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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/11/12)
CW: One Tree Hill (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC:  Are You There, Chelsea? (Premiere) at 8:30 pm
CBS: People’s Choice Awards 2012 at 9pm
MTV: True Life: I Can’t Please My Parents (Premiere) at 8pm
MTV: True Life: I’m a Chubby Chaser (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: The Challenge: Battle Of The Exes – The PreGame (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Only In America With Larry The Cable Guy (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: American Restoration (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Ghost Hunters (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Face Off (Premiere) at 10pm
UNIVISION: Dale Con Ganas (Give It Your All) (Premiere) at 10pm

Showtime has renewed its baseball docu-series The Franchise for a second season though the team to be featured has not yet been announced. During its first season the San Francisco Giants were spotlighted and over eight episodes the series averaged 651,000 viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS’ revamped CBS This Morning made its debut Monday morning and delivered a +5% ratings increase compared to the previous Mondays in December (excluding holidays), based on preliminary Nielsen live plus same day ratings for January 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s second season premiere of Downton Abbey on PBS averaged 4.2 million viewers according to Nielsen Fast National data. The second season debut exceeded the average for the season one premiere by +18% based on metered market averages. New episodes of Downton Abbey continue on PBS Sundays through February 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Making it official, The CW is picking up the original Canadian drama The L.A. Complex from Bell Media with six one-hour episodes. The drama is about six young performers pursuing careers in Hollywood while living in the same apartment-style motel for displaced dreamers. The CW will launch the US premiere of The L.A. Complex this spring while the series debuted in Canada via CTV and MuchMusic on Tuesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS Television Distribution (CTD) announced a two-year renewal for daytime syndicated talk show Rachael Ray through the 2013-2014 season. The strip is airing on stations from station groups including ABC Owned Television Stations, CBS Television Stations, Gannett Broadcasting, Cox Television, Meredith Broadcasting, Media General, Post-Newsweek, Hearst Television, Allbritton Communications, LIN Television Corporation, Scripps Media and more. Rachael Ray is distributed and produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks and Watch Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/8/12)
1) Adele – 21 – 124,498 (After 46 weeks – 5,948,126)
2) Drake – Take Care – 42,184 (After 8 weeks – 1,288,958)
3) Black Keys – El Camino – 41,902 (After 5 weeks – 470,723)

Other Debuts
7) SafetySuit – These Times – 26,368

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $54 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
ABC’s upcoming daytime program The Revolution is looking for women who have the “winter blues” and are dealing with less energy during the winter months. The show’s experts would like to help those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). If this describes you, please send an email right away to: barbarastein@earthlink.net
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDMESDAY 1/4/12)
A&E: Dog The Bounty Hunter (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
A&E: Steven Seagal Lawma (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Not My Mama’s Meals (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: True Life Presents: On The Mat (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY INVESTIGATION: Fatal Encounters (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Moonshiners (Finale) at 10pm

Original police drama Flashpoint was renewed by ION Television for a fifth season containing 13 episodes. Production begins on the new episodes in February. Flashpoint has aired on ION in primetime since October 2011 following the network’s acquisition of all episodes from seasons 1-3 as well as 11 original episodes from season four. The series is produced by Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment in association with CTV and ION Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One premieres new docu-drama series Find Our Missing beginning January 18 at 10p. The 10-episode series focuses attention on stories about people of color who have disappeared without a trace and will encourage viewers to action by contacting police and FBI if they have vital information about the missing persons. Find Our Missing is hosted by actress S. Epatha Merkerson (NBC’s Law & Order) and is produced for TV One by Towers Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new original eight-episode series will premiere next month on Netflix as Lilyhammer starring Steven Van Zandt opens on February 6. Van Zandt, best known for his role on HBO’s The Sopranos plays a New York mobster who is relocated to rural Norway. Van Zandt will also serve as one of the series’ executive producers. Lilyhammer was developed and produced by Norway-based Rubicon TV AS. The series will be available to Netflix streaming subscribers in the US, Canada and Latin America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s one-hour debut of novela La Que No Podia Amar (The One Who Couldn’t Love) on Univision tallied an average audience of 4.1 million total viewers in addition to 2.3 million among A18-49 and 1.4 million with A18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On New Year’s night, OWN premiered its new primetime series Oprah’s Next Chapter with a two-hour episode at 9p that earned the network’s highest Sunday debut ever with a 1.1 rating among W25-54 and 1.1 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Making a comeback to series television, Cybill Shepherd was cast to co-star opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in Lifetime’s drama The Client List. Shepherd is reprising her role as the mother of Hewitt’s character as both actresses had previously starred in Lifetime’s original movie of the same name. Sony is producing the 10-episode one-hour series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Simon Cowell is returning as full-time judge for the sixth season of Britain’s Got Talent this coming spring. During the last season, Cowell judged only the live shows as his time was filled with launching The X-Factor in the US on FOX. Cowell joins David Williams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden on the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/1/12)
1) Adele – 21 – 144,185 (After 45 weeks – 5,823,628)
2) Drake – Take Care – 71,633 (After 7 weeks - 1,246,774)
3) Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler Ambition – 67,169 (After 2 weeks – 301,335)

