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CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 6, 2013
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Meek Mill (Rapper) – 26 years old
Gabourey Sidibe (“Precious”) – 30 years old
Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights) – 30 years old
George Clooney – 52 years old
Roma Downey (Touched By An Angel) – 53 years old
Tom Bergeron (America’s Funniest Home Videos) – 58 years old
Lynn Whitfield (The Josephine Baker Story) – 60 years old
Tony Blair (Prime Minister of Great Britain) – 60 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/6/13)
FOX: Rihanna 777 (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Newlyweds: The First Year (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Pizza Cuz (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Der Mom, Love Cher (Premiere) at 10pm
LOGO: RuPaul’s Drag Race (Finale) at 9pm

ABC‘s Nightline is going primetime. The new weekly, hour-long edition, Nightline: Two Truths and a Lie, will begin airing on Wednesday, May 29 at 10 p. The show will be a  survival guide to the modern consumer jungle, offering undercover investigations, coverage of trends and products that obsess Americans, and tips about how to maximize value and avoid costly mistakes. Cynthia McFadden and Bill Weir will anchor the show and be joined by other ABC News correspondents. Jeanmarie Condon will serve as executive producer and David Scott as senior broadcast producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Another day, another mention of a potential new judge on American Idol. After his recent stint as a mentor on the FOX series, Harry Connick, Jr. confirmed he’s been approached about being a judge on the show next year. E! News broke the story, in which Connick revealed that this isn’t the first time the subject has been broached: it was first posed when he advised contestants on season nine, three years ago. While Connick noted that his stints on the show have been “really fun,” he admitted that because of his upcoming tour schedule, it would be hard to make a commitment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ken Ehrlich has been named Executive Producer of the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. This will mark Ehrlich’s sixth time producing the awards show. He recently led The Grammy Awards to two of its most-viewed events, with the 2012 broadcast delivering 39.9 million viewers, its largest audience since 1984. The Primetime Emmy Awards will be broadcast from Nokia Theater L.A. live in Los Angeles, Sunday, September 22 on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

STARZ mob drama series Magic City returns for a second season on Friday, June 14 at 9p as Ike (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) risks everything in a life and death battle to rid his Miramar Playa Hotel of the mob and Ben (Danny Huston). Olga Kurylenko, Steven Strait, Christian Cooke, Kelly Lynch, Yul Vazquez, Dominik Garcia-Lorido and Elena Satine will all be returning. The show will be adding more star power as James Caan and Esai Morales join the cast. Viewers can catch up on season one of Magic City Tuesday, June 11 through Thursday, June 13 when episodes air every night at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rock and roll icon and Outdoor Channel star Ted Nugent, is gearing up for more hunting adventures. All-new episodes of his award-winning show Ted Nugent Spirit of the Wild return this summer. The show’s new season premieres on Tuesday, July 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Following a successful six-week summer test on select FOX-owned stations, syndicated talk show Bethenny is back and has been cleared in 98% of the country. Hosted by Bethenny Frankel, the show (by Telepictures Productions) will premiere on Monday, September 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV has greenlit a new summer relationship series. The network ordered 20 episodes of Girl, Get Your Mind Right! The half-hour show focuses on author and romance expert Tionna Smalls, as she helps young women get over their dating issues. The show is set to premiere Monday, May 20 at 6p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A&E has given an eight-episode order for a new reality series. Modern Dads, from Sirens Media, will follow a group of stay-at-home dads who balance fatherhood with guy-life.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Iron Man 3 – $175.3 million
Pain & Gain – $7.6 million
42 – $6.2 million
Oblivion – $5.8 million
The Croods – $4.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

CELEBRITY NEWS: MAY 3, 2013
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Cheryl Burke (Dancing With The Stars) – 29 years old
Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) – 38 years old
Dule Hill (The West Wing) – 38 years old
Willie Geist (Today Show) – 38 years old
Damon Dash – 42 years old
Bobby Cannavale – 43 yeas old
Nina Garcia (Project Runway) – 57 years old
Frankie Valli (lead singer, The Four Seasons) – 79 years old
Ann B. Davis (The Brady Bunch) – 87 years old

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/3/13)
IFC: Maron (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Happy Endings (Finale) at 8:30pm

(SATURDAY 5/4/13)
NBC: 139th Annual Kentucky Derby at 4pm
TLC: Twisted & Listed (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Cops (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Zach Galifianakis, Musical Guest: Of Monsters and Men at 11:30pm

