FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/26/11)
ANIMAL PLANET: Rat Busters NYC (Premiere) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 8/27/11)
FOOD: The Pioneer Woman (Premiere) at 11:30am
COOKING: Brunch @ Bobby’s (Premiere) at 2pm
COOKING: Rachael Ray’s Week In A Day (Premiere) at 3pm
(SUNDAY 8/28/11)
MTV: 2011 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show (Premiere) at 8pm
MTV: 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: I Just Want My Pants Back (Premiere) at 11pm
SUNDANCE: Ludo Bites America (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: Leverage: (Summer Finale) at 9pm
Making it official, FOX picked up the formerly-canceled comedy Breaking In for a 13-episode second season which will be back on the network’s schedule in 2012. Breaking In stars Christian Slater and is created by Adam F. Goldberg and Seth Gordon. The sitcom is produced by Happy Madison Productions, Adam F. Goldberg Productions and Sethsquatch, Inc. in association with Sony Pictures Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Following a bidding war between ABC, CBS and NBC, it is expected the Country Music Association Awards will remain on ABC as part of a new agreement. Reports say the multi-year deal on ABC could reach $30 million per year and include a CMA Music Festival during the summer and a Christmas special. ABC has aired the CMA Awards since 2005 and before that CBS had rights to the awards event.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A week before its launch date, new NBC comedy Whitney will be available via video on demand on September 15, per B&C. Whitney, starring comedienne Whitney Cummings and Chris D’Elia makes its broadcast introduction on NBC’s fall schedule September 22 at 930p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New episodes of Gene Simmons Family Jewels return to A&E Network’s schedule starting October 4 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice has sold a new period drama project to ABC titled Gilded Lillys. The drama is set in 1895 about a luxurious hotel, the family who owns it and the hotel’s staff and the guests who stay at the hotel. K.J. Steinberg is writing the script and so far ABC granted a script pick-up of the project. ABC Studios will produce Gilded Lillys and Rhimes will be executive producer along with Betsy Beers. Rhimes also has the new political drama Scandal on the midseason roster at ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Colombiana – Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Jordi Molla, Lennie James, Cliff Curtis
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark – Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Alan Dale
Our Idiot Brother – Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd, Emily Mortimer, Shirley Knight Hopkins
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday August 27, 2011
West 4th St. Festival – from 6th ave. to University
Lexington Ave. Fair – 42nd & 57th St.
Sunday August 28, 2011
Sixth Ave. Summer Fair – 42nd to 56th St.
Amsterdam Avenue Festival – from 76th to 86th St.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $14 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $61 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
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