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Your TV Source Roundup: ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Finale Trailer, ‘The Real Housewives of Potomac’ Sneak Peek, ‘Screen Actors Guild Awards’ Change Name, ‘The Valley: Persian Style’ Premiere Date, Glen Powell Hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’, ‘Below Deck’ and ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’ Renewed, and More!

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The season finale of Squid Game: The Challenge will air November 18 on Netflix. In season two, 456 brand-new contestants enter the ultimate test of strategy, alliances, and endurance as they compete for a life-changing $4.56 million prize. Inspired by the iconic original series – with shocking new twists and never-before-seen games – season two raises the stakes higher than ever. As players face elimination at every turn, only one can emerge victorious. New players. New games. New rules.

Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Potomac is reaching its midseason point. The new tease reveals Andy Cohen’s visit with Karen Huger in Potomac at her home for a deeply personal and reflective conversation that will air in the season finale. This interview unveils a never-before-seen side of Karen where she shares her plans for the next chapter of her life after her release and provides a vulnerable look behind her Grande Dame exterior. Also featured are Monique continuing to reconnect with her old Potomac friends, the Osefos’ current state of affairs and a once in a lifetime journey for the ladies over the river and through the woods for an eventful cast trip to Colorado where secrets unravel, tensions explode, and drama hits an all-time high. 

The only awards show exclusively for actors enters a new era. The Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) will now be known as The Actor Awards. The 32nd Annual Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA will air on Netflix.

The Valley: Persian Style premieres January 8 on Bravo. A spinoff of The Valley, this series follows a tight-knit group of Persian friends who have traded Beverly Hills for suburban life in the Valley. As they juggle marriages, parenthood and thriving careers, cracks in their relationships – both between lovers and friends – begin to emerge. Rooted in their culture that values family, friendships and loyalty above everything else, emotions often take over as these fiery personalities navigate their highs, lows and everything in between.   The cast includes Reza Farahan & Adam Neely, Golnesa Gharachedaghi, Mercedeh Javid & Tommy Feight, Tanin Nikpey & Greg Haroutunian, Sky Asakari & Bamshad Akbar, Natasha & Amir Boroumand, and Reza Jackson.  

Glen Powell will host Saturday Night Live November 15 on NBC. Olivia Dean will serve as musical guest on the late night series. 

Bravo has ordered new seasons of its Below Deck franchise, set to premiere in 2026. Below Deck will return for a thirteenth season. Below Deck Mediterranean will return for an eleventh season. Season four of Below Deck Down Under will premiere February 2 on Bravo. 

Family Guy Holiday Special, “Disney’s Hulu’s Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie,” premieres November 28 on hulu. In Family Guy’s take on generic holiday movies, Lois, who works for “Big Pie” travels to a small town in hopes of stealing Peter’s award-winning family secret pie recipe. Lainey Wilson guest voices as a country singer performing an original song in the episode’s opening scene.

Bravo has ordered Still Flipping Out. The new series will follow former Flipping Out star Jeff Lewis as his hit show on Radio Andy, design empire and combustible personality converge. Jeff Lewis is as outspoken as ever, but this time the mic is always on. Lewis navigates the hilariously unpredictable nature of his professional and personal lives as his trademark spontaneity collides with the people who work with him, for him and still somehow survive him. Jeff Lewis can still flip out when he wants to, and he calls that personal growth. 

Christmas in Rockefeller Center celebrating the holiday season airs December 3 on NBC. Audiences can expect a star-studded evening of festive performances from many musical guests, including Marc Anthony, Halle Bailey, Michael Bublé, Kristin Chenoweth, Laufey, New Edition, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, the Radio City Rockettes and Gwen Stefani. In line with tradition, the Radio City Rockettes, celebrating their 100th anniversary this year, will wow viewers with a festive performance. Reba McEntire will make her debut as host of this year’s special. In addition to her hosting duties, McEntire will treat viewers to joyful performances throughout the evening from historic Rockefeller Center. TODAY anchors Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Al Roker will join the tree lighting for special appearances. 

Limited series Rise of the 49ers premieres February 1 and February 2 on AMC and AMC+. Utilizing rare and never-before-seen footage from NFL Films, including video of team speeches and behind-the-scenes photos of San Francisco’s legendary head coach Bill Walsh, Rise of the 49ers will feature incisive interviews with club legends (and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees) such as Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Ronnie Lott, Steve Young and Eddie DeBartolo Jr., among others. Each episode will also feature on-camera contributions from Tom Brady, a San Mateo, CA native and life-long 49ers fan. During the “Gold Rush” reign from 1981 to 1995, the San Francisco 49ers won five Super Bowls and revolutionized the sport, on and off the field. The club also became a cultural unifier at a time of tectonic shifts in the Bay Area, as the region emerged as “Silicon Valley,” was nearly destroyed by an earthquake, and became well-known for its wine, LGBT advocacy and music scene. 

Center Stage: Countdown to the CMA Awards – Special Edition of 20/20 premieres November 18 on ABC. The one-hour special features Billboard’s No. 1 Country Artist of the 21st Century, Kenny Chesney, who brings cameras back to Nashville’s famed Lower Broadway to revisit the venues where he first performed as a young man with dreams of making it big in Music City. Chesney also discusses his new book, “Heart Life Music,” in a heartfelt interview about his life and musical journey.Country music stars Lauren Alaina, Gabby Barrett, Dan + Shay and Russell Dickerson gather to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the most historic stage in Nashville, the Grand Ole Opry, sharing personal memories and exclusive behind-the-scenes stories of performing in the iconic circle that launched the careers of country music’s greatest legends.

Police thriller series City of Shadows premieres December 12 on Netflix. A macabre crime has occurred at La Pedrera – Casa Milà: a burned body has been found on the façade of Gaudí’s iconic building. Inspector Milo Malart, recently suspended from the Mossos d’Esquadra for insubordination, returns to duty in Barcelona. Together with Deputy Inspector Rebeca Garrido, he sets out to track down the perpetrator of the crime. 

Malachi Barton and Freya Skye are back as their ZOMBIES characters Victor and Nova in “Snow Angels,” a winter music video inspired by the hit Disney Channel Original Movie ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires. “Snow Angels” is streaming now on Disney+, YouTube and available on all digital platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music. The music video will make its Disney Channel premiere following the encore sing-along event of ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires on Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. EST/PST. The premiere coincides with the kickoff week of the annual holiday programming event “Fa-La-La-Lidays” and will continue to air throughout the season. 

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

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