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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/8/14)
CBS: The 40th Annual People’s Choice Awards at 9pm
COOKING: Spice of Life with Bal Arneson (Premiere) at 9pm
GSN: Mind of a Man (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Web of Lies (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV: The Real World: Ex-Plosion (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Chicago PD (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Chasing Shackleton (Premiere) at 10pm
REELZ: Beverly Hills Pawn (Premiere) at 9pm
REELZ: Hollywood Treasure (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Mega RV Countdown (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Psych (Premiere) at 9pm
TiVo announced a new study that found the top binge-watched programs between August-October 13 for its users were Breaking Bad, Castle, NCIS, Law & Order and The Walking Dead. While users binged on Bad and Dead to catch up before the show finales, binging was popular for procedurals, the report surmised, because they “have minimal story arcs… thereby making them easy to follow even if they are viewed out of sequence.”
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Time Warner Cable is offering its customers the chance to “party like an A-lister” at NYC’s Time Warner Cable Studios. Events leading up to the Super Bowl feature stars from partner networks (a “Tailgate Experience” with chefs from Food Network‘s Chopped and Showtime sports talent; ASPiRE‘s Ultimate 70s Soul Party with Magic Johnson; FOX Sports 1‘s Super Bash with Erin Andrews and Michael Strahan; a Revolt concert with Drake and net founder Sean “Diddy” Combs). TWC subscribers have a chance to win tickets by following and retweeting @TWC through January 17.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Super Bowl fans will take a break from action on the field to do a little shopping, if H&M has its way. The retailer plans a 30-second spot during the February 2 Fox broadcast that will allow viewers with certain Samsung smart TV’s to purchase items from David Beckham’s Bodywear line, ad tech company Delivery Agent told AdAge. A small pop-up menu will appear while the ad runs, offering the chance to buy items featured.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jennifer Hudson has been chosen as the recipient of the People’s Choice Award for “Favorite Humanitarian.” The honor recognizes her work with the Julian D. King Gift Foundation to bring stability to children of all backgrounds. Walgreens, official retail sponsor of the ceremony, will present the award on the telecast, and donate $100,000 to the cause. Show airs on CBS tonight at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Add Katy Perry and Lorde to the list of performers at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. They join Robin Thicke, who will perform with Chicago, and Pharrell Williams and Stevie Wonder teaming with Daft Punk for the show airing on CBS Sunday, January 26 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV plays matchmaker on Are You the One?. In the Lighthearted Entertainment reality series, a dating algorithm finds 10 single men and women their “perfect matches,” then transports everyone to Hawaii – without revealing who belongs together. If love isn’t enough to get couples to pair up properly, there’s money: should all pre-determined partners match up, everyone walks away with a cash reward. Series, airing globally, premieres in the U.S. Tuesday, January 21 at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Stan Lee will make an appearance on ABC‘s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the Hollywood Reporter confirmed. Lee has made cameos in numerous Marvel projects, including films Iron Man and The Avengers. S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bravo had its best night ever in all key demos on Sunday. Red-hot Real Housewives of Atlanta earned a franchise high 4.5 million total viewers, and 2.1 rating/6 share in A18-49, topping everything in the demo except Fox’s post-football lineup. Blood, Sweat & Heels followed, scoring 2.5 million viewers and 1.1/3 in A18-49, making it the net’s highest rated premiere ever, and number one in the 9p hour among P18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
DIY‘s Rev Run’s Renovation premiere Saturday drew 442,000 total viewers, boosting the time period’s P25-54 rating 62 percent over a year ago, and 31 percent over the prior 13 weeks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress/producer Carmen Zapata died from complications of heart failure on January 5. She was 86. In addition to films, Zapata appeared in TV series including Room 222, Kojak and Fantasy Island, and co-founded the Bilingual Foundation of the Arts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress Monica Spear was killed in a highway robbery in Venezuela on January 7. She was 29. Spear appeared in telenovelas including Pasion Prohibida and Mi Prima Ciela. “Monica was not only a great professional,” said Telemundo in a statement, “but also an excellent person.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actor Larry D. Mann died on January 6. He was 91. Mann appeared on TV series including Bewitched and Hill Street Blues, and voiced the character of Yukon Cornelius in 1964’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chinese television pioneer Run Run Shaw died January 7 at age 106. Shaw co-founded Shaw Brothers Studio and later launched Television Broadcast (TVB).
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/5/14)
1) Frozen Movie Soundtrack – 165,221 (After 6 weeks – 502,967)
2) Beyonce – Beyonce – 130,490 (After 4 weeks – 1,431,882)
3) Eminem – Marshall Mathers LP2 – 54,722 (After 9 weeks – 1,781,485)
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