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NYC LIFE: Appetite City (Premiere) at 8:30pm
LIFETIME: Russian Dolls (Premiere) at 10pm
MILITARY CHANNEL: Perisher: Do Or Die (Premiere) at 10pm
UNIVISION: El Equipo (Finale) at 10pm
TBS said yesterday it will not go forward with a third season of late night talk show, Lopez Tonight starring George Lopez. Tonight’s episode will also be the finale of the show. Lopez Tonight premiered on TBS in November 2009 and last year was moved back to air at midnight following Conan. The show averaged 546,000 total viewers according to Live + 7 ratings data during season two, a 40% decline from the first season. The network released a statement and said in part: “We are proud to have partnered with George Lopez, who is an immensely talented comedian and entertainer. TBS has valued its partnership with George and appreciates all of his work on behalf of the network, both on and off the air.”
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Yesterday, Cablevision Systems Corporation and Viacom Inc. agreed to resolve litigation filed in the Southern District of New York pertaining to Cablevision’s Optimum Apps. As a result of the agreement, the two companies issued a joint statement: “Viacom and Cablevision have agreed to resolve their pending litigation, and the Viacom programming will continue to appear on Cablevision’s Optimum Apps for iPad and other IP devices. In reaching the settlement agreement, Cablevision and Viacom were able to resolve the iPad matter and an unrelated business matter to their mutual satisfaction. Neither side is conceding its original legal position or will have further comment.”
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Last Monday’s season 1A finale of Switched at Birth on ABC Family at 9p attracted 1.7 million/1.3 rating among A18-49, becoming the series’ top-rated telecast with this demo. The concluding episode also tallied 1.1 million/1.6 rating with A18-34.
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Also on Tuesday, USA Network aired two season finales with White Collar delivering 1.93 million among A18-49 as well as 2.1 million with A25-54. USA’s series Covert Affairs also attracted 1.9 million with A18-49 and 2.1 million among A25-54 for its season conclusion.
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CBS harks back to the past by ordering a script for an updated version of the classic sitcom Bewitched from Sony Pictures Television. Married executive producers Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher, behind the 2005 Bewitched film, will executive produce through their company Red Wagon. Marc Lawrence will write the script and also serve as executive producer.
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ABC approved a game show pilot, The Exit List from Michael Davies, the former executive producer of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The Exit List, produced by Sony Pictures Television and Davies’ Embassy Row will follow contestants traveling through a maze of rooms filled with money. To collect the money, players must remember what they learned along the way as they attempt to find their way out. The project is based on a Dutch format from David Grifhorst and is in development in at least one other territory. The pilot will be filmed in New York next month.
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CASTING CALL
A production company is casting nationwide for identical twins between the ages of 21 to 40 for a new documentary airing on a major cable network. If you are an identical twin or know identical twins that are very close, live together, work together and have all the same interests, the producers want to hear from you. The documentary will give twins the chance to tell the story of their relationship and bond. Please email a photo and brief description of your twin relationship to: FunNewShow@gmail.com.
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