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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.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $64 million.

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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/9/10)
ABC: Bachelor Pad (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Teen Choice Awards at 8pm
ABC: Dating In The Dark (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC FAMILY: Huge (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Last Comic Standing (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Fabulous Cakes (Finale) at 10pm

E! expands its popular Fashion Police specials into a weekly series hosted by Joan Rivers. The series will serve up a summary each week of celebrity fashions with critiques of who succeeded and who failed. Fashion Police will debut August 30 at 10p with a special one-hour event covering the Primetime Emmy Awards followed by the series’ move to its regular time period starting September 10 at 1030p. Rivers will continue hosting Fashion Police specials associated with the top awards events next year including the Oscars, Golden Globes, SAGs and Grammys. Fashion Police is produced by Comcast Entertainment Studios with Melissa Rivers as Co-Executive Producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E Network set the premiere date of Teach: Tony Danza for October 1 at 10p. The seven-episode, one-hour series follows actor Danza as he becomes a first-year teacher at Philadelphia Northeast High School, the city’s largest urban high school. Prior to becoming a prolific television actor, Danza earned a degree in History Education. The series will document Danza’s trials and rewards as he teaches a 10^th grade English class in addition to helping the football team, the band and the debate team as well as organizing a successful fundraiser for the school. Teach: Tony Danza is produced for A&E by Boutique TV, Inc.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lorene Yarnell, who with former partner Robert Shields made up the mime/dance/comedy team Shields and Yarnell, died on July 29 at her home in Sandefjord, Norway. She was 66. Along with Mr. Shields, her husband at the time, Ms. Yarnell headlined the television variety show Shields and Yarnell which aired on CBS in 1977-1978. Ms. Yarnell and Mr. Shields later starred together in “Broadway Follies” in 1981 at the Nederlander Theater in New York. The show closed after one performance following poor reviews. Ms. Yarnell also appeared in the Mel Brook 1987 film Spaceballs playing the robot Dot Matrix. Later in the mid-1980’s Ms. Yarnell and Mr. Shields divorced. Survivors include her fourth husband, Bjorn Jansson and a brother.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Other Guys – $35.6 million
Inception – $18.6 million
Step Up 3D – $15.5 million
Salt – $11.1 million
Dinner For Schmucks – $10.5 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
Sean De Simone Casting and QVC are seeking new hosts to join the shopping network’s current on-air team based at the network’s suburban Philadelphia studios. Prospective hosts should have a background in television, internet broadcasts, radio, trade shows or live events. Ideal candidates must be energetic, intelligent and enthusiastic with a natural curiosity and have a passion and drive for sales in addition to being a quick thinker and good listener. Hosts should be friendly, credible, entertaining, sincere and sophisticated with a sense of style and fashion. Interested applicants should email a letter along with a recent headshot and any links to reels or hosting work to QVChostcasting@gmail.com. Please also note your current location in the subject line.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A major cable network is casting for a new competition show America’s Next It Girl, searching for the next Khloe Kardashian or Paris Hilton. Producers are looking for beautiful, sophisticated, confident women with big personalities and even bigger ambitions. If you are super-popular and have the fabulous lifestyle that gets you noticed; every charity wants you at their event; and you have high standards and people aspire to be you, consider applying. Send your name, age, photos (full length and close up) and contact info to castingitgirls@gmail.com and also offer reasons why you deserve to win the title. For more information, call 323-389-5125.
(Source: Cynopsis)