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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 8/2/11)
ABC: Take The Money And Run (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Billy The Exterminator (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
TELEMUNDO: Flor Salvaje (Premiere) at 9pm
UNIVISION: La Fuerza Del Destino (Premiere) at 9pm
BET: Born To Dance: Laurieann Gibson (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Picker Sisters (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: The Little Couple (Finale) at 10pm
TV GUIDE NETWORK: Nail Files (Finale) at 10pm

Following NBC’s telecast of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, 2012, the network slated the second season premiere of The Voice to air at 10p (time approximate). NBC will then premiere new musical series Smash on February 6 at 10p. The Voice will move to its regular day and time on February 6 from 8-10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sports network VERSUS will be re-branded as NBC Sports Network effective January 2, 2012. NBC Sports Network will be a 24/7 cable network showcasing NBC Sports’ programming, production and promotions. The NBC Sports Group also announced it will integrate a new NBC Sports logo also taking effect on January 2.
(Source: Cynopis)

Two drama series made their season debuts on TNT in July: The Closer amassed 9.3 million total viewers for its July 11 season seven premiere while Rizzoli & Isles on the same night delivered 8.6 million total viewers with both based on Live + 7 ratings data. The Closer’s opening episode additionally tallied 2.7 million among A18-49 and 3.5 million with A25-54 and Rizzoli & Isles’ premiere registered more than 2.3 million A18-49 viewers and 3.1 million among A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT tapped Lucy Liu as a regular cast member for police drama Southland’s fourth season. From John Wells, Southland is set to return with season four in January 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $85 million

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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 8/1/11)
MTV: Extreme Cribs (Premiere) at 4:30pm
OXYGEN: The Bad Girls Club (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: The High Low Project (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung: The Sylvers (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: The Bachelorette (Finale) at 8pm

Today is the 30th Anniversary of MTV.  The network launched on August 1, 1981.

Reality docu-series Hard Knocks from HBO Sports and NFL Films has been cancelled this year due to the NFL’s uncertain summer schedule resulting from the recent labor dispute. The five-part series, following one NFL team during preseason training, will return next year. Instead, HBO will air a 90-minute special episode of Hard Knocks with footage from previous seasons on August 31 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rosie O’Donnell’s new daily talk show, The Rosie Show on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network is kicking off October 10 at 7p followed by the premiere of OWN Your Life (the oprah class) at 8p. Both shows will air Monday through Friday on OWN. OWN Your Life (the oprah class), previously titled Oprah’s Encore, will sport a companion online class along with the series including course work on Oprah.com. As of now, interested viewers can sign up to reserve a spot in the class via Oprah.com. The show’s goal is to have 1 million viewers signed to take the class which begins with the show’s premiere. The Rosie Show is produced by Harpo Studios in association with KidRo Productions, Inc. and SantaBu Productions. Harpo Productions is behind OWN Your Life (the oprah class).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thursday’s season nine debut of Project Runway on Lifetime averaged 2.7 million total viewers, a +8% increase over the previous season’s premiere. Project Runway’s opening episode also pulled in 1.5 million A25-54 viewers and 1.4 million among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the final season of NBC’s Chuck, Adam Baldwin’s character gets a love interest/foil played Carrie-Anne Moss (Matrix). Moss’ character is Gertrude Verbanski, a former spy who now runs Verbanski Corp. a rival company to Chuck and Sarah’s new business.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Effective immediately, journalist Kevin Frazier, currently co-host of CBS Television Distribution’s The Insider has also joined the syndicated urban radio show, Tom Joyner Morning Show. Kevin will contribute a weekly report to the Tom Joyner Morning Show each Tuesday at 752a
covering celebrity news events and answering entertainment questions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Cowboys & Aliens (tied for 1st place) – $36.2 million
The Smurfs (tied for 1st place) – $36.2 million
Captain America: The First Avenger – $24.9 million
Harry Potter And The Deathlly Hallows Part 2- $21.9 million
Crazy, Stupid, Love – $19.3 million
Friends With Benefits – $9.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CASTING CALL
Food Network approved an eighth season of its reality series Food Network Star. A nationwide talent search inviting professional and amateur chefs to apply has launched. Open casting call audition dates also are announced for this summer in multiple cities: August 3 in Chicago; August 5 in New York; August 8 in Washington, D.C.; August 20 in Las Vegas; August 28 in Los Angeles; August 30 in Honolulu; and September 10 in Austin. Interested participants should bring an application, two photographs and a resume or bio to the auditions to meet with network casting directors. Those who cannot attend an open casting call can visit www.FoodNetworkStarCasting.com for directions on how to submit a three-minute audition video. More information about contest rules and submission guidelines can be found at www.FoodNetwork.com/Star
or email questions to fns8casting@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)