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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 5/1/12)
BBC AMERICA: Jamie Meals In Minutes (Premiere) at 1pm
VH1: Uprising; Hip-Hop & The L.A. Riots (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Last Man Standing (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: The Biggest Loser (Finale) at 8pm
HISTORY: Top Shot (Finale) at 10pm
A Big Brother-style competition series will debut this summer on ABC titled The Glass House. The series, premiering June 18 at 10p, watches as 14 contestants live with and compete against each other in a totally wired house with a 24/7 live feed and multiple cameras throughout vying for a $250,000 grand prize. In a different twist, viewers of the show will be able to support the contestants they like through online and social media platforms and their votes will help determine which ones go home and which eliminated participants will have the chance to return to the competition. The Glass House is from Big Brother producer Kenny Rosen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Newly launched HBO comedy series Girls and Veep each received second season renewals yesterday with both gaining 10-episode seasons for 2013. Girls, from creator Lena Dunham debuted with 872,000 total viewers and has grown to a gross of 3.8 million viewers to date. Veep, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus is from Armando Iannucci and delivered 1.4 million total viewers with its premiere episode and has since grossed to 3.7 million viewers. Veep and Girls air on Sundays at 10p and 1030p respectively through the summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce TV is introducing its first-ever original series titled Family Time, a 30m comedy created by Bentley Kyle Evans who is behind such comedies as The Jamie Foxx Show, Martin and Love That Girl. Family Time centers on the Stallworths, a working-class African American family who ends up with a winning lottery ticket that pivots them to middle class status overnight. Omar Gooding and Angell Conwell star as the parents to two kids played by Jayla Calhoun and Bentley Kyle Evans, Jr. Family Time will air on Monday nights and premieres on Bounce TV June 18 at 8p. The series is produced by Evans and his partner Trenten Gumbs.
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Tuesday nights on TLC will include two fashion-themed shows beginning May 29. What Not to Wear returns with 13 all-new episodes airing at 9p while at 10p the network premieres Big Brooklyn Style, a new series executive produced by Stacy London that follows husband and wife entrepreneurs Lisa and Jim Dolan owners of a plus-sized clothing store. Both series are produced by BBC Worldwide Productions for TLC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This Wednesday evening, New York City’s Empire State Building will be lit in “The Weather Channel blue” in honor of The Weather Channel Companies (TWCC) 30th anniversary.
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Time Warner Cable has launched a new 24-hour Health on Demand network offering healthy lifestyle content for its Digital Cable subscribers. Health on Demand features Cooking Light segments offering recipes and tips for healthy food choices as well as Gaiam TV segments featuring videos on exercise and stress reduction and more.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s upcoming new competition series Duets is replacing Lionel Richie with John Legend who will be a mentor and singing partner to the show’s singing contestants along with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles and Robin Thicke. Richie reportedly left the show due to scheduling conflicts. Duets premieres on ABC May 24 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $102 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
BROADWAY
Hugh Jackman and Bernadette Peters to receive Special 2012 Tony Awards.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/161529/hugh-jackman-and-bernadette-peters-to-receive-special-2012-tony-awards/
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