Archive for April, 2014

ORLANDO BLOOM GETS HONORED WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME

April 3, 2014

ORLANDO BLOOM GETS HONORED WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
http://www.eonline.com/news/527801/orlando-bloom-s-son-flynn-joins-his-father-as-actor-is-honored-with-star-on-hollywood-walk-of-fame?cmpid=sn-111021-facebook-na-eonline

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 3, 2014

April 3, 2014

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 3, 2014
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Paris Jackson (Michael Jackson’s Daughter) – 16 years old
Amanda Bynes (“Easy A”) – 28 years old
Leona Lewis (British Singer from The X Factor) – 29 years old
Colbie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) – 32 years old
Matthew Goode (“A Single Man”)– 36 years old
Lil Duval (MTV2’s Aint That American) – 37 years old
Aries Spears (Mad TV) – 39 years old
Adam Scott (Park And Recreation) – 41 years old
Kelly Price (R&B Singer) – 41 years old
Jennie Garth (Beverly Hills 90210)– 42 years old
Sebastian Bach (Heavy Metal Singer) – 46 years old
Eddie Murphy (“Beverly Hills Cop” movies) – 53 years old
David Hyde Pierce (Frasier) – 55 years old
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock) – 56 years old
Tony Orlando (Singer, Tony Orlando & Dawn) – 70 years old
Wayne Newton (Singer) – 72 years old
Marsha Mason (“The Goodbye Girl”) – 72 years old
Jane Goodall (Primatologist) – 80 years old
Doris Day (The Doris Day Show) – 90 years old

 

 

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV

April 3, 2014

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/3/14)
ID: Blood Relatives (Premiere) at 9pm
SPORTSMAN: Amazing America with Sarah Palin (Premiere) at 8pm
SPORTSMAN: NRA Life of Duty (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Once Upon A Time In Wonderland (Finale) at 8pm
AHC: Myth Hunters (Finale) at 10pm
FOOD: Chopped Canada (Finale) at 9pm
SUNDANCE TV: The Red Road (Finale) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Mysteries At The Museum (Finale) at 9pm

Settle down, Michael Strahan told viewers fretting over reports that the Live! With Kelly & Michael host was headed for ABC‘s Good Morning America. Wednesday morning on syndicated Live!, Strahan said GMA wasn’t a done deal, and in any case woudn’t impact his talk show gig. “This is my home. I love you,” he told fans. “I’m not going anywhere.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nickelodeon hit Sam & Cat was put on hiatus on March 31, before the show completed production of its 40-episode first season order. On Sunday, 21-year-old star Jennette McCurdy, explaining why she skipped the net’s Kids’ Choice Awards, tweeted that she’d been put in an “unfair situation.” Said Nickelodeon, “We are wrapping up what was an unusually long production cycle of Sam & Cat, and everyone is understandably tired.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Hulu struck a deal with NBCUniversal for exclusive rights to past seasons of shows including The Mindy Project, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Top Chef and Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Until recently, Hulu had focused on current seasons, but with current seasons of shows now more readily available on VOD and apps, Hulu appears to be shifting to a binge-watch-old-shows strategy.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Today‘s Matt Lauer and Al Roker taped cameos for upcoming Syfy sequel, Sharknado 2: The Second One, premiering July 30. Syfy and NBC‘s Today are both under the NBCUniversal umbrella.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Winners of the 73rd annual Peabody Awards were announced Wednesday, honoring the best in electronic media in 2013. Among the winners: Netflix‘s House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black, AMC‘s Breaking Bad, Comedy Central‘s Key & Peele, FX‘s The Bridge and BBC America’s Broadchurch and Orphan Black. Presentation is Monday, May 19 in NYC; Pivot will air a special on the event later this year. For a full list of winners, click here.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Steve Buscemi is teaming with AOL for original unscripted series, Park Bench. The Boardwalk Empire star will discuss pop culture and current events with New Yorkers (including celebrity friends). Olive Productions and RadicalMedia series starts production this month. “Having lived and worked in New York my whole life, I’m ready to take advantage of all it has to offer,” said Buscemi. “I just need to lay down for five minutes.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Channing Tatum will receive the third annual “MTV Trailblazer Award,” presented by Jupiter Ascending co-star Mila Kunis at the 2014 MTV Awards, airing on MTV live, Sunday, April 13 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

