FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/23/11)
VH1: I Heart Radio Music Festival (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Life After: Kim Coles (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Extreme Couponing (Finale) at 10pm
A happy ending is in store for NBC’s frosh drama Grimm as the network gave the one-hour series a back-nine episode order for a full season commitment. In its Friday 9p slot, Grimm is averaging 6.9 million total viewers and a 2.3 rating among A18-49 including DVR data. NBC will additionally give Grimm a try on Thursday primetime by scheduling an episode on December 8 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Eleven classic TV sitcoms from Carsey Werner were added to the online video joint venture Hulu and its Hulu Plus subscription service. The TV shows include 580 total episodes from The Cosby Show, Whoopi, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Grounded For Life, That 80’s Show, The Tracy Morgan Show, Damon, Men Behaving Badly, Game Over, Davis Rules and Normal, Ohio. Financial terms were not disclosed and the shows became available middle of this month.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC is moving forward with a pilot order for the untitled sitcom starring Sarah Silverman playing basically herself, a woman who is newly single after a long relationship. In August, NBC gave the project a pilot commitment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Landing his first regular TV role, Ewan McGregor joins the cast of HBO’s The Corrections. HBO is adapting the novel by Jonathan Franzen about a dysfunctional Midwestern family. Chris Cooper and Dianne Wiest were previously cast in the parent roles and McGregor will play their second child Chip. The Corrections is still in the pilot phase.
(Source: Cynopsis)
New FOX drama Touch starring Kiefer Sutherland tagged Roxana Brusso (Southland) for a recurring role playing Sheri, a tough former biker with a heart of gold, per EW. Sheri is the director and physical therapist at a facility that cares for Jake, the odd gifted son of Sutherland’s single dad role. Touch is slated to premiere next spring on FOX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy approved a pilot script for a one-hour drama based on the DC Comics franchise, Booster Gold, reports THR. The project is from Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television. Greg Berlanti will serve as executive producer while Andrew Kreisberg will write the script and also be an executive producer. The plot is about Booster Gold, a has-been athlete from the future who travels back to the present time in hopes of becoming the best super hero ever. Instead of battling criminals, he chooses to chase money and fame.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/20/11)
1) Drake – Take Care – 630,571
2) Michael Buble – Christmas – 165,477
3) Adele – 21 – 112,825 (After 39 weeks – 4,532,846)
Other Debuts
4) Andrea Bocelli – Concerto: Live In Central Park – 86,614
6) Glee Cast – Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Vol. 2 – 71, 219
11) Childish Gambino – Camp – 52,133
12) Various Artists – Cities 97 Sampler Volume 23 – 33,397
17) Webbie – Savage Life 3 – 30,146
23) Frank Sinatra – Sinatra: Best Of The Best – 25,738
48) Gym Class Heroes – Papercut Chronicles II – 12,027
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $20 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
CASTING CALL
A major cable network is casting for a docu-series about beautiful single women looking for Mr. Right. The docu-series, Finding Mr. Right is from the producers of such series as The Locator and Beyond the Glory. The series will pair two women with professional matchmakers who set them up with hand-selected eligible bachelors until they find Mr. Right. Beautiful women who are ready for a serious relationship, would like to work with a professional matchmaker, find that men are intimidated by them or perhaps have a career that prevents them from meeting someone special should consider applying. If you or someone you know would like to be part of this new series, please send an email right away to: FindingMrRightCasting@gmail.com. Include your name, contact info, city/state, a photo and a brief description about yourself.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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