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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/17/13)
GAC: Celebrity Motor Homes (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Mystery Diners (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: Deal With It (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TLC: Wedding Island (Premiere) at 10pm
TR3S: Cena De Estrella (Premiere) at 8pm
UP TV: Bullock Family Ranch (Premiere) at 10pm
FUSE: The Hustle (Finale) at 10pm
Apple wants a bigger piece of the TV pie. Word has it the company is planning a service that would allow viewers to skip advertising, reports Variety and pay TV networks to make up for lost ad revenue. While moving into television is clearly a priority for Apple CEO Tim Cook, it’s anyone’s guess what form that will take…which has a lot of people guessing.
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Glee star Corey Monteith died of “mixed drug toxicity” involving heroin and alcohol, reported the British Columbia coroner’s office on Tuesday. The actor, who had talked openly about the struggles he’d had with drug addiction since he was a teen, had entered a treatment facility in April. He passed away in a Vancouver hotel room on July 13. He was 31.
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It’s hammer time! Renovation nightmares are the specialty of contractor Mike Holmes, star of DIY‘s Holmes Makes it Right. In the series, the no-nonsense Canadian uncovers dangerous construction practices and rescues people from renovation rip-offs. The show makes its U.S. premiere on Tuesday, August 6 at 8p.
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Full House throwback: John Stamos and his band from the 1987-1995 ABC hit, Jesse and the Rippers, are slated to play on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on Friday, July 19.
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Deep fried…beer? Destination America is showcasing the calorie-packed cooking craze with Deep Fried Masters, featuring frying competitions at local state fairs. “We all have fond memories of the state fair,” said Marc Etkind, general manager of Destination America. “Now you can watch the geniuses who brought you deep-fried goodness.” There’s a competition too, of course. Tune in to see who cooks up the best “fried food on a stick.”
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The Glee Project won’t make it to season three, but Oxygen says it has nothing to do with the tragic death of Glee star Corey Monteith on July 13. The decision to end the series, in which Glee stars mentor contestants vying for an arc on the series, came because Glee’s late renewal didn’t leave enough turnaround time to produce the show, says The Wrap.
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They’re back, and they’re growing up fast. The girls from season four of 16 and Pregnant are returning as MTV’s newest Teen Moms. Alex, Briana, Katie and Mackenzie deal with broke relationships, money woes and the difficulty of juggling raising a newborn with cheerleading practice.
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Ray Donovan doesn’t just fix the problems of LA’s elite. As the main character in the new Showtime series named for him, he’s doing wonders for the net’s ratings, too. After Sunday night’s ep delivered 2.2 million viewers, Showtime renewed the drama for a second season. “Ray Donovon is on track to be our biggest season 1 show ever,” crowed David Nevins, Showtime’s president of entertainment. “We are proud and excited to pick up another season.”
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Are we there yet? American Dad is moving to TBS for season eleven in 2014. The adult animated sitcom from Seth MacFarlane (did we mention it’s an adult series?) will join TBS’s prime time lineup; the net already airs syndicated reruns.
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Will the upcoming slate of new talkers be able to keep up with Kris Jenner? The first of a six-week test run of the momager”s new chatfest, Kris won the 3p hour in LA with a 1.3 rating (leaving Katie, Steve Harvey and Dr. Phil in the dust), and performed solidly for other Fox stations on the map. But in New York, another Fox affiliate test run bested Kris’s numbers: The Real, a panel talk show including Tamera Mowry-Housley, Jeannie Mai, Tamar Braxton, Loni Love and Adrienne Bailon improved its Kris lead-in with a 1.3 household rating. Let the games begin!
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LIVE with Kelly and Michael goes Broadway the week of July 22-26, as hosts Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan offer an inside look at five hit musicals and even perform! Can’t wait to see Michael in Kinky Boots…
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Batter up! Buddy Valastro and TLC’s Cake Boss clan face off against the Mama June Shannon and the crew from the net’s Here Comes Honey Boo Boo for an episode of Family Feud that tapes Monday, July 22 in Atlanta, Georgia. The new season of Feud premieres Monday, September 16.
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Welcome back! Jim Beaver will return as Supernatural’s Bobby Singer when the CW series comes back for season nine. We’ll have to wait until the show returns in October to find out how they’re bringing him back from the dead…
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James Franco may be made for movies, but he’s no stranger to TV (don’t forget those General Hospital appearances). Now he’s set to guest star in Fox‘s The Mindy Project, starting Tuesday, September 17 at 9:30p. He plays Dr. Paul Leotard, a former model. Which sounds pretty Franco-esque to us.
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Bravo‘s Top Chef gets cooking with a Spanish-language version for Telemundo, called Top Chef: Estrellas. Eight Hispanic celebs will compete to win money for charity; James Beard, Jamie Martin Del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu will decide who’s king (or queen) of the kitchen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/14/13)
1) Jay-Z – Magna Carta…Holy Grail – 528,471
2) Ciara – Ciara – 58,662
3) J. Cole – Born Sinner – 39,530
Other Debuts
8) Skylar Grey – Don’t Look Down – 23,536
20) Donell Jones – Forever – 12,199
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