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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/14/13)
ABC: Zero Hour (Premiere) at 8pm
AMC: Comic Book Men (Premiere) at 9pm
AMC: Freakshow (Premiere) at 9:30pm
AMC: Immortalized (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Swamp People (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Big Rig Bounty Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Ridiculousness (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: Failosophy (Premiere) at 10:30pm
Timed to air in tandem with the season finale of PBS’ Downton Abbey this weekend, Plum TV presents a new reality series, Weekend Aristocrats, that follows cash-strapped British owners of stately homes who must open their doors to American tourists as overnight guests in order to pay their bills. The six-part series debuts episodes 1 and 2 this Sunday on Plum TV at 8p and 9p. Produced by Landmark Films for Sky Atlantic and distributed by Passion, the show will also be available on Hulu and Hulu Plus as of February 18.
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DIY Network introduces Rescue My Renovation on Wednesday, February 27 at 9p. The half-hour series, hosted by contractor John DeSilvia, documents the even messier side of home renovation – when the money runs out and when contractors cause damage.
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Original primetime series American Greed makes a seventh season comeback on CNBC on a new night, beginning Thursday, February 21 at 10p for 13 episodes. Stacy Keach narrates the series, which is produced exclusively for CNBC by Kurtis Productions.
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truTV ordered a 15th season of truTV Presents: World’s Dumbest… and the new eight-episode season is set to launch Thursday, February 28 at 10p. Expect appearances by veteran commentators Danny Bonaduce, Todd Bridges and Leif Garrett as well as comics Chelsea Peretti, Jared Logan, Rachel Feinstein, Chris Fairbanks and Brendon Walsh. In its 14th season, World’s Dumbest… averaged 1.1 million viewers, up +7% in the prior season. The series is produced by Meetinghouse Productions.
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Ryan Seacrest won’t stop working: now he’s producing a new six-episode unscripted dancing series tentatively titled Montecito for A&E Network, reports THR. The one-hour docu-series takes place in the tony California enclave, home to wealthy women and their ballroom dance instructors. Ryan Seacrest Productions is producing with RSP’s CEO Adam Sher and Seacrest serving as EPs along with Generate’s Jordan Levin, Robert B. Levin and Hilda Keenan Wynn.
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Former American Horror Story star Dylan McDermott will co-lead CBS’ new Jerry Bruckheimer-produced drama pilot, Hostages. Opposite Toni Collette, McDermott will play Duncan, a righteous FBI agent at the center of a political conspiracy.
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Tuesday’s State of the Union Address drew 18.7 million total viewers across ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. Compared to President Obama’s 2012 SOTU, the 2013 address was down on average by 27%. On the cable news side, FOX News pulled in 3.683 million total viewers just ahead of CNN’s 3.635 million viewers and MSNBC was third with 3.034 million total viewers.
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BET reports its sixth annual BET Honors telecast was seen by nearly 2 million viewers Monday night at 9p.
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BROADWAY
Jennifer Aniston joins Broadway-Themed Ensemble Comedy starring Owen Wilson.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167299/jennifer-aniston-joins-broadway-themed-ensemble-comedy-starring-owen-wilson/
Michael Jackson-Inspired Musical The Man to play Las Vegas; Broadway May Be Next
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/167323/michael-jackson-inspired-musical-the-man-to-play-las-vegas-broadway-may-be-next/
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