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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/5/13)
NBC: The Sound of Music Live! (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: The Millionaire Matchmaker (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Courtney Loves Dallas (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: Party On (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Best Bars In America (Premiere) at 9pm
GAC: Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Come Dine With Me (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Gypsy Sisters (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Panic Button (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TELETOON AT NIGHT: Futurama (Finale) at 9:30pm

It’s game over for advertisers wanting in on the Super Bowl – the February 2 Fox broadcast of the football championship has sold out, a month ahead of CBS‘s sellout announcement last year. Doritos, Butterfinger, Jaguar and Wonder Pistachios are among the 43 advertisers that gobbled up the 32ish minutes of ad time. Everyone else? Fox is offering ad space during its livestream and pregame programming.
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A week after Alec Baldwin‘s exit, Martin Bashir is out at MSNBC. Bashir’s offensive comments about Sarah Palin on November 15 sparked criticism, prompting the afternoon talk show host to issue an on-air apology, then take time off. Now Bashir has tendered his resignation. “It is my sincere hope that all of my colleagues will be allowed to focus on the issues that matter,” read a statement from Bashir, “without the distraction of myself or my ill-judged comments.”
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Sex Sent Me to the ER tells tales of passion gone horribly wrong. The four-part Discovery Fit & Health series (sex in a tree, ill-timed escapades) from GRB Entertainment premieres Friday, January 3 at 10p. Can’t get enough? Encore presentations on Saturdays begin January 11.
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Actor Dean Cain (Lois and Clark) turns outdoorsman for 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty, a competition series following teams with a major monetary incentive for finding evidence of the legendary creature. The Original Media series launches Friday, January 10 at 10p.
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Country stars Blake Shelton and Luke Bryan will team up again to co-host the 49^th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The Dick Clark Productions event tapes in Las Vegas April 7, to air on CBS at a later date.
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Old pals and duet partners Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers are featured in GAC‘s Kenny & Dolly: An Intimate Conversation. Said Parton of the pair’s chemistry: “It’s like with my husband; we’re not together that much so it works.” Special airs Monday, December 9 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E! announced the ninth season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians will debut in January. The reality series, from Ryan Seacrest Productions and Bunim/Murray Productions delivered 2.3 million total viewers for season eight – and that was before two high-profile separations, an engagement and a new baby. What’s ahead? “Perhaps the most tumultuous and challenging period the family have faced since the show began,” says the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Happy Valentine’s Day! The sophomore season of House of Cards premieres Friday, February 14, according to a trailer for the Kevin Spacey drama. All 13 episodes of the season will be available on Netflix.
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TV Land renewed Soul Man, starring Cedric “The Entertainer,” for season three, reports Deadline. The Hazy Mills production has averaged a 3.0 rating among African-American Adults 25-54.
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Pop culture show Charlamagne and Friends and half-hour series Ain’t That America With Lil Duval will both be coming back to MTV2 in January to launch second seasons. Charlemagne debuts Sunday, January 15 at 11:30p, right after Ain’t That America, the net’s highest-rated original series (averaging 800,000 total viewers), at 11p.
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The World’s Greatest Tribute Bands returns for a third season on AXS TV. New acts will include tributes to Prince, Garth Brooks and the Beastie Boys, starting Monday, January 6 at 11p.
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“Rap opera” Trapped in a Closet from R&B singer R. Kelly is returning to IFC in 2014, and “his creativity is on full display,” says president and GM of IFC Jennifer Caserta. The 33 previous chapters of the Sylvester Films production will air on IFC Saturday, December 7 at 5:15p, and now on http://www.ifc.com/shows/trapped-in-the-closet.
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Duck Dynasty returns for a one-hour special featuring a live Nativity, anxious Christmas shoppers and the hunt for the perfect holiday ham. The Gurney Productions show, which premiered to 11.8 million total viewers in August 2013, airs on A&E Wednesday, December 11 at 10p.
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Regis Philbin hosts a Christmas Eve show mixing scripture narrations, choral music and puppets performing the Nativity Story. Holiday special airs Tuesday, December 24 at 11:35p on CBS.
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Alexandra Metz (The Originals) will play Rapunzel in ABC‘s Once Upon a Time. The fairytale drama airs Sundays at 8p.
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Kevin Rankin (Breaking Bad) and Virginia Kull (The Following) will star in Fox‘s Gracepoint, reports Deadline. The Shine America/Kudos production is a remake of Broadchurch.
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McKaley Miller (Hart of Dixie) will play Kelsey Grammer‘s daughter and Danielle Watts won the part of Martin Lawrence‘s daughter on FX/Lionsgate comedy Braddock & Jackson, reports Deadline.
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Elyse Levesque (Stargate Universe) has been cast in a recurring role on CW drama The Originals, says TVLine. The Vampire Diaries spin-off returns with new eps Tuesday, January 14 at 8p.
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Gossip blogger Perez Hilton and reality royalty Bunim/Murray Productions (The Real World) are developing a docuseries, Gay Dads of New York, says the Hollywood Reporter. Show will follow Hilton and other gay fathers as they navigate parenthood.
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Bravo‘s Watch What Happens Live earned over 1.5 million total viewers on Sunday at 11p for a season high, up 13 percent from the last new episode in November. On Monday, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills delivered a season high 1.9 million total viewers at 8p, followed by Vanderpump Rules attracting over 1.4 million viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BROADWAY
Outside Mullingar with Debra Messing and Brian F. O’Bryne will starton Broadway on Thursday January 2, 2014
http://ppc.broadway.com/buzz/173416/tickets-now-available-for-outside-mullingar-on-broadway-starring-debra-messing-brian-f-obryne/

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