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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 6/25/14)
ABC FAMILY: Young & Hungry (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC FAMILY: Mystery Girls (Premiere) at 8:30pm
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing Miami (Premiere) at 9pm
CBS: Big Brother (Premiere) at 8pm
ESQUIRE: Brew Dogs (Premiere) at 9pm
ESQUIRE: Best Bars In America (Premiere) at 10pm
FXX: Wilfred (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Cousins Undercover (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Property Brothers (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Taxi Brooklyn (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Love Thy Neighbor (Premiere) at 9pm
ASPIRE: Exhale (Finale) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Dual Survival (Finale) at 9pm
CBS is taking its sweet time launching its 2014-2015 season. The net kicks things off with Thursday Night Football on September 11, scattering premiere dates throughout the weeks leading up to the week of October 27, when 2 Broke Girls returns Monday at 8p and the net’s Big Bang Theory-led Thursday entertainment lineup returns (after Bang’s Monday, September 22 debut with back-to-back episodes). “The addition of Thursday Night Football provides the flexibility to strategically roll out our fall season in multiple waves, maximizing promotional platforms and scheduling opportunities to give our new and returning series the best possible launch,” said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment.
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Joan Lunden revealed on ABC‘s Good Morning America Tuesday that she’s been diagnosed with breast cancer. The former GMA co-host, 63, told breast cancer survivor Robin Roberts that she has started chemo and will undergo surgery and radiation, and is expected to make a full recovery. Lunden left the morning show after 17 years in 1997 and became a health advocate.
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Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick, Jr. and Keith Urban will all be back for season 14 of American Idol, confirmed Fox, joining returning host Ryan Seacrest.
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ABC News launched on Apple TV, offering free, ad-supported multi-streaming video and on-demand content. Included: news, updates, original programming and highlights from the net’s news shows, as well as local news updates from nine ABC television stations, and archival footage. “The idea of this is to put users in control of their news,” said Joe Ruffolo, SVP of ABC News Digital.
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MTV, MTV Hits and Logo TV will premiere the music video for Demi Lovato‘s “Really Don’t Care” on Thursday, June 26 at 5p. Lovato then appears on Logo’s Trailblazers special at 9p, honoring Netflix‘s Orange Is the New Black for breaking ground in the quest for LGBT civil rights, at 9p.
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Sting will join Afrojack as special guest on Friday, June 27 for Good Morning America‘s summer concert series in Central Park. A new play with music by the Fields of Gold singer, The Last Ship (also his 2013 album title), premieres tonight in Chicago.
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Vanessa Marcil (General Hospital) and James Denton (Desperate Housewives) star in Stranded in Paradise, about a disastrous business trip that leads to a new beginning. Hallmark Channel original movie premieres Saturday, August 9 at 9p.
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Old Navy‘s annual flip-flops-for-$1 event will get a boost from a skit on ABC‘s Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday, June 26, reports AdAge. The retailer, which recently teamed with Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) for spots that made a splash online, is also giving away 9000 flip-flops in NYC and LA vending machines to consumers who tweet a code. “In order to be relevant we need to be part of the cultural conversation,” Old Navy CMO Ivan Wicksteed told AdAge.
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Live with Kelly & Michael was up 4 percent week to week and 13 percent year to year to hit a 2.7 household rating, enough to top all syndie talkers the week ending June 15. Dr. Phil was down 11 percent week to week with repeats, and Ellen DeGeneres hit a new season low, 2.1.
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TNT claimed the title of basic cable’s number one entertainment network for the week in primetime, with more than 2.3 million viewers and growth of 18 percent versus the same week last year.
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True Blood‘s seventh and final season premiere drew 5.8 million viewers over four airings on HBO Sunday night. The initial broadcast delivered 4 million.
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Bravo was the number one cable entertainment net at 8p Sunday among P18-49 and P25-54, and ranked number two among total viewers. The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Kandi’s Wedding delivered 2.6 million total viewers, and was the top unscripted cable entertainment telecast of the day among P25-54 (over 1.4 million). The reality show’s season is averaging over 1.2 million P18-49, nearly 1.4 million 25-54 and over 2.4 million total viewers, according to Nielsen.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/22/14)
1) Lana Del Rey – Ultraviolence – 182,338
2) Sam Smith – In The Lonely Hour – 165,966
3) Linkin Park – Hunting Party – 110,295
Other Debuts
5) Willie Nelson – Band of Brothers – 37,441
8) Jennifer Lopez – A.K.A. – 32, 815
9) Deadmau5 – While(1<2) – 29,934
15) David Gray – Mutineers – 17,601
16) Mali Music – Mali Is – 17,515
18) Tiesto – A Town Called Paradise – 15,013
29 Mary J. Blige – Think Like A Man Too – 8,654
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