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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/28/12)
NBC: Christmas In Rockefeller Center at 7pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: The Hour (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: Hot In Cleveland (Premiere) at 10pm
TV LAND: Happily Divorced (Premiere) at 10:30pm
E! Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings (Premiere) at 10:30pm
BRAVO: Life After Top Chef (Finale)
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will be working with NBC in a new deal to write and produce a period drama for the network titled The Gilded Age. Produced by Universal Television, the drama will depict the world of millionaire titans in New York during the 1880s. Fellowes will continue in his present roles as creator, writer and executive producer of Downton Abbey which was recently renewed for a fourth season by UK’s ITV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fuse, the national music TV network and part of The Madison Square Garden Company, acquired the series Ex-Wives of Rock from Tricon Film & Television. The series will be included in Fuse Friday Nights, an all-new night of original series. The US premiere of Ex-Wives of Rock is December 7 at 1030p sandwiched between the series return of Funny or Die’s Billy on the Street at 10p and Warped Roadies at 11p. Set in Los Angeles, Ex-Wives of Rock tells the true-life stories of women who have married and divorced rock stars. Narrated by Shannon Tweed, wife of KISS bassist Gene Simmons, the series looks at the lives of Athena Lee (ex-wife of Scorpions drummer James Kottak and sister to Tommy Lee), Sharise Neil (ex-wife of Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, Bobbie Brown (ex-wife of Warrant frontman Jani Lane and once engaged to Tommy Lee) and Susan Dixon, also known as “Blue” (ex-wife of Warrant bassist Jerry Dixon). Ex-Wives of Rock also airs in Canada on Slice.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A slew of celebrities are heading to Portlandia when the series makes its third season debut on IFC January 4 at 10p. Those appearing include Roseanne Barr, Matt Berry, Rose Byrne, Bill Hader, Juliette Lewis, Martina Navratilova and George Wendt among many others. As previously announced, Chloe Sevigny will appear in multiple episodes during the new season playing Fred and Carrie’s new roommate, Alexandra. Other series regulars such as Jeff Goldblum, Kyle MacLachlan and Kumail Nanjiani will also be returning for season three. For those fans who cannot wait until January, IFC will air an all-new pre-premiere episode on December 14 at 1030p which will also be available on IFC.com, the Portlandia Facebook page and iTunes the next day.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy Central renewed its sketch comedy series Key & Peele for a third season and has also increased its episode order to 13 eps for next fall. Key & Peele is executive produced by its creators Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele in addition to Ian Roberts, Jay Martel and Joel Zadak. During its second season, Key & Peele averaged 1.5 million viewers and its finale airs tonight at 1030p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A pair of late night shows were renewed by FX as BrandX and Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell each received 13-episode orders. BrandX starring Russell Brand will expand in the next season from a half-hour show to a full hour. FX will also air a one-hour special of BrandX this Thursday featuring Sarah Silverman and author and new age philosopher Daniel Pinchbeck. Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell will air its final episode of the year on Thursday featuring The Daily Show’s John Oliver as Bell’s guest. A new season of Totally Biased will return on FX January 17. Both series are produced in-house by FX Productions. BrandX is also produced in association with Branded Films and Dakota Films.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This Sunday fans of the late Larry Hagman will get a chance to pay their respects to him and his character, J.R. Ewing at Southfork Ranch located outside of Dallas in Parker, TX. The 340-acre homestead, whose exteriors were made famous by the TV series will offer complimentary tours from 2-4p this Sunday followed by a memorial reception where guests can leave cards, flowers and sign a memorial book to Hagman. Forever Resorts, the company that presently owns the ranch, revealed that Hagman, who died on November 22, had a family outing planned at Southfork the day of his passing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Last Sunday’s Soul Train Awards ’12 on BET delivered 3.4 million total viewers and on CENTRIC the same awards show pulled in 293,000 total viewers. Also on Sunday, both networks aired the series debut of Apollo Live which resulted in 2.8 million total viewers on BET and 235,000 total viewers on CENTRIC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s comedy pilot Trophy Wife cast Natalie Morales (White Collar) to play Meg, a hard-partying and promiscuous woman who always is on the lookout for an eligible guy. Morales joins Bradley Whitford and Malin Ackerman in the single-camera comedy from Private Practice’s Emily Halpern and SuperNews’ Sarah Haskins.
(Source: Cynopsis)
D.B. Sweeney is reuniting with his 24 co-star Kiefer Sutherland as he booked a recurring role on the second season of FOX’s Touch. Sweeney will play Tanner, a threatening, forceful ex-military guy who is an enforcer for Aster Corps. Touch premieres February 1 at 9p on FOX.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kimberly Williams, who is currently guest starring on ABC’s Nashville, has been given the option to become a series regular if the show is renewed for a second season. Williams plays Peggy, a woman from Teddy’s past whose involvement in his sketchy financial dealings may bring down his mayoral campaign. In real life Williams lives in Nashville with her husband, country star Brad Paisley.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former Days of Our Lives cast member Matt Cedeno was cast in a recurring role on the upcoming Lifetime series Devious Maids. The new drama from Marc Cherry follows four Beverly Hills-based housekeepers (Ana Ortiz, Dania Ramirez, Roselyn Sanchez and Judy Reyes) who have big dreams of their own. Cedeno joins as a recording artist returning home after a long tour. Melinda Page Hamilton is also joining Devious Maids playing a conniving housekeeper. If the series gets a second season order, both Cedeno and Hamilton will be bumped to series regulars.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/25/12)
1) Rihanna – Unapologetic – 237,541
2) Taylor Swift – Red – 185,391
3) One Direction – Take Me Home – 175,736
Other Debuts
4) Phillip Phillips – World From The Side Of The Moon – 169,011
5) Kid Rock – Rebel Soul – 146,379
9) Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day – 101,108
10) Keyshia Cole – Woman To Woman – 95,610
11) Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits: Chapter 1 – 74,036
14) Pitbull – Global Warming – 63,733
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