FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/4/14)
CMT: CMT Music Awards Red Carpet at 7pm
CMT: 2014 CMT Music Awards at 8pm
BET: The Message (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Untying The Knot (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Restaurant Stakeout (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: D-Day Sacrifice (Premiere) at 9pm
PIVOT: The Better Half (Premiere) at 9pm
SCIENCE: Through The Wormhole with Morgan Freeman (Premiere) at 10pm
TNT: Jennifer Falls (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TBS: Deal With it (Finale) at 10:30pm
A new trailer for Rising Star walks viewers through how the audience will determine the winners (and losers) of the reality competition in real time. Host Josh Groban and music experts Ludacris, Kesha and Brad Paisley explain how it works – including the chance viewers to see their faces appear on the show’s video wall. ABC show launches Sunday, June 22 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Newsmakers added to three-night Nat Geo event The 90s: The Last Great Decade? include O.J. Simpson prosecutor Christopher Darden, Monica Lewinsky and Richard Dean, who saved three people from the Oklahoma City bombing. Series, hosted by Rob Lowe, premieres Sunday, July 6 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Production begins this week for Food Network‘s Rachael vs. Guy: Kids Cook-Off, heading towards a season two premiere later this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bill Maher will host two live HBO shows on Friday, 9p September 12, airing back to back – in venues five blocks apart. Real Time takes place at Washington, D.C.’s Sidney Harman Hall; at 10p, Maher’s expected at the National Mall for a 10p standup special.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TVGN‘s The Sorrentinos, a reality series focused on Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino (Jersey Shore) and his quirky clan, debuts Tuesday, July 15 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season six of Travel Channel paranormal mystery series The Dead Files launches on a new night, Saturday, July 12 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CNBC adds a new show to its reality lineup, Restaurant Startup, on Tuesday, July 8 at 10p. The Shine America competition series puts wannabe restaurateurs to the test in pop-up eateries.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Family drama Heartland returns to UP with new season six eps today, Wednesday, June 4 at 9p. New installments will continue to run on Wednesdays through October.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV is airing back-to-back eps of 16 and Pregnant on Monday, June 9 beginning at 10p and Monday, June 16 at 10p. 16 and Pregnant: Life After Labor Finale Special airs Tuesday, July 1 at 10p, followed by “Unseen Moments” from the season at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS daytimer The Talk throws its annual “Million Dollar Baby Shower” on Friday, June 6 at 2p, in front of an audience of expectant mothers eager to grab a piece of the $1 million-plus worth of gift giveaways.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spike TV debuts documentary I Am Steve McQueen, narrated by Robert Downey Jr., on Tuesday, June 24 at 9p. Family members, former wives and celeb pals weigh in on the “King of Cool” in the latest of the net’s “I Am” series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Constance Zimmer (House of Cards) will star in Lifetime‘s Un-Real as the executive producer of a dating reality show, reports Deadline. Magyn Price played the part in the pilot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Laila Robins (In Treatment) and Corey Stoll (House of Cards) are onboard season four of Showtime‘s Homeland, Robins as a series regular and Stoll as guest star.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Saturday Night Live alums Molly Shannon and Chris Parnell, and Community‘s Yvette Nicole Brown will guest on the first season of USA courtroom comedy Benched.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere of AMC‘s Halt and Catch Fire on Sunday delivered 1.2 million viewers, according to Nielsen, after sneak previews on a variety of platforms in May. “The preview generated hundreds of thousands of plays and strong social media buzz,” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “We are happy with the positive response to the show.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO‘s Game of Thrones on Sunday matched a series-high 7.2 million viewers, while the season finale of Silicon Valley delivered 1.7 million, up from the past two installments.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The series premiere of TLC‘s Return to Amish on Sunday was number one in its time period in all of television among W18-34, boasts the net. The show delivered 2.4 million P2+ viewers and a 1.9 HH rating, the time period’s highest on TLC since November 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season two premiere of Deadline: Crime with Tamron Hall delivered best-ever numbers for the ID series: a 1.12 HH rating, 509,000 among P25-54 and 304,000 among W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC‘s American Ninja Warrior is beating up the competition – on Monday, a two-hour ep averaged 1.9 among A18-49, up 19 percent from last week’s premiere to top the Big Four for the night.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Color of Rain delivered a 1.6 HH rating Saturday night, making it Hallmark Movie Channel‘s highest rated original movie ever. It was also the net’s top-rated premiere in key demos, including W25-54 (.6), A25-54 (.4) and P2+ (.7).
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT‘s coverage of the 2014 NBA Western Conference Finals averaged 6.8 million total viewers and a 4.2 HH rating, increases of 39 percent and 35 percent versus last year’s Western Conference Finals. TNT delivered the top audience across all of cable television each game night throughout the six-game series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The debut of UP original movie Love Finds You in Sugarcreek drew 2.2 million unique viewers across three premiere night airings on Sunday, for the net’s strongest original movie premiere ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/1/14)
1) Coldplay – Ghost Stories – 82,773 (After 2 weeks – 466,247)
2) Brantley Gilbert – Just As I Am – 65,170 (After 2 weeks – 276,790)
3) Mariah Carey – I Am Mariah: The Elusive Chanteuse – 58,427
Other Debuts
5) Austin Mahone – The Secret EP 45,850
9) Crowder – Neon Steeple – 22,178
12) Cher Lloyd – Sorry I’m Late – 16,607
13) Neil Young – A Letter Home – 14,984
17) Tedashii – Below Paradise – 13,805
25) Sharon Van Etten – Are We There – 8,930
30) Kiss – Kiss 40 – 7,209
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