Primaries are taking place tonight in Maine, South Carolina, Nevada, and North Dakota and there are a few races worth watching, although overall it’s a pretty quiet night.
My go-to if I am watching coverage is likely to be MSNOW, although I will jump around a bit to see how other networks are covering the results.
One problem I have with the coverage on MSNOW - as well as on its rivals - is the insistence on focusing the coverage on what the various network political correspondents think about state results. As opposed to speaking with reporters who actually live and work in the states where voting is taking place.
For instance, I am fine hearing from former Senator Claire McCaskill, but she doesn’t have any special insight into the voting in Maine. So I would prefer to hear about the electoral chances of Graham Platner from a reporter or analyst who actually lives in the state.
But maybe that’s just me.
The Season Three Renewal Of Netflix’s ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Is Not Quite What You Think
You have no doubt read some headlines today reporting that A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder was renewed for a third season by Netflix. And given the show’s modest viewing numbers for season two, that decision might seem like an odd one. But there are a few things you should know about this so-called “renewal.”
First of all, season three has already completed production, so this third season is really just four additional episodes that were filmed at the same time as season two.
Secondly, A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder isn’t quite a “Netflix show.” Technically, it’s is produced by Moonage Pictures, part of ITV Studios (The Gentlemen, The Famous Five, Bodies) in a co-production with Netflix and ZDFneo. And that co-production is why the show doesn’t stream everywhere on Netflix and why the decision to produce an abbreviated third season wasn’t entirely up to Netflix.
As a co-producer, ZDFneo has the exclusive rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In Australia it will be exclusively on Stan, and New Zealand where it will be exclusively on Sky NZ. BBC will premiere the series exclusively on BBC iPlayer, BBC One and BBC Three in the UK.
Why have so many co-producers and partners? Money is the primary reason. Having international co-partners means that overall production costs lower for Netflix, and it allows the streamer to have the show available in most of the globe at a much more reasonable price point. Plus, since it is a co-production, Netflix can apply a sliver of the production costs to cover local production mandates.
The PBS Documentary Series ‘POV’ Announces Its Season 39 Lineup
American Documentary (AmDoc) today unveiled the 39th season of its flagship series POV, set to premiere Monday, July 20th, on PBS stations with The Dating Game, directed by Emmy Award-winner Violet Du Feng.
POV is television’s longest-running non-fiction series.
Here are the documentaries coming to POV this summer and fall:
Monday, July 20th:
The Dating Game
Set in China, where eligible men outnumber women by more than 30 million, The Dating Game follows three bachelors attending a seven-day dating camp led by a charismatic coach who promises to transform their chances at love. Through makeovers and “strategic deception,” they learn to reshape how they present themselves online and in real life, confronting the tension between authenticity and performance. Both humorous and revealing, the film explores the pressures shaping modern connection in a rapidly changing social landscape.
Monday, July 27th:
For Venida, For Kalief
For Venida, For Kalief introduces the poetry of Venida Brodnax Browder, mother of Kalief Browder, the African American teenager whose wrongful incarceration helped ignite calls for reform in the U.S. justice system. Blending vérité, poetic imagery, and rare archival footage of 1970s New York featuring the Black Panthers, the film centers Venida’s voice as it explores grief, resilience, and the enduring impact of mass incarceration on communities of color, including Black, Latino, Indigenous, Middle Eastern, and Asian communities.
A tender and deeply reflective work, the film moves across past, present, and future, illuminating the long cycle of incarceration while tracing contemporary efforts to transform Rikers Island into a renewable energy site. Interweaving spirituality and advocacy, it reimagines the "criminal justice" documentary as a poetic, emotionally resonant collage.
Monday, August 3rd:
The Gas Station Attendant
In The Gas Station Attendant, director Karla Murthy weaves together home videos and recorded phone conversations from when her father worked at a gas station in Texas, tracing his incredible journey to America and the challenges of making a living. Alongside his story, Murthy reflects on her own experiences as the daughter of immigrants — her mother is from the Philippines — navigating adulthood in New York City and now, motherhood.
What emerges is an intimate love letter: a meditation on a complex father-daughter relationship and a poignant tribute to the immigrant working class.
Monday, August 24th:
How To Build A Library
How to Build a Library follows two determined Kenyan women, Shiro and Wachuka, as they set out to transform a neglected, once whites-only library in central Nairobi into a vibrant cultural hub for their community. With little experience but unwavering resolve, they navigate funding challenges, local politics, and the complexities of restoring a space shaped by colonial history.
As their journey unfolds, the film becomes a powerful reflection on a millennial generation grappling with post-colonial identity — in Kenya and beyond — asking what it means to inherit a complicated past: what should be preserved, and what can be left behind. Through their friendship, candor, and resilience, Shiro and Wachuka bring warmth and urgency to a story of reclamation, ultimately redefining the library as a living space for creativity, memory, and possibility.