(SUNDAY 5/5/13)
OWN: Oprah’s Next Chapter: Jason Collins (Premiere) at 7:30pm
FOOD: Iron Chef America: Tournament of Champions (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Red Widow (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: The Amazing Race (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: The Mentalist (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Choppped All-Stars (Finale) at 9pm
STYLE: Jerseylicious (Finale) at 8pm

MTV Networks is teaming up with Usher, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Nick Cannon and Darren Criss to surprise worthy college students across the country with a Random Act of mtvU. Starting Monday, May 6, and premiering throughout that week, MTV, MTV2 and mtvU will air segments in which hardworking, civic-minded students are surprised with grants and gifts from the networks as well as appearances from some of the biggest celebrities in pop culture. Each segment will premiere on MTV during the 4p hour and subsequently run on MTV2 and mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network. The “Random Acts” include $24,000 in tuition funding, to VIP passes for the students to see their favorite artists.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC‘s cop shop drama Rookie Blue makes its season four premiere on Thursday, May 23 at 10p. In the opener, Andy and Nick return to 15 Division from undercover duty to find their personal and professional lives in disarray.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land summer lineup starts to sizzle on Wednesday, June 19. Hot in Cleveland kicks things off at 10p, with a special event in scripted programming: a live broadcast. At 10:30p The Exes returns for its third season. Ending the night at 11p is The Soul Man. In the new season, Cedric will return to the format that catapulted him to superstardom-  stand-up comedy: he’ll end each episode performing a two-minute set in front of the studio audience.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family kicks off new comedy Wednesdays on May 29 starting at 8p. Melissa and Joey will have its third season premiere, as Joe pursues a new job opportunity, sending Mel into a panic when she realizes he may actually leave. Season two of Baby Daddy follows at 8:30p as Ben tries to convince Riley he’s changed his playboy ways. At 9p, Dancing Fools, the ultimate comedy reality studio dance show, debuts. The show is hosted by Baby Daddy’s Melissa Peterman.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime‘s Drop Dead Diva returns for a fifth season with 13 new episodes on Sunday, June 23, at 9p. John Ratzenberger will reprise his role as Kim’s father, while Jamie Ray Newman returns as Grayson’s ex-fiancee Vanessa. The network’s new drama Devious Maids will debut immediately following Drop Dead Diva.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy series Haunted Collector investigates the home where Hollywood legend Orson Welles once lived on Wednesday, May 8 at 9p. Paranormal expert John Zaffis and his team reveal the odd events that took place when home owner Joe Liebke first screened the Welles’ classic Citizen Kane for friends. Academy Award-winning musician Paul Williams, who once lived in the house, also appears in the episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg are teaming up on a new pilot for HBO, a half-hour dramedy about the lives of retired athletes living in Miami. Johnson is set to star in the untitled project. Entourage’s Stephen Levinson will pen the script and serve as executive producer with Wahlberg, Johnson, Dany Garcia and Peter Berg. HBO is planning to begin production in the fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Two new cops are joining the force at ABC‘s Rookie Blue. Priscilla Faia joins the cast as rookie Chloe Price, while Rachael Ancheril is set to play training Officer Marlo Cruz.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MOVIES
Iron Man 3 – Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Jon Favreau
The Iceman (Limited Release) – Michael Shannon, Winona Ryder, James Franco, Ray Liotta, Chris Evans, David SchwimmerLove Is All You Need (Limited Release) – Pierce Brosnan, Trine Dyrholm, Kim Bodnia, Paprika Steen

NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday May 3, 2013
Cinco De Mayo at Grand Central Fair – on 43rd from Lexington to 3rd Ave.

Saturday May 4, 2013
Lexington Ave. Festival – from 60th to 66th St.
Amsterdam Ave. Fair – from 96th to 106th St.

Sunday May 5, 2013
Cinco De Mayo Fair – on 33rd St. from 6th to 7th Ave.
25th Annual Broadway Spring Festival – 86th to 96th St.
Court Street “Brooklyn” Festival – Court St. from Union to 9th St.
Brighton 5th St. Fair (Brooklyn) – Brighton Beach Ave. – Brightwater Court
Metropolitan Ave. Festival (Queens) – from 73rd to 79th St.

MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $126 million

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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $191 million.

Powerball is played in 41 states.

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CASTING CALL
Does someone you know desperately need a home makeover? The team of experts on Oprah Winfrey Network‘s show Home Made Simple wants to spruce up some lucky participants’ home decor, tackle repair projects, or organize an upcoming celebration or event. To nominate someone you know, email: casting@scoutvision.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)