FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/27/12)
ASPIRE: ABFF Independent (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Hollywood Exes (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Final Witness (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Real World: St. Thomas (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: I (Almost) Got Away With It (Finale) at 9pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Criminal Pursuit (Finale) at 10pm
ABC’s one-hour summer drama series Rookie Blue received a fourth season renewal. On average, Rookie Blue is the #1 series with A18-49 in Thursday’s 10p hour this summer to date. The fourth season is currently in development and will begin production in Toronto later this summer. Rookie Blue is produced by ICF Film Inc. and Entertainment One. ABC and Global Television jointly made the renewal announcement yesterday.
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New docu-series Gallery Girls debuts on Bravo beginning August 13 at 10p. The series follows the lives of seven ambitious young women in New York City who immerse themselves in the art world while vying for their dream jobs. Gallery Girls is from Magical Elves.
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Beginning July 23 for the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London, E! is sending E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic to head entertainment and pop culture news coverage for the network along with Catt Sadler, Ross Mathews, Robbie Laughlin and Olympic Gold medalist Bruce Jenner. E!’s Senior News Correspondent and former Londoner, Melanie Bromley will further cover fashion, party and trend news throughout London. In addition to E!’s on-air coverage, E! News will produce a daily webcast, LIVE from E! that will run on E! Online with interviews with athletes, reporters and celebrities.
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Television and Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth will next appear on CBS’ The Good Wife in a recurring role as a top-notch political reporter who wants to know more about the Florrick campaign and marriage. Chenoweth will make her first appearance on the series with the season premiere in September. The Good Wife airs Sundays at 9p on CBS.
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TV Land’s Soul Man had 3.9 million viewers for it’s premiere.
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George Randolph Hearst, the grandson of media giant William Randolph Hearst died Monday at the age of 84. Mr. Hearst was the Chairman of Hearst Corp., a privately-held media conglomerate that goes back more than 125 years when Mr. Hearst’s grandfather took control of the San Francisco Examiner. Mr. Hearst was a director of the company for more than 50 years following his uncle, Randolph A. Hearst as Board Chairman in 1996. Hearst Corp. presently owns 29 television stations and has shares in a number of cable networks. The company additionally owns 15 daily newspapers including the Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News and San Francisco Chronicle. The company further owns several magazines including Esquire, Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan. Mr. Hearst also served as President of The Hearst Foundation and a Director of the William Randolph Hearst Foundation. He is survived by his wife, Susan Hearst; sons, George R. Hearst III, publisher of the Albany Times Union in New York; two other children, Stephen T. Hearst and Erin Hearst Knudsen; his twin sister, Phoebe Hearst Cooke; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/24/12)
1) Justin Beiber – Believe – 374,264
2) Kenny Chesney – Welcome To The Fishbowl – 193,453
3) Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel Is Wiser… – 71,576
Other Debuts
4) Smashing Pumpkins – Oceania – 53,396
18) Dirty Heads – Cabin By The Sea – 17,697
21) Glen Hansard – Rhythm And Repose – 16,064
25) Various Artists – That’s My Jam (DLX) – 13,814
33) Brave – Soundtrack – 11,582
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $40 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
BROADWAY
Jesus Christ Superstar will close on Broadway on Sunday July 1, 2012.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/162646/closing-date-confirmed-for-broadway-resurrection-of-jesus-christ-superstar/
Motown The Musical, Penned by Berry Gordy is coming to Broadway in Spring 2013.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/162655/motown-the-musical-penned-by-motown-records-founder-berry-gordy-confirms-broadway-plans/
Memphis is closing on Broadway on Sunday August 5, 2012.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/162658/tony-winning-musical-memphis-starring-adam-pascal-and-montego-glover-sets-broadway-closing-date/
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