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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 5/28/13)
ABC: Extreme Weight Loss (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Brooklyn DA (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: The Haves and Have Nots (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE: Tattoo Nightmares (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Family S.O.S with Jo Frost (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Extreme Parking (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Body of Proof (Finale) at 10pm
News Corp.‘s board of directors has approved a plan to separate the media conglomerate into two publicly traded companies. News Corp.’s publishing business will keep the name News Corp., while its entertainment business will be called 21st Century Fox. Rupert Murdoch and sons James and Lachlan will sit on both boards, while President and COO Chase Carey sits on the board of the entertainment company. The separation is expected to be finalized on June 28.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s a Reunion! E! News is reporting that FOX‘s American Idol has inked a deal with its first new judge for season 13: former contestant and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson. The two remaining spots are, reportedly, intended for former Idol contestants, too. Namely, Kelly Clarkson and either Adam Lambert or Clay Aiken. Season 12’s panel, Nicki Minaj, Mariah Carey, Randy Jackson and Keith Urban, will not be returning for next season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Yahoo has joined the mix of parties interested in Hulu. Bloomberg reports that KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Management, in partnership with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, have submitted bids for the TV streaming site. In addition, Reuters reports that Yahoo submitted a proposal on Friday. Other companies that have offered to purchase Hulu are DirecTV, Time Warner Cable, former News Corp. executive Peter Chernin. and Guggenheim Digital Media. Hulu is a co-venture of Fox/News Corp., Walt Disney Co. and NBCUniversal/Comcast.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Russell Simmons has inked a two-year overall deal with HBO. The television and music producer will create and develop projects for the network. The agreement reunites Simmons with HBO, which was home to his Def Comedy Jam series (1992-1997, 2006-2008).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy‘s Paranormal Witness returns on Wednesday, June 5 at 10p with the first of 20 new episodes. Season three begins with The Long Island Terror, featuring intense demonic activity at a house bought by the widow of a New York City Fire Department lieutenant after her husband is killed in the line of duty. The show is produced by Raw TV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Voice‘s Blake Shelton has organized and will headline the telethon Healing in the Heartland: Relief Benefit Concert on May 29 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City. Miranda Lambert, Reba and Vince Gill are also slated to perform with additional guests to be announced. The concert will be televised live at 9p on NBC, as well as the cable networks Style, G4, Bravo, E! and CMT on either a live or delayed basis.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Real Housewives of New York City might be missing a royal in season six. Countess LuAnn de Lesseps remains the lone holdout in the cast’s salary dispute with Bravo. With production for the show already having begun, de Lesseps’ offer is reportedly for a less prominent role than the one she was originally offered.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC‘s Extreme Weight Loss kicks off its third season on today with a Twitter event. Transformational expert Chris Powell, his wife Heidi, and twin participants David and Rebecca will live tweet through the show’s broadcast from 8 to 10p. Questions and comments can be directed to Chris @realchrispowell; to Heidi at @realheidipowell, to @DavidEWL3 and @BeccaEWL3. The handle and hashtag for the show is: Twitter @EMWeightLoss, #ExtremeWeightLoss, @ABC_Publicity.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Detective Olivia Benson will back for next season’s Law & Order: SVU. Mariska Hargitay has signed a new deal to return to the long-running NBC procedural. Hargitay announced the news on Twitter: “Happy weekend. It’s official. Season 15–I’LL BE BACK!”
(Source: Cynopsis)
CCH Pounder (The Shield) has been tapped to appear on a multi-episode arc of FX‘s Sons of Anarchy, when the series returns this fall. Pounder will play Tyne Patterson, a San Joaquin County District Attorney who runs into the area’s violent biker ways. She’ll make her first appearance on the second episode of the show’s new season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Fast & Furious – $97 million
The Hangover Part III – $42 million
Star Trek Into Darkness – $37.3 million
Epic – $33.5 million
Iron Man 3 – $19.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $23 million
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