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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 8/14/12)
HISTORY: Top Gear (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Counting Cars (Premiere) at 10pm & 10:30pm
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC: Hard Time (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: The Week The Women Went (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Collection Intervention (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: The Burn With Jeff Ross (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SYFY: Destination Truth (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: Rizzoli & Isles (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: Franklin & Bash (Finale) at 10pm
OXYGEN: The Glee Project (Finale) at 10pm
NBCUniveral reports 219.4 million Americans watched the London Summer Olympics across its networks, becoming the most-watched event in US television history. The 2008 Beijing Olympics tallied 215 million total Americans, based on data from Nielsen. Other viewership nuggets from the NBCU include: 31.0 million average viewers tuned in for Sunday’s Closing Ceremony which bested Beijing by +12% and Athens by +58%. NBC also averaged 31.1 million viewers over the 17 nights of primetime Olympics coverage, the most-watched non-US Summer Olympics since the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
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Yesterday, ABC revealed the professional dancer pairings with celebrities for the upcoming Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars slated to premiere on September 24 with a two-hour episode at 8p. The partners include: Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy; Pamela Anderson and Tristan Macmanus; Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower; Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson; Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough; Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya; Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd; Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy; Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff; Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas; Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani; and Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke. New for this edition, fans will decide who the 13th and final All-Star celebrity cast member will be between Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley and Kyle Massey. Fans can vote for their Viewers’ Choice: All-Star at www.ABC.com/DancingwiththeStars until August 24 at 12p PT. This final cast member and his/her professional dance partner will be announced live on Good Morning America on August 27. Hosts Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke-Charvet are returning to the show along with judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba. Dancing with the Stars is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions.
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Before one episode aired, VH1 is pulling its reality series Ev and Ocho, starring NFL player Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson and his new wife, Evelyn Lozada. The network is taking the show off its schedule, which was due to premiere on September 3, following Johnson’s arrest on Saturday for an alleged domestic violence dispute. After signing the wide receiver last June, Miami Dolphins also cut Johnson from the team.
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After sustaining an injury in July during production, Kristin Chenoweth is exiting the CBS drama The Good Wife. Chenoweth will still appear in the premiere episode. The actress released this statement: “It is with deep regret to inform everyone that due to my injuries, I am unable to return to The Good Wife at this time. Getting better slowly, and thank you everyone for your concern.”
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NBC’s Smash will reunite Sean Hayes with his former Will & Grace co-star Debra Messing. Hayes was tapped for a multiple episode run for season two of Smash playing Terrence Falls, a comedic TV and film star who is making his Broadway debut in the musical Liaisons.
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Primetime soap Revenge on ABC cast Michael Nardelli in the recurring role of Trey, a preppy outsider who befriends Jack’s younger brother and then gets him in trouble.
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Oscar-winner Jodie Foster will direct and serve as executive producer of a new drama project for Showtime titled Angie’s Body. The plot centers on a smart, deadly woman who runs a family-based crime syndicate. Rob Fresco is writing the script and will also be an EP along with Russ Krasnoff and Foster. Sony Pictures Television is producing.
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MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $36 million
Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
CASTING CALL
Emmy Award-winner writer Gail Parent and psychotherapist Susan Ende, M.F.T. who authored How to Raise Your Adult Children are partnering with production company, Pictures of Los Angeles, Inc. on a docu-series in development about the boomerang generation. If you are an adult who has had to move back home with your parents or know someone who has, and the entire family is willing to share their experiences, please send your story and your contact information to: POLACasting@gmail.com.
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The longest-running daytime game show, The Price Is Right hosted by Drew Carey on CBS is launching its first-ever male model search. The search will air as a five-episode web series competition via PriceIsRight.com and Youtube.com/PriceIsRight with finalists revealed during the September 28 episode of The Price Is Right. Viewers will vote online for their favorite finalist online through October 4 with the winner receiving a one-week modeling gig on the game show. The search launches with an open casting call in Los Angeles on August 30 at KCBS Studios in Studio City, CA. For more information about the open casting call, rules and eligibility as well as the online voting procedures, please visit priceisright.com. FremantleMedia North America produces The Price Is Right.
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