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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 11/4/14)
CMT: Party Down South (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Moonshiners (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Billy Bob’s Gags To Riches (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: MasterChef Junior (Premiere) at 8pm
HISTORY: The Curse of Oak Island (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Search for Lost Giants (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT GEO: Life Below Zero: The Thaw (Premiere) at 9pm
VELOCITY: Overhaulin’ (Premiere) at 9pm
Fox is pulling the plug on ratings-challenged Utopia. The $50 million social experiment format from John de Mol’s (Big Brother) Talpa Media tied a series-low .5 among A18-49 and 1.56 million viewers on Friday. MasterChef Junior repeats will air in the 8p timeslot.
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Jay Leno will guest on NBC’s Tonight Show Friday, November 7, his first spot outside of a cameo since signing off as host in February. Leno receives the Kennedy Center’s “Mark Twain Prize for American Humor” in a broadcast Sunday on PBS. Leno’s next act: a 2015 primetime series for CNBC, Jay Leno’s Garage.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz is offering multiplatform sampling of the first episode of upcoming limited series The Missing starting Saturday, November 8. Starz subscribers will also be able to catch every new episode a week early, via On Demand and Starz Play app, with the final two shows available two weeks ahead of schedule. “This new scheduling strategy optimizes the value of our digital platform offerings as we increase viewer flexibility for viewing,” said David Baldwin, EVP, program planning, network operations for Starz.
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Travel Channel launched its search for the next “Travel Channel Star!” on Monday. First prize in the three-round competition show, set for 2015 on Travelchannel.com, is a five-part series on the net’s digital platforms; entrants can attend a casting call in NYC or LA, or submit a video online at TravelChannelStar.com.
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Fusion’s election night coverage includes two-hour special Midterm Mayhem: Election Night – The Final Smackdown. Hosts Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar movies) and Nando Vila (The Soccer Gods) will “apply the high-minded and thoughtful analysis usually associated with professional wrestling,” promises the net. Program airs live tonight from 9p-11p, streamed on Fusion.net and YouTube.
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What happens when gobblers get grouchy? Destination America’s When Turkeys Attack features home video footage of real families terrorized by the big birds. Produced by Discovery Studios, special arrives just in time to freak out feasters on Thanksgiving: Wednesday, November 26 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Will Arnett (The Millers) joins Joel McHale to raise an eyebrow at the week’s most noteworthy (one way or another) moments on television, Wednesday, November 5 at 10p on E!.
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Taylor Swift will debut her new single, Blank Space, on the American Music Awards. -hosted Dick Clark Productions live show airs Sunday, November 23 at 8p.
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BBC One medical drama Call the Midwife was renewed for season five, consisting of a Christmas special in 2015 and eight eps in 2016. Season four premieres next month in the U.K. with a Christmas special; U.S. launch date is March 29 on PBS.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Weather Channel is running marathons of seasons one and two of Prospectors, Friday, December 5 (8p-3a), Saturday, December 6 (2p-3a) and Sunday, December 7 (1p-8p), ahead of the gem-hunting reality series’ Sunday premiere at 9p. Season three bow of Highway Thru Hell follows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sons of Anarchy post-show Anarchy Afterward returns to FX Tuesday, November 4 at 11:33p. Afterward will air live on FX November 4, November 11, November 18, December 2, and following the SOA series finale December 9.
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Julia Stiles (Dexter) has been cast in a guest arc on The Mindy Project, reports EW. She’ll play a recovering hoarder on the comedy, airing Tuesdays at 9:30p on Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hayley Atwell will reprise her role as agent Carter on the November 18 ep of ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Superhero series airs Tuesdays at 9p.
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Frankie Shaw (Mixology) landed a role in USA drama pilot Mr. Robot, opposite Christian Slater (Archer).
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AMC’s The Walking Dead trotted off with a 7.6 rating among A18-49 on Sunday versus 6.1 for NBC’s Sunday Night Football, according to preliminary Nielsens. It’s the zombie drama’s second demo win in the battle of the ratings titans since its season five premiere on October 12. Among viewers, it was NBC 17.02 million, Walking Dead 14.52 million.
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The most important thing is, he made it. Also good news for Discovery: Skyscraper Live with Nik Wallenda hit a peak of 6.7 million viewers for the daredevil’s blindfolded walk from 9:01-9:03p; the first trek, from 8:35-8:42 averaged 5.84 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s Saturday Night Live hit a season high household rating of 4.9 in metered markets for a show hosted by Chris Rock, with Prince as musical guest – up 20 percent versus last week. Among A18-49 in markets with People Meters, the number was 2.4, up 9 percent, the best since a Jim-Parsons-led show March 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The NFL on CBS on Sunday (New England/Denver) was the highest-rated NFL game this season on the net, with an average overnight HH rating of 18.6/32, and the third highest-rated regular season game in 16 years on CBS in the metered markets.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC had ratings bumps across the board on Sunday versus last original episodes, according to early Nielsens: America’s Funniest Home Videos (1.2/3, up one tenth), Once Upon a Time (2.5/6, up one tenth), Resurrection (1.4/3, up two tenths) and Revenge (1.2/3, up one tenth).
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Today’s Jackpot is $321 million
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CASTING CALL
TV Host with a Fashion background/interest. Sean De Simone Casting and fashion stylist Lori Goldstein are casting a back up guest to sell on QVC. Must be comfortable with overnight and early morning lghostcasting@gmail.com
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