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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY  1/20/12)
VH1: Ink Master (Premiere) at 3pm
ABC: Shark Tank (Premiere) at 8pm
HBO: On Freddie Roach (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CMT: Swanderosa (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Flying Wild Alaska (Finale) at 10pm

(SATURDAY 1/21/12)
COOKING: Drop 5 lbs With Good Housekeeping (Premiere) ar 11am
A&E: Flipping Boston (Premiere) at 12pm
GSN: Dancing With The Stars (Season 4) (Premiere) at 6pm
CMT: Bayou Billionaires (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: My Big Redneck Vacation (Premiere) at 9:30pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Scorned: Love Kills (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List (Premiere) at 10pm

(SUNDAY 1/22/12)

BRAVO: Chef Roble & Co. (Finale) at 10pm

The two-hour 11th season premiere of American Idol on Wednesday scored a win for FOX that night with a 7.2 rating among A18-49 though the season opener was down -27% in the demo compared to the 10th season premiere from a year ago. The season premiere also averaged 21.6 million viewers which represented a -17% decline from its previous debut on January 19, 2011.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two syndicated court shows, Divorce Court and Judge Alex distributed by Twentieth Television, Inc. have been renewed through the 2013-14 season. In the next season, both programs are cleared in 75% of the US including on the Fox Television Stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas. The programs are additionally renewed on the Tribune, Sinclair, CBS, Local TV, Belo and Newport-owned stations. Judge Alex and Divorce Court are produced by Monet Lane Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW is moving forward with The Carrie Diaries ordering a pilot based on Candace Bushnell’s novel about a young Carrie Bradshaw coming of age in the 1980s. Amy Harris, who worked on HBO’s original Sex and the City series, wrote the new pilot script. Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein and Candace Bushnell serve as executive producers. The CW also ordered a new version of Beauty and the Beast to pilot loosely based on the 1987 CBS series and described as a contemporary romantic story with a procedural angle. Jennifer Levin (Felicity) and Sherri Cooper (Brothers and Sisters) are writers. Executive producers on board include Paul J. Witt, C. Anthony Thomas, Ron Koslow and Bill Haber.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the fifth season of HBO’s True Blood, an actor from the Twilight Saga movies and AMC’s Hell on Wheels, Christopher Heyerdahl is joining in the recurring role as Dieter Braun. Heyerdahl’s character is an ancient and powerful vampire who plays a major role in the intelligence of the Authority.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Underworld Awakening – Kate Beckinsale
Red Tails – Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Bryan Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo
Haywire – Gina Carano, Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Bill Paxton
Coriolanus (Limited Release) – Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox, Jessica Chastain
Carol Channing: Large Than Life (Limited Release) – Carol Channing

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $60 million

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $100 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting, the production company behind Millionaire Matchmaker, Jersey Shore and others and Boston Casting are searching for Boston’s “Southies.” Casting is looking for a group of women who share life as a “Southie.” Female applicants must be 21 years or older and have tight-knit relationships within their community and are industrious, tough-talking, wise-cracking, attractive and want to share every detail of their life in South Boston. Interested candidates must apply online using the digital application found at: www.southiescasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s The Revolution is seeking women who suffer from Hyperthyroidism-Hypothyroidism and a Thyroid cancer survivor to participate in a segment with health expert Dr. Jennifer Ashton. The participants must be available next Tuesday, January 24. The Revolution is also looking for women who have suffered a heart attack. Interested participants should send an email right away to: barbarastein@earthlink.net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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