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COMEDY CENTRAL: Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand-Up Revolution (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: I (Almost) Got Away With It (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: The League (Premiere) at 10:30pm
LIFETIME: After The Runway (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SPORTSMAN: Beau Knows Outdoors (Premiere) at 10:30pm
Fresh new comedy series 2 Broke Girls gained a full season order from CBS. The sitcom is also the #1 new series of the 2011-2012 season by delivering 15.5 million total viewers and posting a 5.8/14 among A18-49 and topping its Monday at 830p time slot. Warner Bros. Television produces the comedy starring Kat Dennings, Beth Behrs, Matthew Moy, Jonathan Kite and Garrett Morris.
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Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, along with the couple’s business partner James Lassiter sold a multi-camera comedy project to ABC. The Untitled Romeo Project will star singer Anthony “Romeo” Santos and will be produced by ABC Studios and their Overbrook Entertainment company. The project is about a charismatic Dominican-American (Romeo) from Washington Heights who tries to please his traditional immigrant father while also creating a new life for himself while seeking the American Dream. Chris Pappas and Mike Bernier are set to write and serve as executive producers; the Smiths and Lassiter are on board as non-writing executive producers.
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NBC’s 30 Rock tapped James Marsden for a multi-episode run though details about Marsden’s character have not been divulged. It is known Marsden will appear in six episodes.
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New comedy hit New Girl on FOX lined up Lizzy Caplan (Party Down) for a multi-episode role playing Julia, who is considered cool, highly educated and holds a master’s degree in art history. Julia becomes a potential love interest for Nick (Jake Johnson) who is immediately attracted to her though intimidated by her well-cultured manner.
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For the third season of NBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? three celebrities have signed on to participate in researching their family tree, reports EW. The three are Marisa Tomei, Martin Sheen and Blair Underwood and more celebrities will be announced for the third season at a future date. NBC will debut the third season early in 2012.
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Last evening, the world lost a true visionary as former Apple CEO Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56. Apple’s statement on his untimely death: We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today. Steve’s brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve. His greatest love was for his wife, Laurene, and his family. Our hearts go out to them and to all who were touched by his extraordinary gifts.
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Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. the TV ratings pioneer and Chairman of the A.C. Nielsen Company died on Monday at the age of 92. Mr. Nielsen’s father founded the company in 1923 and invented the ratings system though the younger Mr. Nielsen was the driving force that made Nielsen a household name. Mr. Nielsen joined the company in 1945 following his service in World War II. After witnessing the importance of computer technology during the war, he convinced his father to invest in building the first general-purpose computer, the Univac. This spirit of innovation and enterprise helped him grow the company’s income from under $4 million per year when he was named President in 1957 to more than $680 million under his watch. Mr. Nielsen retired from his company in 1983 and following in 1984 the company was acquired by Dun & Bradstreet Company. D&B split Nielsen into two separate companies in 1996, Nielsen Media Research encompassing TV ratings and AC Nielsen, specializing in consumer shopping trends and box-office data. The Dutch publishing company, VNU acquired Nielsen Media Research in 1999 and re-combined the two entities when it bought AC Nielsen in 2001.
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CASTING CALL
A major cable network is working on a new show and seeks nightclub bouncers/doormen with strong personalities and big egos. The candidates must be very outgoing and not afraid to ruffle feathers and in addition they must know the nightclub business thoroughly. Interested parties need to send a resume, photo/video to casting@stage3productions.com.
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