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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 6/26/14)
A&E: Beyond Scared Straight (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: NY Med (Premiere) at 10pm
SPORTSMAN: Saving Private K-9 (Finale) at 8:30pm

Diane Sawyer is leaving her lead anchor role at ABC News.George Stephanopoulos has been named Chief Anchor of ABC News, covering major special events and breaking news; starting September 2, David Muir will step in as anchor and managing editor of the evening newscast. Sawyer remains at the net to “devote her boundless energy full time to a team which will create and commission original reporting, big ideas and interviews for all platforms,” said ABC News president James Goldston. Tweeted Sawyer, “We have an exciting new adventure ahead.”
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CW announced it will “strategically roll-out” its fall offerings, avoiding the crush of the official September premiere week. The Vampire Diaries and Reign bow Thursday, October 2, with The Originals back Monday, October 6. The Flash and Supernatural launch Tuesday, October 7, Arrow arrives Wednesday, October 8, Jane the Virgin debuts Monday, October 13 and The 100 comes back Wednesday, October 22.
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Fans of Olivia Pope’s smashingly chic wardrobe on Scandal can get a piece of it (sort of) at retailer the Limited. The ABC drama’s costume designer, Lyn Paolo, along with star Kerry Washington and Limited head of design Elliot Staples, collaborated for a Scandal-inspired collection arriving in stores September 22, with prices beginning at an un-Olivia-like $49.
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Binge-viewing’s nothing to be embarrassed about, according to a study from Tivo. While 53 percent of respondents surveyed in April 2013 felt the habit had negative connotations, that number dropped to one third in the current report. Three quarters of those surveyed reported they’d “super-binged” three or more episodes of a series in a day, and 29 percent admitted to putting off watching a season of a show until they could watch it all at once.
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NBC weight loss competition Biggest Loser is losing Jillian Michaels. Again. It’s the third time the personal trainer has headed for the exit – she also left in 2006 and 2011. “The Biggest Loser and Jillian Michaels have decided to part ways,” said a statement from NBC and producers Shine America. Loser returns in the fall for season 16.
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Sarah Jessica Parker is attached as one of two leads in Busted, a TV project from Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Anonymous Content. SKE optioned the book Busted: A Tale of Corruption and Betrayal in the City of Brotherly Love, being developed as an hour-long limited series.
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MTV closed a multi-year deal with Rob Dyrdek and his production company, Super Jacket, that includes developing a pilot, as well as a seventh season of Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory, more Ridiculousness and new series Snack-Off, debuting Thursday, July 10 at 10:30.
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Child prodigy/Dance Moms alum/YouTube sensation Asia Monet and her family are the subjects of Lifetime docu-series Raising Asia. Collins Avenue production bows Tuesday, July 29 at 10p.
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Extreme Guide to Parenting premieres on Bravo Thursday, August 7 at 9:30p. The Punched in the Head production looks at unconventional parenting styles, from breast-fed four-year-olds to kids taking Mandarin before they can tie their shoes.
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Untold with Maria Menounos premieres on E! Thursday, July 17 at 8p. The magazine show will feature interviews with celebs, as well as stories on topics as varied as transgender civil rights and the toll of reality star fame.
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Season eight of History‘s Ice Truckers premieres Monday, July 7 at 10p. Destination: the polar vortex.
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The Preachers of L.A. are back for a sophomore run on Wednesday, August 20 at 10p. Season one’s look at the Southern Californian mega-pastors was the net’s most watched freshman show ever among P25-54, averaging one million total viewers.
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E!‘s #RichKids of Beverly Hills returns for another spin Sunday, August 3 at 10p. Season two launches with a trip to China and the introduction of a new member of the 90210 crew.
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NBC’s The Night Shift delivered a 1.2/4 rating among A18-49 on Tuesday, its lowest yet, behind an America’s Got Talent repeat. ABC‘s Extreme Weight Loss got a two-tenths bump, to 1.0/4, from its prior week low.
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Season two of MTV‘s Teen Wolf returned Monday to 2.2 million total viewers, in line with the drama’s season 3B average but below its 2.4 million premiere.
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The premiere of FX‘s Tyrant delivered 2.1 million viewers on Tuesday, 3.46 million counting an encore. The Middle East-set drama kept viewers’ attention, losing only 4 percent over the course of three hours.
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Tuesday’s Deadliest Catch was the top program on cable Tuesday among P/M25-54 and P/M18-49 delivery, the tenth week in a row it was number one among P/M25-54 (excluding sports). It was also the number one program in all of television among M18-49 and M25-54 delivery (no exclusions).
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Character actor Eli Wallach died June 24. He was 98. A theater actor at heart, Wallach also had memorable film roles and appeared in numerous television shows, including Highway to Heaven, Murder, She Wrote and ER. NYC theater district marquees will go dark for one minute on Friday in his honor.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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