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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/9/12)
HISTORY: Swamp People (Premiere) a 9pm
HISTORY: Mudcats (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Behind The Music Remastered: The Go Go’s (Premiere) at 2am
Late yesterday, FOX said this current season of House, starring Hugh Laurie as the unconventional medical genius Dr. Gregory House will be its last. Produced by Universal Television, there is some speculation the show could be picked up by another broadcast or cable network though nothing is official. The series’ present eighth season, airing Mondays at 8p, has averaged 9.8 million total viewers and a 3.9 rating among A18-49.
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A proposed English-language cable news channel aiming at the US Hispanic market is in discussions between ABC and Univision. The 24-hour cable news channel would likely launch prior to the fall election period. Based in Miami, the cable news operation would utilize current reporters and producers from ABC and Univision and be owned 50-50 by both broadcasting companies. Presently, the US Hispanic population totals 50 million people and between the 2000 and 2010 census the US Hispanic population increased by 43%.
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Jersey Shore spinoff series The Pauly D Project premieres March 29 at 1030p on MTV. The new series, produced by 495 Productions follows Pauly D as he navigates the music industry while trying to balance the trappings of fame and family time. MTV is scheduling The Pauly D Project after Ashton Kutcher’s reality prank series Punk’d at 10p. The Pauly D Project will also roll out internationally on MTV channels starting this June.
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Football players weren’t the only ones taking to the gridiron last Sunday as a cadre of cute puppies frolicked and made touchdowns in Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl VIII. The network reports 8.7 million unique total viewers tuned in across the 12-hour marathon. For 3-5p premiere of Puppy Bowl, Animal Planet delivered an average of 1.6 million total viewers.
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Mandy Moore will headline a new single-camera comedy pilot ordered by ABC. The untitled project is about newlyweds Annie (Moore) and Ben who open a hip new restaurant in Annie’s hometown that brings her closer to her needy and high maintenance family. Shawn Levy is on board as EP and to direct the pilot. Bob Fisher and Stacy Traub are writers.
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CASTING CALL
A docu-series for a major cable network is casting nationwide for hot moms aged 34-45 who gave birth to children while in their late teens or early twenties. The show is looking for dynamic, beautiful women who traded in their 20’s to raise kids. Now that the kids are grown, these gorgeous moms are ready to have some fun. Send an email ASAP to: DevelopmentTVCasting@gmail.com and include your name, contact info, city/state, photos and a paragraph about you and your friends.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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