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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/29/13)
SHOWTIME: The Big C: Hereafter (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Warehouse 13 (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Bones (Finale) at 9pm
FOX: The Following (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2 (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Teen Mom 2: Unseen Moments Special (Premiere) at 11:30pm
Another Stephen King novel could be coming to TV. It’s been reported that J.J. Abrams‘ Bad Robot production company and Warner Bros. are in talks to adapt King‘s bestseller 11/22/63 into a TV series or miniseries. The story centers on a teacher who travels back in time to five years before John F. Kennedy’s assassination and goes on a mission to prevent it.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC Family is launching a Baby Daddy marathon. On Monday, May 27 viewers can catch up on all ten episodes of the show’s first season, airing in order from 2 to 7p. The second season of Baby Daddy premieres Wednesday, May 29 at 8:30p. Baby Daddy launched as #1 comedy series in ABC Family’s history.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Major news for Trekkie fans: Roddenberry Entertainment has partnered with Nexus Media Group to officially launch 1701News.com, a one-stop destination for all things Star Trek. Inspired by the registry number of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), 1701News will offer breaking news and social space; plus, regular columns from fan favorites, videos and pictures, interviews, and a reader-interactive section on Star Trek conventions. Roddenberry Entertainment will also collaborate with Nexus Media Group to provide access to proprietary archives, interviews and other Trek scintilla. In addition to the website (www.1701News.com), fans can soon follow 1701News via Twitter (@1701News) and Facebook (1701News).
(Source: Cynopsis)
PromaxBDA, the leading global association for marketing, promotion and design professionals working in the entertainment industry, has announced that Academy Award winning producer Brian Grazer will be the recipient of its PromaxBDA Lifetime Achievement Award at The Conference 2013, June 18-20 in Los Angeles. The award will be presented by Piers Morgan. Grazer has been nominated for four Academy Awards and, in 2002, won the Best Picture Oscar for A Beautiful Mind.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two and A Half Men has been renewed by CBS for an 11th season. Jon Cryer and Ashton Kutcher are both set to return for the 2013-2014 season. Angus T. Jones, who will attend college this fall, will not be back a regular cast member. However, he may recur on the series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC has ordered new seasons for five dramas. Revolution, Chicago Fire, Parenthood, Grimm and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will all be back for 2013-2014. Each show has received 22-episode orders.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW has given advance orders for two of its series. Beauty and the Beast has been renewed for a second season, while Hart of Dixie has been renewed for a third season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
There will be sophomore seasons for two Comedy Central series. The network has renewed The Jeselnik Offensive and Nathan for You, ordering 10 more episodes of each show. The Jeselnik Offensive will begin airing new episodes in July. Nathan for You will return in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The CW has ordered its first new series for next season. The network is proceeding with The Originals, the highly anticipated spin-off of The Vampire Diaries. The show was introduced during The Vampire Diaries episode that aired on Thursday, April 25.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS has greenlit a new game show pilot. Money Pump, a high-pressure competition in which contestants battle against an enormous money pump for $1 million, will be hosted by Kevin Frazier, from omg! Insider. The format is owned by Tanin Production & TV Ltd. which will produce the U.S. version, which will be distributed by Dori Media International GMBH.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Pain & Gain – $20 million
Oblivion – $17.4 million
42 – $10.7 million
The Big Wedding – $7.5 million
The Croods – $6.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
CASTING CALL
Weingrad Casting is looking for teen hip hop stars (10-19 years) and their moms in Los Angeles and Atlanta for a new docu-series. The show will follow mothers and their kids as they pursue their child’s cream of becoming a hip hop star or, if they are already signed, as they begin recording and prepare to tour. In addition, Weingrad is seeking young married teens or teens getting married for a cable network show. If interested email weingradcasting@gmail.com and include a bio of with names, ages, occupations, and city of residence.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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