FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/24/14)
DISCOVERY: Edge of Alaska (Premiere) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Growing Up Gator (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC: Grimm (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Constantine (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: Art in the Twenty-First Century (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Young, Hot & Crooked (Finale) at 10:30pm
(SATURDAY 10/25/14)
DESTINATION AMERICA: Railroad Alaska (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Jim Carrey, Musical Guest: Iggy Azalea at 11:30pm
HGTV: House Hunters Renovation (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY 2: 10 Things You Don’t Know about (Finale) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 10/26/14)
DIY: Salvage Dawgs (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Halloween Wars (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Boardwalk Empire (Finale) at 9pm
PBS: Great Estates Scotland (Finale) at 10:30pm
CBS set an arrival date for Late Late Show with James Corden: Monday, March 9. Corden succeeds Craig Ferguson as host. Ben Winston, currently an exec producer on UK’s The X Factor, is onboard as exec producer for his long-time friend and collaborator’s new gig; Nina Tassler, chairman, CBS Entertainment, promises “a creatively dynamic and very energetic host/producer combination.” Rotating guest hosts will fill in after Ferguson signs off December 19.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBCUniversal agreed to a $6.4 million settlement in a class action lawsuit filed by unpaid interns at Saturday Night Live and other NBC shows. Attorneys alleged NBCUni violated federal Fair Labor Standards and New York Labor Law. Court papers were filed Wednesday.
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After a report emerged alleging reality show matriarch June Shannon is linked romantically to a man convicted of child molestation, TLC issued a statement casting doubt on the future of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. “We are very concerned about this new information and are reassessing the future of the series,” said the net. Season four ended August 14.
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Pivot wants to take viewers for a ride. The Participant Media net and its digital social action platform, TakePart.com, are teaming with on-demand ride share app Lyft to encourage riders to #JustVote in the mid-term election November 4 by offering new Lyft users a freebie. “If you don’t get to the polls to vote your voice doesn’t count,” said TakePart Live co-host Jacob Soboroff.“I’m excited to have Lyft on board to close the last mile so there’s no excuse.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
British comedian and writer Matt Lucas (Come Fly with Me) will host the International Emmy Awards gala. Event takes place November 24 at NYC’s Hilton New York Hotel.
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Fan voting began yesterday for Logo TV’s “New Now Next Awards.” Among the TV nominees: Transparent, Looking and Broad City. Event premieres on Logo TV Sunday, December 7 at 8p and on MTV December 12 at 7p.
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Smack in the middle of sweeps, ABC’s Once Upon a Time will expand to two hours. Co-creator Adam Horowitz announced via Twitter that season four’s eighth episode, airing Sunday, November 16, will start at 7p. The extra hour is in addition to the 22 eps already planned, and not a recap/clip show, clarified Horowitz in follow-up posts.
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TruTV is premiering four new series next week. Hair salon-set game show Hair Jacked launches Monday, October 27 at 8p and 8:30p, with performance competition Fake Off bowing at 10p. The next night, comic advice series How to Be a Grown Up debuts at 10p, followed by sketch comedy Friends of the People at 10:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sony Movie Channel is dedicating programming blocks to servicemen and women next month, including its second annual “21 Film Salute Marathon” starting Saturday, November 8 at 5:20a through Sunday, November 9.
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IFC will again serve as TV partner for the October 25 “Festival Supreme,” founded by Jack Black and Tenacious D, at LA’s Shrine Expo Hall & Grounds. “This is a great event that looks a lot like IFC on a stage, because it shares our comedic sensibilities and so much great IFC talent,” said Blake Callaway, IFC’s EVP of marketing and digital media. The net created promo spots to air on IFC and IFC.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere date for Reelz special event Living with the Jacksons, about members of the famed music family, has changed from November 18 to early 2015. ID Productions is producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
GSN went to the vaults for footage of Rosie O’Donnell and Arsenio Hall on the 1986 version of syndicated Crosswits. The first game show appearances by the stars (O’Donnell was billed as a “rising new comedian”) air Sunday, October 26 at 11p and 11:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Below Deck will set sail for a third season on Bravo. The reality series from 51 Minds scored 1.4 million viewers and a season high 710,000 among P18-49 for its sophomore finale Tuesday. A “The Crew Tells All” special, offering “lost footage” from the first season and cast interviews airs Tuesday, October 28 at 9p; the following week Andy Cohen hosts a reunion special in the time slot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s saving a spot for season three of Trailer Park: Welcome to Myrtle Manor. Southern-baked reality show from Jupiter Entertainment returns in early 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A new crew of crazy kids populate CMT’s Party Down South 2, premiering Thursday, November 20 at 9p. The group of eight rowdies arrive in Biloxi, MS ready for hook-ups and hangovers, promises the net.
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Courtney Love will recur as a guest star on Fox’s upcoming Empire, slated for a January premiere. The Hole singer will play a rocker on the music drama.
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Kelly McCreary was bumped up to series regular on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, where she plays the daughter of Ellis Grey (Kate Burton). Medical drama airs Thursdays at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight) and Alicia Witt (Justified) will guest on season four of Showtime’s House of Lies. Comedy returns Sunday, January 11 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Rebecca Creskoff (Hung) won a series regular role on season two of HBO’s Silicon Valley. Creskoff will play an exec at the startup company where the comedy is set.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Gloria Reuben (Lincoln) will play a psychologist in USA drama pilot Mr. Robot, about a hacker with an anti-social disorder.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Karen Pittman landed a recurring role in season three of FX’s The Americans. Keri Russell stars.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Ouija – Olivia Cooke, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, Bianca Santos, Ana Coto, Lin Shaye, Shelley Henning, Sierra Heuermann
John Wick – Keanu Reeves, Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Dean Winters, Adrianne Palicki, Omer Barnea, Toby Leonard Moore
23 Blast (Limited Release) – Stephen Lang, Alexa Vega, Mark Hapka, Max Adler, Kimberly Jo Zimmer, Bram Hoover, Timothy Busfield, Fred Dalton Thompson
Laggies (Limited Release) – Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Ellie Kemper, Mark Webber, Jeff Garlin, Gretchen Mol, Kaitlyn Dever
Revenge of the Green Dragons (Limited Release) – Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr., Shuya Chang, Ray Liotta, Geoff Pierson, Celia Au, Carl Li
White Bird in a Blizzard (Limited Release) – Shailene Woodley, Eva Green, Christopher Meloni, Shiloh Fernandez, Gabourey Sidibe, Thomas Jane, Dale Dickey, Mark Indelicato
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday October 24, 2014
United Nations Block Party – on 47th St. from 1st to 2nd Ave.
Saturday October 25, 2014
Tompkin’s Square Halloween Dog Parade – Tompkin’s Square Dog Run East 9th St. bet. Ave. A & Ave. B.
40th Annual Americana Jazz Festival – on 7th Ave and 52nd St.
Lexington Ave. Fall Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 42nd to 57th St.
40th Annual Americana Jazz Festival – on 7th Ave and 52nd St.
East Harlem Harvest Festival – on Park Ave. at 116th St.
Sunday October 26, 2014
Halloween Kids and Pets Costume Parade – South St. Seaport, Fulton and Front Streets
Fulton and Broadway Fair – on Fulton St. from Broadway to Nassau St.
6th Annual Halloween Kidz Carnival – Pier 26 in Tribeca at North St.
Times Square Octoberfest – on 46th St. from 8th to 9th Ave.
Manhattan Ave. Festival – on Manhattan Ave from Bedford to Greenpoint
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