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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 9/4/14)
NBC: NFL Kickoff 2014 at 7:30pm
NBC: NFL Football: Seahawks Vs. Packers at 8:30pm

Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts has launched her own production company, Rock’n Robin Productions, to create broadcast and digital programming for ABC and other networks. Already in the works: a news-driven doc, a digital series for espnW and two reality show pilots. Roberts, who will serve as president of the venture, will not be giving up her ABC morning post.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Netflix snatched U.S. and international rights to Batman prequel Gotham from Warner Bros., ahead the dark drama’s premiere on Fox Monday, September 22 at 8p. Seasons will become available on the streaming service after their broadcast dates starting in fall 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS will kick off Thursday Night Football games with a theme song from Jay-Z and Rihanna. A customized opening each week will highlight teams and storylines, backed by the stars’ “Run This Town”; Don Cheadle (House of Lies) will narrate. First of 16 games airs September 11, Pittsburgh Steelers versus Baltimore Ravens.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Newly-launched Grit and Escape struck their fourth major film licensing deal in four months, landing rights to 150 movies from Sony Pictures Television. Male-targeting Grit grabbed films like A Few Good Men and Donnie Brasco, while better half Escape landed such fare as Single White Female and Body Double. Nets from Katz Broadcasting currently reach 50 percent of the country.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Hollywood Film Awards has found a TV home on CBS. The ceremony, honoring excellence in filmmaking, airs Friday, November 14 at 8p, preceded at 7:30p with a red carpet pre-show and topped off with a 10p post-show. Awards were founded in 1997 by Carlos de Abreu, who partnered with Dick Clark Productions last year to bring the show to broadcast.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Paley Center for Media will host nine free livestreams of panels at the 10th Annual Paleyfest Fall TV Previews, September 6-15. Streams will be available at paleyfest.org/live.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Joe Manganiello (True Blood) guest judges on Spike TV’s Ink Master Tuesday, September 9 at 10p. Net promises a “game-changing twist” on the tattoo reality competition.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Laura Vitale moves from the web to TV for Cooking Channel’s Simply Laura. Six half-hour eps featuring simple, seasonal meals (sample: “Best Friends Brunch”)  launch Saturday, September 27 at 1:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

An Argentinean actress and model’s passion for rehabbing historic houses is chronicled in HGTV’s upcoming My Flipping Family. 44 Blue Productions series featuring Lucila Sola premieres Sunday, September 7 at 12p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Another change: The season six premiere of Animal Planet’s Pitbulls & Parolees has been moved back a week, from September 27 to Saturday, October 4 at 10p. First-ever aftershow follows at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Mario Lopez One-on-One returns to NUVOtv tonight at 10p, with actor and high school dropout Michael Pena (American Hustle) discussing his rise to fame.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Tom Llamas is joining ABC News as a correspondent and anchor. Llamas had been co-anchor of the 5p newscast at NBC 4 New York, as well as a correspondent for NBC News. Said ABC News president James Goldston, “Tom is incredibly proud of his Cuban-American roots….He comes to us with a unique and valuable perspective on a host of hot button national issues.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lisa Ling investigative documentary series This Is Life premieres on CNN Sunday, September 28 at 10p. The former host of OWN’s Our America introduces viewers to unusual sub-cultures and communities, like Salt Lake City’s prescription drug epidemic.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Access Hollywood Live starts airing weekdays on Reelz Monday, September 8 at 9a and 11p. One-hour weekend edition Access Hollywood launches Saturday, September 13, airing Saturdays at 12p and Sundays at 11p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) will star in USA pilot Stanistan, about the staff at an American compound in the Middle East.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The first live broadcast of the season of LIVE with Kelly and Michael on September 3 had a 7 percent bump in HH in the 56 metered markets, its second-highest premiere in 7 years, after the debut telecast of the Kelly Ripa/Michael Strahan team in 2012.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Dr. Phil ended the 2013-14 season as the top syndie talker for the third year straight, with a 3.0 rating, up 3 percent versus the year prior. LIVE with Kelly and Michael came in second, with a 2.8 full year rating, up 7 percent from last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HGTV was the top weekend destination among upscale viewers P25-54 and ranked second among all viewers P25-54 for the month of August. It was thenet’s best-ever August for the weekend daypart among P25-54 with a .45 rating. During the month, HGTV achieved an average primetime rating of .52 among P25-54, a six percent increase over the same time period last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

DIY had its highest-rated and most-watched August prime ever among P25-54 ratings (0.13), up 8 percent over last August. Contributing to the ratings jump: Holmes Makes It Right, Daryl’s Restoration Over-Hall and Garage Gold. The second season of Holmes Makes It Right is averaging 184,000 P25-54 on Tuesdays at 9p, a 75 percent increase over year ago levels.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Showtime’s Ray Donovan delivered 1.5 million viewers at 9p Sunday night, up 10 percent versus last week. The crime drama is averaging over five million viewers per week across platforms, reports the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TNT finished as basic cable’s top network in primetime for summer. In key demos, The Last Ship, Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes and Falling Skies ranked among basic cable’s top five scripted series this summer among A25-54, with The Last Ship and Rizzoli & Isles landing in the top two spots.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Diane Sawyer’s last week at ABC World News brought the network the closest it’s been to NBC Nightly News since September 2009, within 40,000 viewers, and was tops in the news demo for the eighth time in nine weeks. Sawyer’s last day was Wednesday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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