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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/19/11)
ANIMAL PLANET: Tanked (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Thumbs (Premiere) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 8/20/11)
MTV: VMA’s Revealed (Premiere) at 12pm
(SUNDAY 8/21/11)
FODD: Sandwich King (Premiere) at 11:30am
ION: Monk (Premiere) at 6pm
ION: Psych (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Home Takeover With Simon & Tomas (Premiere) at 10pm
AZTECA AMERICA: La Academia 2011 (Premiere) at 8pm
OXYGEN: The Glee Project (Finale) at 9pm
VH1: Behind The Music Remastered: TLC (Premiere) at 10pm
Come October, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network premieres seven new and returning original series in primetime:
- The previously announced debut date for The Rosie Show is October 10 at 7 followed by the premiere of Oprah’s Lifeclass at 8p. Both series air Monday through Friday. The Rosie Show is produced by Harpo Studios in association with KidRo Productions, Inc. and SantaBu Productions. Oprah’s Lifeclass, formerly titled Your OWN Life (the oprah class) is produced by Harpo Productions.
- Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s highlights the two successful soul food restaurants in St. Louis run by Robbie Montgomery, one of the original back-up singers for Ike and Tina Turner in the 1960s. Miss Robbie at age 71 is opening a third restaurant location with help from her son and business partner, Tim while Miss Robbie, who has never been married, continues to look for love herself. Produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, the series premieres October 15 at 9p.
- Don’t Tell the Bride is a reality series where cash-strapped couples are given $25,000 to create their dream wedding. The catch: the bride and groom are separated for three weeks while the groom must plan the entire wedding with no help from the bride. Caroline Rhea narrates the series produced by Shed Media U.S. and based on a series format from Renegade Pictures and Digital Rights Group. Premieres October 15 at 10p.
- Ask Oprah’s All Stars, hosted by Gayle King is back for a new season featuring Dr. Phil, Suze Orman and Dr. Oz as they answer viewer questions about health, wealth and mental well-being. Produced by Stage 29 Productions, the series debuts October 16 at 8p.
- Our America with Lisa Ling in a new season continues to spotlight challenging and thought-provoking issues in our society today. Produced by part2 pictures, the series opens October 16 at 9p.
- Visionaries: Inside the Creative Mind is an hour-long docu-series featuring the world’s creative innovators at work and what inspires them. The season profiles Tyler Perry, Tom Ford, James Cameron, will.i.am and Annie Leibovitz. Produced by @radical.media, the series launches October 16 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also in October, MTV premieres the new docu-series Chelsea Settles, a 12-episode series about Chelsea Settles, a 23-year old recent college grad who dreams of pursuing a fashion career in Los Angeles. The half-hour series follows Chelsea as she leaves her small town outside of Pittsburgh and begins a new start in L.A. Chelsea Settles opens October 11 at 11p with a one-hour episode followed by 30m episodes beginning October 18. The series will additionally debut on MTV channels internationally starting early next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Game show host, syndicated radio personality and author Steve Harvey is teaming with Endemol USA to star in a new talk show targeting a fall 2012 launch. Endemol has apparently talked with Harvey for nearly two years about hosting his own syndicated talk show. The format will showcase Harvey’s comedy as he chats with real people about their relationships. A pilot episode will be shot soon, executive produced by Harvey and his longtime business partner Rushion McDonald along with an in-house production group at Endemol. No studio has been selected yet, though Endemol will produce the talk show on the East Coast where Harvey currently hosts the syndicated game show Family Feud, distributed by Debmar-Mercury and produced by FremantleMedia North America, as well as his syndicated radio morning show, Steve Harvey Morning Show. Additionally, Harvey has authored two books and one titled Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, will be adapted into a feature film released in 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spike TV inked a deal with Dave Navarro to host its upcoming tattoo competition series, InkMaster. The eight-episode one-hour series, produced by Original Media, is set to premiere in January 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Spy Kids: All The Time In The World – Jessica Alba, Joel McHale, Jeremy Pivan, Alexa Vega, Daryl Sabara
Conan The Barbarian (2011) – Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols, Stephen Lang, Rose McGowan, Said Taghmaoui
Fright Night (2011) – Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell, David Tennant, Toni Collette, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
One Day – Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Ken Stott
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday August 20, 2011
The Great Irish Festival – on 6th Ave. from 42nd to 56th St.
6th Ave. Festival from Houston to Waverly Place
Westchester Ave. Festival – from Bergen to 3rd Ave.
Sunday August 21, 2011
3rd Ave. Merchandise Fair – from 23rd to 34th St.
Daytop Madison Ave. Festival – from 42nd to 55th St.
Manhattan Ave. Festival (Brooklyn) – on Manhattan Ave. from Bedford to Greenpoint
Fordham Road Festival (Bronx) – on Fordham Road from Morris to Kingsbridge
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $32 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $37 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
CASTING CALL
Magic Stone Productions and Brainstorm Media made a deal to produce an Untitled Haunted House feature documentary for an NBCUniversal cable network. The feature documentary will offer a fun and up-close look into the lives of adults who go to great lengths to create the ultimate homemade haunted house. The producers are looking for people who are passionate about Halloween and enjoy creating amateur haunts and like to share their creations with the world. Casting and submission information can be found at: www.homemadehaunt.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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