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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 11/14/13)
MYX TV: Best Night Ever (Premiere) at 8pm
TBS: Ground Floor (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Million Dollar Shoppers (Finale) at 10pm

Andy Cohen is leaving his corporate role as a EVP of development at Bravo to run his new production company, Most Talkative. Cohen has a first-look deal to develop primetime shows for the net. He’ll continue as host of Bravo’s late-night talker, Watch What Happens Live, which was renewed for two years.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBCUniversal is now the sole proud owner of Sprout, the net for pre-schoolers it had shared with PBS and HIT Television Ventures. “We see enormous potential in Sprout,” said chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Bonnie Hammer, “and we are committed to our investment in the kids and family arena.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS moved up the premiere date of Intelligence. The cyber thriller, initially set to launch February 24, will instead debut Tuesday, January 7 at 9p. On January 13, the series moves to its regular time slot, Mondays at 10p. Hostages wraps up its run on Monday, January 6 with a two-hour finale at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! documentary “I Am Britney Jean” follows Britney Spears as she prepares for her high-profile, two-year Las Vegas gig. Produced by World of Wonder, the 90-minute special airs Sunday, December 22 at 8p, five days before Spears’ Sin City opening. A rebroadcast airs at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

FXX canceled late-night talk show Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, which had relocated from FX. While the series drew respectable numbers on FX, without a strong lead-in on FXX, recent episodes drew as few as 12,000 viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Project Runway‘s Tim Gunn hosts new Lifetime fashion competition series, Under the Gunn, with a new crop of designers face challenges that test their style skills. Series from Weinstein Company and Bunim/Murray Productions debuts Thursday, January 16 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Lopez, Katy Perry and TLC have been added to the roster of performers at the American Music Awards, along with “a special unannounced guest.” The Dick Clark Productions event airs on ABC Sunday, November 24 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

MTV is feeding teen frenzy ahead of a hotly anticipated new film. MTV’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Fan Tribute includes interviews with the film’s stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, with the cast answering fan-submitted questions. Lionsgate film opens November 22; the MTV special airs Sunday, November 17 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AXS TV will broadcast the 20th annual Nobel Peace Prize Concert, hosted by Clare Danes with performances by Mary j. Blige, James Blunt and Envy. The event will honor the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. “To be able to bring our audience artists of this caliber on behalf of promoting peace is truly an honor,” said AXS TV founder Mark Cuban. Show airs Wednesday, December 11 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

In the interest of giving the audience “a fresh take” on the series as it heads into its 29th season, MTV for the first time is bringing exes together under the same roof in Real World: Ex-Plosion. The reality show returns to San Francisco, where “The original seven cast members have no idea their exes will be moving in,” said creator/exec producer Jonathan Murray, forcing “many incredibly real situations that will resonate with our viewers.” New season premieres in 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Friends‘ Matthew Perry and former on-screen wife Courteney Cox reunite when Perry guests on season five of Cox’s Cougartown. Cox had appeared on Perry‘s short-lived NBC comedy, Go On, in March. Cougartown returns to TBS on Tuesday, January 7 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brooke Shields will guest star on The Michael J. Fox Show as a nerdy single mom in a story arc set for 2014, per the Hollywood Reporter. The NBC comedy airs Thursdays at 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC ordered a pilot for a variety show starring Maya Rudolph, produced by Saturday Night Live‘s Lorne Michaels and SNL alum Rudolph. The two also collaborated on NBC’s Up All Night, cancelled after a year in 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ryan Seacrest‘s production company has sold 40 episodes of a children’s game show to Nickelodeon. Half-hour Go Viral (wt) has children competing in viral video challenges.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Vanilla Ice Goes Amish wrapped season one on November 9 as DIY‘s top prime time series among all key adult and female demos on the network this year. According to DIY, more than 6.6 million viewers tuned in to the show.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actress Shirley Mitchell died on November 11 of heart failure. She was 94. While she may be best remembered for her role as Lucy Ricardo’s friend Marion Strong on I Love Lucy, Mitchell had roles on numerous comedies, including Bachelor Father, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies and The Beverly Hillbillies.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Billy Crystal’s Tony-Winning 700 Sundays Officially Opens On Broadway.
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/172995/welcome-home-billy-crystals-tony-winning-700-sundays-officially-opens-on-broadway/

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