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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/10/13)
DIY: Bath Crashers (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FX: The Bridge (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Challenge: Rivals II (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Inside: Secret America (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Camp (Premire) at 10pm
TELEMUNDO: Marido En Alquiler (Premiere) at 9pm
TV ONE: R&B Divas: LA (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Family Tools (Finale) at 8:30pm
BOUNCE TV: Forever Jones (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: The American Baking Competition (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Bath Crashers (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Mystery Diners (Finale) at 10pm
ID: Most Likely To…(Finale) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Dig Wars (Finale) at 10pm
Jenny McCarthy could be headed to the couch at ABC‘s The View. It’s been reported that the comedian is in serious talks to join the show as a panelist, when it returns for its 17th season this fall. McCarthy is no stranger to the show, having been a regular guest co-host. Plus, she has experience on the talk show front, having hosted The Jenny McCarthy Show on VH1. McCarthy would fill the spot left vacant by Joy Behar, who is leaving the show when her contract expires in August. The news comes on the heels of Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s reported exit for Fox News.
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Cooking chops and sabotage skills are on the menu in the new Food Network competition series Cutthroat Kitchen. Hosted by Alton Brown, the game features a briefcase filled with $100,000 in cash, four competitors, three rounds of cooking and auctions where chefs bid on items to help themselves or hinder their opponents. The 13-episode series premieres on Sunday, August 11 at 10p, immediately following the Food Network Star finale, which airs at 9p. The series is produced by Embassy Row.
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E!‘s new original series Pop Innovators kicks off with the story of seven-time Grammy Award-winning musician and creative innovator will.i.am. The one-hour special is told in the star’s own words, along with shared stories from those in his inner circle, including Fergie, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Red Foo, Jimmy Iovine and friends from his old neighborhood. Pop Innovators: will.i.am premieres Sunday, July 14 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC Family launches its fifth annual Summer Crush on Monday, July 29. The 10-day long summer programming event is filled with all-day marathons, movies and new episodes of original series Switched At Birth, The Fosters, Pretty Little Liars, Twisted, The Vineyard, Melissa & Joey, Baby Daddy and Spell-Mageddon; plus, the network television premieres of Prom and So Undercover and the ABC Family premiere of 17 Again.
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Meanwhile, ABC Entertainment’s Digital Media team is making the full season to date of Mistresses available through July 22, 2013 on WatchABC.com and the WATCH ABC app, which is free on iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Kindle Fire and select Android devices. “Mistresses has been one of our most popular shows on WATCH ABC this summer,” said Karin Gilford, senior vice president of Digital Media, ABC Entertainment Network. “We think as more people begin to discover the show, they’ll want to catch up on previous episodes.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Meredith Vieira is returning to daytime. The former host of Today and The View is launching her own nationally syndicated daytime talk show, The Meredith Vieira Show, in fall 2014. The daily New York City-based show will be produced and distributed by NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution with Vieira also serving as an executive producer. The show, which will be taped on a set that resembles Vieira’s home, will offer a mix of human interest stories, celebrity guests, and lifestyle segments. “Each day, I hope to accomplish what I call the three H’s: Heat, Heart and Humor,” said Vieira.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Rob Lowe will reprise his guest starring role as eccentric film star Eddie Nero in one episode of the upcoming seventh season of the Showtime hit Californication. The comedy series is currently shooting in Los Angeles for a 2014 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Omar Dorsey, who co-starred in Django Unchained, has booked a multiple-episode arc on the final season of HBO‘s Eastbound & Down. Dorsey will play Dontel Benjamin, a former NFL player turned loudmouth talk-show host.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sam Heughan has been cast in Starz and Sony Picture Television‘s new original series Outlander. He’ll play Jamie Fraser, a strapping young Scottish clan lord with a complicated past and a disarming sense of humor. The series, which is slated to premiere on Starz in 2014, begins filming in Scotland this fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/7/13)
1) J. Cole – Born Sinner – 57,717 (After 3 weeks – 439117)
2) Wale – The Gifted – 49,995 (After 2 weeks – 208,469)
3) Kanye West – Yeezus – 39,010 (After 3 weeks – 430,525
Other Debuts
6) Joe – Doubleback Evolution of R&B – 31,375
16) Relient K – Collapsible Lung – 16,253
18) Hillsong Live – Glorious Ruins (Live) – 15,347
24) Pretty Lights – Color Map Of The Sun – 12,813
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