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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/10/11)
CMT: My Big Redneck Intervention (Premiere) at 9pm
BIG TEN NETWORK: Big Ten Icons (Finale) at 10pm

British chef, author and TV personality Jamie Oliver attempts to bring his “Food Revolution” to the Los Angeles area when Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution debuts on ABC April 12 at 8p.  The second season follows Oliver as he battles childhood obesity, heart disease and diabetes in the US and tries to work with the Los Angeles Unified School District, parents and teachers to change the lunch offerings inside the schools.  The first season of the series, produced by Fresh One and Ryan Seacrest Productions was recently named a recipient of the Television Academy Honors coming up in May.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Veteran reality show Survivor gets two more editions from CBS for the 2011-2012 season.  This renewal takes Survivor to its 23rd and 24th editions, making it television’s longest-running reality competition series.  Additionally, Jeff Probst agreed to continue as host and executive producer for these next two new editions.  This current edition, Survivor: Redemption Island is averaging 11.70 million viewers and a 3.4/10 rating/share among A18-49.  Survivor originally premiered on CBS in May 2000 and is produced by SEG, Inc. with Mark Burnett, Jeff Probst and David Burris serving as executive producers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Docu-reality series Setup Squad premieres on Logo April 25 at 1130p following the season finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race.  Setup Squad, a one-hour series with ten episodes, follows a New York City dating agency specializing in professional “wing” women and men who transform their dating-challenged clients into confident daters.  Leftfield Productions produces the series. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is moving two of its series to Sundays.  Season 25: Oprah Behind The Scenes switches to 8p on Sundays for a two-part Australia episode airing March 27 and April 3.  This series will remain on Sundays at 8p and will be joined by new series The Judds premiering April 10 at 9p.  Furthermore, Oprah Presents Master Class will also air on Sundays at 9p on March 27 and April 3 as Winfrey reveals intimate details of her childhood and life.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
 FOX’s series Kitchen Nightmares is seeking new restaurants to be featured in the upcoming new season.  If you are a restaurant owner in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Austin, San Antonio, Baltimore or Washington, D.C. and you are operating in the red, your food is not the best it should be, or maybe you have a great location but no customers, the show would like to hear from you. Please send an email to: kitchennightmares@theconlincompany.com or download an application and apply online at: www.theconlincompany.com .  Also, people can nominate a restaurant that desperately needs expert guidance. Send the show the restaurant’s name, location and a brief description. Information Hotline: 1-866-226-2226.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kar Fight Inc. Productions, a Hollywood-based production company is looking for women aged 18-54 years from Southern California who are currently going through a divorce for a television show pilot.  Please send an email to: karkasting@gmail.com and include a brief description of yourself, your situation as well as recent photos.  In the subject line put “Attention Katie or Maria.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

World of Wonder Productions and a major cable network is casting for native Brits who have settled and opened a business in America for a new television show.  Ideally, the show is looking for a larger-than-life British family that operates a business together as well as a British expert.  This family or expert may end up with their own docu-series about their life and the challenges they face running their own business.  Please send an email to: BRITSinAMERICATVshow@gmail.com and include a bio about your family, what brought you to the US and describe the family business and explain what challenges you face and what it is like being British in America. Also include photos of the business and your family as well as contact phone numbers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Spiderman delays the opening until this summer.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/spider-man-turn-off-the-dark/buzz/155561/broadways-spider-man-turn-off-the-dark-postpones-opening-to-summer-announces-new-team-members/