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Randy Jackson won’t be back for season 14 of American Idol. The music producer and original judge on the Fox singing competition first announced he was exiting after season 12, but returned as a mentor. This time, it appears, it’s for real. “After 13 seasons, I felt now was the perfect time to leave,” said Jackson. “I’m proud to have been a part of a series that discovered some incredible artists and will go down in history as one of the most successful television shows ever…Onto what’s next.” Jackson’s exit leaves host Ryan Seacrest the sole original survivor of Idol, returning in January.
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Two weeks after Fox snipped its order from 16 to 13 episodes, Mulaney is moving from 9:30p on Sundays to 7:30p, trading timeslots with animated Bob’s Burgers. The freshman comedy earned a .9 rating among A18-49 on Sunday, up from a series low .7.
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NBCUniversal and boy band One Direction struck a cross-platform deal that includes One Direction: The TV Special on Tuesday, December 23 at 8p, as well as a live performance on Today and Telemundo’s Un Neuvo Dia on November 17 timed to the release of their new album, competitions for fans to win tickets to shows and social media action.
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Former E! and Current TV reporter Laura Ling has joined Discovery Digital Networks as Director of Development. “Throughout my career, I have sought out the stories that haven’t been told and the people the world hasn’t met, and I am excited to join the Discovery Digital Networks team to help bring more of these stories to light online,” said Ling. In 2009 the journalist, sister of CNN’s Lisa Ling, was imprisoned in North Korea for five months after trying to film refugees at the Chinese border.
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For the first time, MTV will debut long-form video content on its Facebook page ahead of its premiere on TV and other platforms. Rebel Music: Native America launches via Facebook today at 4p, moving to MTV2 and EPIX2 Friday, November 14 at 8:30a and 4p, and to Centric and mtvU Monday, November 17 at 12p and 9p.
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Former President Bill Clinton will guest on The Queen Latifah Show on Friday, says the Hollywood Reporter. It will be the host’s first presidential sit-down.
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Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and John Slattery present the International Emmy Founders Award to series creator Matthew Weiner at the awards ceremony Monday, November 24 in NYC. British comedian Matt Lucas hosts.
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Former reality TV producer Bruce Beresford-Redman (Survivor), on trial for the murder of his wife, documents his life behind bars in Mexico on 48 Hours: “Prison Diaries.” Beresford-Redman, who maintains he is innocent, recorded video diary entries around the prison compound for four months, to show people “what can happen, to get an idea of what things are like here in Hell.” Show airs Saturday, November at 8p.
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Ho ho ho! New holiday eps of ABC Family’s Melissa & Joey and Baby Daddy air Wednesday, December 10 at 8p and 8:30p.
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Jane Lynch (Glee) joins Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby) as co-host of Fox’s Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular. The special celebrating rescue dogs, formerly named The Great American Dog-a-Thon, airs Thanksgiving, November 27 at 8p.
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It’s all about loyalty on VH1’s Mob Wives, returning for season five Wednesday, December 3 at 9p – so the show is launching a Facebook application Monday, November 24, that combs through viewers’ Facebook friends to let them know which ones they can trust.
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ABC Family announced 2015 premiere dates for returning shows. On Tuesday, January 6, Pretty Little Liars is back at 8p, followed by Switched at Birth at 9p. Wednesday, January 14 brings new eps of Melissa & Joey at 8p and Baby Daddy at 8:30p, and The Fosters returns Monday, January 19 at 8p, with Chasing Life at 9p.
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Kristen Hager (Being Human), Kelsey Siepser (The Price We Pay), Adria Arjona (Narcos) and Oscar Jaenada (Cantinflas) have joined the cast of TNT’s Untitled Miami Project. Drama from Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay centers on the 1970s Florida drug trade.
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Thomas M. Wright (The Bridge) landed a lead role in WGN America drama Outsiders, about a family living off the grid and above the law.
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Viacom and Frontier Communications Corporation announced a long-term renewal of their carriage agreement. Included in the deal are multiplatform rights for 27 Viacom networks, along with premium net EPIX.
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NBC’s Chicago Fire jumped 29 percent week to week, from 1.7 to 2.2/7 among A18-49 on Tuesday, for its second-best score this season.
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Fox saw MasterChef Junior match its week-ago premiere with 1.8/6 in the demo, but New Girl and The Mindy Project dipped week to week, from 1.6/5 to 1.3/4 and 1.3/4 to 1.1/3, respectively.
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Freshman grade: The series premiere of ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder has amassed an average 26.37 million viewers P2+ through 35 days. The breakdown is 13.12 million Live+SD, 5.93 million DVR/VOD 1-3, 1.02 million DVR 4-7, 2.19 million VOD 4-35 and 3.11 million online 1-35.
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Fox News Channel’s The Man Who Killed Osama Bin Laden (part 1) handed the net 2.697 million viewers at 10p on Tuesday, more than CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined. The special featured an interview with the Navy SEAL who fatally shot the terrorist leader.
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Character actress Carol Ann Susi died November 10 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 62. Susi appeared in numerous comedies, including Cheers, Mad About You and Seinfeld, but may have been best known as the voice of Howard’s mother on The Big Bang Theory. “In addition to her talent, Carol Ann was a constant source of joy and kindness to all,” said the show.
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