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ON TELEVISION (WEDMESDAY 1/4/12)
A&E: Dog The Bounty Hunter (Premiere) at 9pm & 9:30pm
A&E: Steven Seagal Lawma (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Not My Mama’s Meals (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: True Life Presents: On The Mat (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY INVESTIGATION: Fatal Encounters (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Moonshiners (Finale) at 10pm

Original police drama Flashpoint was renewed by ION Television for a fifth season containing 13 episodes. Production begins on the new episodes in February. Flashpoint has aired on ION in primetime since October 2011 following the network’s acquisition of all episodes from seasons 1-3 as well as 11 original episodes from season four. The series is produced by Pink Sky Entertainment and Avamar Entertainment in association with CTV and ION Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One premieres new docu-drama series Find Our Missing beginning January 18 at 10p. The 10-episode series focuses attention on stories about people of color who have disappeared without a trace and will encourage viewers to action by contacting police and FBI if they have vital information about the missing persons. Find Our Missing is hosted by actress S. Epatha Merkerson (NBC’s Law & Order) and is produced for TV One by Towers Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A new original eight-episode series will premiere next month on Netflix as Lilyhammer starring Steven Van Zandt opens on February 6. Van Zandt, best known for his role on HBO’s The Sopranos plays a New York mobster who is relocated to rural Norway. Van Zandt will also serve as one of the series’ executive producers. Lilyhammer was developed and produced by Norway-based Rubicon TV AS. The series will be available to Netflix streaming subscribers in the US, Canada and Latin America.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Monday’s one-hour debut of novela La Que No Podia Amar (The One Who Couldn’t Love) on Univision tallied an average audience of 4.1 million total viewers in addition to 2.3 million among A18-49 and 1.4 million with A18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

On New Year’s night, OWN premiered its new primetime series Oprah’s Next Chapter with a two-hour episode at 9p that earned the network’s highest Sunday debut ever with a 1.1 rating among W25-54 and 1.1 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Making a comeback to series television, Cybill Shepherd was cast to co-star opposite Jennifer Love Hewitt in Lifetime’s drama The Client List. Shepherd is reprising her role as the mother of Hewitt’s character as both actresses had previously starred in Lifetime’s original movie of the same name. Sony is producing the 10-episode one-hour series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Simon Cowell is returning as full-time judge for the sixth season of Britain’s Got Talent this coming spring. During the last season, Cowell judged only the live shows as his time was filled with launching The X-Factor in the US on FOX. Cowell joins David Williams, Alesha Dixon and Amanda Holden on the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/1/12)
1) Adele – 21 – 144,185 (After 45 weeks – 5,823,628)
2) Drake – Take Care – 71,633 (After 7 weeks – 1,246,774)
3) Young Jeezy – TM 103: Hustler Ambition – 67,169 (After 2 weeks – 301,335)

Other Debuts
18) Skrillex – Bangarang – 23,722
41) Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack – 14,278

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $30 million.

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CASTING CALL
ABC’s The Revolution is looking for participants in several categories to appear on their show: Moms interested in learning more about the ingredients in energy drinks and the show will give you the information you need; women in their 40’s who are interested in learning more about breast health; and women who have serious foot problems. If you fit the bill in any of these categories, please send an email to: barbarastein@earthlink.net.
(Source: Cynopsis)