Archive for September, 2012

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

September 10, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 9/10/12)
SYNDICATION PREMIERES: Katie; The Jeff Probst Show; The Ricki Lake Show; Dish ;Nation, Ellen; The Dr. Oz Show; Anderson Live; The Wendy Williams Show; America Now; The Doctors; Baggage
ABC: The Chew (Premiere) at 1pm
CBS: The Talk (Premiere) at 2pm
ESPN: Monday Night Football (Premiere) at 7pm
NBC: The Voice (Premiere) at 8pm
VH1: Basketball Wives LA (Premiere) at 8pm
A&E: Hoarders (Premiere) at 9pm
SUNDANCE: All On The Line with Joe Zee (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Bachelor Pad (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: Hotel Hell (Part 2 Finale) at 8pm
FOX: MasterChef (Finale) at 9pm

Angela Bassett is attached to a new legal drama for NBC that is in early stages at the network. Bassett will star and also serve as EP in the drama from writer Ben Ripley and EPs Deb Spera and Maria Grasso. Sony Pictures Television is producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Prolific producer Shonda Rhimes and her Shondaland company sold a FBI drama, Under the Gun to NBC with a script commitment. Peter Norwalk will write the script and be an EP with Rhimes and her Shondaland producing partner Betsy Beers under their overall deal at ABC Studios. Under the Gun is about Erin Kain, a woman who goes to work for the FBI as she struggles to make sense of a past tragic event that ruined her life and broke her family apart. Despite her young and fragile appearance, her dark past helps her get inside the minds of criminals who were normal one day and crazy the next.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Possession – $9.5 million
Lawless – $6 million
The Words – $5 million
The Expendable 2 – $4.8 million
The Bourne Legacy – $4 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

PARIS JACKSON SAYS SHE’S MORE THAN JUST MICHAEL JACKSON’S DAUGHTER

September 8, 2012

PARIS JACKSON SAYS SHE’S MORE THAN JUST MICHAEL JACKSON’S DAUGHTER
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20627474,00.html

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JOINS GROUP OFFERING TO BUY NBA’S MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

September 8, 2012

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE JOINS GROUP OFFERING TO BUY NBA’S MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES
http://www.eonline.com/news/344226/justin-timberlake-joins-group-offering-to-buy-nba-s-memphis-grizzlies

NICOLE “SNOOKI” POLIZZI SHOWS OFF HER NEW SON

September 8, 2012

NICOLE “SNOOKI” POLIZZI SHOWS OFF HER NEW SON
http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/09/05/snooki-lorenzo-dominic-first-photo/

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

September 8, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Evan Rachel Wood (“The Wrestler”) – 24 years old
Oliver Hudson (Rules Of Engagement) – 36 years old
Shannon Elizabeth (“American Pie”) – 38 years old
Tom Everett Scott (“That Thing You Do!”) – 42 years old
Angie Everhart – 43 years old
Corbin Bernsen (Law & Order) – 57 years old
Julie Kavner (Rhoda, voice of Marge Simpson on The Simpsons) – 61 years old
Gloria Gaynor (R&B Singer of “I Will Survive”) – 62 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS/ MOVIES/ NYC STREET FAIRS/ MEGA MILLIONS/ POWERBALL/ CASTING CALL

September 8, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/7/12)
DIRECT TV: The Nick And Artie Show (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: Cheer (Premiere) at 11pm

(SATURDAY 9/8/12)
GMC: The Song That Changed My Life with Marvin Sapp (Premiere) at 9pm
WE: My Fair Wedding: Unveiled (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FIT & HEALTH: I Was Impaled (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Deadly Affairs (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Wicked Attraction (Finale) at 8pm

(SUNDAY 9/9/12)
FOOD: Sandwich King (Premiere) at 11am
NBC: Football Night in America (Premiere) at 7pm
VERIA LIVING: Natural Companions (Premiere) at 7pm
PBS: Broadway or Bust (Premiere) at 8pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Unusual Suspects (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Long Island Medium (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Breaking Amish (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Watch What Happens Live (Premiere) at 11pm
LIFETIME: Drop Dead Diva (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Army Wives (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Web Therapy (Finale) at 10:30pm

