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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 9/9/13)
FOX: Bethenny (Premiere) at 11am
ABC: The Chew (Season 3 Premiere) at 1pm
ABC: Katie (Premiere) at 3pm
NBC: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Season 11 Premiere) at 4pm
FOX: The Dr. Oz Show (Premiere) at 4pm
CNN: Crossfire (Premiere) at 6:30pm
NBC: Extra (Premiere) at 7pm
NBC: Access Hollywood (Premiere) at 7:30pm
NBC: The Million Second Quiz (Premiere) at 8pm
CNN: AC360 Later (Premiere) at 10pm
CSPN: First Ladies: Influence & Image (Premiere) at 9pm
ESTRELLA: Esto Es Guerra (Premiere) at 6:30pm
MTV: FriendZone (Premiere) at 6pm
NBC: The Million Second Quiz (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Mistresses (Finale) at 9pm

Jenny McCarthy starts today on the Season 17 premiere of “The View”.  Her boyfriend Donnie Wahlberg (New Kids On The Block) will be promoting the Season 4 premiere of his show “Blue Bloods” on CBS.

Bruno Mars has landed the coveted Super Bowl halftime spot. The “Grenade” singer will perform at the event on Fox on Sunday, February 2, 2014, at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tokyo beat out Istanbul and Madrid to play host to the 2020 Summer Olympics, the last in NBC‘s current contract. The net shelled out a whopping $1.418 billion for the 2020 Games, but considering 2012’s sky-high ratings (a record 219 million viewers) it looks like money well spent.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Like AMC‘s Breaking Bad and Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy has gotten itself an aftershow chatfest. FX will stream 30-minute eps live on its web site after the 10p season six premiere on Tuesday, September 10, episode five and the season finale. Fans will be able to ask questions of a panel of cast members and guests.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress/model/former MTV VJ/ former Miss USA Susie Castillo has been tapped to represent Oxygen Media as its on-air personality. Castillo is tasked with building awareness for the brand by covering pop culture for the net, hosting events and participating in social media initiatives.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pepsi is bowing out of its flagship sponsorship of Fox‘s The X-Factor. Taking its place, along with departing Chevrolet, are Honda and Procter & Gamble. Honda’s Odyssey minivan will get digital-voting social media exposure, while P&G will plug Cover Girl, Secret deodorant and Herbal Essence.
(Source: Cynopsis)

For the record books: AMC‘s Breaking Bad made the 2014 Guinness World Records Book as Highest-Rated Series. Nielsen-wise it’s no Duck Dynasty, but the record is based on MetaCritic.com’s score of 99 out 100 for the critically acclaimed meth drama. The latest Guinness edition goes on sale Thursday, September 12.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Docu-series Life After is back for season five to check in with celebs who faced major turning points in their lives and careers. “Actress Maia Campbell (In the House) is probably the biggest surprise of the season,” K2 Pictures Inc.‘s Exec Producer  Robert Katz tells Cynopsis. “She had amazing success, then faded from the limelight. We’re glad we can tell the rest of her story.” Series returns on TV One September 11 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

When The X-Factor premiered last season, the spotlight was on Britney Spears. After lackluster ratings, Spears is gone, and Kelly Rowland, Paulina Rubio and returning Demi Lovato sit with Simon Cowell on the judge’s panel – but this year, at a screening for several season three auditions, Cowell promised it will be the contestants who will shine. “The whole purpose of making this show is to find a star,” said Cowell. Season premiere is Wednesday, September 11 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) will join NBC‘s Hannibal in a recurring role when the serial killer drama returns midseason for its sophomore go-round. Nixon will play Jack Crawford’s (Laurence Fishburne) new boss.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael J. Fox gets a mom and dad on his new NBC series, The Michael J. Fox Show – and they’re Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown) and Charles Grodin (Beethoven). Series premieres Thursday, September 26 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Greg Germann (Ally McBeal) has been cast in Lifetime drama pilot HR, opposite Alicia Silverstone. Germann plays a director of human resources.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy has cast three actors for supernatural drama pilot Dominion. ChristopherEgan (Kings), Tom Wisdom (300) and Alan Dale (The OC) play characters in a follow-up to theatrical film Legion (2010). The Universal Cable Productions project starts shooting later this month in Cape Town, South Africa.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bethenny Frankel‘s new syndicated talker, Bethenny, from Telepictures and A Very Good Production, makes its debut today after a successful test run last summer. “We always believed Bethenny had the talent, popularity and credibility with daytime viewers to become appointment television,” Ken Werner, President Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution tells Cynopsis, “and are thrilled the long wait is over.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Riddick – $18.7 million
Lee Daniel’s The Butler – $8.9 million
Instructions Not Included – $8.1 million
We’re The Millers – $7.9 million
Planes – $4.3 million
(Source: Cynopsis)

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