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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/15/14)
BRAVO: Top Chef (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: The Getaway (Premiere) at 9pm
FYI: Unlivable (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: Postmortem in Vegas (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Nature (Premiere) at 8pm
PBS: How We Got To Now (Premiere) at 9pm
USA: Partners in Crime (Premiere) at 11pm
A&E: Epic Ink (Finale) at 11:30pm
ID: Dead On Arrival (Finale) at 10pm
That NBC Nightly News winning streak broken by ABC World News the week of September 29? Not so broken. Revised Nielsen data, addressing a software glitch, has NBC finishing first for the week with 8.283 million total viewers versus ABC’s 8.113 million. NBC has now been tops in viewers for 265 consecutive weeks. ABC does retain bragging rights in the news demo, 2.065 million to 1.942 million. “World News Tonight is in the tightest evening news race in several years and we’re honored the viewers are responding,” said ABC.
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The Voice is happy with Pharrell Williams. The hitmaker, currently in his first stint as judge on the NBC singing competition, will remain onboard for season eight, with original coaches Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Christina Aguilera. Gwen Stefani is taking Aquilera’s seat this go-round, during the “What a Girl Wants” singer’s maternity leave.
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Chris Rock returns to his old stomping ground to host Saturday Night Live on November 1. Rock was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series from 1990-1993. Musical guest: Prince.
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Guiliana Rancic interviews fellow breast cancer survivors Amy Robach (Good Morning America) and TV host Samantha Harris (Dancing with the Stars) on Beyond Candid with Giuliana: Hope Strength & Courage, premiering Thursday, October 16 at 8p on E!. The special also follows a breast cancer survivor who has a wish granted, courtesy of Rancic’s non-profit Fab-U-Wish.
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CBC’s Heartland is about to break a record. With its 125th episode on Sunday, October 19 at 7p, the series will be the longest-running Canadian one-hour family drama on television. Heartland is licensed in over 119 countries.
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CMT biography series Inside Fame profiles Grammy nominee Hunter Hayes on Saturday, November 1 at 8p. Interviews include Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flatts and Jason Mraz.
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WGN America renewed Manhattan for a second season, launching in spring 2015. Period drama from Lionsgate Television, Skydance Television and Tribune Studios ends its freshman run Sunday, October 19 at 10p.
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Comedian/rapper/entrepreneur/America’s Got Talent host Nick Cannon will recur on Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine as the nephew of Andre Braugher’s character. Comedy airs Sundays at 8:30p.
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Mena Suvari (American Beauty) is closing a deal to play the lead in WE tv original scripted series South of Hell, reports Deadline. The 8-ep thriller comes from Sonar Entertainment and Blumhouse Television.
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Hot Bench (1.4) was the highest-rated new syndicated show of the season for the third week, despite being preempted in its two best markets, Sacramento, CA on October 3 and Jacksonville, FL on October 1. Freshman Meredith Vieira earned 1.1, down 8 percent versus last week.
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Syndie talker Live with Kelly & Michael ticked up 4 percent to 2.9, its highest rating in 24 weeks. Wendy Williams jumped 14 percent, and 23 percent year-to-year, to 1.6.
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TV One boasts the premiere night (four Prime and late night airings) of new original series, Hollywood Divas, grossed 1.2 million total viewers. The premiere episode garnered a 0.64 rating and 373,000 impressions among P25-54, and a 0.78 rating and 440,000 impressions among Households.
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TBS‘s American League Championship coverage is averaging 5.1 million viewers through two games, a 9 percent increase over the net’s comparable LCS game telecasts last year (Dodgers/Cardinals, 4.7 million viewers).This year’s corresponding 3.1HH rating is up 3 percent over last year.
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Fox Sports 1 had its most-watched telecast in its 14-month history on Sunday, averaging 4.37 million viewers during its coverage of game 2 of the National League Championship Series.
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CW’s Jane the Virgin premiere earned a .6/2 rating among A18-49 – not Flash-y, but up in HH (1.0) two tenths from lead-in Originals.
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Producer Stanley Chase died October 7. He was 87. Perhaps best known for his hit production of The Threepenny Opera Off Broadway, Chase’s television credits included The Fugitive and Peyton Place.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/12/14)
1) Jason Aldean – Old Boots, New Dirt – 278,096
2) Hozier – Hozier – 57,859
3) Barbra Streisand – Partners – 49,085 (After 4 weeks – 445,120
Other Debuts
5) Weezer – Everything Will Be Alright In The End – 34,334
7) Stevie Nicks – 24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault – 32,622
8) Alex & Sierra – It’s About Us – 27, 399
9) Keyshia Cole – Point Of No Return – 25, 472
12) Piano Guys – Wonders – 22,917
15) Jackson Browne – Standing In The Breach – 19,587
17) Tinashe – Aquarius – 18,773
19) Flying Lotus – You’re Dead – 16,847
20) Sixx:A.M. – Modern Vintage – 16,601
25) New Found Glory – Resuection – 13,702
26) Yellowcard – Lift A Sail – 13,615
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