Documentary series Behind The Music is back on VH1 profiling eight music icons. Launching its 15th year on September 16 at 9p, Behind The Music will chronicle the music careers of NE-YO, Nicole Scherzinger, Gym Class Heroes, Toni Braxton, T.I. (updated episode), Pink (updated), Carrie Underwood and Train. The series also is expanding via VH1.com with Behind the Song, a companion series of original, standalone mini episodes where artists reflect on the inspiration behind a signature song.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tonight, ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC are airing the Stand Up to Cancer special, live and commercial free beginning at 8p. Many other networks are also carrying the telecast including HBO, HBO Latino, Bio, Lifetime Movie Network, Logo, MLB Network, mun2, Palladia and VH1. In addition, STARZ and ENCORE will air the telecast and Spartacus star Lucy Lawless will pay tribute to her co-star Andy Whitfield who lost his battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma on September 11, 2011. Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), is a 501(c)3 charitable organization and raises funds for cancer research. For more information, please go to standuptocancer.org.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former Grey’s Anatomy star, Kim Raver booked a recurring role on NBC’s new drama Revolution set to premiere on September 17. Details on Raver’s new role have not been revealed yet.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frances Conroy will remain as part of the cast of FX’s anthology series American Horror Story for its second season. Show co-creator, Ryan Murphy tweeted earlier this week saying Conroy will play “the ultimate angel” in the next installment titled American Horror Story: Asylum.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Scott Thompson, former star of The Kids in the Hall has joined NBC’s drama Hannibal in a recurring role, cites THR. Thompson will play Jimmy Price, the third member of the FBI crime scene investigation team headed by Laurence Fishburne’s Jack Crawford, the leader of the FBI’s behavioral science unit. Jimmy is an expert in fingerprinting and spatter patterns at crime scenes. The other team members include Hettienne Park and Aaron Abrams who play Beverly Katz and Brian Zeller, respectively.
(Source: Cynopsis)

2012 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2012/winners.jhtml

MOVIES
The Words – Olivia Wilde, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana, Dennis Quaid
Bachelorette – Rebel Wilson, Hayes MacArthur, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scott, Isla Fisher

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday September 7, 2012
Church of St. Agnes Carnival – on 43rd St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday September 8, 2012
Gramercy Park Neighborhood Summer Festival – on 3rd Ave. from 14th to 23rd St.
6th Ave. Festival – from Houston to Waverly Place
Columbia St. Waterfront Festival – on Columbia St. & Union St.
Woodside Festival (Queens) – from 63rd St. to Roosevelt Ave.

Sunday September 9, 2012
High Line Meat Packet District Fair – on 16th St. from 9th to 10th Ave.
3rd Ave. Community Benefit Festival – from 66th to 86th St.
31st. St. Astoria Fest (Queens) – on Ditmars Blvd. to 21st Ave.
Brighton 6th St. Fair (Brooklyn) – on Brighton 6th St, Brighton Beach Ave.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $120 million

Participating States: New York, New Jersey, California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $100 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
ABC’s Wipeout is casting for season six. The producers are looking for dynamic men and women to participate in the show and they must have strong personalities, be outgoing and have a sense of humor. The show is looking to cast singles, family teams, boss/employee teams, hotties and nerds, couples, twins, newlyweds, exes and people with dirty jobs. You can apply by visiting the website: www.mysticartpictures.com and fill out the online profile and the show applications. Be sure and upload a photo with your profile. Applicants can also attend one of the upcoming open casting call events; you will need to bring a copy of your driver’s license and health insurance card if you have one. The open calls will be September 22 in Los Angeles; October 6 in Orange County; and October 27 in San Diego. The season five finale of Wipeout airs September 20 at 8p on ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

