Archive for October, 2010

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 22, 2010

October 22, 2010

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 22, 2010
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Jonathan Lipnicki (Jerry MaGuire) is 20 years old today.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family) is 35 years old today.
Spike Jonze is 41 years old today.
Catherine Deneuve is 67 years old today.
Christopher Lloyd is 72 years old today.

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ POWERBALL/ CASTING CALL

October 22, 2010

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/22/10)
HISTORY: Modern Marvels (Premiere) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Main Street Mysteries (Premiere) at 10pm
PLANET GREEN: Dean Of Intervention (Premiere) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 10/23/10)
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Emma Stone, Musical Guest: Kings Of Leon

(SUNDAY 10/24/10)
VH1: La La’s Full Court Wedding (Clip Show) at 9:30pm
VH1: Football Wives (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FUEL TV: Firsthand (Finale) at 8pm
E!: Keeping Up The Kardashians (Finale) at 10pm

CBS handed full season orders to all five of its frosh series consisting of Hawaii Five-O, Blue Bloods, Mike & Molly, The Defenders and $#*! My Dad Says. These new series rank as the top five new series of the 2010-2011 season and Hawaii Five-O, Mike & Molly and $#*! My Dad Says also rank as the top three new series among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC set the second season premiere date for The Sing-Off on December 6 with Nick Lachey as host, cites THR. The a cappella singing competition watches as ten groups perform and compete for a $100,000 prize and a Sony Music recording contract.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fresh off his stint on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, David Hasselhoff will debut in the A&E Network original real-life series The Hasselhoffs starting December 5 at 10p. The 10-episode, half-hour series follows the famous single dad as he raises his two young adult daughters, Taylor Ann, 20 and Hayley, 18. FremantleMedia North America produces the series for A&E.
(Source: Cynopsis)

When Conan O’Brien bows his new late-night talk show Conan on TBS November 8, his first week’s guests will include actor Seth Rogen and musical guest Jack White on night one. Following on night two Tom Hanks joins O’Brien along with 30 Rock’s Jack McBrayer and musical guest Soundgarden; night three has Mad Men’s Jon Hamm on the list with comedian Charlyne Yi and musical guest Fistful of Mercy; and Thursday night’s show will consist of Michael Cera, Modern Family’s Julie Bowen and comedian Jon Dore.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kelly Ripa, currently the co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly and her husband Mark Consuelos are developing a comedy pilot for ABC. The script deal involves a project titled Port Love, about the backstage antics and drama of a television series. Ripa and Consuelos will co-write, executive produce and star in the series. Jeffrey Hodes and Nastaran Dibai, Ripa’s former co-workers on Hope & Faith will also co-write. Previously, Ripa has held duel jobs such as in 2001 when she starred in ABC’s All My Children and replaced Kathy Lee on Live. Then later, she starred on the comedy Hope & Faith which ran from 2003 to 2006 while hosting Live.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Paranormal Activity 2
Inhale (Limited Release) – Dermot Mulroney, Mia Stallard, Diane Kruger, Sam Shepard, Vincent Perez
Kalamity (Limited Release) – Nick Stahl, Jonathan Jackson, Christopher Clark, Beau Garrett, Robert Forster

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday October 23, 2010
Union Square Fall Fair – on Park Ave. South from 17th to 23rd St.
36th Annual Americana Jazz Festival – 52nd St. bet. 5th & 7th Ave.
Bleecker Street Festival – from Lafayette to Laguardia

Sunday October 24, 2010
Times Square Autumn Carnival – on Broadway from 47th to 57th St.
36th Ave. Astoria Festival (Queens) – from 29th to 35th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $101 million.

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $59 million

How To Play Powerball:
http://www.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/ProdSubEV_Cat_408_SubCat_1529465_NavRoot_320.htm

Powerball is played in 41 states.
http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_map.asp

CASTING CALL
CBS is hosting an open casting call on the West Coast for its new reality/competition series Live To Dance with Paula Abdul on October 28 at CenterStaging in Burbank. The check-in process begins at 8a. People who love to dance and would like to show off their talent are invited to attend. Dancers who receive a callback to audition for Abdul and the panel of experts will need to be available on both October 30-31. For more information and to pre-register online, please visit http://www.cbs.com/primetime/paula_abdul_dance_show/ .
(Source: Cynopsis)

FOX is holding several open casting calls across the country starting November 6 in Los Angeles for its second season of Masterchef, featuring chef Gordon Ramsay. Home cooks from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply for this opportunity to present their signature dishes. Other open casting calls will be held on November 13 in Boston; November 13 and 14 in New York; November 20 in New Orleans and Orlando; December 4 and 5 in Chicago and Dallas; and December 11 in Denver and Portland, OR. Venues for all locations are TBD. More casting information, including forms and eligibility requirements can be found at: www.masterchefcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

LISA MARIE PRESLEY OPENS UP ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON TO OPRAH WINFREY

October 21, 2010

LISA MARIE PRESLEY OPENS UP ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON TO OPRAH WINFREY
http://www.accesshollywood.com/lisa-marie-presley-on-michael-jacksons-death_article_38608

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 21, 2010

October 21, 2010

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 21, 2010
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Kim Kardashian is 30 years old today.
Carrie Fisher is 54 years old today.
Judge Judy Sheindlin is 68 years old today.

