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        <title><![CDATA[CBS brings back Sunday movie night during coronavirus crisis]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Theatrical movies are making a comeback on broadcast television. With the networks’ <strong>original series’ production halted</strong> and people looking for comfort-food entertainment while sheltering at home amid the coronavirus pandemic, popular movies are becoming a viable programming option.</p><p>CBS will launch a Sunday movie night on May 3 for a five-week initial run. Tapping into the vault of corporate sibling Paramount Pictures, the night will feature five iconic titles from the Paramount&nbsp; library, &#8220;Forrest Gump,&#8221; &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark,&#8221; &#8220;Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade,&#8221; &#8220;Mission: Impossible&#8221; and &#8220;Titanic.&#8221;</p><p>On May 24 and May 31, the movies will air when original episodes of CBS &#8220;Love Island&#8221; had been scheduled. The network still plans to run a second season of the reality series this summer but, with all Hollywood production on hold, its fate is currently TBD.</p><p>Theatrical — and original — movies disappeared from broadcast TV a decade and a half ago. CBS, in fact, was the last major broadcast network to cancel its &#8220;CBS Sunday Movie&#8221; franchise at the end of the 2004 to 2005 season. That was a result of the proliferation of DVDs that allowed for a commercial-free movie experience. It was soon followed by the rise of streaming.</p><p>But now, amid the health crisis, films are making a comeback. NBCUniversal yesterday announced that it was ushering in (semi) commercial-free family movie nights. NBCU’s Syfy just scheduled family classic &#8220;The Goonies&#8221; to air on Easter Sunday night.</p><p>“It’s a five-week programming event with epic films, iconic stars and brilliant stories that viewers love…and love to watch together,” said Noriko Kelley, EVP, Program Planning and Scheduling, CBS Entertainment.</p><h2>CBS’ SUNDAYS IN MAY FEATURE FILM SCHEDULE</h2><p><strong>May 3</strong></p><p>“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” (8 to 11 p.m., ET/PT)</p><p><strong>May 10</strong></p><p>“Forrest Gump” (8 to 11 p.m., ET/PT)</p><p><strong>May 17</strong></p><p>“Mission: Impossible” (8 to 11 p.m., ET/PT)</p><p><strong>May 24</strong></p><p>“Titanic” (7 to 11 p.m., ET/PT)</p><p><strong>May 31</strong></p><p>“Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (8 to 11 p.m., ET/PT)</p>]]></content:encoded>
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