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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 3/26/12)
CURRENT TV: Full Court Press: The Bill Press Show (Premiere) at 6am
CURRENT TV: Talking Liberally: The Stephanie Miller Show (Premiere) at 9am
ABC FAMILY: The Secret Life Of The American Teenager (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Make It Or Break It (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah’s Lifeclass: The Tour (Premiere) at 8pm
VME: Los Pilares De La Tierra (Pillars Of The Earth) (Premiere) at 10pm
OUTDOOR CHANNEL: 4 Wheeler Off-Road Ultimate Adventure (Premiere) at 11pm
FOX: Alcatraz (Finale) at 8pm
FX is placing its anthology series, American Horror Story in the miniseries category for the next Emmy Awards. According to the network, American Horror Story qualifies as a miniseries even though it could compete in the drama category. Last year, the PBS series Downton Abbey swept the miniseries category winning several Emmys though this next year it will be placed in the drama category competing against such drama series as AMC’s Mad Men and others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Thursday’s season finale of Lifetime’s Project Runway All Stars averaged 2.4 million total viewers and directly following the season finale of Project Runway All Stars: After the Runway attracted 1.4 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cast in a new TV role, Alyssa Milano will next be seen in ABC’s new drama series Mistresses. Milano plays Savannah, a successful married attorney who spends long nights working with her attractive new law partner. Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes and Jes Macallan play the other three females leads. Also joining Mistresses is Jason George, playing Milano’s character’s husband while Brett Tucker was cast to play her lover. Mistresses is set to premiere in summer 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’ CSI: Miami co-star Eva LaRue was selected to guest star in ABC’s untitled Mandy Moore comedy pilot. She will play Veronica, one of Annie’s (Moore) sisters. LaRue has an option on the ABC pilot to become a regular cast member should the pilot be picked up to series. The Moore project is in first position for LaRue to her role on CSI: Miami.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Saturday Night Live alum Jenny Slate joined the CBS comedy Super Fun Night about three nerdy female friends on their weekly quest to have a “super fun” time each Friday night. The project is from writer/co-EP and star Rebel Wilson. Slate will play Helen-Alice, best friend to Wilson’s character Kimmie. The multi-camera comedy is from Conan O’Brien’s Conaco in association with Warner Bros. Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
After her turn on NBC’s drama Prime Suspect, Maria Bello is joining FOX’s new drama series Touch. In a multi-episode run, Bello will play a mother whose daughter shares the same gift as the main character (David Mazouz).
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s TV version of the Hannibal Lecter films tapped Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, the troubled though talented young FBI agent who works with the world’s most notorious serial killer. NBC has ordered 13 episodes of the project produced and written by Bryan Fuller.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Hunger Games – $155 million
21 Jump Street – $21.3 million
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – $13.1 million
John Carter – $5 million
Act Of Valor – $2.1 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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