E!‘s The Soup salutes WWE in a special ep Wednesday, April 9 at 10p featuring classic clips and guest appearances from WWE stars, including Total DivasBrie and Nikki Bella.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The net’s music series, Crossroads, pairs Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves for its 50th episode, to air Friday, June 13 at 10p on VH1, MTV, MTV Hits and Palladia; the singers will tour together later this summer. “This is without a doubt one of the best pairings in the 50 episode history of the Crossroads franchise,” said John Hamlin, SVP music events and talent, CMT. “Both Katy and Kacey are killing it right now in their respective formats.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CHANNING TATUM TO RECEIVE THE MTV TRAILBLAZER AWARD AT THE 2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS

April 2, 2014

CHANNING TATUM TO RECEIVE THE MTV TRAILBLAZER AWARD AT THE 2014 MTV MOVIE AWARDS
http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2014/trailblazer.jhtml

 

BROOKE BURKE-CHARVET CRASHED HER MASERATI NEAR LOS ANGELES

April 2, 2014

BROOKE BURKE-CHARVET CRASHED HER MASERATI NEAR LOS ANGELES
http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/02/brooke-burke-crashes-maserati/

 

MICHAEL STRAHAN IS JOINING “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” PART TIME

April 2, 2014

MICHAEL STRAHAN IS JOINING “GOOD MORNING AMERICA” PART TIME
http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/01/michael-strahan-good-morning-america-gma-josh-elliott/

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 2, 2014

April 2, 2014

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 2, 2014
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Yung Joc (Rapper) – 31 years old
Jesse Carmichael (Maroon 5) – 35 years old
Deon Richmond (The Cosby Show) – 36 years old
Michael Fassbender (“12 Years A Slave”) – 37 years old
Pattie Mallette (Justin Beiber’s mother) – 38 years old
Adam Rodriguez (“Magic Mike”) – 39 years old
Roselyn Sanchez (Devious Maids) – 41 years old
Traci Braxton (Braxton Family Values) – 42 years old
Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) – 52 years old
Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) – 53 years old
Pamela Reed (Parks And Recreation)  – 65 years old
Emmylou Harris (Country Singer) – 67 years old
Linda Hunt (NCIS: Los Angeles) – 69 years old

 

FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ SOUNDSCAN/ POWERBALL/ CASTING CALL

April 2, 2014

FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news

ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/2/14)
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing New York (Premiere) at 9pm
COMEDY: Triptank (Premiere) at 10:30pm
COOKING: Extra Virgin (Premiere) at 8pm
E!: Worst Thing I Ever Posted (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: Down East Dickering (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Dark Minds (Premiere) a 8pm
REELZ: Treasure King (Premiere) at 10pm
VELOCITY: Dallas Car Sharks (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung Hollywood: Cooley High (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Doll & Em (Finale) at 10:30pm
UP: Bulloch Family Ranch (Finale) at 9pm