Other Debuts
18) Skrillex – Bangarang – 23,722
41) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack – 14,278

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $30 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
ABC’s The Revolution is looking for participants in several categories to appear on their show: Moms interested in learning more about the ingredients in energy drinks and the show will give you the information you need; women in their 40′s who are interested in learning more about breast health; and women who have serious foot problems. If you fit the bill in any of these categories, please send an email to: barbarastein@earthlink.net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/21/11)
FOX: The X Factor (Season Finale: Part 1) at 8pm
STYLE: Too Fat For 15 (Finale) at 8pm
BRAVO: Work Of Art: The Next Grreat Artist (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: This Is Justin Bieber (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: American Horror Story (Finale) at 10pm

HBO handed good news to frosh comedy Enlightened starring Laura Dern, renewing the series for a second season. Three other HBO comedies were cancelled including Hung, How to Make It in America and Bored to Death. The three comedies were axed apparently to make room on Sunday nights for new programming HBO will launch in 2012. Hung has averaged 3.9 million viewers while How to Make It in America and Bored to Death each averaged 2.3 million viewers taking multiple linear telecasts, DVR and On Demand into consideration. The newly renewed Enlightened has the smallest average audience of 1.5 million viewers though has received much critical acclaim.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marking the first time in 46 years, the Super Bowl will officially be available through live streaming. The NFL will live stream the Super Bowl’s NBC telecast in addition to this current season’s Pro Bowl and NBC’s broadcasts of Wild Card playoff games through the NFL’s and NBC’s websites via Verizon’s NFL Mobile app. NBC will televise Super Bowl XLVI on February 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Upcoming new series Q’VIVA! THE CHOSEN documenting the transcontinental journey to find the best Latin American artists will make its Spanish-language US premiere January 28 at 7p on Univision. The series from Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony and Jamie King in partnership with BlackBerry will also air on top networks throughout the Americas. Univision will air the one-hour Q’VIVA! THE CHOSEN over 12 weeks each Saturday at 7p. Other networks airing the series include Televisa in Mexico and Caracol in Colombia. The series will debut internationally throughout Central and South America and additional networks as well as a major English-language US broadcaster will be announced soon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new version of Bloopers from dick clark productions (dcp) will debut in syndication fall 2012. The show has already been picked up by Tribune stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Washington DC, Houston, Seattle, Miami, Sacramento, Portland, Indianapolis, San Diego, Hartford, Harrisburg, Grand Rapids and New Orleans. Trifecta Entertainment & Media is distributing the series and will also head ad sales. Bloopers will have 120 original half-hour episodes over the next three years and is intended to run as two back-to-back episodes in a one-hour block on weekends.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/18/11)
1) Michael Buble – Christmas – 447,673 (After 8 weeks – 1,964382)
2) Adele – 21 – 276,689 (After 43 weeks – 5,280,677)
3) Justin Bieber – Under The Mistletoe – 170,645 (After 7 weeks – 1,003,158)

Other Debuts
12) Anthony Hamilton – Back To Love – 62,792
26) Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa – Mac & Damon Go To High School – 38,456
29) Metallica – Beyond Magnetic – 36,047

