TVLine Items: MeTV's Dawn Wells Tribute, Days Vet Returns and More
MeTV Network is set to take a three-hour tour of the late Dawn Wells‘ most memorable episodes of Gilligan’s Island.
The classic television network will celebrate its former brand ambassador with a presentation of “Best of MaryAnn” episodes, to air this Sunday, Jan. 10 from 2 to 5 pm ET. The titles on tap include “How to Be a Hero,” “Don’t Bug the Mosquitoes,” “The Second Ginger Grant” (truly a classic), “The Matchmaker,” “The Postman Cometh” and “Beauty Is as Beauty Does”.
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Dawn Wells was “truly America’s sweetheart” and “a very special friend to the MeTV Network as our first official celebrity marketing ambassador,” Weigel Broadcasting vice chairman Neal Sabin said in a statement. “We will miss her, but her work on Gilligan’s Island will live forever.”
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* Jaime Lyn Bauer will return to Days of Our Lives as Laura Horton for six episodes, the first of which airs Tuesday, Feb. 2, the actress announced on Facebook.
* A Discovery of Witches Season 1 is currently available to stream for free through Jan. 18 via Sundance Now, Shudder and AMC+, ahead of the show’s Season 2 premiere on Saturday, Jan. 9 on the streaming networks. A Season 1 marathon will also run Sunday, Jan. 24 on AMC, with the second season set to air on the cable net in June.
* America’s Got Talent Season 16 has added two virtual audition dates for this month, on Wednesday, Jan. 13 and Saturday, Jan. 23 — reserve a spot here.
* HBO has acquired the Scandinavian limited series The Investigation, about the complex real-life investigation surrounding the 2017 murder of Swedish journalist Kim Wall. The six-part drama premieres Monday, Feb. 1 at 10/9c. Watch a trailer:
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