A "Bridgerton Ball" experience held in Michigan turned out to be a royal mess.

Organizers billed [it] as a chance for fans to "step into the enchanting world of the Regency-era … for an evening of sophistication, grace and historical charm."

The reality, say some attendees, was a disorganized and bare-bones event that left costumed attendees sitting on the floor amid vendors selling Kit Kats and watching a stripper who was hired as the evening's entertainment. [source]

I knew CBS was making a Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates.

The pilot reveals what seems like its "twist": it isn't a reboot of Matlock at all, but rather a series which uses the cultural legacy of Matlock as a frame of reference for a show about a different kind of senior lawyer. Bates' Madeline Matlock—or Matty—just happens to share a name with someone people recognize, which she uses to her advantage in charming a prestigious law firm to give her a chance to return to the workforce after her dirtbag, dead husband left her with nothing.

The actual twist is that Madeline's last name isn't a coincidence: it is an alias, chosen for its folksy charm. As we learn when she gets off her bus to a chauffeured car, Madeline Matlock is actually Madeline Kingston, a wealthy woman whose husband is very much alive and helping her infiltrate the law firm she believes is responsible for burying evidence of the opioid crisis that claimed her daughter's life. Working alongside her tech savvy grandson, Matty is living a double life in the hopes that she gets close enough to three attorneys to learn which one hid the files. [source]

Prime Video will drop fresh episodes of its new game shows at the same time every week, dubbing the virtual programming block "Winning Wednesdays."

In Buy It Now, a Shark Tank-esque hybrid reality/game show, various entrepreneurs pitch their products, first to a studio audience and then to a rotating panel made up of Amazon execs and celebrity business owners such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Anderson, and Christian Siriano. Winning entrepreneurs get added to a "Buy It Now" storefront on Amazon.

In Wish List Games, contestants compete against each other in a series of over-the-top games and challenges. The prize: Everything on the contestant's Amazon Wish List (up to $25,000). [source]

Prime Video Game Show Idea: Is It Fake?. Contestants are shown five similar items and must identify which one is not dropshipped Chinese junk. Winners go on a minute-long shopping spree through an Amazon warehouse.