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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/22/13)
FOX: MasterChef (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: The Middle (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Modern Family (Finale) at 9pm
ABC: Nashville (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Criminal Minds (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Law & Order: SVU (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Chicago Fire (Finale) at 10pm
Microsoft’s popular video game Halo is becoming a live-action TV series, and Steven Spielberg is set to executive produce it. The multi-billion-dollar game franchise inspired the 90-minute Web series Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn, which centered on the game’s protagonist Master Chief. Spielberg will explore Master Chief’s narrative in the series, which will have exclusive interactive Xbox One content.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Simon’s Angels? Simon Cowell will be surrounded by women when The X Factor returns for its third season this fall. FOX has confirmed that Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly Rowland and international pop star Paulina Rubio will join Cowell and Demi Lovato as judges on the singing competition series. “It’s taken more than a decade, but I’m delighted to finally be on a panel with three girls (I think!)” said Cowell. “Paulina and Kelly both have great taste and massive experience in the music industry and together with Demi, this is going to be a fun panel. It just feels like the time to do something different.” The X Factor is produced by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia North America.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s only a matter of weeks before Prince William and Kate become parents to their royal baby, and ABC is celebrating the occasion with Bringing Up Baby: Royal Edition, a 20/20 special with Barbara Walters. The hour-long broadcast will provide viewers with a look at how the newest generation of royal heirs will be raised. In addition, the special will include a retrospective of Walters’ years of covering the British royals, from their births and weddings to Princess Diana’s funeral to excerpts from Walters’ 1984 electric interview with Prince Charles. Bringing Up Baby: Royal Edition airs Monday, May 27 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tr3s has announced its new original content programming targeting Hispanic adult millennials. Among the highlights: reality series’ Familia de Circo (produced by High Noon Entertainment), about a 40-year family-run circus under the antics and clashing egos of 5 Mexican brothers, and Divas del Azucar (produced by High Noon Entertainment), about a Cuban mother and her two daughters who are bakers to the stars; new novela Fortuna, about the double-life of wealthy casino mogul Adolfo Altamirano; and returning novela Ninas Mal 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oscar-winning director Ang Lee has bowed out of the FX pilot Tyrant due to exhaustion after filming and promoting Life of Pi. The studio is searching for a replacement for Lee.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Due to the tragedy in Oklahoma CBS pulled the tornado-themed Mike & Molly season finale scheduled to air on Monday and replaced it with a repeat. The network will air the episode at a later appropriate date.
(Source: Cynopsis)
GSN will air a sneak peek of its new version of Minute to Win It, hosted by Apolo Anton Ohno, on Thursday, May 23 at 10p, featuring Team “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” The fun-loving married couple dream of being able to afford the wedding they never had and winning money for their kids’ college tuition. Minute to Win It premieres with new episodes on Tuesday, June 25 at 8p. The show is produced by Shine America.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV‘s Catfish: The TV Show returns for a supersized 16-episode second season on Tuesday, June 25 at 10p. Once again, viewers will join hosts Nev Schulman and Max Joseph in their cross-country journey to unite young couples, taking their online-only romantic relationships offline and in person.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Kennedy Center has chosen Carol Burnett as the recipient of the 16th annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The beloved comedienne launched The Carol Burnett Show in 1967, which ran for 11 seasons on CBS, scoring 25 Emmys; Burnett herself won six over the course of her career, not to mention eight Golden Globes, 12 People’s Choice Awards and a Peabody (for the 1979 ABC movie Friendly Fire). Burnett will be awarded the honor in October.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Commemorating Monday’s death of music legend Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors, Smithsonian Channel will air encore presentations of The Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin’ – The Story of L.A. Woman, next week. The one-hour documentary is an intimate look at the making of what would be the iconic rock band’s final album together. Airdates are Thursday, May 23 at 8p and 11p; Sunday, May 26 at 10p and 1am; and Tuesday, May 28 at 9p and 12a.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounty hunters ‘Dog’, Beth and Leland Chapman will continue hunting down America’s most dangerous fugitives. CMT has picked up an additional 11 episodes of the first season of Dog and Beth: On the Hunt. The full order will now total 22 episodes. Production on the back 11 begins immediately to air in August.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The FX pilot The Strain is bulking up its cast. Mia Maestro (Alias) has landed a co-starring role playing Corey Stoll’s love interest Dr. Nora Martinez, a brilliant biochemist. In addition, Jonathan Hyde (Titanic) will play Eldritch Palmer, an elderly tycoon who’s been an invalid since childhood, while Richard Sammel (Inglorious Bastards) will portray mystery man Thomas Eichorst.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/19/13)
1) Vampire Weekend – Modern Vampires of the City – 134,498
2) George Strait – Love is Everything – 119,598
3) Demi Lovato – Demi – 110,191
Other Debuts
12) Amy Grant – How Mercy Looks From Here – 26,266
14) Trace Adkins – Love Will – 24,769
20) Wonder Years – The Greatest Generation – 19,478
25) Dillinger Escape Plan – One Of Us Is The Killer – 14,824
27) Escape The Fate – Ungrateful – 12,964
32) Grateful Dead – Dave’s Pick’s Vol. 6 – 11,486
39) Pop Evil – Onyx – 9,780
46) Eve – Lip Lock – 8,528
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