FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/22/14)
DESTINATION AMERICA: Swamp Monsters (Premiere) at 9pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Monsters Underground (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Bering Sea Gold (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Airplane Repo (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: I Want That (Premiere) at 11pm
HGTV: Smart Home Giveaway (Premiere) at 6pm
(SATURDAY 8/23/14)
BBC AMERICA: Doctor Who (Premiere) at 8pm
BBC AMERICA: Intruders (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT GEO. WILD: The Incredible Dr. Pol (Premiere) at 9pm
AHC: Mafia’s Greatest Hits (Premiere) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 8/24/14)
MTV: 2014 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show at 8pm
MTV: 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Call of the Wildman (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Breathless (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Rising Star (Finale) at 9pm
AHC: Gunsligners (Finale) at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: The Musketeers (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: True Blood (Finale) at 9pm
TNT: The Last Ship (Finale) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Big Time RV (Finale) at 8pm
UNIVISION: Que Pobres Tan Ricos (Finale) at 8pm
WE tv gave the series greenlight for Sex Box, part of a makeover announced in June to broaden the net’s audience. Adapted from the UK series, the “extreme therapy” reality show has couples discuss their issues with experts, then enter a camera-free box on the set to have sex. After the deed, they discuss the experience. Produced by Relativity Television, the show offers viewers “the kind of bold, break-through-the-clutter programming they increasingly associate with WE tv,” said net president Marc Juris.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Promising “a season unlike any in recent history,” ABC is touting a new studio and social media station for The View that will allow its hosts – Whoopi Goldberg and Rosie O’Donnell so far – to interact with viewers. The weekday talk show will also be branded with a new color scheme and logo, starting with its season premiere Monday, September 15 at 4p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former dance pro Julianne Hough is returning to Dancing with the Stars for season 19, this time as a regular on the judge’s panel. She joins Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli. A two-time winner on the reality show, Hough has been a guest judge in previous seasons. DWTS returns Monday, September 15 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two-time Emmy winner Aaron Paul, nominated again for his Breaking Bad role, is sending fans on a Hollywood scavenger hunt Emmy night. Paul posted a photo on Instagram Wednesday promising signed scripts, “really cool” art, posters and action figures as a thank you to viewers for supporting the show. 66th Primetime Emmy Awards air Monday, August 25 at 8p on NBC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TNT snatched network TV rights for the Hunger Games and Divergent franchises. The deal includes network premiere windows for Hunger Games’ upcoming Mockingjay – Parts 1 and 2, opening in theaters in November 2014 and 2015, and a second window to the first two Hunger Games, which will premiere on ABC Family, as well as all four Divergent films.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Among the nominees for the Environmental Media Awards are ABC’s Castle and Revenge and NBC’s Parenthood in the episodic drama category; Showtime’s House of Lies, ABC’s Modern Family and Fox’s New Girl for comedy and Fox/Nat Geo’s Cosmos: A Space Time Odyssey, HBO’s Last Week with John Oliver and HBO’s Vice for reality TV. Awards, honoring environmentally conscious programming, are presented October 18 in Burbank.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Steven Spielberg is developing a TV series based on his 2002 movie starring Tom Cruise, The Minority Report, according to The Wrap. Sci-fi drama would be written by Max Borenstein (Godzilla) and produced by Amblin Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime’s October premieres include season fours of Homeland, launching Sunday, October 5 at 9p and Web Therapy on Wednesday, October 22 at 11p, and the series debut of The Affair on Sunday, October 12 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CMT’s planning end-of-summer block parties. Thursday, August 28 the net airs an all-day marathon of Party Down South starting at 10a and ending at 10p with the season two finale, followed by reunion show Party Down South: The After Party at 11p. CMT devotes Friday to country legend George Strait, concluding with two-hour farewell concert special The Cowboy Rides Away at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET News special Justice for Ferguson: The Shooting of Michael Brown features an interview with the parents of the unarmed black teenager killed by a police office in Missouri. BET News correspondent Martin Case and Keke Palmer (True Jackson, VP) examine the case through first-hand accounts of the incident tonight at 7p on BET and Centric.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime Original Movie Big Driver, starring Maria Bello (A History of Violence), Olympia Dukakis (Steel Magnolias) and rocker Joan Jett, premieres Saturday, October 18 at 8p. Revenge drama is based on a short story written by Stephen King.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Society of Voice Arts and Scientists announced that the late Robin Williams will be honored at its Voice Arts Awards, held in NYC Sunday, November 9 at the Museum of the Moving Image.
(Source: Cynopsis)
GetTV pays tribute to Mickey Rooney in September, with a two-movie block of the actor’s work every Thursday starting at 7p. First up: Sound Off on September 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spike TV added six actors to the cast of Tut: Nonso Anozie (Dracula), Sibylla Deen (Tyrant), Kylie Bunbury (Twisted), Alexander Siddig (24), Peter Gadiot (Matador) and Iddo Goldberg (Mob City). Event series from Muse Entertainment shoots in Morocco this fall for a 2015 debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Four Seasons frontman Frankie Valli will guest with Carol Burnett in season five of CBS’s Hawaii Five-0, launching Friday, September 26 at 9p, reports EW. Burnett is returning as McGarrett’s Aunt Deb.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO miniseries Show Me a Hero added Winona Ryder (Girl Interrupted), Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead) and Alfred Molina (Chocolat). Story is based on the Lisa Belkin nonfiction book set in Yonkers, NY.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Brian Patrick Wade (Teen Wolf) joins the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as a villain. Season two of the ABC drama debuts Tuesday, September 23 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
If I Stay – Chloe Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard, Liana Liberato, Stacy Keach, Gabrielle Rose, Jakob Davies
Frank Miller’s Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rosario Dawson, Bruce Willis, Eva Green, Powers Boothe
When The Game Stands Tall – Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Alexander Ludwig, Clancy Brown, Laura Dern, Matthew Daddario, Joe Massingill, Jessie T. Usher
Are You Here (Limited Release) – Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Laura Ramsey, Alana De La Garza, Joel Gretsch, Paul Schulze, Edward Hermann
Love Is Strange (Limited Release) – John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Cheyenne Jackson, Charlie Tahan, Darren E. Burrows, John Cullum, Harriet Sansom Harris
The One I Love (Limited Release) – Mark Duplass, Elizabeth Moss, Ted Danson
To Be Takei (Documentary) (Limited Release) – George Takei
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday August 22, 2014
Irving Place Fair – on Irving Place from 14th to 15th St.
Saturday August 23, 2014
Broadway Festival – on Broadway from Waverly to 14th St.
Midwest West Block Party – on 52nd St. from 6th to 7th Ave.
Sunday August 24, 2014
8th Ave. Festival – from 42nd to 57th St.
Amsterdam Ave. Fair – from 79th to 86th St.
Farmingdale “Long Island” Festival – on Portion Road from Leeds Blvd. to. So. Howell Ave.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $180 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $70 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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