflix. Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind. Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 45.6 billion won. 

Season two of Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches premieres on AMC and AMC+ January 5. Based on Anne Rice’s “Lives of the Mayfair Witches”, season two of continues the journey of Rowan Mayfair after she has unwittingly given birth to the demon Lasher. She is determined to understand what he has become – human or monster? – and to use him to fulfill her purpose as a healer, but when tragedy strikes, she must put aside her own desires and fight to protect her family. 

Season eight of Love Is Blind premieres February 14 on Netflix. Meet three of the Minnesota singles who participated in the upcoming season and hear why they took part in the experiment. 

BET+ has renewed The Ms. Pat Show for a fifth season. Comedian Ms. Pat tells it like it is as she navigates her newfound success in suburban Indiana with her family.

Saturday Night Live has announced two more episode hosts and musical guests. Bill Burr will host the November 9 episode with Mk.gee as musical guest. Charli xcx will do double duty on November 16 in her first appearance as host and third appearance as musical guest on the NBC series. John Mulaney and musical guest Chappell Roan will appear in the previously announced November 2 episode.  

It: Welcome to Derry will premiere on HBO in 2025. Set in the world of Stephen King’s “IT” universe, the series is based on King’s “IT” novel and expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films “IT” and “IT Chapter Two.” 

BET+ has renewed Churchy for a second season. Inspired by/drawing from/from the mind of standup comedian “KevOnStage” Fredericks, Corey Carr Jr.’s life takes an unexpected turn when he’s bypassed for leadership of his father’s mega-church. Determined to prove his worth, Corey packs up his dreams and heads to middle-of-nowhere Lubbock, Texas, with lofty ambitions to build his own ministry from the ground up. However, after quickly stumbling upon the realization that small-town church life is an entirely different ball game, Corey slowly accepts that the path to spiritual leadership might just be funnier and more profound than any sermon could ever teach. 

The three part The Real Housewives of Orange County reunion premieres November 7 on Bravo. Host Andy Cohen sits down with housewives Shannon Storms Beador, Heather Dubrow, Tamra Judge, Gina Kirschenheiter, Emily Simpson, Jennifer Pedranti and new housewife Katie Ginella to revisit the epic season that saw dramatic highs and staggering lows. Friend Alexis Bellino also joins. 

Primetime special The Making of Gladiator II will premiere on CBS November 18. This inside look offers unprecedented access encompassing all aspects of production, from the grand scope of the set – including reconstructing Ancient Rome – to characters, combat training, costumes, historical accuracy, scoring and more. The footage captured on the set of Gladiator II reflects unparalleled, exclusive access to principal cast and crew, Ridley Scott’s true inner circle and insights into his incredible filmmaking. This highly anticipated sequel to the iconic Oscar Best Picture-winning 2000 film Gladiator boasts equally ambitious spectacle and scale, stunning locations, plus a stellar cast led by Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Connie Nielsen reprising her role from the original film and Denzel Washington, capturing the enormity of the project and a rare look into Scott’s distinctive filmmaking style. 

NBC will celebrate Motown’s renowned legacy with a two-hour holiday special, A Motown Christmas, set to premiere December 11. The special will showcase iconic Motown legends performing holiday favorites and Hitsville U.S.A. classics alongside today’s biggest stars performing exclusive solos, unexpected duets and exciting group medleys in a riveting night of music. The special will include performances featuring more than 25 Motown hits, performed by Smokey Robinson, Gladys Knight, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, and the Temptations. In addition, today’s contemporary stars will pay tribute to iconic Motown hits, with artists such as Ashanti, Andra Day, BeBe Winans, Halle Bailey, Jamie Foxx, JoJo, Jordin Sparks, mgk, October London, Pentatonix, and a world exclusive performance from the Broadway company “MJ the Musical.” 

Two night event The Match: Superstars premieres on TNT and Max November 21 and November 22. The tenth installment will showcase some of the biggest combination of names from sports and entertainment. It will be headlined by iconic celebrities across sports and entertainment, including Bill Murray, Mark Wahlberg, Charles Barkley, Wayne Gretzky, Michael Phelps, Nate Bargatze, Ken Griffey, Jr., and Blake Griffin, competing from Breakers West Country Club in West Palm Beach, FL. The competition format will tee off with two matches of 2-vs.-2 scramble match play for Quarterfinals, with the following pairings: Murray/Gretzky vs. Barkley/Griffey and Wahlberg/Phelps vs. Bargatze/Griffin. The event will conclude with Semifinals and Finals rounds under individual match play, with the winner walking away with a $1 million prize. 

Eat Slay Love premieres November 7 on Peacock. The unscripted series brings together Grammy-nominated singer Nivea and her girl gang – Eva Marcille, Tammy Rivera and London Hughes – as they journey through Vietnam to celebrate Nivea’s 41st birthday and embark on new adventures. The four women experience the vibrant Vietnamese culture and end up learning about themselves. But cultural clashes and misunderstandings within the group lead to early conflict, and the ladies must get things back on track. The spirituality and beauty of Vietnam serve as the backdrop as Nivea, Eva, Tammy, and London heal from heartache, strengthen friendships, and reevaluate their priorities back home. 

Docuseries Ace of Base: All That She Wants premieres December 5 on Viaplay. Featuring private, unseen home movie footage and intimate diaries, the series is a warts-and-all docuseries providing deep insight into the genesis, peaks and valleys of this hugely popular band consisting of four friends from Gothenburg, Sweden – Ulf Ekberg and the siblings Jonas, Jenny and Malin Berggren. This uncensored documentary captures Ace of Base’s fascinating story – where grandiose pop dreams, charts and money collide with relentless adversity, performance anxiety and shattered friendships. Though no one believed in them at first, the pop quartet eventually became a world sensation and Sweden’s third biggest pop export after ABBA and Roxette. Thanks to such iconic #1 hits as “All That She Wants”, “The Sign”, and “Don’t Turn Around,” Happy Nation/The Sign(released worldwide in 1992 and in the U.S. in 1993) has now sold 25 million copies worldwide. But behind the successes is a deep dark side, which the series covers: Ulf Ekberg is threatened with death by right-wing extremists and forced to perform in a bulletproof vest and have bodyguards with him during the world tours. Jenny Berggren is attacked by a German fan in her home, which traumatizes her for life. Quarrels about songs and money create further friction in the quartet. When the band is at the absolute peak of their career in the mid-1990s, the band members begin to be slowly broken down by old and new demons. 

The English dub of Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online premieres November 1 on Crunchyroll. In the world of guns and steel that is Gun Gale Online, LLENN has been a devoted, female solo player. She is obsessed with two things: donning herself entirely in pink and honing her skills with consistent game play. She soon discovers her love for hunting other players (a.k.a. PK), soon to be known as the “Pink Devil.” Meanwhile, LLENN meets a beautiful yet mysterious player, Pitohui, and the two click right away. Doing as she is told by Pitohui, she enters the Squad Jam group battle. 

Lee Arvoy
Lee Arvoy joined the TV Source team in the summer of 2020 as a TV Writer.

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