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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/3/11)
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing (Premiere) at 9pm
GALAVISION: Back In Wedding Shape (Premiere) at 9pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Ultimate Factories (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY NETWORK: Family Under Construction (Premiere) at 10:30pm
HISTORY: Brad Meltzer’s Decoded (Finale) at 10pm
CBS picked up a ninth season of NCIS for the 2011-2012 season on the heels of Tuesday’s broadcast which set a series record at 22.85 million total viewers. NCIS is also television’s #1 drama/scripted series for the second year in a row. Presently in its eighth season, NCIS is averaging 19.60 million viewers.
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NBC trimmed its order for newer series The Cape to 10 episodes after a few weeks of struggling ratings. Originally, NBC ordered 13 episodes of the drama about a superhero.
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The fifth and final season of Friday Night Lights will debut on NBC April 15 at 8p. DirecTV is currently airing the high school football drama and will air the series finale next Wednesday. In 2008, NBC and DirecTV struck a deal to save the drama series allowing DirecTV to air new episodes first followed by NBC. Then in 2009, NBC ordered two additional seasons with 13-episodes each to carry on the agreement with DirecTV.
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TV One presented its first official Upfront in New York City yesterday morning. The network highlighted its new talk/variety series for Black History Month, Way Black When and also confirmed the return of several other series later this year:
- LisaRaye: The Real McCoy produced by Evolution Media premieres this spring.
- Donald J. Trump Presents The Ultimate Merger produced by Trump Productions LLC and Juma Entertainment debuts in the summer.
- Unsung is back with 12 new episodes airing this spring and fall. A. Smith & Co. produces.
- Life After premieres 10 new episodes this summer and is produced by K2 Pictures.
- TV One continues to be the television home of the Trumpet Awards again this year airing in the spring.
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TNT tapped original actors for its updated pilot version of Dallas that focuses on the sons of J.R. Ewing and Bobby Ewing as they battle for the future of the family oil dynasty. Larry Hagman, Patrick Duffy and Linda Gray will all reprise their original roles of J.R. Ewing, Bobby Ewing and Sue Ellen Ewing respectively. Josh Henderson was cast to play J.R. and Sue Ellen’s son John Ross and Jordana Brewster will play Elena, who is involved in a love triangle between John Ross and Christopher, the adopted son of Bobby and Pam Ewing. Cynthia Cidre is penning the pilot script and the characters are based on those created by David Jacobs. Warner Horizon Television is producing with Michael M. Robin directing and executive producing the pilot.
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MTV said yesterday its animated 1990s series Beavis and Butt-Head will make a comeback on the network though no official date has been set. The Mike Judge-created series, which originally aired from 1993-1997 will return to MTV’s schedule later this year. Also yesterday, MTV will debut its new series Teen Wolf beginning June 5 following the MTV Movie Awards.
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CASTING CALL
Shed Media, behind ABC’s Supernanny and other programs is casting for a new docu-series about married couples who need some spice in their love life. Producers are looking for married couples in the greater LA area with dynamic personalities, who are outgoing, attractive and ready to tell their story. Send your name, age, city, contact info, a few recent photos and a paragraph describing yourself and your marriage to Zena at: ZVanAckeren@shedmediaus.com or call 323-904-4680. Deadline for submissions is February 25.
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