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $104 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting and 495 Productions, behind MTV’s Jersey Shore, are looking for passionate, self-identified pop culture fanatics obsessed with comics, graphic novels, sci-fi, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies and television. The project is an experimental documentary series titled Fandom Rising that will take a deep look at the lives and relationships of people who love fantasy, fiction, comics, gaming, science and more. The digital casting application can be found at: www.fandomcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s upcoming new daytime series The Revolution is looking for people interested in appearing on the show with the following issues: money disputes with your partner; getting out of debt; dressing to look thinner; and how to perform household repairs without spending a fortune on a professional. The appearances would involve interactive talk with the hosts as well as “makeovers.” Submissions will be passed on to the show and those selected will receive interviews. Those interested can send an email to: barbarastein@earthlink.net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/14/11)
ABC: Barbara Walters Presents The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2011 at 10pm
MTV: The Real World 26: San Diego (Finale) at 10pm
USA: Psych (Finale) at 10pm

ABC News announced Christiane Amanpour anchor of This Week will take on a new role within the ABC News division as the Global Affairs anchor across all platforms effective immediately. Amanpour will focus on foreign affairs reporting for ABC in primetime specials and for the network’s news broadcasts. Beginning January 8, George Stephanopoulos will take on the dual role as anchor of This Week in addition to his current role as anchor on Good Morning America. In addition to remaining at ABC News, Amanpour will host a weekday show on CNN International. Jim Walton, President of CNN Worldwide issued this statement regarding Amanpour’s new role: “Christiane Amanpour has been synonymous with international reporting and with CNN for many years. We could not be happier that through this unique arrangement with ABC News her experience and global perspective are returning to a nightly news broadcast for our international audience.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Yesterday, the FCC passed rules that would lower the volume on television commercials. The new rules are part of the legislation passed in 2010 and signed by President Obama called the CALM Act (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation). The rules will go into effect on December 13, 2012 and will charge television stations, cable operators and others to keep the volume on both local and national ads to the same level as the program surrounding it.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On New Year’s Day, FUEL TV, the entertainment and sports network from FOX Sports Media Group, launches the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) with a 24-hour marathon featuring five show premieres beginning at 12a. For the coming New Year, FUEL TV will serve up more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming with 100+ hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary matches and pre- and post-fight shows. Also on January 3, FUEL TV premieres UFC Tonight at 10p, the network’s official news and information program of the UFC hosted by Todd Harris.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy series The League was granted a fourth season renewal by FX. The network ordered 13 episodes from FX Productions. Presently in its third season, The League is averaging 1.7 million total viewers and 1.5 million with A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season four of RuPaul’s Drag Race launches on Logo with a 90-minute premiere episode January 30 at 9p. Thirteen drag queens compete for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” while a slew of celebrities appear as guest judges including Elvira, Jennifer Tilly, Natalie Cole, Rick Fox and many more. On the same night, Logo will also debut a new season of its behind-the-scenes show Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race at 1030p. World of Wonder Productions is behind both series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Soon after Valentine’s Day, E! brings back new second seasons of its half-hour series Khloe & Lamar and Ice Loves Coco. Twelve new episodes of Khloe & Lamar and ten new episodes of Ice Loves Coco premiere February 19 at 10p and 1030p respectively. Khloe & Lamar is produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim-Murray Productions while Ice Loves Coco is created and produced by Comcast Entertainment Studios.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This past Sunday, HBO aired the season finale of Boardwalk Empire which tallied a season high of 3.0 million total viewers at 9p and another 834,000 for the 11p encore airing for a combined audience of 3.8 million for the night. HBO additionally aired a preview of new series LUCK which brought in an average of 1.1 million viewers at 10p. LUCK will premiere January 29.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mark Moses landed a multi-episode run on AMC’s The Killing, reports THR. Moses will join the series’ second season playing Lt. Carlson, a new detective at the Seattle police department.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/11/11)
1) Michael Buble – Christmas – 479,377 (After 7 weeks – 1,516,833)
2) The Black Keys – El Camino – 206,210
3) Adele – 21 – 187,379 (After 42 weeks – 5,003,988)