Monday, August 31st:
Arrest The Midwife
When trusted midwives are arrested in a tight-knit Amish and Mennonite enclave, a quiet community is thrust into turmoil. With their way of life under threat, women once expected to remain silent emerge as unexpected activists, defying tradition and fighting for justice. With rare and intimate access, director Elaine Epstein crafts a powerful David-and-Goliath story of resilience, resistance, and solidarity. Set against the backdrop of the U.S. maternal mortality crisis and the erosion of reproductive rights, the film reveals how a local struggle can ignite a broader reckoning — uniting unlikely allies in a shared fight for the right to choose how, where, and with whom to give birth.
Monday, September 7th:
Remake
In Remake, filmmaker Ross McElwee turns his lens on the passage of time and the uneasy space between documenting life and understanding it. The film traces McElwee’s relationship with his son Adrian, and the fragile bond the camera created between them while Adrian was alive, and now that he’s gone. Drawing from decades of footage, some shot by Ross, some by Adrian, the film becomes a layered excavation of memory and image making. Threaded through is the ghost of another project: a stalled effort by Hollywood to fictionalize McElwee’s 1986 classic, Sherman’s March. What emerges is a work shaped by absence and propelled forward by the urge to keep looking.
Odds & Sods
Nickelodeon has renewed SpongeBob for Seasons 18 and 19, which is a total of 26 episodes. Spinoff The Patrick Star Show has also been picked up for Seasons 6 and 7.
In a new documentary, the cast of Girl Meets World says that show creator Marc Jacobs was “horrible” to them.
And speaking of teen show creators who have had a bad relationship with some of their cast, the lawsuit filed by producer Dan Schneider against Warner Bros. Discovery and the producers of the documentary The Dark Side Of Kids TV is still making its way through the courts. More than two years after the lawsuit was filed, it still hasn’t made it to trial and the case has now been continued until October 19th.
Axios is reporting that the White House press pool and UFC-credentialed media are the only outlets that will have full access to the White House campus on June 14th, the day of the UFC fight on the White House lawn.
Season two of Adults will premiere Thursday, August 27th on FXX and Hulu. Here is the official logline: “Over eight episodes, the housemates tackle a new set of real-world questions. What if the 20-year-old who inherited your fake ID is cooler than you ever were, and younger than you’ll ever be again? How do you explain to your friends that you actually love your boring office job? Why does being around your family make you regress into your worst self? And how do you ask for things to change, when you also need everything to stay the same? Together, the friends weave intricate webs of multi-player strategy just to avoid hurting someone else’s feelings. They invent elaborate workarounds for problems they’re too afraid to face head-on. It’s not so much that they keep learning the same lessons – it’s that they keep finding new ways to make mistakes. But the one thing they consistently get right: showing up for each other. “
Furious premieres Monday, July 27th on Hulu. Here is the official logline of the series: “From creator and executive producer Elizabeth Meriwether, Furious follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.”
The documentary Bang My Box: The Robyn Byrd Story premieres Tuesday, June 30th, on HBO. Here is a first look at the trailer and here is the official logline: “Before the internet and the ubiquity of social media influencers, there was Robin Byrd – the spirited, anything-goes New York City public access host, clad only in her signature black crochet bikini. From 1977 to 1998, Robin created, produced, and hosted the late-night call-in show that incorporated performances and interviews with adult entertainers and experimental artists. Each show ended with a bawdy song and dance, turning her unapologetic, eponymous show into a national platform for sex-positivity and free speech.”
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Nixon Targets A TV License In The PBS Documentary 'Becoming Katharine Graham'
The documentary Becoming Katharine Graham receives its broadcast premiere Tuesday, June 16th on PBS. (It's available now on PBS Passport).
It tells the story of the iconic Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham, who became a defining force in journalism. The film covers a lot of fascinating ground, including her relationships with JFK and LBJ, her friendships with Warren Buffett and Gloria Steinem, and the misogyny she faced as a woman in the very male world of Washington politics.
This exclusive clip on Allyourscreens.com centers on the period after the reelection of Richard Nixon and it's easy to forget that despite its iconic nature now, at the time Watergate was seen as a minor irritant more than something that potentially could end a presidency.
In audio recorded in the Oval Office, Nixon and Special Counsel Chuck Colson discuss blocking the renewal of the broadcast license of a Washington Post-owned television station. A move which resonates in some unpleasant ways in 2026.
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What’s Coming Tonight And Tomorrow
TUESDAY, JUNE 9TH:
Bear Grylls Is Running Wild Season One Finale (Fox)
Beyond Paradise Season Four Premiere (BritBox)
Death In Paradise Season Fifteen Finale (BritBox)
Dragon Striker Series Premiere (Disney XD)
Farmer Wants A Wife Season Four Finale (Fox)
Norway: The Dark Horse (Netflix)
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Runway Show (Hulu)
The Rest Is Football Series Premiere (Netflix)
Tony Hinchcliffe: Man Of The People (Netflix)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH:
All The Queen's Men Season Five Premiere (Paramount+)
Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise (Investigation Discovery)
Colors Of Evil: Black (Netflix)
Every Year After Series Premiere (Prime Video)
Most Extreme Humans Series Premiere (TLC)
My Family (Netflix)
Outlast: The Jungle Series Premiere (Netflix)
Rosario Tijeras (Netflix)