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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 8/19/14)
ID: Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Wizard Wars (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: Next Great Baker (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: Perception (Finale) at 10pm
Elizabeth Vargas has checked herself back into a recovery center, the 20/20 co-anchor revealed in a statement. “As so many other recovering alcoholics know, overcoming the disease can be a long and incredibly difficult process,” said Vargas, who entered a treatment facility in 2013. “I feel I have let myself, my co-workers and most importantly my family down and for that I am ashamed and sorry. I am committed to battling and addressing this debilitating disease.” Said ABC, “We stand squarely behind her…and we look forward to having her back at ABC News when she feels ready to return.”
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A video shot by a Ferguson, MO resident aired on CNN’s New Day Monday, purportedly showing the aftermath of the Michael Brown shooting. The unarmed black teenager, shot and killed by a police officer August 9, is seen lying dead in the street. The woman taking the video, Piaget Crenshaw, told CNN, “The fact that he got shot in the face, it was something that clicked in me like, no somebody else needs to see this, this isn’t right.” Crenshaw said she waited to release the video out of concern for her safety.
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It will be hard to miss NBC’s The Blacklist in the coming weeks. Images of star James Spader, in character as criminal mastermind Red Reddington, will stare out from mock covers on the back of 10 magazines (Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and the New Yorker among them), and on the front cover of Playboy. Also part of the comprehensive effort: billboards, wallscapes and a roundup of Red one-liners set to AC/DC classic “Back in Black” in heavy rotation on NBC and NBCUniversal cable nets. “The size and scope of this campaign speak to both the importance of the series to NBC and the creative ways in which we can get that message out,” said Len Fogge, president of marketing and digital for NBC Entertainment. Season two of the drama debuts Monday, September 22 at 10p.
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Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) will star in and exec produce an action drama series form Slingshot Global Media, reports Deadline, based on the book series by Barry Eisler. Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, Reeves’ directors in upcoming film John Wick, and Eisler will also exec produce.
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A&E has a taste for former boy band brothers in the food business. On the heels of its hit Wahlburgers, currently in season two Wednesdays at 10p, the net ordered docu-series Lachey’s Bar. Show follows Nick and Drew Lachey (98 Degrees) as they open a bar in their hometown of Cincinnati. Leftfield Entertainment is producing.
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NBC ordered a put pilot for The Devil’s Advocate, based on the 1997 Warner Bros. film about a lawyer working for a firm run by the devil. Warner Bros. TV is producing the small-screen project with John Wells Prods.
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The Creative Arts Emmys, handed out Saturday, will air in a two-hour edited version Sunday, August 24 on FXM. Quotes we hope makes the cut include Jane Lynch (Glee), presenting the Emmy for Picture Editing: “As someone who has hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards, this is more than an honor – it’s a setback.”
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Starz drama The Missing premieres Saturday, November 15. Thriller follows James Nesbitt (Jekyll) as a father desperately searching for his son.
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UP promises a “shocking cliffhanger” for the season six finale of family drama Heartland on Wednesday, August 20 at 9p. But the net’s not keeping us hanging for long – season seven debuts a week later, August 27.
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John Lithgow (Third Rock From the Sun) will host Star-Spangled Spectacular: Bicentennial of our National Anthem live from Baltimore on PBS’s Great Performances. American Idol champ Jordin Sparks co-hosts, Saturday, September 13 at 8p.
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ABC Family airs the TV premiere of teen phenom Hunger Games on Friday, October 10 at 8p, repeating Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 at 8p.
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Debbie Reynolds will be honored with SAG-AFTRA’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the 21st Annual Screen Actor’s Guild Awards. Ceremony airs live on TNT and TBS January 25.
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CMT premieres two-hour special, George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away, including footage from the country music legend’s final concert in Dallas, on Friday, August 29 at 7p. Among those joining “The King of Country Music” onstage: Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Vince Gill, Faith Hill, Alan Jackson, Miranda Lambert and Martina McBride.
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Add Jennifer Hudson and pop band Magic to the roster of performers for Fashion Rocks, a live concert “celebrating the powerful relationship between fashion and music” on CBS Tuesday, September 9 at 9p. Previously announced performers include Afrojack, The Band Perry, Duran Duran, KISS, Jennifer Lopez, Miranda Lambert, Nico & Vinz, Rita Ora, Pitbull and Usher.
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VH1 is keeping the Love & Hip Hop Atlanta love alive in the off-season with the release of VH1’s Love & Hip Hop: Music From the Series, available digitally and physically. “When we started to notice the incredible sales impact that was happening when a song was placed in the show, we reached out to VH1 to partner with them on this soundtrack,” said Cynthia Sexton, EVP, brand partnerships & licensing, Island, Def Jam, & Republic Records.
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Discovery’s Yukon Men is back for season three on Tuesday, September 2 at 9p. Can’t wait? Yukon Men: Wild Lives offers a preview of horrors the guys will be facing (howling wolves, double homicide, a paved road) on Tuesday, August 26 at 9p.
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BBC One renewed Happy Valley for season two. The crime drama launches its first season Stateside on Netflix Wednesday, August 20.
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TLC picked up more eps of Kate Plus Eight from Figure 8 Films, slated for a December launch. The June two-part special focused on the super-size family averaged over 2.1 million P2+ viewers.
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Sunday’s Big Brother delivered its largest audience of the summer, according to preliminary Nielsen Live + Same Day ratings. The CBS reality show was first in viewers (6.9 million) and among A18-49 (2.1/7).
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Sunday’s Wicked Tuna: North vs. South hooked a .7 P25-54 and 1.1 million P2+ in fast nationals for Nat Geo. The series bow was in line with the franchise’s Wicked Tuna season 3 premiere (0.7 P25-54) in February, and also marks the net’s highest-rated August telecast since 2011.
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