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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 8/22/13)
BIO: Flippin Sisters (Premiere) at 10pm
DFH: Pregnant Behind Bars (Premiere) at 10pm
TBS: Sullivan & Son (Finale) at 10pm

About 175 people are being laid off at Disney–ABC Television Group, after a review determined that many positions were unnecessary. “As technological advances continue to alter the competitive landscape and viewer habits, it’s incumbent upon us to stay ahead of the curve,” said Disney of the reorg. “We’ve undergone a review of our organizational structure and processes, and have re-imagined and realigned certain areas and functions to gain efficiencies for future growth.” In other words – 2% of the unit will be out of a job.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Arts cable network Ovation has partnered with actor James Franco for a series that looks at Franco’s art projects, from gallery exhibits to video diaries. “This is a show where content dictates form and form dictates content,” said Franco, “meaning the show has synched with the rhythms of my life and work.” James Franco Presents premieres this fall  after Franco is roasted on Comedy Central on September 2.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kris Jenner‘s talk show, Kris, could end its six-week test run on Friday with a ratings boost, as reports circulate that fans will finally get a glimpse of her granddaughter. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have kept baby North West under wraps since her birth on June 15, but TMZ says Kris will unveil the long-awaited first baby pic on her talker’s finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon star Lucas Cruikshank, who rose to fame with his Fred Figglehorn videos on YouTube, chose YouTube as the vehicle to announce that he’s gay. “It feels so weird saying it on camera,” he admitted, adding that while his friends and family have known for three year about his sexual orientation, “I just haven’t felt the need to announce it on the Internet.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dancing on the Edge, a Starz miniseries set in early 1930s London, depicts the rise to stardom of a group of jazz musicians, inspired by true accounts of the Duke Ellington Band. Premieres Saturday, October 19 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC‘s Community will play host to Jonathan Banks during its fifth season. The Breaking Bad hit man will have a multi-ep arc as an intense professor with a mysterious military past. No premiere date has been set for the sitcom.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Eliza Coupe (Happy Endings) has been cast in The Millers as Nate’s (Will Arnett) ex-wife. CBS sitcom debuts Thursday, October 3 at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Teen bride bombshell Courtney Stodden is joining U.K.’s Celebrity Big Brother, reports E!. Stodden’s 53-year-old husband, actor Dough Hutchison, will not be in the house.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cole Hauser has been cast on Audience drama Rogue, joining Thandie Newton. Season two premieres in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Starz drama Power has cast Omari Hardwick (The A-Team) as James St. Patrick, a wealthy New Yorker living a double life as a drug kingpin.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox has been busy. Sitcom Fives has won a script commitment from the net; the project, from writer/EP Shawn Wines, EP Aaron Kaplan and Warner Bros., is about hopelessly average people trying to make it in image-obsessed LA. Fox has also picked up Paroled, from writer Andrea Abbate, 20th TV and 21 Laps/Adelstein, with a put pilot commitment; the sitcom is described as Laverne and Shirley on parole. And Fox came out the winner in a bidding war for A Moody Christmas, an adaptation of an Australian series about a young man’s dysfunctional family.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hitmaker Claude Kelly (Party in the USA) is working with music publishing’s Jenna Hally Rubenstein to produce a reality show about the search for music moguls.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW has picked up a show about an LA performing arts school, from EP’s Sam Haskell and Debbie Allen (Fame).
(Source: Cynopsis)

A TV series based on the action movie franchise Rambo is being developed by Entertainment One and Avi Lerner‘s Nu Image. Sylvester Stallone is in talks to be involved in the project, possibly to reprise his movie role.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV has ordered ten eps of Hungry Investors, about struggling restaurants competing for a cash investment to help turn things around. Series will premiere in spring 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hollywood Game Night will return for a second summer on NBC. The net has ordered 10 episodes of the series for 2014, with Jane Lynch onboard to host again.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TBS is bringing back sitcoms Sullivan & Son and Men at Work for season threes, and reality show Deal With It for a sophomore run. New Sullivans start their run next summer, Men comes back early next year and Deal next year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lindsay Lohan‘s tell-all with Oprah Winfrey wasn’t a record-breaker for OWN on Sunday. Unlike the talk queen’s interview with disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong in January, which drew 4.3 million viewers its first night, Lohan’s confessions earned a .66 rating, versus .62 for OWN’s regular Sunday night lineup.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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