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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/19/13)
ABC: Wipeout (Finale) at 8pm
AMC: Owners Manual (Finale) at 10:30pm
NBC: Million Second Quiz (Finale) at 8pm

Binge viewing is increasing, according to a new study from Nielsen. The measurement company’s 2013 Over-the-Top Video Analysis found 88 percent of Netflix users and 70 percent of Hulu Plus users report streaming three or more episodes of the same show in one day.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lexus will start airing live commercials on NBC‘s Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, with improv comedians acting out concepts submitted by viewers via Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and Instagram. Bottom line: the stunt should drive tune-in for the ads.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 65th Emmy Awards will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of two seminal moments in TV history: the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 and the Beatles’ appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. The Emmy segment will “explore the tie between them.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Emmy producer Ken Erlich addressed the backlash since the announcement that his awards telecast would single out five actors for special tributes, apart from the traditional In Memoriam segment. The inclusion of relative newcomer Cory Monteith (Glee) and exclusion of TV icon Larry Hagman (Dallas), in particular, has drawn criticism. “There’s only so much you can do,” Erlich told reporters Wednesday. “In all candor, this becomes a producer’s option.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michelle Obama gathered media, entertainment and food industry execs to discuss food marketing to children. The First Lady praised Disney for its initiative, launched last year, to set higher nutritional standards for products featured in its children’s programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo is airing a reunion special for makeover show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-2007). Hosted by the net’s Andy Cohen, the show will bring back the “Fab Five” to reminisce and share updates. Queer Eye: The Reunion bows next month.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mario Lopez (Extra) joins Eva Longoria to host the 2013 NCLR Alma Awards, honoring Latino entertainers. The one-hour special airs live on MSNBC Friday, September 27 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Grammys Nomination Concert is coming back to the City of Angels. After a year in Nashville, the event returns to LA’s Nokia Theatre for a live show on CBS Friday, December 6 at 10p. Grammys air Sunday, January 26.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Missi Pyle has been cast in TV Land pilot Jennifer Falls, as the BFF of Jaime Pressly‘s Jennifer. Pyle guested on the net’s The Exes.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Taye Diggs (Private Practice) will guest star on the third season of Fox‘s New Girl. Diggs plays a ladies man on the same ep that Damon Wayans Jr., who was in the Fox sitcom’s pilot ep, returns for a story arc. New Girl airs Tuesdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Lavish Bio-Musical “All That Glitters” about Liberace starring Richard Kline is heading to Broadway in December 2014.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/171868/here-comes-liberace-lavish-bio-musical-all-that-glitters-heading-to-broadway-in-2014-starring-richard-kline/

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