September 8, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 6, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Pippa Middleton – 28 years old
Idris Elba (Luther) – 39 years old
Anika Noni Rose (“Dreamgirls”) – 40 years old
Macy Gray (R&B Singer) – 45 years old
Rosie Perez (“Do The Right Thing”) – 47 years old
Jeff Foxworthy (Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?) – 53 years old
Jane Curtin (formerly of Saturday Night Live) – 64 years old
Swoosie Kurtz (Sisters) – 67 years old
Jo Anne Worley (Rowan And Martin’s – 74 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CASTING CALL

September 8, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/6/12)
DIY: Raising House (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: Iron Men (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Texas Car Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Living Abroad (Premiere) at 11pm
ABC: Rookie Blue (Finale) at 9pm
MILITARY: Warplane (Finale) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: The Real L World (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY: Great Lake Warriors (Finale) at 11:01pm

For its third season premiere week, NBC is adding a third night of The Voice. NBC will open The Voice as scheduled on September 10 with a two-hour episode at 8p followed by a one-hour episode on September 11 at 8p. NBC will then add a third one-hour episode on September 12 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In other NBC news, the network is taking its medical drama Saving Hope off its schedule and plans on airing the final two episodes of season one online. The two episodes scheduled to air September 8 and 15 will be replaced by repeats of America’s Got Talent and The Voice. Saving Hope thought will continue in Canada as CTV renewed the series for a second season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime is venturing into a hidden-camera comedy series, Prank My Mom with Vivica A. Fox starring as host. The network ordered 10 episodes of the series which will spotlight sons and daughters targeting their mothers with pranks. Prank My Mom is set to premiere October 9 at 10p though the network will air a preview on September 27 and again on October 4 at 1030p. The series is produced by Thinkfactory Media and Peter M. Cohen Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Also tonight, MTV has opted to move its telecast of the MTV Video Music Awards to air from 8p to 10p in order to not compete with President Obama’s speech from the DNC. Normally, the VMAs air on Sundays though the network moved it to a Thursday night to avoid going head-to-head against the season opener of Sunday Night Football.
(Source; Cynopsis)

Stand-up comedian Tone Bell joins NBC’s sitcom Whitney as a series regular playing RJ, a friend of Alex’s who could become a love interest for Lily (Zoe Lister Jones).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Amanda Schull is joining the cast of USA Network’s Suits in a recurring role playing Katrina Bennett, an assistant D.A. for the second half of season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CASTING CALL
Even before the season finale of MasterChef airs on FOX September 10, the show announced the season four open casting calls dates. The cross-country casting calls will begin October 6 in San Diego; followed by Minneapolis and Nashville on October 13; Chicago and Miami on October 20; Dallas and Cleveland on October 27; Los Angeles and Boston on November 3; and New York and Portland on November 10. Details on the venues and casting call times can be found at: www.masterchefcasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An Emmy Award-winning production company is now casting for a new docu-series about a family of real estate agents who live and work closely together and/or compete with each other. If you are part of a multi-generational real estate family or you and your spouse work together, the show is looking for a fun, energetic family that is involved with real estate. Send an email to: WEINGRADCASTING@gmail.com and include a brief bio about your family and their roles in the business; what makes them a good realtor, where the family lives and where the office is located, also describe your family’s dynamics and include photos and contact information. ina Bennett, an assistant D.A. for the second half of season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)

 

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

September 6, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries) – 23 years old
Rose McGowan (Charmed) – 38 years old
Kristian Alfonso (Days Of Our Lives) – 49 years old
Michael Keaton (“Beetlejuice”) – 60 years old
Raquel Welch – 71 years old
Bob Newhart – 82 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL

September 5, 2012

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 9/5/12)
NBC: Sunday Night Football at 8:30pm
SYFY: Ghost Hunters (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Sweat Equity (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Soul Man (Finale) at 10pm
TV LAND: The Exes (Finale) at 10:30pm

