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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 7/30/12)
DISCOVERY: Off The Hook: Extreme Catches (Premiere) at 9pm

Friday’s opening ceremony for the 2012 Summer Olympics from London broadcast on NBC has become the most-watched opening ceremony for a Summer Games ever. NBC averaged 40.7 million total viewers from 8p to midnight, based on Nielsen fast nationals. This total viewer count represents a +17% bump over the 2008 Beijing Games which averaged 34.9 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Late last week, ABC revealed twelve of the celebrities participating in the next edition of Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars consisting of former winners and fan favorites. The 13th celebrity will be voted on by fans and the three celebrities vying for that spot are Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley and Kyle Massey. Fans of the show can vote for one of these three in the Viewers’ Choice: All-Star at www.ABC.com/DancingwiththeStars from now through August 24 at 12p. The final cast member will be announced live on Good Morning America August 27. The dozen celebrities joining the show which premieres September 24 at 8p include: Kirstie Alley, Pamela Anderson, Helio Castroneves, Joey Fatone, Shawn Johnson, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Kelly Monaco, Apolo Anton Ohno, Bristol Palin, Melissa Rycroft and Emmitt Smith.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC’s The Killing will not be renewed for a third season. The network announced the news on Friday and released this statement: “After much deliberation, we’ve come to the difficult decision not to renew The Killing for a third season. AMC is incredibly proud of the show and is fortunate to have worked with such a talented team on this project, from show-runner Veena Sud and our terrific partners at Fox Television Studios to the talented, dedicated crew and exceptional cast.” Fox TV Studios produced the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Update from ABC’s Modern Family: the six adult cast members, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ed O’Neill, Eric Stonestreet and Sofia Vergara have ironed out their salary renegotiations with 20th Century Fox Television. This salary deal also has resulted in the six actors dropping their lawsuit against 20th Television which they filed early last week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s The Office tapped Jake Lacy (Better With You) as a series regular for the ninth season. Details on Lacy’s character have not been disclosed though he will play a new hire named Pete who could be a potential love interest for Erin (Ellie Kemper).
(Source: Cynopsis)

New ABC comedy How to Live With Your Parents for the Rest of Your Life added Stephanie Hunt (Friday Night Lights) as a series regular, per THR.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Veteran TV actress Heather Locklear is joining TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland for a multiple episode run where she will play a former Miss Ohio who hires Melanie (Valerie Bertinelli) to work at her PR firm, reports TVLine.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Dark Knight Rises – $64.1 million
Ice Age: Continental Drift – $13.3 million
The Watch – $13 million
Step Up Revolution – $11.8 million
Ted – $7.4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CELEBRITY NEWS: JULY 27, 2012
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers (“Mission Impossible III”) – 35 years old
Alex Rodriguez (NY Yankees) – 37 years old
Maya Rudolph (“Bridesmaids”) – 40 years old
Triple H (Wrestler) – 43 years old
Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) – 44 years old
Peggy Fleming (Olympic Gold Medalist) – 64 years old
Betty Thomas (Hill Street Blues) – 65 years old
Jerry Van Dyke (Coach) – 81 years old
Norman Lear (Producer, All In The Family, The Jeffersons) – 90 years old

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/27/12)
NBC: 2012 Summer Olympics Opening Ceremony  st 7:30pm

(SUNDAY 9/29/12)
ANIMAL PLANET: Hillbilly Handfishin’ (Premiere) at 8pm
SMITHSONIAN: The Real Story (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE: Bar Rescue (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Gator Boys (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Inspector Lewis (Finale) at 9pm

