Final season premieres on E!
Closing up with the Kardashians: Grab the tissues and find your sweet spot on the couch because the reality event of the year is about to begin. After 14 years and 19 seasons on the air, America’s most famous family is back for one final season, Season 20 of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” premiering Thursday, March 18, on E!
Known for their style, sass and social status, the Kardashian/Jenner family — sisters Kim, Kourtney, Khloé, Kendall, Kylie, brother Rob and family matriarch Kris — have announced that their hit show will be coming to a close with its 20th season. For many reasons, both personal and professional, reality TV’s first family has decided to pull the plug and focus on other ventures after years of chronicling their relationships, breakups, business ventures, father/stepfather Caitlin Jenner’s transition, the births of a brand new generation of Kardashians and more.
In an emotional trailer for the show’s newest season launched by E!, Kris and Kim managed a couple of tearful goodbyes that echoed Kim’s official statement regarding the final season made last September.
“We are beyond grateful to all of you who’ve watched us for all of these years,” Kim began. “Through the good times, the bad times, the happiness, the tears and the many relationships and children, we’ll forever cherish the wonderful memories and countless people we’ve met along the way.”
But know, fans, before you get too teary-eyed yourselves, the Kardashians won’t be disappearing from the limelight completely. They will be back in all their glitz and glory with new content set to air later this year on Hulu.
In the meantime, don’t miss the premiere of the last-ever season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” as it airs Thursday, March 18, on E!
Don’t cross Blake Griffin: Calling all “Punk’d” and “Revenge Prank” fans. There’s a new contender in town! Hosted by NBA player Blake Griffin (“Greek”), “Double Cross with Blake Griffin” premieres Friday, March 19, on truTV.
Known currently as a power forward and No. 23 for the Detroit Pistons, Blake Griffin is also a bit of a prankster. His new show, named for the popular term used to describe a sneaky act of turning the proverbial tables on someone during a deal or a heist, gives people the chance to get even with their prankster counterparts. Tired of being victims of pranks themselves, “Double Cross with Blake Griffin” offers a service to the victimized by helping them to get even with the people who’ve fooled them in the past, assisting in pulling off the perfect double-cross.
In a statement explaining his involvement with this new show, Griffin joked: “Growing up, my parents always taught me to stand up for myself. If someone takes your favorite toy, you take it back … and if someone crosses you … you assemble a team of professional actors, concoct an elaborate story, set up 12 hidden cameras and you cross them right back.”
Executive produced by Griffin, Kevin Healey (“Fameless”), Luke Kelly-Clyne (“I Want My Phone Back”), Ryan Kalil (“The Take Off,” 2018), Ben Silverman (“The Office”), Howard T. Owens (“MasterChef Junior”) and Noah Weinstein (“Comedy By Blake”), the series will showcase Griffin’s mischievous and comedic side that is already evident to those who know him off the court.
Catch “Double Cross with Blake Griffin” when it debuts on the Warner Media-owned cable network truTV on Friday, March 19.
Vargas’s Most Wanted: One of the longest-running shows on Fox is back on Monday, March 15, and it comes complete with a new face. Join television journalist and A&E network anchor Elizabeth Vargas (“20/20”) as she premieres a 26th season of “America’s Most Wanted.”
Originally hosted by investigative reporter John Walsh (“The Hunt with John Walsh”), “America’s Most Wanted” has quite the track record already.
While this might be the first time that younger audiences are getting a taste of the show (Walsh’s version was canceled nearly 10 years ago now), the series has helped the authorities to capture nearly 1,200 criminals during its 25 seasons on the air. Having first aired in 1988, “Most Wanted” quickly became a household staple for Fox before it moved to Lifetime in 2012, just one year before it was canceled.
With “Good Morning America’s” John Ferracane acting as showrunner for the new iteration of the show starring Vargas as host, the premise remains the same as the original series: viewers help the police to catch dangerous criminals from live footage, witness testimonies, suspect drawings and dramatic reenactments of the crime itself. And, according to Rob Wade, president of alternative entertainment and specials at Fox Entertainment, this time around there will be some timely new technological improvements added to the show.
“Augmented reality and 3D life-size avatars … will illustrate what suspects might look like now,” Wade said. “Pinpoint map-tracking … will take the audience hot on the trail of suspects, and social media [will be used].”
Wade also went on to praise the show’s new host by saying: “By bringing back this ground-breaking series with new and effective tech-based crime-fighting tools and acclaimed journalist Elizabeth Vargas, we hope to continue John Walsh’s long-standing mission to be a powerful voice for crime victims everywhere.”
Help Vargas catch criminals when an all-new season of “America’s Most Wanted” returns to the air after nearly 10 years on hiatus, Monday, March 15, on Fox.