Low-rated Fox drama Rake, starring Greg Kinnear, has been bumped to Saturday, April 5, churning through its last to eps for a two-hour finale. Taking its spot this Friday: a repeat of last season’s Kitchen Nightmares finale. Rake debuted in the post-American Idol Thursday slot before relocating to Fridays on March 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifestyle Network, geared to the Filipino audience, has launched a series hosted by model Kara Birkenstock focused on food and fashion. Style Bites airs daily with new episodes premiering weekly. For details on the channel go here.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Former President Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama and Sir Elton John are among the luminaries featured in 10-part OWN documentary, Operation Change. The series, focused on local organizations working to empower the community, launches Monday, June 23 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TVOne‘s live interview Dr. Ben Carson, the first neurosurgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins, on Friday, April 4 at 9a will get an encore telecast that night at 6p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Ellie Goulding and Zedd will perform selections from the Divergent soundtrack during the 2014 MTV Movie Awards, live on Sunday, April 13 at 9p on CBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) once again helps settle scores when Investigation Discovery‘s Karma’s a B*tch returns Thursday, April 17 at 10p. Among the successful payback plots: A woman who sues her ex over “failure to marry” and wins $150,000, and a debt collection agency forced to turn over $10 million for harassment.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nat Geo WILD‘s Fish Tank Kings comes back “bigger and bolder than ever.” One project: building an underwater oasis for “Dog Whisperer” Cesar Millan. New season launches Monday, April 28 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Esquire didn’t let a little controversy keep it from tossing youth football docuseries Friday Night Tykes a second season. “Friday Night Tykes sparked a national debate about competitive sports, and we think it’s important to continue that discussion,” said Matt Hanna, the net’s head of original programming.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Brazilian film star Wagner Moura will play politician Pablo Escobar in Netflix original series Narcos, the story of notorious drug trafficking ring, the Medellin Cartel. The show from Gaumont International Television is set for an early 2015 debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Cory Michael Smith (Camp X-Ray) will play Edward Nygma, the future Riddler, in Fox‘s Batman prequel, Gotham.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Talk shows Tricia and The Test have been cancelled. NBC Universal‘s Tricia is averaging a .6 HH rating and .4 in W25-54; CBS Television Distribution‘s The Test is also averaging .6 and .4 ratings.
(Source: Cynopsis)

How I Met Your Mother went out with a bang Monday night, with the CBS show’s ninth and final season-ender earning series highs in viewers, A18-49 (5.4/16), A18-34 (5.9/20) and A25-54 (5.5/14). At 9p, the series premiere of the net’s Friends with Better Lives averaged 8 million viewers and 2.6/7 in A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)

What zombies? On Sunday night, Showtime‘s Shameless had its best night ever, delivering 2.8 million viewers for the night. Season-to-date, Shameless’ season 4 averages 5.7 million weekly viewers, up 8 percent vs. last season, on track to rate as its highest-rated season ever. The net’s House of Lies had its best night of the season with 1.44 million viewers for the night; season-to-date, season 3 is averaging 3 million weekly viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A visit from Vice President Joe Biden gave Rachael Ray a sweet bump. The show grew 15 percent in metered markets (1.5/5) the day of the veep’s appearance March 31, compared to the prior Monday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN boasts its most-watched quarter ever, averaging 508,000 total viewers and delivering double-digit growth across all demos versus the previous quarter, up 32 percent W25-54, up 48 percent total viewers and up 47 percent African-American W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s Total Divas was the E! series’ second most-watched episode ever and best this season-to-date with 1.55 million total viewers, 616,000 W18-49 and 416,000 W18-34.
(Source: Cynopsis)

SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/30/14)
1) Various Artists – Frozen – 161,377 (After 18 weeks – 1,794,623)
2) Shakira – Shakira – 84,476
3) Johnny Cash – Out Among The Stars – 53,804

Other Debuts
4) Memphis May Fire – Unconditional – 27,394
6) Erica Campbell – Help – 23,329
8) Barry Manilow – Night Songs – 21,735
9) My Chemical Romance – May Death Never Stop You – 20,453
12) Kari Jobe – Majestic (Live) – 18.453
18) Jerrod Niemann – High Noon – 14,261
22) Glee Cast – Glee: The Music – Celebrating 100 Episodes – 13,311
23) Animals As Leaders – Joy of Motion – 12,995
25) Michael W. Smith – Hymns – 12,409
28) Hold Steady – Teeth Dreams – 11,940
32) Karmin – Pulses – 10,091

POWERBALL
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(Source: Cynopsis)

 

 

 

NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM COMING IN MAY 2014

April 1, 2014

NEW MICHAEL JACKSON ALBUM COMING IN MAY 2014
http://www.accesshollywood.com/new-michael-jackson-album-coming-in-may_article_92354

FRANKIE KNUCKLES HAS DIED

April 1, 2014

FRANKIE KNUCKLES HAS DIED
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/frankie-knuckles-godfather-of-house-music-dead-at-59-20140401?fb_source=timeline&amp%3Bref=profile