As of yesterday, former NFL star and FOX NFL Sunday broadcaster Michael Strahan joined Kelly Ripa as co-host of the morning syndicated talk show, LIVE! with Kelly and Michael.  The search for a new co-host following the departure of Regis Philbin late last year, took nine months and Strahan had made several guest appearances on the show and co-hosted with Ripa more than twenty times during the last two years.  LIVE! with Kelly and Michael is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television and is produced by WABC-TV in New York with executive producer Michael Gelman. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS ordered a second season of its new sitcom Sullivan & Son which presently airs on Thursdays at 10p.  To date, the comedy is average more than 2.5 million viewers during season one.  TBS ordered 10 episodes for the second season slated to return in 2013.  Sullivan & Son is produced by Wild West Television in association with Warner Horizon Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FX’s fall schedule was revealed with premiere dates for several returning series.  Sons of Anarchy is back for a fifth season kicking off with a 90-minute episode on September 11 at 10p.  The Ultimate Fighter Fridays bows September 14 with a two-hour premiere at 9p with the series settling into its 10p time slot the next week.  October 11 marks the eighth season debut of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia at 10p followed by the fourth season of The League at 1030p and Russell Brand’s late-night talk show BrandX.  And, lastly the second season of anthology series American Horror Story: Asylum opens October 17 at 10p. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s midseason finale of AMC’s Breaking Bad at 10p tallied 2.8 million total viewers, +47% better than the season four finale.  The 10p airing also delivered 1.7 million among A18-49 and 1.5 million A25-54 viewers.  Sunday’s episode concluded the first half of season five and the final eight episodes of Breaking Bad will air next summer.
(Source: Cynopsis) 

Oprah Winfrey Network: OWN picked up the exclusive cable rights to Rachael Ray and the now-cancelled The Nate Berkus Show.  Both shows are produced in part by Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios.  Rachael Ray, which launched in 2006, joins OWN from CBS Television Distribution and will air episodes from the first five seasons back-to-back on weekdays at 9a beginning September 10.  Rachael Ray is also produced by CBS Television Distribution, Watch Entertainment and Scripps Network.  The Nate Berkus Show, produced by Harpo Studios and Sony Pictures Television ran as a nationally syndicated show from September 13, 2010 to May 24, 2012 before it was cancelled.  OWN acquired The Nate Berkus Show from Harpo Studios and will air episodes from its two seasons beginning September 10 with back-to-back episodes at 11a. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS is moving forward with Eddie Murphy’s Beverly Hills Cop television project.  The network gave the project a pilot production commitment which is being billed as a sequel to the film trilogy that starred Murphy as a Detroit cop working in Beverly Hills.  Shawn Ryan (The Last Resort) will serve as show-runner which is about Axel Foley’s son, Aaron, a cop working in Beverly Hills as he tries to escape his famous father’s shadow.  Murphy will reprise his role as the wise-cracking detective and will recur if the project is picked up to series.  Ryan will write the script and serve as EP along with his MiddKid Productions partner Marney Hochman and Murphy. 
(Source: Cynopsis)

After a two-year hiatus, Jillian Michaels is re-joining NBC’s The Biggest Loser for its 14th season that highlights overweight teens as members of the adult teams.  The Biggest Loser premieres its new season in January and Michaels is one of the trainers along with Bob Harper and Dolvett Quince.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former BET 106 & Park co-host Terrence Jenkins joins E! as Anchor along with Giuliana Rancic of E! News.  Jenkins begins his new gig on November 12.  He will also contribute personality profiles and original reporting segments.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Music-themed cable network, Fuse and part of the Madison Square Garden Company is creating a dedicated news division and welcoming a half-hour daily news shows to its lineup.  Fuse News will broadcast live, Monday through Friday from the channel’s studio on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan.  New York anchors include Ashanti, Elaine Moran and Alexa Chung while Jack Osbourne will anchor from Los Angeles.  An exact debut date for Fuse News was not announced.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 9/2/12)
1) Tobymac – Eye On It – 68,985
2) Slaughterhouse – Welcome To: Our House – 51,562
3) Trey Songz – Chapter V – 41,445 (After 2 weeks – 176, 529)

Other Debuts
5) Alanis Morissette – Havoc And Bright Lights – 32,526
15) Circa Survive – Violent Waves – 16,567
27) Tamia – Beautiful Surprise – 12,876
29) Dwele – Greater Than One – 10,226

POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $90 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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