Archive for October, 2012

CISSY HOUSTON & PAT HOUSTON WANT TO MODIFY BOBBI KRISTINA’S ACCESS TO WHITNEY HOUSTON’S MONEY

October 3, 2012

CISSY HOUSTON & PAT HOUSTON WANT TO MODIFY BOBBI KRISTINA’S ACCESS TO WHITNEY HOUSTON’S MONEY http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/03/whitney-houston-bobbi-kristina-will-heir-family-petition-filed/

ALICIA KEYS, DIONNE WARWICK AMONG HONOREES FOR BET’S “BLACK GIRLS ROCK” SPECIAL

October 3, 2012

ALICIA KEYS, DIONNE WARWICK AMONG HONOREES FOR BET’S “BLACK GIRLS ROCK” SPECIAL
http://www.accesshollywood.com/alicia-keys-dionne-warwick-among-honorees-for-bets-black-girls-rock-special_article_70746

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 3, 2012

October 3, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 3, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Ashley Simpson – 28 years old
Seann William Scott (“American Pie”) – 36 years old
India Arie (Singer) – 37 years old
Neve Campbell (Party of Five) – 39 years old
Kevin Richardson (Backstreet Boys) – 41 years old
Gwen Stefani – 43 years old
Clive Owen (“Closer”) – 48 years old
Tommy Lee – 50 years old
Jack Wagner (Melrose Place) – 53 years old
Al Sharpton – 58 years old
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) – 63 years old
Roy Horn (Siegfried & Roy) – 68 years old
Chubby Checker – 71 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL

October 3, 2012

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

ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/3/12)
ION: WWE Main Event (Premiere) at 8pm
OUTDOOR: MidwayUSA’s Rapid Fire (Premiere) at 8pm
OUTDOOR: Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CW: Supernatural (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Life AfterTop Chef (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Addicted (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Oh Sit! (Finale) at 8pm
A&E: American Hoggers (Finale) at 10pm & 10:30pm

The first Presidential Debate will be on most major channels tonight starting at 9pm.

Early in the new broadcast season, NBC handed full-season pickups to three new series, Revolution, Go On and The New Normal. NBC placed the back nine orders for each series.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO renewed its prohibition-era drama Boardwalk Empire for a fourth season. The series’ recent third season premiere on September 16 drew in 2.9 million total viewers and the number has increased to 7.2 million viewers combining additional telecasts, DVR playback, On Demand and HBO Go.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actor Josh Brolin was tapped to narrate HISTORY’s upcoming epic 12-hour/six night event, Mankind The Story of All of Us which premieres November 13 at 9p. The series is produced for HISTORY by Nutopia.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One has a new original investigative series Celebrity Crime Files set to premiere on October 15 at 10p. The series will examine some of the most controversial crimes in recent history involving celebrities such as Marvin Gaye, Jam Master Jay and Peter Tosh. The series is produced for TV One by K2 Pictures.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT reveals its winter 2012-13 premiere dates: Rizzoli & Isles from Warner Horizon Television returns on November 27 at 9p; Leverage from Electric Entertainment is back November 27 at 10p; Dallas opens with a two-hour premiere on January 28 at 9p produced by Warner Horizon Television; the series premiere of Monday Mornings from producer David E. Kelley and produced by TNT Originals and David E. Kelley Productions bows on February 4 at 10p; Southland debuts its season premiere on February 13 at 10p produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; and Boston’s Finest (wt) has its series premiere on February 27 from Jarrett Creative Group and executive producer Donnie Wahlberg’s Donnie D. Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A third season of Extra Virgin, starring actress Debi Mazar and her husband Gabriele Corcos returns to Cooking Channel beginning November 7 at 930p. The show follows Debi and her Italian chef husband as they move their family from Los Angeles to Brooklyn and also visit their home in Tuscany.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo reports The Real Housewives of New Jersey reunion part one attracted 5.8 million total viewers for the night on Sunday, according to Nielsen. The 10p telecast also pulled in 3.5 million total viewers and 2.1 million among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production will commence soon on TLC’s new series Starter Wives (wt) going inside the world of celebrity ex-wives and ex-girlfriends. Filming will begin the middle of this month and is slated to premiere in early 2013. Four one-hour episodes have been ordered by the network produced by NOLA.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Patton Oswalt was cast in a recurring role on FX’s Justified season four, reports TVLine. Oswalt will play Bob Sweeney, a local constable who went to high school with Raylan and has been hired by the lawman to watch Arlo’s house. Production on season four begins next week in Santa Clarita, CA and will likely debut in early 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 9/30/12)
Mumford & Sons – Babel – 599,915
Green Day – Uno – 138,686
No Doubt – Push & Shove – 114,911

Other Debuts
5) Lupe Fiasco – Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Part 1
6) Deadmau5 – >Album Title Goes Here< – 57,604
11) As I Lay Dying – Awakened – 28,251
19) Jake Owen – Endless Summer EP – 16,985

POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $50 million.

