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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 6/3/11)
ANIMAL PLANET: Whale Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
SYFY: Urban Legends (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 6/4/11)
HGTV: Room Crashers (Premiere) at 12pm
SPIKE: The Ultimate Fighter (Finale) at 9pm

(SUNDAY 6/5/11)
FOOD: The Next Food Network Star (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Ice Road Truckers (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Mancations (Premiere) at 9pm & 10:30pm
A&E: The Glades  (Premiere) at 10pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Finding Bigfoot (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: The Real L Word (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Freaky Eaters (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
MTV: Teen Wolf (Premiere) at 11pm
MTV: Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew (Finale) at 7:30pm
MTV: 2011 MTV Movie Awards at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Hogs Gone Wild (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Sister Wives (Finale) at 9pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives Of Orange County (Finale) at 10pm

Stretching out the season, NBC added an extra live results show for The Voice on June 22 and slated June 29 as the show’s live season finale. So far this frosh season through May 31, The Voice is averaging a 5.5 rating with A18-49 and 12.6 million viewers, per Nielsen. The most recent episode hit a high note at 14.4 million total viewers. NBC further said The Voice is returning in midseason on Monday nights from 8-10p as a lead-in to the new musical series Smash. The Voice was also selected to air in the coveted slot following NBC’s live Super Bowl telecast next February.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In other NBC news, the network is resuscitating reality series Fear Factor which ran on the network for five years starting in 2001. Paul Telegdy, head of alternative programming for NBC, saw sister network, Chiller pull in solid ratings with Fear Factor reruns which prompted NBC to consider reviving the show and discussing a comeback with the show’s production company Endemol USA. It has not been announced who will host the re-issued show or when it will premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jane Lynch, playing Glee’s favorite meanie on FOX, the role that won her an Emmy Award in 2010, will take on a new gig as host of the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, airing live on FOX September 18. The event will be broadcast from the NOKIA Theatre in Los Angeles. Nominations for the 63^rd Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced at 540a PT on July 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
X-Men: First Class – James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Kevin Bacon, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Till
Beautiful Boy (Limited Release) – Michael Sheen, Logan South, Maria Bello, Bruce French, Alan Tudyk
Beginners (Limited Release) – Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox
Love, Wedding, Marriage (Limited Release) – Mandy Moore, Kellan Lutz

NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday June 4, 2011
International Cultures Festival – on 6^th Ave. from 42^nd to 56^th St.
18^th Annual Spring Crafts Broadway Festival – from 66^th to 72^nd St.
3^rd Ave. Community Benefit Festival – from 66^th to 86^th
St. Nicholas Ave. Festival – from 181^st to 188^thSt.

Sunday June 5, 2011
Third Ave. Spring Fair – from 14^th to 23^rd St.
Queen Pridefest – on 37^th Road from 73^rd to 77^th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $15 million

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $20 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.
www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
FOX’s upcoming The X Factor is giving viewers another way to audition for the show online through YouTube. Available now through June 9, solo artists and vocal groups at least 12 years old and more can submit an audition video exclusively on YouTube via www.youtube.com/theXfactorusa. Applicants should submit videos that are two minutes in length, including a 30-second introduction that explains who they are and why they would be great on The X Factor. For more information and complete rules and regulations, visit
www.youtube.com/theXfactorusa.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 6/2/11)
GOLTV: Soccer Aces (Premiere) at 8pm
TRUTV: World’s Dumbest…(Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: The First 48: Missing Persons (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Love Bites (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: NY Ink (Premiere) at 10pm
ADULT SWIM: Children’s Hospital (Premiere) at 12a
MTV: Son Of A Gun (Finale) at 11pm

Ryan Seacrest Productions’ latest new series I Kid With Brad Garrett launches on TLC June 28 at 8p with stacked episodes. The series, hosted by Brad Garrett, watches as he asks kids to offer their perspective on the world.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Six new episodes of Unsung debut this Monday on TV One at 10p. The one-hour biography series showcases the lives and careers of successful
African American artists or groups that have not garnered the top level recognition they deserve. The opening episode profiles singer Deniece Williams. All six episodes are narrated by Gary Anthony Williams and air Mondays at 10p. A. Smith & Co. Productions produces the series.
(Soure: Cynopsis)

Monday’s third season premiere of Basketball Wives on VH1 at 8p delivered a 1.2 rating with A18-49 and 1.8 million total viewers. Factoring in the 11p airing, Basketball Wives had 3.5 million total viewers for the night. Following at 9p, VH1 aired the two-hour series premiere of Single Ladies, the network’s first one-hour scripted series, which posted a 1.2 rating with A18-49 and 1.8 million total viewers. When combined with its
12a encore airing, Single Ladies tallied 2.8 million total viewers for the night.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Clarice Taylor recently died at the age of 93. Ms. Taylor is best known for playing Bill Cosby’s television mother, Anna Huxtable on the family comedy The Cosby Show which earned her an Emmy nomination in 1986. Ms. Taylor also played the character Harriet on the PBS children’s show Sesame Street for 14 years. Other acting credits include roles in films such as Play Misty for Me, Sommersby and Smoke as well as a stint on Broadway in The Wiz.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Veteran actress Cloris Leachman promoted to series regular on FOX’s comedy Raising Hope for its second season. On the show, Leachman plays the confused-acting “Maw Maw.” During the first season of the show, Leachman was billed as “special guest star.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Project Runway’s spin-off series, Project Accessory airing on Lifetime is casting for its first season. The new series will follow aspiring artists as they create new trends in accessories while competing for a cash grand prize to help them launch their own fashion accessories business. Project Accessory is seeking designers of jewelry, handbags, shoes or other fashion accessories to attend open calls this month in Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and New York. For show information and open casting call details, visit goodbyepictures.com/casting.html. Project Accessory is produced by The Weinstein Company and Goodbye Pictures.
(Source: Cynopsis)