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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 1/24/12)
DISCOVERY: All Star Dealers (Premiere) at 8pm
WE: Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best? (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Beyond Belief on OWN (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: Monster Bug Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Extreme Couponing: All Stars (Finale) at 10pm

The upcoming drama series Touch starring Kiefer Sutherland is getting an international launch plan next month for its premiere. Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution, FOX, FOX One, 20th Century Fox Television and FOX International Channels are all working together on the worldwide launch of the series which will premiere nearly simultaneously in more than 100 countries. To coincide with the launch, Sutherland will embark on an international media tour conducting interviews in major cities across Europe and culminating in a global media event in New York City on March 18. Unilever has also signed to become the series’ global advertising sponsor. FOX will air a special preview of Touch this Wednesday at 9p ahead of the series’ premiere on March 19 at 9p. The international launch will take place the week of March 19. Touch is a production of Chernin Entertainment and Tailwind Productions, in association with 20th Century Fox Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC picked up the series Sorority Girls which follows five American society girls as they attempt to establish the first sorority, Sigma Gamma in the UK. Premiering January 31 at 9p, the 8-week series goes to Leeds and documents the girl’s recruiting efforts to see if this “Go Greek” American custom can mix with traditional British culture. Sorority Girls is produced by 12 Yard Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Saturday’s world premiere of Scorned: Love Kills on Investigation Discovery drew in 1.039 million total viewers as well as 587,000 with A25-54 and 395,000 with W25-54.
(Source: Cyopsis)

For last Thursday’s season three premiere of Archer on FX at 10p, the network tallied 950,000 among A18-49; 639,000 with A18-34; in addition to 507,000 with M18-34. Following at 1030p, FX opened new series Unsupervised which brought in 568,000 A18-49 viewers and 477,000 with M18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sean “Diddy” Combs has plans to launch a new music-themed cable network called Revolt with a projected launch date later this year on 12/12/12. The channel is described as a music and music news network with an urban skew that will aim at African Americans. Former MTV programming executive Andy Schuon is also involved with the project. Distribution has already been secured via Comcast and apparently through Time Warner Cable.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production on Food Network’s eighth season of Food Network Star has begun and the new season is set to premiere May 13. Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis are back and will join new regular Alton Brown as they all participate this season in a three-way team competition to find the next Food Network Star. Bobby, Giada and Alton will each chose a team of five finalists who they will mentor through the show. In the new season, viewers will also vote before the finale to help determine who will win the grand prize, their own Food Network show which will be produced by their celebrity team leader. Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson are both returning as judges along with a roster of guest judges. CBS EYE too Productions produces the competition series which will be shot on-location in New York and Miami.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Giles Matthey, who hails from the UK is joining HBO’s series True Blood for its fifth season. Matthey will play Claude, a hot and mysterious British fairy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Beverly Todd is joining NBC’s Days of our Lives playing Celeste, the crazy mom of Lexie Carver (Renee Jones). Todd is taking over the character previously played by Tanya Boyd since 1994. Todd’s first appearance is April 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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