Beginning this fall, Norah O’Donnell will become Co-Host of CBS This Morning joining Charlie Rose and Gayle King. O’Donnell has been CBS News’ Chief White House Correspondent since June 2011. CBS News Chairman and 60 Minutes Executive Producer Jeff Fager said, “This is a very exciting development for our morning program and for all of CBS News. Norah is an accomplished reporter with all the skills for the job. She’s a hard worker who knows her story and, as she has shown time after time at the White House, she can think on her feet on live television.” Erica Hill who has been a co-host of CBS This Morning and assisted with its launch is in discussions with CBS News about a new role. O’Donnell will additionally continue as the primary substitute anchor for Face the Nation and will also continue to report for all CBS News broadcasts and platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former CBS News anchor Katie Couric will be launching her new daytime talk show, Katie in national syndication September 10. The one-hour show, distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television has been cleared in 95% of the US and will broadcast live from New York City in front of a live studio audience. Couric additionally serves as executive producer along with Jeff Zucker. At the TCA press tour yesterday in Los Angeles, Couric also revealed her show will feature a theme song, This Day composed by Sheryl Crow and her collaborator Jeff Trott and also performed by Crow.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime’s upcoming new series The Week the Women Went has moved its premiere date to August 14 at 10p following Dance Moms. Jeff Foxworthy narrates the five-episode series that explores what happens in an American town when all the women leave and the men have to run the households, businesses and community. BBC Worldwide Productions is producing. In addition, the recently-announced new docu-series Prom Queens will rejoin Lifetime’s schedule at a later date. The Week the Women Went was previously scheduled to bow on August 15 and Prom Queens on August 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo Media renewed weekly primetime talk show Kathy for a second season starring Kathy Griffin and featuring a panel of guests and celebrities dishing on the week’s hot topics and public figures. Kathy is produced by Donut Run and Embassy Row for Bravo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Programming note: TV One will pay tribute to the late actor Sherman Hemsley with two consecutive Friday nights filled with episodes of The Jeffersons featuring Hemsley’s role as George Jefferson. Starting tonight, TV One will air The Jeffersons episodes at 8p to 12a and again on August 3 from 8p to 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cast members of ABC’s sitcom Modern Family, including those who are embroiled in a lawsuit against the show’s production company as part of the current contract renegotiations that happened earlier this week, were all together at yesterday’s scheduled table read. The first cast gathering for season four was supposed to take place on Tuesday but was moved to Thursday because of the contract talks. The move on the actor’s part was reportedly viewed as a good-faith gesture and talks between the actors’ representatives and 20th Century Fox Television will likely resume later this week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

John Noble, star of FOX’s Fringe is receiving medical treatment which has resulted in production on the fifth and final season being delayed. Production is likely to be picked back up on August 7 and this temporary halt should not interrupt the show’s premiere date.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS added Kal Penn (How I Met Your Mother, House) as the co-lead for the half-hour comedy pilot Ex-Men from How I Met Your Mother EP Rob Greenberg.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After six years, Eric Dane who plays Dr. Mark Sloan (aka McSteamy) is leaving ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy to pursue other opportunities. Dane has play Dr. Sloan since the show’s second season will depart Grey’s Anatomy during the upcoming ninth season. He will return for several episodes to close out his character’s story line.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC’s Mad Men cast member Elisabeth Moss who plays Peggy will return for the sixth season, reports TVLine. Show creator Matt Weiner confirmed Moss has not left the show despite character Peggy leaving Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce during season five.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The second season of American Horror Story on FX added Jenna Dewan to play opposite Adam Levine. The pair will form The Lovers, a couple central to the show’s plot during season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
The Watch – Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Will Forte
Step Up Revolution – Ryan Guzman, Kathyrn McCormick, Misha Gabriel, Peter Gallagher, Stephen “Twitch” Boss
Killer Joe (Limited Release) – Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Thomas Haden Church, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon
Ruby Sparks (Limited Release) – Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Elliot Gould, Chris Messina, Annette Bening

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday July 27, 2012
Grand Central Carnival – 41st St. from Lexington Ave. to 3rd Ave.

Saturday July 28, 2012
Festival of The Americas – 6th Ave. from 42nd to 56th St.

Sunday July 29, 2012
Madison Ave. Summer Fair – from 42nd to 57th St.
Columbus Ave. Fair – from 66th to 72nd St.
Broadway Summerfest (Queens) – on Broadway from Steinway St. to 47th St.

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