FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/16/11)
MTV: Disaster Date (Premiere) at 6:30pm
VH1: Love & Hip Hop Reunion (Premiere) ay 8pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives Of New Jersey (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Off Limits (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: How I Met Your Mother (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: Mad Love (Finale) at 8:30pm
CBS: Mike & Molly (Finale) at 9:30pm
CBS: Hawaii Five-O (Finale) at 10pm
CW: 90210 (Finale) at 8pm
CW: Gossip Girl (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Chuck (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Castle (Finale) at 10pm
Returning NBC drama series include: the spy drama Chuck was renewed for a fifth and final season containing 13 episodes; Parenthood will return for a third season; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; and a sophomore season of the midseason series Harry’s Law starring Kathy Bates. Comedies coming back include Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, in addition to the network’s news magazine show, Dateline NBC. Alternative series continuing on the schedule include The Voice, The Sing-Off, The Celebrity Apprentice and The Biggest Loser, all with two-hour episodes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Not returning next season on NBC are Outsourced, The Event and Law & Order: Los Angeles.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Change is at hand on ABC’s schedule for next fall as the network said on Friday it cancelled six current series: Brothers & Sisters which just ended its fifth season; the alien drama V following its second season; in addition to the frosh dramas Detroit 1-8-7 and No Ordinary Family as well as the midseason comedy Mr. Sunshine starring Matthew Perry and the midseason medical drama Off the Map from Shonda Rhimes.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also from ABC, a second season renewal was granted to Secret Millionaire. The network additionally switched debut dates for several summer series: Wipeout is back as of June 21 at 8p with a special original episode though premieres June 23 at 8p; the premiere of new competition series 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show moves to June 21 at 9p. Two days later on June 23, Expedition Impossible bows at 9p along with a second season of scripted cop series Rookie Blue at 10p. On August 2 at 9p, ABC rolls out the new competition show Take the Money and Run.
(Source: Cynopsis)
On Friday, CBS and Warner Bros. Television said actor/producer Ashton Kutcher is joining the sitcom Two and a Half Men replacing Charlie Sheen for the show’s ninth season. Returning cast members on Two and a Half Men include Jon Cryer, Angus T. Jones, Holland Taylor, Marin Hinkle and Conchata Ferrell. Production on the ninth season begins this summer for the new fall season on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Over the weekend, CBS further announced it is eliminating three frosh series including $#*! My Days Says starring William Shatner and produced by Warner Bros. TV; the drama The Defenders headlined by Jim Belushi and Jerry O’Connell and produced by CBS Productions; and the comedy from CBS Television Studios and Sony, Mad Love with the finale airing tonight.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Katie Couric’s final day as anchor on CBS Evening News is this Thursday. Scott Pelley takes over as anchor starting June 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO gave Treme, its series about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in new Orleans a third season run.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Thor – $34.5 million
Bridesmaids – $24.4 million
Fast Five – $19.5 million
Priest – $14.5 million
Rio – $8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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