CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 22, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity
Reese Witherspoon – 36 years old
Matthew Modine (Full Metal Jacket) – 53 years old
Lena Olin (Alias) – 57 years
Andrew Lloyd Webber – 64 years old
William Shatner (Star Trek) – 81 years old
Stephen Sondheim – 82 years old
FIRST LOOK
www.eonline.com
ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 3/22/12)
VH1: Behind The Music: Game (Premiere) at 9pm
MTV: Jersey Shore Reunion (Premiere) at 10pm
WE: Braxton Family Values (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Project Runway All Stars (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Project Runway All Stars: After The Runway (Finale) at 10pm
FX: Archer (Finale) at 10pm
New celebrity interview program The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet debuts on Lifetime April 26 at 11p with eight episodes. Hosted by British TV personality and photographer, Amanda de Cadenet, the one-hour program presents intimate interviews with such female celebrities as Jane Fonda, Lady Gaga, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kelly Preston and Olivia Wilde among others. The conversations take place in the celebrity’s homes and each covers a wide range of topics such as sexuality, body image, career and finances, relationships, love and loss, politics, human rights and more. The series will also feature Women on the Street segments where everyday women weigh in with their personal thoughts about their lives and the world today. The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet was created by de Cadenet and marks her US TV debut. Demi Moore and de Cadenet are among the executive producers for the series along with Rob Sharenow, Gena McCarthy and David Hillman of Lifetime; Andrew Fried is co-EP.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This summer, VH1 follows the lives of five ex-wives of Hollywood A-list celebrities when Hollywood Exes (wt) debuts with 10 one-hour episodes. The series stars Nicole Murphy (ex-wife of Eddie Murphy), Jessica Canseco (ex-wife of Jose Canseco), Sheree Fletcher (ex-wife of Will Smith), Mayte Garcia (ex-wife of Prince) and Andrea Kelly (ex-wife of R. Kelly) as all ladies try to chart their own lives. A premiere date has not been set yet for Hollywood Exes produced by Shed Media.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WE tv has two new docu-soap series on tap to debut this summer. First up is Kendra On Top starring former Playboy model, author and reality star Kendra Wilkinson-Baskett. The series follows Kendra as she balances her family, work and personal ambitions. WE tv ordered 14 episodes (one-hour premiere and finale eps and 12 half-hour eps) produced by Prometheus Entertainment with production beginning in Los Angeles this month. The second docu-soap is Cyndi (wt) featuring Grammy Award-winner Cyndi Lauper. In this new series, viewers will have access to Cyndi’s personal and professional life as she juggles her many roles as rock star, mother, wife, Broadway composer and philanthropist. WE tv ordered 12 half-hour episodes produced by Mark Burnett’s One Three Inc. with production commencing next month in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Monday’s new season premiere of La La’s Full Court Life at 9p on VH1 averaged a 1.3 rating among A18-49 and 1.8 million total viewers. Following at 10p, VH1 launched new series Styled By June which averaged a 0.8 rating with A18-49 and 1.1 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Stephanie March, known to TV viewers for her co-starring role on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU has landed a role on CBS’ drama pilot Baby Big Shot. The CBS pilot is a legal drama about a working-class woman (Janet Montgomery) who uses her street savvy ways to compete with her more sophisticated colleagues at a top New York law firm. March will play a high-ranking associate at the law firm who aspires to run the firm someday. Kyle MacLachlan also stars in the project.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CASTING CALL
A major cable network and the producers of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills are casting for trophy wives for a docu-series. Do you have it all… looks, luxury and a man who worships you? The show is looking for “trophy wives” who work hard to look good for the man who takes good care of them in return. If you fit this description or you know someone who does, please send an email to trophywivescasting@gmail.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
REESE WITHERSPOON IS PREGNANT WITH HER THIRD CHILD
http://www.accesshollywood.com/reese-witherspoon-pregnant-with-third-child-source_article_62323
HUGH HEFNER’S SON SENTENCED TO VIOLENCE CLASSES AFTER HITTING HIS GIRLFRIEND
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/20/hugh-hefner-son-marston-sentenced-domestic-violence-claire-sinclair/
DAME EDNA STARTS HER FAREWELL TOUR AFTER A 57-YEAR CAREER
http://www.accesshollywood.com/dame-edna-everage-bids-57-year-stage-career-adieu_article_62264
CELEBRITY NEWS: MARCH 21, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity
Daniel “Diggy” Simmons – 17 years old
Deryck Whibley (Sum 41) – 32 years old
Kevin Federline – 33 years old
