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CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 17, 2014
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Deedee Davis (The Bernie Mac Show) – 18 years old
Rooney Mara (“ The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”) – 29 years old
Victoria Beckham (Spice Girls) – 40 years old
Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club”) – 42 years old
Reginald “Redman” Noble (Rapper) – 44 years old
Tami Roman (VH1’s Basketball Wives) – 44 years old
Kimberly Elise (VH1’s Hit The Floor) – 47 years old
Lela Rochon (“Waiting To Exhale”) – 50 years old
Sean Bean (“The Lord of The Rings”) – 55 years old
Roddy Piper (Wrestler) – 60 years old

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

ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/17/14)
E!: Secret Societies of Hollywood (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Behind The Build: HGTV Smart Home 2014 (Premiere) at 1pm
HGTV: A Sale of Two Cities (Premiere) at 11pm
ID: Karma’s A Bitch (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT. GEO.: Life Below Zero (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Scandal (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: The Crazy Ones (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Community (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: Parenthood (Finale) at 10pm

CBS is tired of The Good Wife being shut out of the Emmy nominations and doing something about it: namely, addressing the broadcast versus cable disparity. According to The Hollywood Reporter, included in CBS’ Emmy mailer is a page that highlights the number of episodes each of this year’s main drama contenders produce per season, pointing out that series like Mad Men (seven episodes), True Detective (eight) and Breaking Bad (eight) lag way behind The Good Wife’s 22 hours.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s the ultimate bye-bye to Barbara. All 11 co-hosts of ABC‘s The View, past and present, will share the stage live on Thursday, May 15 at 11a to celebrate the show’s creator Barbara Walters. The following day, Walters makes her final co-host appearance on the daily talk show. Meredith Vieira, Star Jones, Joy Behar, Debbie Matenopoulos, Lisa Ling, Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck will join Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy, Whoopi Goldberg and Walters for the final adieu.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AXS TV host Dan Rather is producing a new series of documentary specials focusing on the nation’s most challenging issues. Dan Rather Presents premieres Tuesday, May 6 at 8p. The first episode, One Way Ticket to Nowhere: America’s Mental Health Crisis, takes an in-depth look at how the nation is dealing with the mentally ill.
(Source: Cynopsis)

As the clock ticks down to the FOX premiere of 24: Live Another Day (Monday, May 5 at 8p), a special half-hour preview of the series, 24: Live Another Day: Jack Is Back, airs Saturday, May 3 at 8:30p. The special features interviews with the 24’s director, producers and stars, and takes a behind-the-scenes look at the action, cast and production on location in London.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 2014 red carpet season continues with E!‘s Live From the Red Carpet, broadcasting from the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday, May 1 at 7p. The one-hour special is hosted by Giuliana Rancic and Terrence Jenkins.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The 22nd Annual Trumpet Awards air Sunday, April 20 at 8p on TV One. The ceremony highlights accomplishments of men and women who have significantly contributed to enhancing the quality of life in fields such as law, religion, politics, public service, sports and entertainment. Laz Alonso and Melissa De Sousa are co-hosting.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Attention hard-rock and heavy-metal fans. VH1 Classic presents the 2014 Golden Gods Awards on Saturday, May 24 at 8p. Hosting this year is the trio from That Metal Show and VH1 Classics, Eddie Trunk, Don Jamieson and Jim Florentine. VH1.com and the VH1 App will live-stream the entire show and the 2014 Revolver Golden Gods Awards Black Carpet hosted by Dee Snider on Wednesday, April 23 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AXS TV is broadcasting 20+ hours of live coverage from the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival from Friday, April 18 through Sunday, April 20, airing each night at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV has ordered a 10-episode second season of Catch A Contractor, starring Adam Carolla and produced by Eyeworks USA. The new episodes will be an hour long, up from season one’s half-hour length. The show debuts this fall.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The spy games continue FX has picked up The Americans for a 13-episode third season. Five episodes remain in the current season. The series airs Wednesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV One launches the third season of R&B Divas Atlanta via Video on Demand (VOD) on Monday, April 21, two days before its linear premiere on Wednesday, April 23 at 10p. Former Destiny’s Child member LaTavia Roberson and former 702 lead singer Kameelah Williams join original cast members Syleena Johnson, KeKe Wyatt, Angie Stone and Monifah Carter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Geno Segers and Afton Williamson, who recurred on the second season of the Cinemax hit Banshee, have been promoted to series regulars in Season 3, reports TVLine. The show, which is currently in production, returns in early 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CELEBRITY NEWS: APRIL 16, 2014
http://www.imdb.com/news/celebrity

Alek Wek (Model) – 37 years old
David Lyons (Revolution) – 38 years old
Lukas Haas (“Transcendence”)  – 38 years old
Akon Thiam (Singer) – 41 years old
Peter Billingsley (“A Christmas Story”) – 43 years old
Martin Lawrence – 49 years old
Jon Cryer (Two And A Half Men) – 49 years old
Ellen Barkin (The New Normal) – 60 years old
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (former NBA Player) – 67 years old
Pope Benedict XVI – 87 years old