FIRST LOOK
http://www.eonline.com/news
ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/10/14)
ABC: Cristela (Premiere) at 8:30pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Monsters Underground (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
TLC: Say Yes To The Dress (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Something Borrowed, Something New (Premiere) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 10/11/14)
ANIMAL PLANET: My Cat From Hell (Premiere) at 8pm
CMT: Swamp Pawn (Premiere) at 9pm
CMT: Swamp Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Vanilla Ice Goes Amish (Premiere) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Chasin’ Crazy (Premiere) at 1pm
SPIKE TV: Auction Hunters (Premiere) at 9pm
SPIKE TV: Thrift Hunters (Premiere) at 9:30pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Bill Hader, Musical Guest: Hozier at 11:30pm
BBC AMERICA: Intruders (Finale) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 10/12/14)
AMC: The Walking Dead (Premiere) at 9pm
AMC: Talking Dead (Premiere) at 10pm
COOKING: Unique Sweets (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Hawaii Life (Premiere) at 8pm and 8:30pm
HGTV: Living Alaska (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
SHOWTIME: The Affair (Premiere) at 10pm
DA: Ghost Asylum (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Angels Among Us (Finale) at 10:30pm
NBC hoped to land The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart as anchor for Meet the Press before giving Chuck Todd the spot in September, reports New York Magazine. “They were ready to back the Brink’s truck up,” a source told the mag. Tweeted Todd after the story broke: “If it’s Sunday, it’s your moment of zen.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Stephen Collins, in the midst of fallout from alleged child molestation, was cut from an upcoming episode of ABC drama Scandal. The 7th Heaven star tweeted in September that he’d taped an episode of the Shonda Rimes drama; the net now says “We will not be airing any footage with Stephen Collins.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Vanilla Ice Goes Amish is back for season two Saturday at 10p on DIY, but the rapper/renovator’s mission to learn the art of hand craftsmanship isn’t the last we’ll see of the simple-living sect. “The Amish continue to be a fascinating subculture for viewers,” Robert Horowitz, Juma Entertainment president tells Cynopsis. “The cooperation our DIY Scripps crews have received from the Amish community in Ohio has led to a spinoff series we currently have in production.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Perfect match: Cosmopolitan is onboard as a producer for an NBC comedy about the sex editor at a women’s magazine. Leslye Headland (The Bachelorette) will write for the project, from Universal Television and the District.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former Felicity castmates Scott Foley, now on Scandal, and Greg Grunberg will exec produce a comedy project with Shondaland’s Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers, about an engaged couple’s relationship told in flashbacks at their rehearsal dinner. To Max & Paige has a script commitment from ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC bought Splitting the Difference, from Eva Longoria’s UnbeliEVAble Entertainment and Universal Television, with penalty. Comedy focuses on a widow who reunites with the daughter she gave up for adoption.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Among the talent added to the lineup for the 2014 NCLR Alma Awards, airing live on MSNBC and mun2 tonight at 10p: Enrique Iglesias, Daisy Fuentes, Tony Gonzalez, Mia Maestro, Robert Rodriguez, Jorge Gutierrez, Melissa Fumero, Terry Crews and Stephanie Beatriz. Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez co-host.
(Source: Cynopsis)
History’s “Back to the Beginning” week features early eps of Swamp People (Monday, October 20 at 8p), Counting Cars (Tuesday at 8p), American Pickers (Wednesday at 8p) and Pawn Stars (Thursday at 8p), along with interstitials of series talent offering an insider perspective of how it all began.