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $78 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
A seventh season of MTV’s Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew (ABDC) is searching nationwide to find hip-hop dance crews of five to seven participants ready to hit the ABDC stage. The season is set to premiere on MTV next spring. Auditions will take place in Chicago on January 13; Houston on January 15; New York on January 21; and Los Angeles on January 28. Interested crews can register at ABDCCasting.com or send an e-mail to: ABDC@mtv.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A major cable network is looking for bold, sassy people that work with everyday people such as waitresses and cab drivers to appear on a television series. The show is looking for people who have to deliver bad news to good people, take food orders, drive passengers or provide customer support of some type, though when it comes to dealing with clients, you are in control. Please send a brief description (300 words or less) of why you and your company deserve to be on this show to: casting@lescasting.com. In the email, include your name, age, location, contact information and three current photos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/30/11)
NBC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center at 7pm
FUEL TV: Ellismania (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Full Throttle Saloon (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Black Gold (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Baseball Wives (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY NETWORK: I Want That (Premiere) at 9:30pm
FOX: I Hate My Teenage Daughter (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CBS: The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Life After: Jayne Kennedy (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: The Soup (Premiere) at 10pm
MILITARY: Triggers: Weapons That Changed The World (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: Hot In Cleveland (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Exes (Premiere) at 10:30pm

Apparently only one of the five additional scripts ordered of frosh series Pan Am will be produced by ABC. This means the drama’s first season will total 14 episodes. ABC will air the series’ six remaining original episodes beginning this Sunday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime will roll out Project Runway All Stars beginning January 5 at 9p. Thirteen of the past designer contestants on the show will compete in front of a new panel of judges. Project Runway All Stars is hosted by supermodel Angela Lindvall and designers Isaac Mizrahi and Georgina Chapman will serve as judges while Marie Claire Editor-in-Chief Joanna Coles is the fashion tastemaker and mentor. Project Runway All Stars is produced by The Weinstein Company and Bunim-Murray Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In January, USA Network has set the premiere date for its new original series Common Law on January 26 at 10p. The 12-episode one-hour series stars Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Jack McGee and Sonya Walger. From CBS Television Studios and Junction Entertainment, production on Common Law is currently underway in New Orleans. USA will additionally bring back six more episodes comprising the third season of White Collar starting January 17 at 10p. White Collar is produced by Fox Television Studios and season four will begin production in New York early next year. Royal Pains also returns with six new episodes beginning January 18 at 10p. Royal Pains is produced by Universal Cable Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After setting January 2 as the premiere date for more second season episodes, ABC Family announced a third season renewal for Pretty Little Liars. ABC Family ordered 24 episodes foSunday’s midseason finale of The Walking Dead on AMC attracted 6.5 million total viewers and 4.4 million with A18-49. The Walking Dead ranks as the most-watched drama series on basic cable among A18-49. r season three.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/27/11)
1) Michael Buble – Christmas – 227,133 (After 5 weeks – 745,116)
2) Nickelback – Here And Now – 226,714
3) Rihanna – Talk That Talk – 197,727

Other Debuts
5) Mary J. Blige – My Life II…The Journey Continues – 155,512
8 ) Daughtry – Break The Spell – 128,626
11) Taylor Swift – Speak Now World Tour Live – 76,882
12) Big Time Rush – Elevate – 70,050
19) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – Ultimate Hits: Rock & Roll Never Forgets – 50,429
24) Michael Jackson – Immortal – 42,646
27) Yelawolf – Radioactive – 40,660
34) Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. – That’s Life – 31,689 (America’s Got Talent Winner)
36) James Durbin – Memories Of A Beautiful Disaster – 27,669
38) Muppets Soundtrack – 26,758
48) Lady Gaga – Very Gaga Holiday – 22,107

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $31 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
3PX Productions is casting for a new docu-series and looking for pregnant mothers who have pregnant daughters at the same time. A major cable network is interested in documenting your lives if you find yourself and your daughter in this unique situation. If both you and your daughter are outgoing and interested in sharing your stories, please contact the casting team immediately at: mothersanddaughtersExpecting@gmail.com. Please include a brief description of why you should be part of this docu-series and what has happened in your lives since you both found out you are pregnant. Include your phone number, email address and the city/state where you live. Applicants must be 18 years or older.
(Source: Cynopsis)