Archive for April, 2011

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MEGA MILLIONS

April 19, 2011

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 4/19/11)
DISCOVERY CHANNEL: Hogs Gone Wild (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: 16 And Pregnant (Premiere) at 10pm
PLANET GREEN: Dresscue Me (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SYFY: Destination Truth (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Parenthood (Finale) at 10pm

Scripted comedy series The Game continues its Renaissance on BET as the network renewed the series for a fifth season.  The Game’s most recent season premiere tallied 7.7 million for BET and its recent finale brought in 4.4 million total viewers.  In 2009, The CW Network cancelled The Game and BET picked up the series.  In addition, BET also granted a sophomore season renewal for the comedy Let’s Stay Together which averaged close to 3.0 million viewers over its first season. BET also is adding another new series to its lineup with Reed Between the Lines, starring Tracee Ellis Ross (Girlfriends) as a woman balancing three jobs, being a mom, wife and a successful psychiatrist.  Kellie Griffin is on board to write Reed Between the Lines.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Investigation Discovery gave an additional order of 26 episodes to series Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? for its second season.  The half-hour series relating secrets about men who misled unsuspecting brides will debut July 13 at 10p.  Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? is produced by Sirens Media. Furthermore, Investigation Discovery will tie this series in with the Royal Wedding with a Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? marathon on April 30 beginning at 5p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alan Cumming offered a new three-year agreement to continue in his role as campaign strategist Eli Gold on CBS’ The Good Wife.  At the start of this current second season, Cumming was upped to a series regular after recurring during the frosh season.  CBS has yet to renew The Good Wife, though for a third season as well as a fourth or fifth season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $12 million.

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

KRISTEN STEWART & ROBERT PATTINSON CAUGHT IN A KISS

April 18, 2011

KRISTEN STEWART & ROBERT PATTINSON CAUGHT IN A KISS
http://www.tmz.com/2011/04/18/kristen-stewart-robert-pattinson-kiss-twilight-bella-edward/

MIRANDA KERR SHOWS OFF HER POST-BABY BIKINI BODY

April 18, 2011

MIRANDA KERR SHOWS OFF HER POST-BABY BIKINI BODY
http://www.accesshollywood.com/new-mom-miranda-kerr-shows-off-her-post-baby-bikini-body_article_46756

ANDREW FIRESTONE AND WIFE IVANA BOZILOVIC WELCOME A DAUGHTER

April 18, 2011

ANDREW FIRESTONE AND WIFE IVANA BOZILOVIC WELCOME A DAUGHTER
http://www.accesshollywood.com/former-bachelor-andrew-firestone-and-wife-welcome-baby-girl_article_46692

NICOLAS CAGE ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS

April 18, 2011

NICOLAS CAGE ARRESTED IN NEW ORLEANS
http://www.accesshollywood.com/police-nicolas-cage-arrested-after-drunken-argument-in-new-orleans-french-quarter_article_46682

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 18, 2011

April 18, 2011

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 18, 2011
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Suri Cruise – 5 years old
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty) – 27 years old
Kourtney Kardashian – 32 years old
Melissa Joan Hart – 35 years old
Maria Bello – 44 years old
Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) – 48 years old
Conan O’Brien – 48 years old
Jane Leeves (Hot In Cleveland) – 50 years old
Eric Roberts – 55 years old
James Woods – 64 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE/ CASTING CALL/ BROADWAY

April 18, 2011

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/18/11)
GSN: The Newlywed Game (Premiere) at 6:30pm
OXYGEN: Love Games: Bad Girls Need Love Too (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Urban Legends (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Royal Wedding Of A Lifetime (Premiere) at 11pm

CBS ordered the new reality series, Same Name where celebrities trade places with ordinary people who happen to share the same name.  The one-hour series will launch this summer and each episode follows the celebrity and the same name person as they switch lives for one week, meeting and interacting with each other’s families, friends and co-workers and living in each other’s houses.  The pilot episode follows personality David Hasselhoff as he goes to Lake Jackson, TX to meet and trade places with 27-year old high voltage power technician/landscaper who also bears the name David Hasselhoff.  Same Name is produced by Cris Abrego Productions, LLC. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Adventure-dating reality series Love in the Wild debuts on NBC June 1 at 10p.  Produced by Endemol USA, the reality series takes ten single men and ten single women searching for love to the jungle in Costa Rica where they pair up on various quests.  Darren McMullen hosts the new series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Judds two-hour series premiere on OWN last Sunday at 9p attracted more than 1.7 million total viewers.  Subsequent new episodes air at 10p on Sundays.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to star in another comedy series as HBO approved her latest project Veep to series.  Louis-Dreyfus will play former Senator Selina Meyer who becomes Vice President and realizes her image of the job is not what she thought.  Armando Iannucci wrote the script and also directs and executive produces Veep while Chris Godsick and Frank Rich will also serve as executive producers.  Set in Washington, D.C., Veep also co-stars Anna Chlumsky and Tony Hale. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Rio – $40 million
Scream 4 – $19.3 million
Hop – $11.2 million
Soul Surfer – $7.4 million
Hanna – $7.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
Ava Parnass (ListenToMePlease) in association with www.kids-make-movies.com is casting for real kids in New York City to be part of a television pilot series.  The show is looking for ten 7-9 year old kids, five boys and five girls who are outgoing, talkative and happy to dance and sing on camera.  The kids also need to sit still and talk on camera about social emotional skills, play, school, friends and other topics.  Parents interested in having their kids be part of this show should send an email to: mushmuzak@me.com along with a photo and the age of the child.  The tentative filming date is May 22 from 3:30p until about 7:30p at Bravo GreenScreen Studio.  The selected kids will need to learn two songs and one line.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An Emmy Award-winning television production company and a major cable network are looking for people originally from Great Britain who currently live and work in Los Angeles or New York.  The ideal Brits are attractive in their 20s, 30s or 40s with big personalities and strong opinions who excel professionally and work in dynamic, exciting fields such as fashion, real estate, art, entertainment, design, hospitality and more.  Send an email to BritsInAmericaTVshow@gmail.com and include a brief bio with your name, age and occupation.  Describe your life and why you would be great on this show.  Also, attach recent photos and your contact numbers. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Spiderman goes on hiatus until Thursday May 12, 2011.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149930-Back-to-the-Web-Spider-Man-Plays-Final-Performance-April-17-Prior-to-Hiatus

Samuel L. Jackson is coming to Broadway for “The Moutaintop” in September 2011.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/156025/the-mountaintop-starring-samuel-l-jackson-sets-broadway-dates-halle-berry-no-longer-attached/

CHRISTINA AGUILERA’S DIVORCE FINALIZED

April 15, 2011

CHRISTINA AGUILERA’S DIVORCE FINALIZED
http://www.accesshollywood.com/christina-aguileras-divorce-finalized_article_46647

MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARIZING JON BON JOVI’S HOME

April 15, 2011

MAN CHARGED WITH BURGLARIZING JON BON JOVI’S HOME
http://www.accesshollywood.com/man-charged-with-stealing-100000-in-jewelry-from-jon-bon-jovis-nj-home_article_46649

SAMUEL L. JACKSON TO MAKE HIS BROADWAY DEBUT

April 15, 2011

SAMUEL L. JACKSON TO MAKE HIS BROADWAY DEBUT
http://www.accesshollywood.com/samuel-l-jackson-to-make-his-broadway-debut-as-martin-luther-king-jr_article_46622