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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/16/13)
ABC: Toy Story of Terror! (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: Nature: Saving Otter 501 (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: NOVA: Making Stuff (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Raw To Ready (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Bad Ink (Finale) at 10:30pm
CNBC: Secret Lives of the Super Rich (Finale) at 9:30pm

Despite a lag time of only 24 hours in 125 countries, within 16 hours more than half a million people had downloaded a copy of The Walking Dead season four premiere through a torrent site, reports TorrentFreak. More than 15 percent of the downloaders came from the U.S., where the AMC smash streams for free on the net’s web site.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler have signed on to host the Golden Globes for two more years. In January, the Dick Clark Productions awards show drew a six-year-high 19.7 million viewers and a 6.4 rating in A18-49, up 28 percent from the prior year. (Asked on Tuesday about the highlight of the show, Poehler said, “Sitting on George Clooney’s lap.”) The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards airs Sunday, January 12, 2014 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michelle Obama will make another appearance on NBC weight loss competition The Biggest Loser. The First Lady’s November visit will support a campaign encouraging people to drink more water that’s backed by sponsor Brita. Biggest Loser airs Tuesdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ashton Kutcher (Two and a Half Men) tops Forbes’ annual list of the highest-paid TV actors for the second year in a row. The magazine estimates Kutcher earned $24 million between June 2012 and June 2013. Kutcher’s co-star, Jon Cryer came in second ($21 million), Ray Romano (Parenthood) third ($16 million) and Mark Harmon (NCIS) and Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) tied for fourth ($15 million).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Barbra Streisand’s hometown return is captured on Great Performances in Barbra Streisand: Back to Brooklyn. The concert special airs Friday, November 29 on PBS at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV docuseries Generation Cryo chronicles the journey of a 17-year-old who connects with her half-brothers and sisters via her sperm donor biological father. The Off the Fence project premieres Monday, November 25 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The finale of The White Queen airs Saturday – and for viewers needing to catch up, Starz is airing a marathon, starting at 12 noon. Series finale airs at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fellow Dancing with the Stars alums Jennie Garth (Beverly Hills, 90210) and Cameron Mathison (All My Children) star in ABC Family movie Holidaze, about a high-powered exec and her childhood sweetheart. The Muse Entertainment production premieres Sunday, December 8 at 8p as part of the net’s “25 Days of Christmas” event.
(Source: Cynopsis)

With an assist from a two-hour battle round on The Voice, NBC notched another big win Monday night, averaging 4.0 rating in A18-49 and 13 million viewers. ABC saw hikes from last week’s ratings, with Dancing with the Stars up one tenth to 2.1 A18-49 and Castle up three tenths, to 2.2 in A18-49 and a two-year high in A18-34 with 1.7/5.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS‘s rejiggered We Are Men-less Monday lineup helped 2 Broke Girls, up three tenths with a 2.6/7 rating A18-49 at 8:30p, handily beating Men’s final episode in the timeslot (1.8/5). With a Big Bang Theory rerun holding a place for Mike & Molly, the net got a five percent boost in A18-49 and 12 percent in total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox News morning show Fox & Friends has jumped double digits with the arrival of Elisabeth Hasselback. Since the conservative former View co-host started in September, ratings have climbed 16 percent in total viewers, from 1.058 million to 1.226 million, and 22 percent in A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/13/13)
1) Miley Cyrus – Bangerz – 270,417
2) Panic! At The Disco – Too Weird To Live Too Rare To Die – 83,720
3) Drake – Nothing Was The Same – 82,843

Other Debuts
4) Pusha T – My Name Is My Name – 75,332
7) Glee Cast – The Quaterback (Music From the Show) – 47,166
8) Korn – Paradigm Shift – 46,211
9) Cassadee Pope – Frame By Frame – 43,196
10) Mayday Parade – Monsters In The Closet – 30,377
12) Alter Bridge – Fortress – 29,552
14) Prince Royce – Soy El Mismo – 19,365
15) Cage The Elephant – Melophobia – 18,690
16) Amos Lee – Mountains of Sorrow – 18,425
17) Joe Nichols – Crickets – 15,105
18) Danny Brown – Old – 14,690
24) Stone Temple Pilots with Chester Bennington – High Rise – 11,884
32) Lyfe Jennings – Lucid – 9,481

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