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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 10/22/14)
CW: The 100 (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Your Worst Nightmare (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: I Killed My BFF (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Web Therapy (Premiere) at 11pm
DIY: Sledgehammer (Finale) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: My Friends Call Me Johnny (Finale) at 10pm
TNT: Franklin & Bash (Finale) at 10pm
UP: Heartland (Finale) at 9pm
A carriage dispute left Dish’s 14 million subscribers without Turner channels late Monday. “Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an agreement with Dish Network, and they have unilaterally decided to pull CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang off the air uponthe expiration of our current deal,” said Turner, adding it has “worked diligently for months to come to a fair agreement including multiple extensions and compromises, and it’s unfortunate that Dish is once again operating in a disruptive manner that takes away networks and programming from their customers.” Countered Warren Schlichting, Dish SVP of programming, “We are confident that we have offered a deal to Turner that reflects an appropriate value for our customers.” Both sides say they hope to reach an agreement. TNT and TBS were not affected by the blackout.
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The Flash and Jane the Virgin got full-season orders from the CW. The superhero series premiere was the net’s most-watched debut ever, with 6.1 million viewers in Live+3, while the critically acclaimed Jane rose 9 percent in viewership (to 1.75 million) and was up 17 percent in A18-49 (to .7) for its second week. “The Flash and Jane have both exceeded our expectations on all counts,” said CW president Mark Pedowitz.
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Sure, they said the show was gone for good, but ABC announced its 10 Most Fascinating People franchise is back, with Barbara Walters onboard to chat with Neil Patrick Harris, Chelsea Handler, Scarlett Johansson and Oprah Winfrey. “I know we said last year was our last, but there are just too many fascinating people out there,” said Walters. Special airs Sunday, December 14 at 9p.
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The Bridge will not cross over to season three on FX. Season two of the crime thriller, a co-production of Shine America and FX Productions, wrapped up October 1. The series premiered in 2013 to 3 million viewers but had declined to about a third of that in Live+SD by the end of its run.
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Saturday Night Live once again tapped one of its writers, Leslie Jones, to jump in front of the camera as a featured player. Jones, one of the finalists last season for the spot that went to Sasheer Zamata, was hired as a writer on the NBC sketch show instead.
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Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason tackles a new role as commissioner of the first Feline Football League. Esiason will serve as spokesman for the Hallmark initiative, which includes a Scouting Combine, draft and games leading up to the net’s February 1 Kitten Bowl, aimed at raising awareness of the plight of shelter animals.
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TLC ordered a six-part series that explores stories of divine intervention. Hosted by Roma Downey (Touched By an Angel), the show comes from Downey’s LightWorkers Media and exec producers Downey, Mark Burnett and Katy Davis (The Oprah Winfrey Show). “TLC is always looking for remarkable, heart-warming and eye-opening stories,” said LTC GM Nancy Daniels.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MTV doubled its order for season two of Faking It, to 20 episodes. The comedy about high school pals pretending to be lesbians airs Tuesdays at 10:30p.
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POP landed its first original scripted project: Schitt’s Creek. The comedy, created by and starring Eugene Levy (American Pie) and his son Daniel, centers on a formerly filthy rich video store magnate, his soap star wife (Home Alone’s Catherine O’Hara) and their kids. “This show answers the question – what would the Kardashians do if they woke up one day completely broke?” said Brad Schwartz, president of entertainment and media at POP, rebranding from TVGN in early 2015. The 13-ep series was commissioned by Canada’s CBC in February.
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Hallmark Channel’s One Christmas Eve, starring Anne Heche as a newly-single mom whose plans for an extra-special holiday go awry, premieres Sunday, November 30 at 8p.
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CMT will honor Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Miranda Lambert and Keith Urban at CMT Artists of the Year, a 90-minute special airing live from Nashville on Tuesday, December 2 at 8p. It’s old (10-gallon) hat to Aldean, named an artist of the year every year since the award’s inception in 2010.
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Ten years after the premiere of A&E’s Growing Up Gotti (2004-2005), the net is reuniting Victoria and her three sons for a 10 Years Later special premiering Monday, November 10 at 9p. The Left/Right production reveals what the Long Islanders thought of their time on TV, and looks back at the series’ most memorable moments.
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Eight-part miniseries The Kennedys returns to Reelz Tuesday, November 4 with two back-to-back eps starting at 9p, followed for the next three Tuesdays with a double order. Show stars Greg Kinnear, as John F. Kennedy and Barry Pepper, who won an Emmy for his portrayal of Robert F. Kennedy.
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Voting opened Tuesday for the People’s Choice Awards 2015, at www.PeoplesChoice.com. Fan-selected new categories include “Favorite TV Character We Miss Most,” “Favorite Dramedy” and “Favorite Country Group.” Awards ceremony airs live from LA Wednesday, January 7 at 9p on CBS.
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FXX’s “Treehouse of Horrors” Simpsons marathon launches Sunday, October 26 at 12p, with 24 themed eps airing in consecutive order for twelve hours. Immediately following the run, the net airs an Animation Domination “Halloween Sampler,” from 12a-2a on October 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Christian Slater (Mind Games) landed the lead in USA pilot Mr. Robot. The Universal Cable Productions project focuses on a computer programmer with an anti-social disorder.
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Lucas Hedges (Kill the Messenger) and Penn Badgley (Gossip Girl) are onboard NBC’s The Slap. Miniseries stars Peter Sarsgaard (Garden State) and Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds).
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Despite a hefty price tag, ABC is reportedly close to selling out its 2015 Academy Awards Show ad inventory. The net is asking about $1.9 million for a 30-second spot. Last year’s telecast, viewed by an average 43.7 million people, commanded between $1.8 million and $1.9 million. The Neil Patrick Harris-hosted event airs Sunday, February 22.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 10/19/14)
1) Florida Georgia Line – Anything Goes – 197,105
2) Jason Aldean – Old Booots, New Dirt – 90,610 (After 2 weeks – 368,911)
3) Bob Seger – Ride Out – 59,165
Other Debuts
4) You + Me – Rose Ave. – 49,672
7) Game – Blood Moon: Year of the Wolf – 32,734
8) Hoodie Allen – People Keep Talking – 30,246
9) U2 – Songs of Innocence – 28,122
10) Jessie J. – Sweet Talker – 24,657
13) Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes – 20,083
17) Milky Chance – SadNecessary – 16,801
21) Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness – 12,860
28) Swon Brothers – Swon Brothers – 10,288
29) Mary Lambert – Heart On My Sleeve – 9,726
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