FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/3/14)
ABC: Last Man Standing (Premiere) at 8pm
REELZ: Gangsters: America’s Most Evil (Premiere) at 9pm
REELZ: Full Throttle Saloon (Premiere) at 11pm
TNT: On The Menu (Premiere) at 8pm
WE TV: Kendra On Top (Premiere) at 10pm
HISTORY 2: In Search of Aliens (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Four Weddings (Finale) at 10pm
WE TV: David Tutera’s CELEBrations (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 10/4/14)
ANIMAL PLANET: Pit Bulls & Parolees (Premiere) at 10pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Pit Bulls & Parolees Aftershow (Premiere) at 11pm
CNBC: The Suze Orman Show (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING: Tom Kerridge’s Proper Pub Food (Premiere) at 11:30am
DESTINATION AMERICA: Silver Kings (Premiere) at 8:30am
DESTINATION AMERICA: The Calling (Premiere) at 9:30am
NAT. GEO. WILD: Dr. K’s Exotic Animal ER (Premiere) at 10pm
OUTDOOR: Fight To Survive (Premiere) at 1:30pm
PBS: Austin City Limits (Premiere) at 8pm
STARZ: Survivor’s Remorse (Premiere) at 9pm
TRAVEL: Ghost Adventures (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Sarah Silverman Musical Guest: Maroon 5 at 11:30pm
HALLMARK CHANNEL: Cedar Cove (Finale) at 8pm
(SUNDAY 10/5/14)
ANIMAL PLANET: North Woods Law (Premiere) at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Rattlesnake Republic (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Manzo’d With Children (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Alaska: The Last Frontier (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Tethered (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Halloween Wars (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: Mulaney (Premiere) at 9:30pm
OXYGEN: Snapped: Killer Couples (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Great Estates Scotland (Premiere) at 10:30pm
SHOWTIME: Homeland (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE TV: Bar Rescue (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE TV: Catch A Contractor (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Extreme RV’s (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: Strangest Weather on Earth (Premiere) at 9pm
WEATHER: American Super/Natural (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: The Strain (Finale) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Witches of East End (Finale) at 10pm
Fox is pulling reality show Utopia from its Tuesday sked. Encores of Family Guy, The Simpsons and Bob’s Burgers will fill the hole until October 14; the World Series takes up the following two Tuesdays, then a new season of MasterChef Junior launches November 4, shuttled from Friday, November 7. Utopia will continue in its Friday slot; Fox’s original plan was for the ratings-challenges social experiment to move to a Tuesday-only schedule.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Netflix is financing four films developed by Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions and starring the SNL alum, to air exclusively on the streaming service. Said Sandler, whose films have grossed over $3 billion, “When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes, for one reason and one reason only…Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks. Let the streaming begin!”
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO, Tom Hanks and Starbucks are teaming for The Concert for Valor, a live, A-list-studded (Bruce Springsteen, Rihanna, Meryl Streep to name a few) event to air Veterans Day, November 11 at 7p, from the National Mall in Washington, D.C. And you don’t have to be an HBO subscriber to tune in the channel will provide its signal free to non-subscribers, as it did for the inaugural celebration for President Obama in 2009. “We are honored to play a small role to help raise awareness and support for our service men and women,” said HBO chairman and CEO Richard Plepler.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Real Housewives of New Jersey star Joe Giudice was sentenced to 41 months in prison on Thursday, and ordered to pay $414,000 in restitution; housewife Teresa was sentenced to 15 months. In March, Guidice and Teresa changed not guilty pleas for conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and bankruptcy fraud to guilty.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV Land ordered to series Impastor, about a gambling, pot-smoking slacker on the run from a loan shark, and Teachers, based on the web series, about educators who refuse to read fairytales because “sometimes Prince Charming wants to date other people.” Both “are perfect examples of the type of comedies we’re looking for as TV Land evolves its original series – innovative, unconventional, and hilariously funny for an audience that enjoys smart humor with a hint of heart,” said net president Larry W. Jones. Series premiere in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC gave a script commitment plus penalty to workplace comedy Wendy and Peter, from Le Train Train and Warner Bros. Television. Marisa Coughlan will write as well as exec produce with Le Train’s Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Discovery’s upcoming Edge of Alaska explores a remote refuge for “people who don’t want to be found.” Docu-series from Twofour America debuts Friday, October 24 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Darren Star (Sex and the City) comedy Younger premieres on TV Land Tuesday, January 13 at 10p. Sutton Foster (Bunheads) stars as a 40-year-old trying to pass as 26 to jump start her career.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS Daytime game shows The Price Is Right and Let’s Make a Deal will recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Week with themed shows today and Tuesday, October 14, respectively. Studio audiences will include cancer fighters, survivors and their supporters; prizes on Deal will include pink items like jewelry and a scooter.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oxygen is launching a reality competition that tests physical stamina as well as artistic skills. Street Art Throwdown tasks contestants with creating art in hard-to-reach locations and harsh conditions, for a $100,000 grand prize. Series from Embassy Row, part of the net’s “very real” rebrand, debuts Tuesday, February 3 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Country taps into Boomer nostalgia for upcoming docu-series A Very Barry Branson, following Barry Williams as he launches a 70s-era variety show in Branson, MO. Best known as big brother Greg on The Brady Bunch (1969-1974), Williams performs covers of songs from the likes of the Eagles, Neil Diamond and John Denver in the show, set to premiere in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Royals, E!’s first stab at a scripted series, will premiere in March. Elizabeth Hurley (Bedazzled) stars in the soapy drama from Lionsgate about a fictional royal family.
