FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISON (FRIDAY 11/7/14)
LOGO: The Straight Out Report (Premiere) at 10pm
SPIKE TV: GT Academy (Premiere) at 11:30pm
(SATURDAY 11/8/14)
H2: America Unearthed (Premiere) at 9pm
ID: Fatal Vows (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Doctor Who (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Family Under Construction (Finale) at 7pm and 7:30pm
STARZ: Survivor’s Remorse (Finale) at 9pm
STARZ: The Chair (Finale) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 11/9/14)
MTV: 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards at 7pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Finding Bigfoot (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Fashion Queens (Premiere) at 11:30pm
FOOD: Holiday Baking Championship (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: The Newsroom (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: The Comeback (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Getting On (Premiere) at 10:30pm
OXYGEN: Snapped (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: Masterpiece Contemporary (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC freshman comedy Marry Me received a pickup for five additional episodes, for a total of 18. The net’s other two new comedies, Bad Judge and A to Z, were canceled last week. Marry Me drew a middling 1.5 rating among A18-49 on Wednesday, but is the top new series in upscale viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC fairytale musical Galavant, keeping the bench warm Sundays during Once Upon a Time’s hiatus, launches January 4 with back-to-back eps at 8p. Agent Carter takes over during Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s break on Tuesday, January 6. Thursday Shonda Rhimes block Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder take a holiday break starting November 20 and return January 29; The Taste fills in from 8p-10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In the wake of a court injunction October 23, Internet TV service Aereo started notifying staff of cuts on Thursday. “In an effort to reduce costs, we made the difficult decision to lay off some of our staff in Boston and New York,” said company spokesperson Virginia Lam. “We are continuing to conserve resources while we chart our path forward.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The guests for the final weeks of CBS’s The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson include frequent visitors Tim Meadows (SNL), who’s made a record 41 appearances with Ferguson, Reno 911!’s Thomas Lennon, who’ll make his 31st trip, and Betty White (Hot in Cleveland), returning for her 24th. For the grand finale, December 19, Ferguson welcomes Jay Leno, who knows all too well what it’s like to end a lengthy late-night run. James Corden joins The Late Late Show as host on March 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)
An online search for the new Mr. Moviefone led to Kevin Thompson, host of BET’s Claim to Fame game show. As the face of the listing and information service, Thompson’s duties will include red carpet appearances, interviews, live appearances and social media takeover.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Modern Family Emmy winner Ty Burrell struck a development deal with Family producers 20th Century Fox Television to write, co-create and develop comedy projects, and develop shows from other writers. “This deal is about deepening our relationship with this deservedly award-winning actor and tapping into a comedic community we want to access,” said Jonnie Davis, 20th Century Fox TV’s president of creative affairs.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Al Jazeera’s America Tonight returns to the issue of campus assault a year after a 2013 report, with “Sex Crimes on Campus One Year Later.” The three-part series runs November 10-12 at 9p; half-hour special “Sex Crimes on Campus Revisited” offers highlights of the original series Sunday, November 9 at 7:30p and 10:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’s Let’s Make a Deal will be singing a different tune on Thursday, November 13, with an all-musical themed show celebrating the game show’s Emmy win for Best Original Song. Host Wayne Brady, announcer Jonathan Mangum and traders will show off their musical chops in numbers performed throughout the episode.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hallmark Channel premieres two movies this weekend, part of its annual “Countdown to Christmas” event. The Nine Lives of Christmas (yes, there’s a cat) bows Saturday, November 8 at 8p, while A Cookie Cutter Christmas debuts Sunday, November 9 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Second Chance Christmas gets its first airing on TV One Saturday, December 6 at 8p. The original film starring McKinley Freeman (Hit the Floor), Michael Rainey, Jr. (Power) and Robinne Lee (Being Mary Jane) tells the story of a boy’s struggle to accept his stepfather after the death of his mother.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Richard “John Boy” Thomas shares his favorite memories of The Waltons during a 9-hour marathon of the family fave on INSP, beginning at 11a on Sunday, November 9.
