FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 8/1/13)
DISCOVERY: Airplane Repo (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY: Hatfields & McCoys (Premiere) at 10pm
REELZ: Hollywood Buzz (Premiere) at 9am
TNT: The Hero (Finale) at 8pm
A small business will muscle into Super Bowl action with the big guys, thanks to a campaign by Intuit. The financial software company is soliciting company stories from small businesses for online voting by the public. The final four will receive TV advertising, with the winner getting at 30-second spot on the big game on FOX (approximate value: $3-4 million).
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Showtime goes live: Showtime Networks added live East and West Coast feeds to its TV Everywhere service, Showtime Anytime. Subscribers can click on the “Live TV” button and watch what’s airing on the network, and switch between the East and West Coast feeds.
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Talk about TV Everywhere: TV-movie Sharknado has had two encores since its July 11 premiere, and will get Regal Theaters screenings Friday, August 2. Now Syfy and The Asylum have signed a merchandising deal for the cult hit. “The bold and over-the-top Sharknado brand is the perfect fit for a wide range of fun merchandise,” said Syfy Ventures vp Jeff Li of the upcoming t-shirts, posters, etc.
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ABC’s Revenge is also getting marketed off-screen, in the form of a novel. Schooled In Revenge focuses on Rebun Island, where the soap’s Emily Thorne trained for her mission to avenge her father being framed for a murder he didn’t commit. The book, featuring a new vengeance-hungry heroine, will be available in paperback and digitally on Tuesday, August 20, the same day as the release of the show’s second season DVD. Season three of the drama premieres Sunday, September 29 at 9p.
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Will Dexter live on? Showtime president David Nevins said at the TCA that “of course” a spinoff of serial killer drama, now in its eighth and final season, is possible. The net inked a deal with showrunner Scott Buck, pointed out Nevins, so “draw your own conclusions.”
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Ross Mathews headlines new E! talker Hello Ross, a “weekly fan destination where the intersections of celebrity gossip and pop culture collide.” The show, premiering September 6 at 10p, will use social media to connect host, guests and viewers.
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At the TCA to pitch her new Sony Pictures TV talker, The Queen Latifah Show, the royal one had a gift to pique the interest of attendees: a live version of “When you’re Good to Mama,” her signature tune from Chicago, customized for the TCA audience to focus on her new show. (Latifah was nominated for a Supporting Actress in the 2002 film.) The actress/singer/comedian’s hour-long program, airing on CBS owned-and-operated channels, debuts Monday, September 16.
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President Obama will appear on the Tuesday, August 6 broadcast of NBC’s Tonight Show. It will be his sixth on-camera chat with Jay Leno; the net says talk will center on jobs initiatives and the economy (though we’re hoping for a few more bars of “Let’s Stay Together,” too).
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ABC reality series Celebrity Wife was picked up for a 13-ep season three. In the series, couples with different lifestyles trade spouses; sophomore season included Andy Dick, Bristol Palin and Alan Thicke.
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Season three of OWN‘s Home Made Simple is in production, with Soleil Moon Frye (yup, Punky Brewster) as the weekly show’s new host. Mom-of-two Frye has written a parenting book, Happy Chaos and is a regular contributor on Today.
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Calling All Joan Rangers! Joan Rivers, Kelly Osbourne and crew return to E!’s Fashion Police on Friday, September 6 at a new time: 9p.
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ABC has hired Dustin Lance Black (Milk) to develop an eight-hour miniseries about the gay rights movement, with ABC Studios. The story will be based on Black’s experience as a gay rights activist.
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Nick Cannon will get his Robin Leach on in a revamped version of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous for Style Media. “Nick’s comedic and down-to-earth perspective on the opulence of the wealthy makes him the ideal host as we reinvent this pop culture classic,” said Style Media president Salaam Coleman Smith of the actor/rapper/husband of Mariah Carey. “With Nick’s humorous insight, Style will give viewers front-row access to how today’s wealthy live, paying homage to the original ‘Lifestyles’ in a fresh, fun and irreverent way.”
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NBC‘s Parks and Recreation will lose two of its stars mid-season. Rob Lowe and Rashida Jones will leave after the 13th episode; the two play an on-again, of-again couple on the show. Season six premieres Thursday, September 26 at 8p.
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Kelly Reilly (Sherlock Holmes) will star in the ABC limited series, The Black Box, about a neuroscientist secretly struggling with mental illness. No premiere date has been set.
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Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) will guest on the fourth season of FOX‘s Raising Hope. Series returns Friday, November 8 at 9p.
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Jim Murray (Chaos) has been cast in season two of Syfy drama Defiance. He’ll play the town’s “shrewd, polished and charming” mayor.
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Newbie Yael Grobglas will play noblewoman Olivia on the new CW period drama Reign. “In each episode, we’ll educate people on what element of history helps our story,” executive producer Laurie McCarthy told reporters Tuesday at the TCA. But they won’t take themselves too seriously, promises the exec: “It’s TV, so we can take creative license. We’re going to have fun.” Show bows Thursday, October 17 at 9p.
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At the TCA to promote the animated comedy he co-created for Hulu, The Awesomes, Seth Meyers talked about taking over for Jimmy Fallon on Late Night in February. “We’re in the early stages,” Meyers said. “More than anything we’re staffing – we know how important it is to put together a strong staff of writers.” As for his Weekend Update job on SNL, “I’ll go back to SNL in the fall and work there up until Late Night… I’ll stay at that desk until they get a new desk.”
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Danny Trejo has landed a role on FX’s new George Lopez sitcom, St. George, about a recently divorced dad. Also joining the cast are Jenn Lyon and Kaden Gibson.
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Ripper Street adds three actors to its cast for season two: David Costabile (Breaking Bad), Damien Molony (Being Human), Joseph Mawle (Game of Thrones) and Leanne Best join the BBC America drama set in 1890 London.
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BROADWAY
Denzel Washington confirms plans to return to Broadway in A Raisin In The Sun in Spring 2014.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/170907/denzel-washington-confirms-plans-to-return-to-broadway-in-a-raisin-in-the-sun/
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