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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 8/10/10)
BRAVO: Flipping Out (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY CHANNEL: Swords: Life On The Line (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: Hair Bottle Spectacular (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: The It Crowd (Premiere) at 10:30pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: I Escaped: Real Prison Breaks (Finale) at 10:30pm
CBS’ upcoming new season of Survivor: Nicaragua includes 20 castaways divided into two Tribes of 10 people each consisting of older competitors versus younger competitors. The Espada Tribe is made up of persons 40 years and older, including sports broadcaster, Jimmy Johnson at age 67. The La Flor Tribe is comprised of individuals aged 30 and younger. Survivor: Nicaragua premieres September 15 at 8p. Jeff Probst continues to host and the series is produced by SEG, Inc.
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The Style Network’s new docu-series, Mel B: It’s a Scary World starring pop star/TV personality and author, Mel B (formerly Scary Spice) opens September 5 at 9p directly following the season two premiere of Jerseylicious at 8p. In each of the ten episodes, cameras follow Mel B as she powers through her hectic life as a performer, wife and mom of two young girls. Studio Lambert produces the series.
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $64 million.
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
CASTING CALL
Here is a new twist in product placement, V1 Entertainment Films is auditioning advertisers and sponsors to feature prominently in its new NASCAR-themed television series, The Ride. The series is on tap as a spring 2011 network replacement series. Giancarlo Esposito (AMC’s Breaking Bad) will direct the project and Tony Sommo is penning the script. The Ride is set in the Lake Norman area of North Carolina about a group of drivers, who are friends though they come from different backgrounds. The advertising sponsors will be considered important characters in the storyline. Aspen Hughes, CEO of V1 Entertainment Films is inviting brand managers and marketing executives of food, automotive and packaged goods companies in addition to advertising agencies to contact him in this rather unusual casting call. Selected advertisers will work directly with all top decision-makers on the show’s production from the beginning. For more information about how your advertiser can audition for a part in The Ride, visit www.V1EntertainmentFilms.com .
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SEGI, Inc. behind the one-hour weekly series, Most Wanted Deadbeat Parents, is looking for an experienced on-camera personality to conduct on-location interviews with victims involved in financial child support abandonment cases. Interested candidates must be comfortable on camera working from a prepared script as well as having the ability to think on their feet in asking follow-up questions to interviewees. The show’s pilot and episodes two and three will be produced in Pennsylvania and Florida. The show is set to premiere in second quarter 2011. Interested applicants should send an email to patrick@mostwanteddbp.com and also include a video/demo if available.
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