(Source: Cynopsis)
LMN announced new premiere dates for two series. Epic Meal Empire returns with a Thanksgiving special on Friday, November 14 at 10p, and the series premiere of Late Nite Chef Fight has shifted to Saturday, November 29 at 10p. Also on the way: two-hour special Footsteps in the Snow, Wednesday, November 12 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
After pulling in over 16 million viewers for ABC Wednesday night, the 48th Annual CMA Awards will have its cable premiere on CMT Friday, November 21 at 9p, with an encore Saturday, November 22 at 3p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Downton Abbey was renewed for season six on ITV. Season five of the hit period drama ends in the UK on Sunday, while the premiere hits PBS Sunday, January 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cougar Town launches its sixth and final season Tuesday, January 6 at 10:30p on TBS. The cast shared the news via music video.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce TV’s Off the Chain is back Wednesday, November 12 at 10p, with Kim Coles (Living Single) kicking off season three of the stand-up comedy series. The show, expanding to a one-hour format, will turn over the mic to one comic per night.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Chasing Life has been renewed for a sophomore run at ABC Family. The series, based on a Spanish-language drama, averaged 1.17 million total viewers its first go-round.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO comedies Girls and Looking return Sunday, January 11. Season four of Girls launches at 9p, with season two of Looking at 10p. Sandwiched in between: new series Togetherness, about two couples living under one roof in LA, at 9:30.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie) has joined Lifetime 2015 miniseries Marilyn, starring Kelli Garner as Marilyn Monroe and Susan Sarandon as her mentally ill mother. Watson will play young Monroe’s guardian.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Stella Maeve (Chicago PD), Hale Appleman (Teeth) and Arjun Gupta (Nurse Jackie) are onboard the pilot for Syfy’s The Magicians, adapted from the bestseller by Lev Grossman.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bridget Regan (White Collar) will recur on upcoming ABC drama Agent Carter. Series stars Hayley Atwell (A View From the Bridge).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Michael Gross (Family Ties) will recur on upcoming Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie, starring Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Thirteen-ep series premieres in 2015.
(Source: Cynopsis)
On a night dominated by the CMA Awards on ABC, Fox’s Hell’s Kitchen and Red Band Society, off the lineup during the World Series, returned Wednesday even with their last airings: 1.3/4 and .9/3, respectively, among A18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Telemundo boasts its Monday-Friday primetime is up 12 percent season-to-date among total viewers (1.47 million) and A18-49 (731,000). The net gives a special tip of the hat to telenovela Senora Acedo, averaging 1.87 milllion viewers and 1.1 million in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS’s The Talk delivered its largest audience in six months the week ending November 2, averaging 2.71 million, up 5 percent week to week.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The finale of Food Network‘s Cutthroat Kitchen: Superstar Sabotage earned a .6 rating (620,000 impressions) among A25-54, a 20 percent lift over year-ago time period delivery with a median age of 46, four years younger than year-ago. The series’ five-week run ranked fifth among cable nets in the Wednesday-at-9p timeslot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Big Hero 6 – Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, T.J. Miller, Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr. Genesis Rodriguez, Daniel Henney, Maya Rudolph
Interstellar – Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chasten, Michael Caine, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Mackenzie Foym Timothee Chalamet
A Merry Friggin’ Christmas (Limited Release) – Joel McHale, Robin Williams, Lauren Graham, Clark Duke, Oliver Platt, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tim Heidecker, Candice Bergen
The Better Angels (Limited Release) – Jason Clarke, Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, Wes Bentley, Braydon Denney, Cameron Mitchell Williams, McKenzie Blankenship, Ryan McFall
The Theory of Everything (Limited Release) – Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Charlie Cox, Simon McBurney, Maxine Peake, Charlotte Hope
Jessabelle (Limited Release) – Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, Joelle Carter, David Andrews, Ana De La Reguera, Larisa Oleynik, Chris Ellis, Amber Stevens
Open Windows (Limited Release) – Elijah Wood, Sasha Grey, Neil Maskell, Nacho Vigalondo, Ivan Gonzalez, Trevante Rhodes, Adam Quintero, Scott Weinberg
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday November 7, 2014
Bowling Green Park Fair – at Broadway & Whitehall St.
Saturday November 8, 2014
Union Square Autumn Fair – on Broadway from 17th to 23rd St.
Sunday November 9, 2014
Lower East Side Block Party – on 11th St. from 2nd to 3rd Ave.
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