FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/19/12)
ENCORE: Lonesome Dove (Premiere) at 8pm
NICKELODEON: The TeenNick 2012 Halo Awards (Premiere) at 8pm
TRAVEL: The Layover with Anthony Bourdain (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Marrying The Game (Premiere) at 9:30pm
INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY: Disapppeared (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC decided to not give back orders to two first season series, Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue. Both series premiered with modest ratings in September with each averaging a 1.6 A18-49 rating. Last Resort is from creator Shawn Ryan and Sony Pictures Television and has been airing in the Thursday 8p time slot. 666 Park Avenue, from Warner Bros. Television, has been airing opposite NBC’s Sunday Night Football and tied its series low 1.3 rating in its most recent airing. ABC will air the remaining episodes of both series’ original 13-episode orders.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Effective immediately, CBS canceled first season comedy Partners. This move comes after Partners posted a series low 1.8 rating among A18-49 in its most recent airing. CBS will replace Partners in the Monday 830p time period with comedy repeats, including a repeat of Two and a Half Men tonight, until midseason comedies Friend Me or Rules of Engagement can be brought out.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Thursday’s broadcast of the XIII Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Univision attracted 10 million viewers who tuned in to all or part of the live three-hour event. The broadcast also tallied an average audience of close to 5 million total viewers; 2.6 million A18-49 viewers; and 1.4 million among A18-34. Additionally, during the broadcast, Univision Communications Inc., unveiled Generacion America, a new empowerment platform dedicated to preserving and sharing the stories of Hispanics in America. This platform is part of Univision’s overall corporate strategy to celebrate the contributions Latinos have made to the US. Generacion America is developed in partnership with the Immigrant Archive Project and is a multi-faceted initiative that includes video vignettes and events using Univision’s television networks, local television and radio affiliates as well as its digital platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Beginning today, Hallmark Channel’s daytime program Home & Family will see a change with its co-hosts as co-host Paige Davis opted to leave the show with her last day being November 16. Talk show veteran, Cristina Ferrare will become the new co-host through the holiday season joining Mark Steines. Hallmark Channel released this statement about the change late last week:
“Hallmark Channel announces today that, sadly, Paige Davis will leave her role as co-host of Home & Family, the channel’s new daily lifestyle program. Her last episode will air on Friday, November 16th. After much thought and careful consideration, and after close to three months away from her own home and family, Paige has decided to temporarily return to New York. We deeply appreciate the contribution Paige made to Home & Family and for the warmth and talent she brought to the set each day. Talk show veteran, Cristina Ferrare will step into the co-host role through the holiday season and will begin appearing on air on Monday, November 19th.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
A third season of Lisa Kudrow’s Web Therapy is on tap at Showtime. The web-to-television comedy series received the third season order from Showtime consisting of ten half-hour episodes for 2013. In the next season, featured guest stars will include Matt LeBlanc of Showtime’s Episodes (and Kudrow’s former Friends co-star), Meg Ryan and Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more celebrities will be announced soon. Kudrow will continue in the starring role playing the delusional and narcissistic online therapist Fiona Wallace who treats patients in three-minute sessions via webcam. Web Therapy is created by Kudrow, Don Roos and Dan Bucatinsky for Is or Isn’t Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Next summer, TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland will air a super-sized live episode which launches the show’s summer season on June 19 at 10p. The series, starring Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White currently tapes in front of a live studio though this episode marks the first time the show has attempted a live episode on air. Presently, Hot in Cleveland is shooting its fourth season and new episodes are back on TV Land beginning November 28 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Voice actress, Lucille Bliss, who starred as Smurfette in the 1980s animated series, The Smurfs died November 8 at the age of 96. Ms. Bliss died of natural causes in Costa Mesa, CA. Ms. Bliss continued to receive steady work up until the time of her death capping off a career that spanned 60 years. Ms. Bliss was the original voice of Elroy in the 1960s TV series The Jetsons. She also voiced characters on The Flintstones and the animated Star Wars spinoffs. Ms. Bliss never married and had no immediate survivors. A memorial service honoring her will be held tomorrow at 130p at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former cast member of Entourage, Constance Zimmer will next appear in a recurring role on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy. Zimmer will play Dr. Cahill, a confident professional with a wicked sense of humor. She will appear in at least four episodes and is scheduled tentatively to begin her role on the Shonda Rhimes drama in late January.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Janina Gavankar (True Blood) has booked a multi-episode run on The CW’s Arrow. Gavankar will play McKenna Hall, a Starling City PD vice cop who knew Oliver Queen back in his pre-island bad boy days.
(Source: Cynopsis)
2012 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – WINNER’S LIST
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2012 BLACK FRIDAY DEALS
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 – $141.3 million
Skyfall – $41.5 million
Lincoln – $21 million
Wreck-It Ralph – $18.3 million
Flight – $8.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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