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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 8/14/14)
ID: The Worst Thing I Ever Did (Premiere) at 10pm
WE TV: Braxton Family Values (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: SWV Reunited (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: NY Med (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: Gang Related (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: Last Comic Standing (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Here Comes Honey Boo Boo (Finale) at 9pm
TLC: Leah Remini: It’s All Relative (Finale) at 10:30pm

Survivor was hit with a work halt yesterday, as about two dozen non-unionized editors and assistants walked off the job. The Motion Pictures Editors Guild notified Mark Burnett’s Island Post Productions that the workers want a union contract. “They seek the same health benefits, pensions, and basic protections that their counterparts elsewhere in the industry have long enjoyed,” said Guild president Alan Heim in a statement posted on the union’s web site. “After 28 successful seasons and 16 Emmy nominations, that doesn’t seem too much to ask.” Post-production work was underway for the Season 29 premiere of the CBS reality show, slated for Wednesday, September 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Emmy Awards producers are “in discussion” for a Memoriam segment for Robin Williams. “While we are all still coming to terms with this week’s tragic news,” said exec producer Don Mischer, “we are working to give Robin Williams the proper and meaningful remembrance he so well deserves.” Williams, who just last year honored his mentor, the late Jonathan Winters, at the ceremony, died Monday at age 63. Emmys air live on NBC Monday, August 25.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fusion is producing a documentary with The Simpsons’ Sam Simon, focused on the comedy’s co-creator as he spends the final months of his life fighting for animal rights. Diagnosed with terminal cancer in late 2012, Simon has donated much of his fortune to rescuing animals. “Our hope is to pay tribute to his life and career while also sparking an important conversation about animal rights and empowering young people to be a catalyst for change,” said Fusion CEO Isaac Lee.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Frozen is the gift that keeps on giving for Disney. After reeling in over a billion dollars at the box office worldwide and collecting millions more from album and DVD sales, consumer merchandise and mobile games, the highest-grossing animated film in history will be the focus of a special on ABC. The Story of Frozen: Making A Disney Animated Classic is scheduled for Tuesday, September 2 at 8p. Produced by Lincoln Square Productions, the special promises “exciting announcements about the next chapter of Frozen, and a preview of the film’s characters…in their upcoming appearance on ABC’s Once Upon a Time.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Happy Days episode featuring Robin Williams as an alien from Ork that led to ABC spin-off Mork & Mindy will air on Hub Network Friday, August 15 at 9p and 9:30p. The hour will include a tribute to the actor.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime movie premiere dates include #PopFan, about a young singer rescued from a car crash by an unstable fan, on Saturday, August 23 at 8p; biopic The Brittany Murphy Story, starring Amanda Fuller (Last Man Standing) on Saturday, September 6 at 8p and revenge drama Deliverance Creek, with author Nicholas Sparks at the helm as exec producer, on Saturday, September 13 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Add former American Idol judge Nicki Minaj to the roster of performers at the MTV Video Music Awards. Show will be broadcast live on Sunday, August 24 at 9p on MTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ID is bringing back Surviving Evil for a second season on Wednesday, September 3 at 9p. Charisma Carpenter (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) returns as host of the series, featuring first-person accounts of women who lived to tell about fighting back against vicious attackers.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO is grabbing more of The Leftovers. Taking into account time-shifting, replays and streaming, the drama starring Justin Theroux is delivering close to 8 million viewers weekly. Season one finale airs Sunday, September 7 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC Family picked up a fourth season of Switched at Birth, ahead of the teen drama’s season three final Monday, August 18 at 8p. Switched ranks as cable TV’s top series in its time period in key female demos.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season two of TLC’s Little People Big World launches with the first of five eps on Tuesday, September 2 at 10p. While the elder Roloffs untangle their marriage bond, twins Jeremy and Zach are ready to tie the knot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Thandie Newton has been added to HBO pilot Westworld, joining a high-wattage cast including Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood. Newton also stars in DirecTV’s Rogue, just picked up for 20 more eps.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Steven Weber (Wings) landed a major recurring role in Syfy thriller Helix, returning for season two in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black) booked a recurring role on ABC’s upcoming How to Get Away with Murder, premiering Thursday, September 25 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

A 20/20 special focused on the late Robin Williams was the second highest rated show among the Big Four Tuesday night, earning 1.7/5 among A18-49 and an audience of 7.2 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Shark Week 2014 is going swimmingly for Discovery. Day two of the stunt, the network ranked as the number one primetime network in all of television (excluding sports) among M18-49 and P/M/W 18-34 delivery, earning its highest-rated Shark Week Monday ever in key demos during prime time with a 1.81 P25-54 rating, and delivering 3.2 million viewers P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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