Jay Davidson (“The Crying Game”) – 44 years old
Matthew Broderick (“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’) – 50 years old
Rosie O’Donnell – 50 years old
Gary Oldman (“The Dark Knight”) – 54 years old
Sabrina Le Beauf (The Cosby Show) – 54 years old
Eddie Money – 63 years old
Timothy Dalton – 68 years old
FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/21/12)
NBC: Bent (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Couples Therapy (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: House Of Consignment (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Real Vice: Miami (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE: American Digger (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Dr. G: Medical Examiner (Finale) at 7pm
More than two weeks before its first season premiere, Starz has renewed its original drama series Magic City for a second season with ten episodes. Magic City premieres April 6 at 10p and is set in 1959 Miami Beach. The series is created and executive produced by Mitch Glazer and it stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko and Danny Huston. Production on the second season will commence later this year with an expected premiere on STARZ in 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Thursdays this summer will be home to TBS’ new original comedies starting with buddy comedy Men at Work premiering May 24 at 10p with back-to-back episodes. Beginning July 19, new workplace comedy Sullivan & Son will take over the time period. Men at Work stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch and James Lesure and was created by Breckin Meyer and produced by Sony Pictures Television and Fanfare. Sullivan & Son, set inside a popular bar in a working-class Pittsburgh neighborhood stars comedian Steve Byrne and is produced by Wild West Picture Show Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television; Vince Vaughn, Peter Billingsley and Rob Long are executive producers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A trio of new series are joining HGTV’s lineup, per B&C. Buying and Selling (wt) is a spinoff of the network’s Property Brothers series where Jonathan Scott prepares a family’s home for sale while brother Drew finds their next property. The series debuts in September. Two other new HGTV series are spinoffs of the House Hunters franchise: House Hunters: Where Are They Now? debuts in October and looks in on memorable House Hunters families to see what happened after finding their new house. Living Abroad picks up where House Hunters International leaves off and looks at what it takes for Americans to adjust to a new country. The premiere date of Living Abroad has not been set yet.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One also announced series renewals for Unsung, Life After, Find Our Missing and Washington Watch with Roland Martin.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FX acquired the commercial television premiere rights to this past weekend’s #1 box office movie 21 Jump Street from Sony in addition to Universal’s The Lorax which was #1 at the box office the previous two weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
British comedian Eddie Izzard is joining NBC’s Munsters re-make pilot titled Mockingbird Lane playing the Grandpa. Al Lewis originally played the role of Grandpa in the 1960s Munsters series. Production on the project begins early this summer and is shepherded by creator Bryan Fuller and Bryan Singer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Janel Parrish who plays Mona on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars was elevated to series regular up from recurring status for the program’s third season, reports THR.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/18/12)
1) One Direction – Up All Night – 176,175
2) Adele – 21 – 148,394 (After 56 weeks – 8,238,724)
3) Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball – 57,419 (After 2 weeks – 254,992)
Other Debuts
4) Passion – White Flag – 48, 795
12) Tech N9ne – Klusterfuk EP – 16,951
17) Say Anything – Anarchy My Dear – 14,166
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $70 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
CASTING CALL
DIY Network is looking for desperate landscapes in need of a $25,000 yard makeover for its show America’s Most Desperate Landscape. Now through April 30, 2012, homeowners can upload photos and videos of their ugly front yards via DIYNetwork.com. This landscape makeover will be managed by DIY Network host and licensed contractor Jason Cameron and his Desperate Landscapes crew. The winner will also appear on the show for a one-hour special documenting the search and build which will air on DIY Network July 18 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MIKE “THE SITUATION” SORRENTINO CHECKS INTO REHAB
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/20/mike-the-situation-sorrentino-rehab-jersey-shore/
http://www.tmz.com/2012/03/22/the-situation-rehab-alcohol-prescription-drugs/
“REAL HOUSEWIFE” KIM ZOLCIAK & KROY BIERMANN ARE EXPECTING THEIR SECOND CHILD
http://www.accesshollywood.com/real-housewife-kim-zolciak-and-atlanta-falcons-kroy-biermann-are-expecting-baby-number-2_article_62239
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