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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/18/13)
MTVU: Rebel Music (Premeire) at 9pm
SUPERCHANNEL: Battleground (Premiere) at 9pm
SUPERCHANNEL: The Jacquie Brown Diaries (Premiere) at 9:30pm
UNIVISION: Lo Que La Vida Me Robo (Premiere) at 9pm
When the dust settled after a “vigorous bidding war,” FXX announced it had secured the exclusive cable, VOD and non-linear rights to The Simpsons in what’s likely the biggest off-network deal ever. Through its agreement with 20th Century Television, FXX will become the cable home for all seasons of the animated comedy except current seasons on Fox, its corporate sibling. The Simpsons is now in 25th season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS is proceeding with plans for a How I Met Your Mother spinoff with a pilot production commitment. A “How I Met Your Dad” incarnation from 20th Century Fox will be exec produced by HIMYM creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays with Emily Spivey (Up All Night), featuring new characters and told from a female perspective. HIMYM is in its ninth and final season, airing Mondays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Alec Baldwin‘s MSNBC Friday night talker, Up Late, was suspended for two weeks following the actor’s homophobic slur last week. “I want to apologize to my loyal fans and to my colleagues at MSNBC – both for my actions and for distracting them from their good work,” said Baldwin in a November 15 statement. In a blog post the next day, Baldwin said, “Whether the show comes back at all is at issue right now.” Up Late premiered October 11, 2013.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix ordered six more episodes to wrap up – once and for all, it says – The Killing. The Fox Television Studios drama was canceled in 2012 after two seasons on AMC, resuscitated when Netflix partnered with AMC for a third season, then canceled again due to low ratings. The final eps will be exclusive to the 40 million-plus subscribers of the streaming service.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Rihanna will be the first recipient of the American Music Awards‘ AMA Icon Award, honoring “an artist whose body of work has made a profound influence” on a global level. The “Umbrella” singer will also perform on the Dick Clark Productions music-fest, airing live on ABC Sunday, November 24 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comcast has plans to sell films and TV episodes through its VOD service, sources have told the Wall Street Journal. The cable company, which currently offers movies for rent, would make purchase an option for the 20 million households with its digital service.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Robert Patrick (The X-Files), Madison Davenport (Save Me), Brandon Soo Hoo (Tropic Thunder) and Eiza Gonzalez (Lola: Erase Una Vez) have joined the cast of upcoming El Rey Network’s From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series. The 10-ep drama will be the first scripted show to air on the net, debuting nationally in December.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Aly Michalka (Easy A) will recur on Two and a Half Men as the love interest of Amber Tamblyn‘s Jenny, reports TV Line. Men airs Thursdays at 9:30pm.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tommy Chong (Cheech and Chong) will guest on season four of Raising Hope as a medical marijuana card-carrying love interest for Maw Maw (Cloris Leachman), reports The Wrap. The Fox comedy airs Fridays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor Al Ruscio died on November 12. He was 89. Ruscio appeared in films and onstage, as well as television shows like Gunsmoke, Lou Grant and Seinfeld.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Latin actress Karla Alvaraz was found dead in her Mexico City apartment, it was reported on November 15. Alvarez, who died of respiratory failure, was 41. She starred numerous telenovelas, inclduding this year’s Que Bonito Amor.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Thor: The Dark World – $38.4 million
The Best Man Holiday – $30.6 million
Last Vegas – $8.9 million
Free Birds – $8.3 million
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa – $7.7 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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