Keely's Korner

FIRST LOOK
www.eonline.com

ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/18/12)
MNET: Beats Per Mnet (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: Coast Guard Alaska (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: 40 Greatest Yo! MTV Raps Moments Hour 1 (Premiere) at 7pm
VH1: 40 Greatest Yo! MTV Raps Moments Hour 2 (Premiere) at 7pm
VH1: Behind The Music: Nas (Premiere) at 9pm

USA Network revealed the summer premiere dates for its original series that air across five nights each week. New six-part miniseries Political Animals from Greg Berlanti and Laurence Mark will air Sundays in July. Royal Pains and Necessary Roughness return to the schedule on Wednesdays starting June 6 at 9p and 10p respectively. Burn Notice is back along with the drama Suits on Thursdays beginning June 14 at 9p and 10p and new seasons of White Collar and Covert Affairs fill up Tuesday nights starting July 10 at 9p and 10p. USA Network is also premiering new original series Common Law on May 11 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The season finale of Shahs of Sunset last Sunday on Bravo become the most watched episode of the series’ season with more than 1.5 million total viewers and 1.0 million among A18-49. Bravo has also approved a second season of Shahs of Sunset produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC ordered seven episodes of a new unscripted series starring Howie Mandel, titled Howie Mandel’s White Elephant. The series will be based on the well-known holiday game where contestants will select one package from a collection of wrapped gifts containing millions of dollars in prizes. The individual contestant would then have to decide to steal a previously revealed prize or keep their unopened box. The contestant holding the least valuable prize at the end of each round will be eliminated. Mandel will be the host of the series in addition to serving as EP along with Alevy Productions’ Mike Marks. Production has not yet started and a premiere date was not given.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A spinoff series, tentatively titled Big Ang based on the Mob Wives series is in the works at VH1. Angela Raiola, known as Big Ang will gain her own series on VH1 as the network approved 10 half-hour episodes set to premiere this summer. Jennifer Graziano of JustJenn Productions developed the concept for the series which will be produced by The Weinstein Company, Electus and Left/Right.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/15/12)
1) Lionel Richie – Tuskegee – 128,553 (After 3 weeks – 422,857)
2) Adele – 21 – 91,683 (After 60 weeks – 8,735,330)
3) Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday…Roman Reloaded – 81,044 (After 2 weeks – 334,725)

Other Debuts
4) Monica – New Life – 69,241
6) Bonnie Raitt – Slipstream – 63,946
10) Hoodie Allen – All American – 27, 278
11) Counting Crows – Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) – 26,791
15) Halestorm – Strange Case Of – 23,838
16) Prince Royce – Phase II – 23,091
17) Trip Lee – Good Life – 21,738
21) M. Ward – Wasteland Companion – 16,519
30) Trampled By Turtles – Stars & Satellites – 13,211
32) Bassnectar – Vava Voom – 12,845
34) Demon Hunter – True Defiance – 12,495
49) Florence + The Machine – MTV Unplugged – 7,958

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $131 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

www.NYLottery.org

CASTING CALL
495 Productions and Doron Ofir Casting are seeking mothers who are managing their talented children in the world of music, sports, dance or acting. These moms have taken their kids to classes and camps, auditions to call backs and have been there every step of the way to support their child’s future. If you are a mother of a burgeoning star between the ages of 16 to 25 who manages every detail of their child’s budding career, please send an email to: www.momagerscasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)