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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/25/12)
DISCOVERY: Mobster Confessions (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: Unsung: Sly & The Family Stone (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH: Diagnosis: Dead or Alive (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Extreme Couponing (Finale) at 10pm
Today is the third anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death (8/29/58 – 6/25/09).
On Saturday, longtime Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering a mild heart attack. Paula Askansas, a Sony Television spokesperson said Trebek is expected to make a full recovery and back on the job when Jeopardy! begins production on a new season next month. While Trebeck was in the hospital Saturday, Jeopardy! won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show. Trebek has served as host of the game show for 28 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Marc Cherry’s latest drama series, Devious Maids was picked up by Lifetime, where the network ordered the project to series for 2013 with 13 episodes. Devious Maids, which was previously a pilot project at ABC, is about five maids who possess ambition and dreams of their own while they work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. The drama stars Ana Ortiz, Judy Reyes, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez, Edy Ganem, Grant Show, Brianna Brown, Rebecca Wisocky, Tom Irwin, Marianna Klaveno, Brett Cullen, Drew Van Acker and former soap star Susan Lucci. Devious Maids is based on the Mexican telenovela Ellas son la Alegria del Hogar and is produced by ABC Studios with Cherry serving as EP along with Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, Paul Presburger and Michael Garcia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere for MTV’s upcoming comedy, The Inbetweeners has been scheduled for August 20 at 1030p. The series is based on a popular British show by the same name.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV bowed the Jersey Shore spin-off series Snooki & JWoww last Thursday with 2.4 million total viewers and delivered a 1.1 rating among A18-49. MTV’s first Jersey Shore spin-off show featuring Pauly D drew in 2.9 million total viewers when it debuted last March.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s musical drama Smash is adding Jennifer Hudson in a multi-episode arc for the second season. Hudson will portray Veronica Moore, a Tony-winning Broadway star who plays an important role in the lives of Karen (Katharine McPhee) and Ivy (Megan Hilty). Hudson’s role will be introduced in the season two premiere which will debut in midseason. Hudson won a supporting actress Academy Award for her role in the musical film Dreamgirls.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Brave – $66.7 million
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – $20.2 million
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – $16.5 million
Prometheus – $10 million
Snow White And The Huntsman – $8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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