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV

October 21, 2010

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/21/10)
MTV: Jersey Shore (Finale) at 10pm

Ellen DeGeneres expanded her business relationship with Warner Bros. Television Group (WBTVG) by signing a new multiyear exclusive agreement with Warner Bros. Television. According to the terms of the new deal, DeGeneres and A Very Good Production will develop and executive produce television projects utilizing different production divisions of WBTVG including scripted and unscripted broadcast and cable series for Warner Horizon Television as well as syndicated programming with Telepictures Productions, also producer of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The deal also allows Warner Bros. to have a first-look at any social media and digital gaming ideas emanating from DeGeneres.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Jon Stewart welcomes President Obama as a guest on October 27 at 11p. This appearance marks the President’s fifth time on the show though the first one as POTUS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo’s The Millionaire Matchmaker opened its fourth season on Tuesday at 9p, making it the highest-rated season premiere for the series. The debut episode attracted 1.3 million total viewers and 874,000 A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

JERSEY SHORE CAST UP FOR FOURTH SEASON

October 20, 2010

JERSEY SHORE CAST UP FOR FOURTH SEASON
http://www.accesshollywood.com/jersey-shore-cast-pumped-for-potential-4th-season_article_38575

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 20, 2010

October 20, 2010

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 20, 2010
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

John Krasinski (The Office) is 31 years old today.
Snoop Dogg is 39 years old today.

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL

October 20, 2010

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/20/10)
G4: That’s Tough! (Premiere) at 8:30pm
FUSE: Lay It Down (Premiere) at 11pm
SPIKE TV: Blue Mountain State (Premiere) at 11pm

NBC gave full-season orders to two additional series including the frosh drama Chase from Jerry Bruckheimer and the spy series Chuck, taking the latter series to 24 total episodes for the season. NBC further ordered four more scripts for its new drama series Undercovers. All three series are produced by Warner Bros. Television. Season to date, Chase is averaging a 2.0 rating among A18-49 and 6.5 million total viewers and Chuck is averaging a 2.2 rating and 5.9 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS’ new late-night talk show Conan has added a new band led by Jimmy Vivino who is a familiar face to late-night audiences as he was previously the associate music director/arranger/guitarist and vocalist for The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien and Late Night with Conan O’Brien. The band, dubbed The Basic Cable Band will consist of Scott Healy on keyboards; Mike Merritt on bass; Mark Pender on trumpet; Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg playing trombone; Jerry Vivino playing saxophone and woodwinds as well as vocals; and James Wormworth on drums. Conan premieres November 8 at 11p on TBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

VH1 is working with Queen Latifah and her company Flavor Unit Entertainment on a new comedic drama series called Single Ladies. The eight-episode, one-hour scripted series asks the eternal question: what do women really want in a relationship? This if the first time VH1 has ventured into scripted fare. The movie with the same name was shot this past summer and the television series will go into production yet this year. Both the movie and the series will premiere on VH1 in July 2011. Single Ladies centers on Val, Keisha and April, who are all best friends with different perspectives on relationships and the plot is set in Atlanta surrounded by fashion, music and celebrities. The series has cast Stacey Dash as Val; LisaRaye McCoy as Keisha; and Charity Shea as April along with DB Woodside. Queen Latifah serves as executive producer of the TV series and will make a guest appearance on the TV show. Other executive producers include Shakim Compere and Shelby Stone for Flavor Unit Entertainment along with Maggie Malina, Stacy Littlejohn and Tamra Davis. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/17/10)
1) Lil Wayne – I Am Not A Human Being – 125,313 (After 2 weeks – 258,663)
2) Darius Rucker – Charleston, SC 1966 – 100,745
3) Big Time Rush – BTR – 66,588

 Other Debuts
4) Band Perry – Band Perry – 52,500
7) Sufjan Stevens – Age Of Adz – 36,113
10) All That Remains – For We Are Many – 29,247
15) Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love – 21,840
23) Lady Antebellum – Merry Little Christmas – 17,923
24) Far East Movement – Free Wired – 16,949
25) Trapt – No Apologies – 15,538
31) Joshua Radin – Rock & The Tide – 13,015

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $46 million

How To Play Powerball:
http://www.nylottery.org/ny/nyStore/cgi-bin/ProdSubEV_Cat_408_SubCat_1529465_NavRoot_320.htm

Powerball is played in 41 states.
http://www.powerball.com/powerball/pb_map.asp

WILLOW SMITH VIDEO – “WHIP MY HAIR”

October 19, 2010

WILLOW SMITH VIDEO – “WHIP MY HAIR”
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650281/20101018/story.jhtml 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKLymvwD2U

TOM BOSLEY (HAPPY DAYS) HAS DIED

October 19, 2010

TOM BOSLEY (HAPPY DAYS) HAS DIED
http://www.accesshollywood.com/happy-days-star-tom-bosley-dies-at-83_article_38538