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NICKI MINAJ CAUGHT ON TAPE CUSSING OUT MARIAH CAREY

October 2, 2012

NICKI MINAJ CAUGHT ON TAPE CUSSING OUT MARIAH CAREY
http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/02/nicki-minaj-mariah-carey-fight-american-idol-audition/

MIKE TYSON HAS NECK SURGERY

October 2, 2012

MIKE TYSON HAS NECK SURGERY
http://www.tmz.com/2012/10/01/mike-tyson-neck-photo/

MELANIE LYNSKEY FILES FOR DIVORCE

October 2, 2012

MELANIE LYNSKEY FILES FOR DIVORCE
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20635415,00.html

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 2, 2012

October 2, 2012

CELEBRITY NEWS: OCTOBER 2, 2012
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Efren Ramrez (“Napoleon Dynamite”) – 39 years old
Tiffany (Singer) – 41 years old
Kelly Ripa (Live with Kelly & Michael) – 42 years old
Lorraine Bracco (The Sorpranos)- 58 years old
Sting – 61 years old
Annie Leibovitz (Photographer) 63 years old
Donna Karan – 64 years old
Avery Brooks (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) – 64 years old
Don McLean (Singer) – 67 years old
Rex Reed (Movie Critic) – 74 years old

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ MEGA MILLIONS

October 2, 2012

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

ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 10/2/12)
OUTDOOR: SCI Expedition Safari (Premiere) at 7pm
OUTDOOR: Sasquatch (Premiere) at 7:30pm
FOX: Raising Hope (Premiere) at 8pm
ESPN: 30 For 30 (Premiere) at 8pm
STYLE: Giuliana & Bill (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Hart Of Dixie (Premiere) at 8pm
BBC AMERICA: Chef Race: U.K. vs U.S. (Premiere) at 9pm & 10pm
DISCOVERY: Alaska: The Last Frontier (Premiere) at 9pm
GOLF: Big Break Greenbrier (Premiere) at 9pm
GOLF: Chasing The Dream (Premiere) at 10pm
INVESTIGATION: Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT GEO WILD: Animal Intervention (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah, Where Are They Now? (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Airport 24/7: Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
VELOCITY: Overhaulin’ (Premiere) at 9pm
LOGO: WHAT!?: Logo Documentaries (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Million Dollar Rooms (Premiere) at 11pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Hillbilly Blood (Finale) at 10pm & 10:30pm
TLC: Abby & Brittany (Finale) at 10pm

Seth MacFarlane was tapped to host The 85th Annual Academy Awards, marking his first time as host of the Oscars. ABC will broadcast the Oscars live on February 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

This weekend, the half-hour culinary master class program Martha Stewart’s Cooking School will debut on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. announced yesterday that J.C. Penney Company, Inc. is the presenting sponsor for the show for its first and second seasons and the University of Phoenix will be the show’s title sponsor for its inaugural season. Martha Stewart’s Cooking School is presented in association with WETA Washington, D.C.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ASPiRE, the television network from Magic Johnson Enterprises is introducing two new weekly features this week. Groundbreaking Movies hosted by Laurence Fishburne, premieres this Thursday at 8p and begins with a showing of Devil in a Blue Dress starring Denzel Washington. Fishburne will introduce a different movie each week, offering background and insight into each film. Groundbreaking Music hosted by Grammy-winning jazz artist Esperanza Spalding begins this Friday at 8p with Earth Wind and Fire Live. Groundbreaking Music will spotlight music and performance specials. ASPiRE continues to air Groundbreaking Comedy on Tuesdays at 8p hosted by actor and comedian Jonathan Slocumb throughout fall with back-to-back episodes of The Bill Cosby Show followed by stacked episodes of The Flip Wilson Show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s season premieres of Dexter and Homeland on Showtime both saw gains. At 9p, Dexter debuted its seventh season with 2.4 million total viewers, the series’ highest-rated premiere ever. At 10p, Homeland was back for its second season, up 60% over its season one premiere with 1.73 million total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network forged an exclusive partnership with actor, director, screenwriter, playwright and producer, Tyler Perry. OWN will become Perry’s new destination for all new television series and projects including two new scripted series for OWN set to premiere in mid-2013. These two original scripted series for OWN will have Perry involved as EP, writer and director. Perry is behind the television series Tyler Perry’s House of Payne, Meet the Browns and For Better or Worse.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TLC is teaming with Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins on a new docu-series Totally T-Boz (wt) as she heads back to Los Angeles to resurrect her music career, now as a single mom and after surviving years of recovery from a life-threatening brain tumor which has forced her to relearn how to walk and talk. Watkins’ daughter Chase and son Kayo will join her on the show along with her cousins Barb and Chris, her BFF Tae-Tae and business partner, Tara. TLC has ordered four episodes of Totally T-Boz and production has begun with John Doe Media producing. TLC will roll out the new series in early 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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OPRAH WINFREY’S NETWORK SIGNS DEAL WITH TYLER PERRY

October 2, 2012

OPRAH WINFREY’S NETWORK SIGNS DEAL WITH TYLER PERRY
http://www.accesshollywood.com/oprah-winfreys-network-signs-deal-with-tyler-perry_article_70639