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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 2/4/13)
CBS: Rules of Engagement (Premiere) at 8:30pm
BBC AMERICA: Top Gear (Premiere) at 9pm
TNT: Monday Mornings (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Tiny Tonight! The V Special (Premiere) at 10pm
LOGO: The Sex Show (Premiere) at 11pm
DISCOVERY: Shipwreck Men (Finale) at 9pm
On Friday CBS announced NCIS has been renewed for an 11th run for the 2013-14 broadcast season. The news also means a new contract extension for NCIS star and executive producer Mark Harmon. Presently in its 10th season, NCIS ranks as television’s #1 program even ahead of Sunday Night Football with an average of nearly 21.5 million viewers, up +7% over last year. NCIS is also the highest-rated drama with A25-54 viewers at 5.9/15 and averages a 4.2/12 among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Capitalizing on the enormous popularity of PBS’ Downton Abbey, Amazon has snapped up the Carnival/Masterpiece series through an exclusive content licensing deal signed with PBS for its Prime Instant Video service. Seasons one and two are currently available on Amazon; Season three will join them on June 18th. Downton Abbey is the most-watched series in Amazon’s history.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This April, TBS premieres the second season of its original comedy Men at Work created by Breckin Meyer (Road Trip, TNT’s Franklin & Bash) and produced by Sony Pictures Television on April 4 at 10p. TBS further set the premiere date for its new competition series Who Gets the Last Laugh? on April 16 at 10p. The new hidden-camera competition series, hosted by Donald Faison (Scrubs) will watch as well-known comedians and comedy actors compete against each other to see who can pull off the most outrageous practical jokes. Who Gets the Last Laugh? is produced by Jason Goldberg and Ashton Kutcher’s Katalyst in association with Warner Horizon Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This Thursday, MTV will air a half-hour special following the first season finale of Buckwild at 11p. The special will feature never-before-seen footage from the first season which ends with back-to-back episodes at 10p and 1030p. In addition, MTV will air interstitial interviews from the show’s cast throughout the night starting at 8p. Since its premiere, Buckwild has become the #1 rated original cable series on Thursday nights among P12-34 with an average of 3 million total viewers each episode (based on Live +3). Buckwild is from Zoo Productions and Parallel Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production is presently underway on the fourth season of TNT’s Rizzoli & Isles, starring Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. TNT ordered 15 episodes for season four which will premiere this summer. Warner Horizon Television produces.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Warm Bodies – $20 million
Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters – $9.2 million
Silver Linings Playbook – $8.1 million
Mama – $6.7 million
Zero Dark Thirty – $5.3 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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