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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/27/14)
HGTV: Crowded House (Premiere) at 11pm
HISTORY: Vikings (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Portlandia (Premiere) at 10pm
SUNDANCE: The Red Road (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: Mary, Mary (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Rehab Addict (Finale) at 9pm and 9:30pm

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio will guest on The Good Wife on Sunday, March 16. Former Mayor Bloomberg also made an appearance on the show, set in Chicago but shot in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC will broadcast Clear Channel’s first iHeartRadio Music Awards, produced by Ryan Seacrest Productions and Clear Channel Media. “We feel fortunate being on the ground floor of the iHeartRadio Music Awards,” said NBC president of alternative and late night programming Paul Telegdy. Telecast is slated for Thursday, May 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The CW announced the dates for four-hour event series Labyrinth. The historical miniseries, filmed in France and South Africa, will air Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CW also shared finale dates for nine shows: The Tomorrow People (Monday, May 5 at 9p), Star-Crossed (Monday, May 12 at 8p), The Originals (Tuesday, May 13 at 8p), Arrow (Wednesday, May 14 at 8p), The Vampire Diaries and Reign (Thursday, May 15 at 8p and 9p), Hart of Dixie (Friday, May 16 at 9p), Supernatural (Tuesday, May 20 at 9p) and The 100 (Wednesday, June 11 at 9p).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Production of Strike Back has been delayed at least six months. The Cinemax action drama was in Thailand filming its fourth and final season when star Sullivan Stapleton was seriously injured off the set.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Controversial Bachelor Juan Palbo Galavis gets grilled by the women he rejected (and two who dumped him) on the ABC dating competition’s “The Women Tell All” ep airing Monday, March 3 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Syfy‘s Face Off jets to Tokyo for “Ego Trip Abroad,” in which the makeup artists are tasked with creating a character based on anime… with “a surprise personal twist.” Ep airs Tuesday, March 4 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory offers a sneak peek at upcoming comedy/cooking competition Snack Off tonight, Thursday, February 27 at 10:30p. John Legend is one of the contestants – and Legend’s new bride, supermodel Chrissy Teigen, is a judge.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy and bluegrass collide in the first live concert performance broadcast of Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell on PBS. Check local listings March 1-16.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hip hop’s Sway and Fat Joe will host MTV2‘s Off the Bat from the MLB Man Cave, along with Girl Code and Guy Code stars Chris Distefano and Melanie Iglesias. The weekly show, part of the multi-year partnership between MTV and Major League Baseball, will be exec produced by World Series MVP David Ortiz and a rotation of other MLB stars. Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star Andrew McCutchen was announced as an exec producer but has bowed out, explaining to MLB.com, “It is a very time-consuming commitment. I just couldn’t see being able to pull it off.” Show premieres in April.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Looking will get a sophomore season on HBO. The gay-themed comedy grew from 338,000 viewers at launch to 519,000 on February 23. Looking airs Sundays at 10:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC announced summer premiere dates for American Ninja Warrior and America’s Got Talent. Warrior returns Monday, May 26 at 8p, for its sixth season, with repeats airing on Esquire; season nine of Talent premieres Tuesday, May 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of Sundance TV‘s The Writer’s Room launches Monday, April 14 at 10p. First show up for scrutiny from host Jim Rash (Community): Scandal. “It’s such an honor to sit with writers I’ve admired for years and share with our audience the creative process and how words on a page come to life,” said Rash.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Wild parties and over-the-top outfits return when season three of TLC‘s My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding premieres on Thursday, April 3 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV‘s Bar Rescue is back for a third season on Sunday, March 9 at 9p. First stop: a lounge in Omaha, NE, where a heavy-drinking owner has his business taken over by his partners.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CMJ Productions renewed agreements with Investigation Discovery for season two of A Stranger in My Home and season three of Fatal Vows.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Christopher Lloyd (Taxi) and Cary Elwes (Psych) will guest on the second season of BYUtv drama Granite Flats, premiering Sunday, April 6 at 9p. Also appearing: General Hospital‘s Finola Hughes, as an Avon Lady/KGB spy. Cable net BTUtv is funded by Brigham Young University.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Comedy Central‘s Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) will appear on FX‘s upcoming limited drama Fargo. The adaptation of the 1996 Coen Brothers film, starring Billy Bob Thornton, premieres April 15.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Actor/comedian/ writer Larry Wilmore (Larry Wilmore’s Race, Religion & Sex) will appear in new USA comedy Playing House, premiering this spring.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Taraji P. Henson (Person of Interest) will play the female lead in Fox drama Empire, per the Hollywood Reporter, as the wife of Terrence Howard‘s character.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC’s Good Morning America will be on hand for Oscar madness and its aftermath. On Friday, February 28, Robin Roberts reports from inside the Dolby Theatre, including an interview with host Ellen DeGeneres. On Monday, March 3 the GMA gang anchor live from LA, with highlights from the show, and a performance from John Legend. Brooke Burke-Charvet, recently ousted from Dancing with the Stars, will offer red carpet dish.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Winter Olympics sent a chill through much of syndication programming the week ending February 16. Shows on some NBC affiliates were preempted, and programs that did air had stiff competition. NBCUniversal‘s Access Hollywood broke through by covering news of the Games, earning a 2.2 rating, according to Nielsen, up 5 percent from the week prior and up 22 percent versus last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Despite the Olympics disadvantage, LIVE with Kelly and Michael scored a 3.1 rating, down a not surprising 14 percent versus last week but enough to tie with Dr. Phil for top talker, and up 19 percent in HH versus the year-ago week.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tuesday’s premiere of Game of Arms drew 1 million viewers and 626,000 A18-49, according to Nielsen, making the arm wrestling show the net’s highest weeknight unscripted series premiere ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The two-hour season finale of BET‘s Being Mary Jane on Tuesday delivered 2.6 million viewers P2+ from 9-10p, and 3.3 million from 10-11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Thursday, February 24 season three finale of WE tv‘s Braxton Family Values delivered nearly 1.5 million total viewers and 896,000 A18-49, and the freshman finale of SWV Reunited delivered more than 1 million total viewers and 672,000 A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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