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FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/29/12)
HGTV: Buying And Selling (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Restaurant Stakeout (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC FAMILY: Melissa & Joey (Finale) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Baby Daddy (Finale) at 8;30pm
SYFY: Haunted Collector (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Toddlers & Tiaras (Finale) at 9pm
VH1: Hollywood Exes (Finale) at 9pm
USA: Necessary Roughness (Summer Finale) at 10pm
TV LAND: Retired at 35 (Finale) at 11pm

ABC’s daytime series The Chew is back for a second season starting September 10 at 1p. Katie Couric will be the featured guest to preview her new syndicated talk show, Katie. The Chew’s hosts Mario Batali, Michael Symon, Carla Hall, Clinton Kelly and Daphne Oz are all returning.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The third annual American Country Awards, airing from Las Vegas in December on FOX will have Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth back as hosts. Nominations for the awards show will be announced soon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

During the inaugural week of new nationally syndicated talk show, Katie hosted by Katie Couric debuting September 10, guests will include Jessica Simpson and Sheryl Crow, who wrote and performed the theme song for Katie. Other future guests will include Barbara Streisand, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum, Susan Sarandon, Chelsea Handler and Sofia Vergara as well as 50 Shades of Grey author E L James among others. Katie is distributed by Disney-ABC Domestic Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syndicated game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire debuts its 11th season beginning September 3 and is hosted by Meredith Vieira. To check local listings, visit http://www.millionairetv.com for time and channel.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 1980s film and series, Fame is being revived by reality TV producer Nigel Lythgoe for MGM TV. Fame is about the lives of talented students trying to become famous. Lythgoe will be the EP along with Kary McHoul, President of Nigel Lythgoe Productions, Charles Segars and Chad Gutstein.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedian/actress Ali Wentworth is joining ABC’s Cougar Town as a love interest for Bob Clendenin’s character Tom.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Stacey Farber, best known for her role on teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation was cast in a recurring role on The CW’s midseason drama, Cult. Farber will play a tech-savvy girl, E.J. who works with centerpiece character Jeff (Matt Davis), journalist blogger who teams with a young production assistant (Jessica Lucas) who works on a popular TV show called Cult. E.J. will help Jeff in his search for his missing brother.
(Source: Cynopsis)

After 21 years of playing Jason Morgan on ABC’s General Hospital, Steve Burton is exiting the daytime soap. Burton’s last day on set is September 25. The actor contends he has “no complaints, no negative feelings at all. But it’s time to go.” General Hospital has not announced if they will recast the role of Jason Morgan.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 8/26/12)
1) Trey Songz – Chapter V – 134,917
2) 2 Chainz – Based On A T.R.U. Story – 47,750
3) Various Artists – Now 43 – 44,952

Other Debuts
4) DJ Khaled – Kiss The Ring – 40,512
7) Owl City – Midsummer Station – 30,431
9) Tenth Avenue North – The Struggle – 25,514
13) Dustin Lynch – Dustin Lynch – 23,077
14) Lynyrd Skynyrd – Last Of A Dyin’ Breed – 18,574
24) Dispatch – Circles Around The Sun – 14,029
35) Bloc Party – Four – 10,773

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