FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/11/11)
ABC: Better With You (Finale) at 8:30pm

Summer is on the horizon for CBS as it brings back a new run of Big Brother debuting July 7 at 9p. Big Brother, hosted by Julie Chen, will air weekly on three nights: Wednesdays at 8p starting July 13; the live eviction show on Thursdays at 9p beginning July 14; and Sundays at 8p opening July 10.  CBS further slated its new one-hour reality series Same Name to launch July 24 at 9p which forms a two-hour reality block on Sundays along with Big Brother.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Medical drama House starring Hugh Laurie is sticking around for an eighth season on FOX.  A new episode of House airs next Monday at 8p.  House is a production of Heel and Toe Films, Shore Z Productions and Bad Hat Harry Productions in association with Universal Media Studios. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Beginning June 20, a new season of RuPaul’s Drag U opens on Logo at 9p.  The upcoming season follows RuPaul and his drag queen faculty as they help a new crop unleash their inner diva.  The series with ten one-hour episodes is from World of Wonder Productions.
(Sourcce: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s premiere of Why Not? With Shania Twain on OWN : Oprah Winfrey Network at 11p marked the network’s highest-rated debut to date beyond its launch weekend.  Why Not? With Shania Twain posted a 0.80 rating among W25-54 and 839,000 total viewers.  Prior to Shania Twain’s series debut at 10p, the finale episode of The Judds pulled in a 0.48 rating with W25-54 and 555,000 total viewers. Why Not? With Shania Twain moves this Sunday to its regular time slot of 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Colin Hanks added to the cast of Showtime’s drama series Dexter for the entire sixth season.  Hanks will play Travis, an expert specializing in ancient artifacts who gets mired in a series of Miami murders.  Production on the new season begins next month in Los Angeles with a planned fall premiere. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/8/11)
1) Adele – 21 – 155,209 (After 11 weeks – 1,554,291)
2) Beastie Boys – Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 – 127,833
3) Various Artists – Now 38 – 124,472

Other Debuts
4) Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues – 91,132
5) Jennifer Lopez – Love? – 82,895
6) Stevie Nicks – In Your Dreams – 52,370
7) Sade – Ultimate Collection – 37,590
8 ) Musiq Soulchild – MusiqInTheMagiq – 34,642
10) Sixx:A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt – 29,858
24) Colt Ford – Every Chance I Get – 19,117
28) Donnie & Marie – Donny & Marie
34 ) Kelly Price – Kelly – 14,392
51) Aretha Franklin – Woman Falling Out Of Love – 10,070

POWERBALL
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