(Source: Cynopsis)
USA is bringing back Satisfaction for a season two, after the drama averaged 2.2 million viewers in Live+7 ratings for its freshman run. The net passed on giving medical drama Rush a sophomore shot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sea Rescue and The Wildlife Docs have been renewed for the 2014 and 2015 seasons of Litton’s Weekend Adventure, airing nationwide on ABC affiliates. The 2014 season kicks off on Saturday, October 4 with new eps.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of Black Sails launches on Starz Saturday, January 24 at 9p. The drama’s premiere drew 2.6 million Live+Same Day viewers during the weekend of January 25-26.
(Source: Cynopsis)
USA was the top ad supported cable entertainment net for the ninth consecutive third quarter in 3Q14 among P18-49 (886,000) and P25-54 (935,000), and also ranked number one in P18-34 (426,000) for the quarter.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live had its biggest-ever premiere week audience (2.9 million), jumping 19 percent in total viewers versus premiere week 2013. The late nighter also grew for the second straight year in A18-49 (872,000) to its strongest opening-week performance since 2007.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Good Morning America won premiere week across all key target demos: total viewers (5.68 million), A25-54 (2.17 million) and A18-49 (1.52 million), according to Nielsen.It’s the ABC morning show’s third consecutive premiere week win in total viewers and A25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS This Morning had the biggest gain in total viewers among the three network morning broadcasts, up five percent for the week ending September 26.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS had a happy hump day. Survivor started Wednesday night tops in viewers (9.47 million) and A18-49 (2.4/9). Criminal Minds premiered as Wednesday’s most-watched program with 11.5 million viewers, up 2 percent from last year, and the series premiere of Stalker at 10p won its time period in viewers (9.1 million) and A18-49 (2.0/6), retaining 95 percent of its audience in the demo in its second half hour.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wednesday’s premiere of AMC zombie drama The Walking Dead scared up the highest A18-49 premiere ratings for MyNetworkTV in six years. Ratings in the timeslot grew 67 percent versus the May 2014 premiere of Law & Order: Criminal Intent and 150 percent versus the September 2013 bow of Numbers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Annabelle – Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Alfre Woodard, Kerry O’Malley, Brian Howe, Eric Ladin, Ivar Brogger
Gone Girl – Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry, Kim Dickens, Patrick Fugit, Carrie Coon, David Clennon
Left Behind (Limited Release) – Nicolas Cage, Chad Michael Murray, Cassi Thomson, Nicky Whelan, Jordin Sparks, Lea Thompson, Lance Nichols, Quinton Aaron
The Good Lie (Limited Release) – Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany, Emmanuel Jal, Corey Stoll, Thad Luckinbill, Nyakuoth Wiel, Femi Oguns
The Hero of Color City (Limited Release) (Animated) – Christina Ricci, Rosie Perez, Craig Ferguson, Wayne Brady, David Kaye, Zoe Bright, Owen Wilson, Jessica Capshaw
Men, Women & Children (Limited Release) – Kaitlyn Dever, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ansel Elgort, Jennifer Garner, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, Adam Sandler
NAS: Time Is Illmatic (Limited Release) – Nas, Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Q-Tip, Busta Rhymes, Fab 5
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday October 4, 2014
West 4th St. Festival – on 6th Ave. to University
Pride on Astor Fair – on Astor Place from Broadway to LaFayette St.
Sons of Italy Festival – on Liberty St. from Broadway to Trinity Pl.
American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center – on Columbus ave. bet. 63rd and 65th St.
Sunday October 5, 2014
Grub Street Food Festival – corner of Hester and Essex St.
8th Ave. Fall Festival – on 8th Ave. from 42nd to 57th St.
American Crafts Festival at Lincoln Center – on Columbus ave. bet. 63rd and 65th St.
36th Ave. Astoria Festival (Queens) – 29th to 35th St.
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