FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/19/13)
FUSE: The Hustle (Premiere) at 11pm
SPIKE: Fight Master (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: Franklin & Bash (Premiere) at 9pm
TV LAND: Hot In Cleveland (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas Atlanta (Finale) at 10pm
FOX Broadcasting Company has announced that it will widen the availability of content developed by WIGS, the number one channel for scripted drama on YouTube, to include the free, ad-supported Hulu.com and Hulu Plus subscription service. Beginning Tuesday, June 18, WIGS’ most popular drama, Blue, which stars Julia Stiles and recently surpassed 20 million views, will be offered to Hulu viewers in longer-form, TV-length episodes. Additional popular series, including Lauren and Jan, will become available on Hulu and Hulu Plus over the coming weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Following the exciting and emotional finale of Newlyweds: The First Year on Monday, June 24 at 10p, Bravo Media raises a glass to the show’s couples with the special Watch What Happens Live at 11p. For the first time, the cast unites to recap the ups and downs of their documented first year of marriage and reflect on their experiences.
(Source: Cynopsis)
National music television network Fuse makes its foray into scripted programming with The Hustle on Wednesday, June 19 at 11p. The six-episode, half-hour dramedy sheds light on the challenges aspiring artists face trying to break into the hip hop world. The new series comes from Generate, an Alloy Digital-owned production and talent management company.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Viewers nationwide can sample the series premiere of the anticipated Showtime drama Ray Donovan, starring Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as LA’s best professional fixer. The episode can be accessed across multiple platforms including the Showtime website http://s.sho.com/RayDonovan101, on YouTube http://youtu.be/UCjXhhJ7avk, via select television providers’ free On Demand channels and websites, on Showtime on Demand and Showtime Anytime. The series debuts on Showtime on Sunday, June 30 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Three contestants battle in a fast-paced quiz competition against The Beast, an all-knowing opponent, in the new GSN game show The Chase. Hosted by Brooke Burns, the show debuts on Tuesday, August 6 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wilfred‘s Randall Einhorn has been tapped to direct the FX comedy pilot Death Pact, starring Tracy Morgan. Einhorn inked an overall deal with FX Productions in November. He has also directed and produced episodes of the network’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Country has a pair of music specials premiering this week. Kenny Chesney: No Shoes Nation, airing Wednesday, June 19 at 10p, follows the singer to Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, Tampa, Jacksonville, St. John and Barbados as he kicks off his concert tour. Songtellers with Darius Rucker: The Story of True Believers, airing Thursday, June 20 at 10p, features Rucker and each of the co-writers from his just-released LP, True Believers, performing their collaborations and sharing inside stories.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s never too early to think about Christmas. NBC has ordered an animated holiday comedy from The Simpsons writer/executive producer Mike Reiss. Reiss will adapt his children’s book How Murray Saved Christmas for a December 2014 special.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FX has cast John Hurt in The Strain, the pilot based on the best-selling vampire novel trilogy from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and author Chuck Hogan. Hurt will portray Professor Abraham Setrakian, a holocaust survivor who immigrated to the United States after World War II and now runs a pawn shop in Spanish Harlem.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Liv Tyler has landed the co-starring role opposite Justin Theroux in the HBO drama The Leftovers. She’ll portray Meg, a young woman about to be married who needs an escape.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/16/13)
1) Black Sabbath – 13 – 154,890
2) Daft Punk – Random Access Memories – 48,327 (After 4 weeks – 542,584)
3) Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience – 35,088 (After 13 weeks – 1,985,492)
Other Debuts
4) Big Time Rush – 24/Seven – 34,851
8) Goo Goo Dolls – Magnetic – 28,818
9) Hans Zimmer – Man of Steel Soundtrack – 28,,652
10) Lonely Island – Wack Album – 28,001
12) Chrisette Michele – Better – 27,401
13) Boards of Canada – Tomorrow’s Harvest – 25,391
14) Jimmy Eat World – Damage – 24,013
16) Various Artists – Now Country 6 – = 23,163
23) Jason Isbell – Southeastern – 17,521
30) Hezekiah Walker – Azusa: The Next Generation – 14,514
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $105 million.
Powerball is played in 41 states.
www.NYLottery.org
CASTING CALL
Doron Ofir Casting and a major cable network have announced the Nationwide search for sorority sisters who have kept the sisterhood alive past college for a brand new docu-series. Do you live with or near your sorority alumni? Do you maintain the same code of ethics? Are your parties bigger? Are the men hotter? Is the drama amplified? If you are at least 21 and appear under 35, they want to hear your story. Apply online at: www.sororitysisterscasting.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Keely's Korner 