(Source: Cynopsis)
VH1 is airing rock doc Downloaded on Sunday, November 2 at 10p. The feature about the advent of digital media sharing ran at SXSW last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Amazon renewed buzzy dark comedy Transparent for a second season, slated for 2015. The series starring Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development) has “smashed Prime Instant Video records,” said Amazon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Under the Dome will be back for season three and Extant for a sophomore run on CBS this summer. “We’re committed to delivering our viewers and advertisers year-round programming,” said Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment. Dome averaged 11 million viewers and 2.7/8 among A18-49 during summer 2014, while Extant earned 8.6 million viewers and 1.7/6 in the demo. Joining the two Amblin Television series in summer 2015 are freshman drama Zoo and more Big Brother. Not invited: legal drama Reckless.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tony Cavalero (The Single Life) will star as School of Rock’s Dewey Finn, played by Jack Black in the 2003 film, in Nickelodeon’s 2015 series. “Jack Black was one of my biggest comedy influences,” said Cavalero. “I am ready to shred!”.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cynthia Stevenson (Happiness) joins TBS’s Your Family or Mine, arriving summer 2015. Comedy is based on an Israeli series from Keshet.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Victor Garber (Milk) will recur on CW’s The Flash as an arrogant nuclear physicist, and Andy Mientus (Smash) will play openly gay villain Pied Piper on episodes 11 and 12. Superhero series airs Tuesdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kali Hawk (Black Jesus) has joined the season eight cast of BET’s The Game, currently in production, reports The Wrap. On Monday, BET announced renewal of the comedy for a ninth and final season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
James Earl Jones will reprise his Darth Vader role for animated movie Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, airing on ABC Sunday, October 26 at 7p. The one-hour special premiered on Disney and Disney X D to launch a series on Disney X D, but, “We wanted to do something special for the ABC broadcast,” said exec producer Dave Filoni. A scene was added that includes Jones in a cameo as the Sith Lord.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Mixing business with pleasure, Troian Bellisario will guest on upcoming season four of USA’s Suits as a love interest for Mike, played by Patrick J. Adams. Bellisario and Adams were engaged earlier this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michael Park (As the World Turns) will play a diamond dealer on a three-ep arc of NBC’s Chicago P.D. Procedural airs Wednesdays at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season four premiere of FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show scared up a series high 6.13 million viewers and a 3.1 rating among A18-49 on Wednesday, up 10 percent in viewers, and up 3 percent in the demo from its season three debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wednesday’s season three premiere of CW’s Arrow delivered 2.79 million viewers and 1.0 among A18-49, up from both its season two debut and finale.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wednesday’s premiere of CNN original series Somebody’s Gotta Do It averaged 507,000 among A25-54, just under 544,000 in the demo for Fox News Channel’s The Kelly File. In total viewers it was CNN 943,000, FNC 2.8 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s Cutthroat Kitchen Superstar Sabotage premiered Wednesday to a .7 rating among A25-54 and ranked fourth in its 9p time slot among cable nets, posting a 45 percent increase year over year. Median age of viewers was 43, seven years younger than a year ago.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
The Judge – Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D’Onofrio, Billy Bob Thornton
Addicted – Sharon Leal, Boris Kodjoe, Tasha Smith, Tyson Beckford, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Kat Graham, William Levy
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day – Steve Carrell, Jennifer Garner, Megan Mullaly, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey, Ed Oxenbould
Dracula Untold – Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Diarmaid Murtagh, Dominic Cooper, Samantha Barks
Automata (Limited Release) – Antonio Banderas, Melanie Griffith, Dylan McDermott
Kill The Messenger (Limited Release) – Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Ray Liotta, Tim Blake Nelson, Barry Pepper, Oliver Platt
St. Vincent (Limited Release) – Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Chris O’Dowd, Kimberly Quinn, Jaeden Lieberher
Whiplash (Limited Release) – Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Melissa Benoist, Paul Reiser, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday October 10, 2014
Bowling Green Park Fair – at Broadway and Whitehall St.
Saturday October 11,2014
Astor Place Festival – on Astor Place from Lafayette St. to Broadway
Central Park Precinct Community Block Party – on 60th from 5th Ave. to Madison Ave.
Sunday October 12, 2014
Times Square Fall Fair – on 45th St. from 6th to 7th Ave.
Greenpoint Ave. Festival (Queens) – on Greenpoint Ave. from Queens Blvd. t0 44th St.
Monday October 13, 2014 (Columbus Day)
Columbus Day Festival – on Broadway from Cedar to Battery Pl. & on Whitehall St. from Beaver to Stone St.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $150 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $80 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
Keely's Korner 
Leave a comment