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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/19/12)
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: The Great American Manhunt (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Kathy (Premiere) at 10pm

The fifth and final season of Damages will premiere July 11 on DirecTV’s Audience Network. Glenn Close and Rose Byrne return for the concluding season and a slew of actors including Ryan Phillippe, Janet McTeer, John Hannah, Judd Hirsch, M. Emmett Walsh and Jenna Elfman will make recurring appearances.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A second season of My Crazy Obsession was ordered by TLC, reports THR. The series is based on a 2011 special that spawned the eight-episode first season. The new season will premiere in early 2013 produced by Sharp Entertainment for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E Network will now debut the real-life series Flipped Off on April 28 at 10p. The series stars Survivor’s Russell Hantz as he steps into the real estate house flipping market of Houston.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jamie Oliver joins BBC America’s daytime schedule with his food series, Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals starting May 1 at 1p. In each episode, Oliver services up main dishes to sides and salads and desserts adding in his own unique twist. The show will premiere with back-to-back episodes and the series is produced by Fresh One for Channel 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tuesday’s season finale of Doomsday Preppers airing at 9p on National Geographic Channel (NGC) drew in 861,000 total viewers and 541,000 with A25-54 along with a 0.6 rating among A25-54. The series completed its run as NGC’s highest rated series ever. NGC will air a “best of” compilation episode on April 24 at 9p and a second season has been ordered debuting later this fall. In addition, NGC bowed Amish: Out of Order on Tuesday at 10p delivering 940,000 total viewers and 492,000 with A25-54 and averaging a 0.5 rating in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BET is returning several shows to its schedule including 106 & Park, Bobby Jones Gospel, Let’s Stay Together, Reed Between the Lines, Sunday Best and The Game.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two series are returning on Style Network: Tia & Tamera produced by Good Clean Fun and Glam Fairy from Endemol USA.
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Music industry legend and TV host, Dick Clark died yesterday at the age of 82. Mr. Clark’s agent said the longtime host of American Bandstand died following a “massive heart attack.” Considered a trailblazer in the pop music genre, Mr. Clark’s career began in radio, first as a disc jockey at the student-run station at Syracuse University, then for his family’s radio station. In 1952, he landed a job as DJ at WFIL in Philadelphia where he hosted a show called Dick Clark’s Caravan of Music. Soon after, he launched the first Bandstand as an afternoon dance show for teenagers. Within a few years, ABC took the show national and called it American Bandstand with the weekly format showing clean-cut boys and girls dancing to the latest hits and newest singles. Many of the music greats appeared on American Bandstand from Elvis Presley to Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry and Chubby Checker. In 1963, Mr. Clark moved to Hollywood and founded Dick Clark Productions which was behind many popular TV shows such as $25,000 Pyramid, TV’s Bloopers & Practical Jokes and American Music Awards. Then in 1972, New Year’s Eve was forever changed on television when Mr. Clark launched New Year’s Rockin ‘ Eve and Mr. Clark hosted the show that became a New Year’s Eve tradition for three decades. The Museum of Broadcast Communications estimates Dick Clark Productions has produced more than 7,500 hours of television programming, including more than 30 series and 250 specials in addition to 20+ movies for theatre and television. Throughout his career, Mr. Clark earned numerous awards from Emmys to Grammys, an induction in the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame and a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Considered forever young, people marveled at Mr. Clark’s youthful appearance through the years which earned him the nickname “America’s Oldest Teenager.” Mr. Clark is survived by his third wife, Keri Wigton who he married in 1977 and his three children.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Usher will guest star in Fuerza Bruta for two performances on Saturday April 28, 2012.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/161291/grammy-winner-usher-to-guest-star-in-off-broadways-fuerza-bruta/

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