FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 11/24/14)
DISCOVERY FAMILY: How The Earth Got Its Shapes (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD: Restaurant Impossible (Premiere) at 10pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Moving Country (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Cause of Death (Premiere) at 8pm
NAT. GEO.: Crowd Control (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Eric Greenspan Is Hungry (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Chug (Premiere) at 10:30pm
TRAVEL: Booze Traveler (Premiere) at 10pm
Dish Network and Turner announced Friday they had “mutually decided” to restore the eight channels that had been off the satellite service provider since October 21 – CNN, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, truTV, TCM, HLN, CNN en Espanol and Boomerang – and extend the carriage deal of TBS and TNT, set to expire December 5, as they continued negotiations. Who blinked? “Dish and Turner will not have any further comment,” said a statement from Turner. Dish and CBS also agreed to a short-term extension of their carriage agreement, which was to expire on Thursday.
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The Queen Latifah Show was cancelled by Sony Pictures Television, but will continue with season two original episodes through March. Season to date, the syndicated talk show is averaging a 1.0 rating and 1.4 million total viewers. “The most important thing in life is that you wake up every single day and take chances,” the host posted on Facebook when the news broke. “No matter what the outcome…believe in yourself and continue to fly.”
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TBS cancelled comedy Sullivan & Son after three seasons. With Men at Work cancelled in May and Cougar Town on the way out, the only returning original scripted series on the net in 2015 will be Ground Floor.
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The monster snowstorm that dumped seven feet of the white stuff on Buffalo, NY has forced the NFL to reroute the Bills’ home game against the NY Jets on Sunday to tonight in Detroit. CBS will air the game at 7p in the teams’ markets.
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Adam Pally is leaving Fox’s The Mindy Project in early 2015. The Happy Endings alum recently signed a deal with ABC Studios to produce projects for broadcast and streaming services.
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Netflix has picked up Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock and for good measure, ordered a second season. The offbeat comedy had been scheduled by NBC for midseason. Said NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt, “We have a very drama-heavy midseason schedule, so we’re thrilled about this Netflix opportunity. It’s an instant win-win for everyone, including Tina, Robert and Universal Television.”
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Backstage before a a stand-up show last week, Bill Cosby, accused of multiple instances of sexual assault, told a reporter from Florida Today, “I know people are tired of me not saying anything, but a guy doesn’t have to answer to innuendos.” In response to the allegations, Netflix postponed a Thanksgiving Day special with Cosby and NBC canceled development of a comedy pilot; a November 28 show at Las Vegas’ Treasure Island was also canceled, “by mutual agreement.”
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ABC salutes Disney Theatrical Productions’ success on the Great White Way with Backstage with Disney on Broadway: Celebrating 20 Years. The one hour special from Lincoln Square Productions, hosted by Modern Family’s Jesse Tyler Ferguson and featuring a performance by Sir Elton John, airs Sunday, December 14 at 7p.
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Bravo greenlit season two of Untying the Knot, featuring celebrity divorce attorney Vikki Ziegler as she helps couples “divorce with dignity.” The Engel Entertainment series is currently looking for pairs interested in consciously uncoupling.
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Jimmy Fallon announced on The Tonight Show that Spike TV is turning one of his late-night segments into a TV series. The net is partnering with Fallon’s Eight Million Plus Productions, John Krasinski (The Office), Stephen Merchant (Hello Ladies) and Matador (Banksy Does New York) for half-hour Lip Sync Battle. “Lip Sync Battling is one of the coolest thingshappening in pop culture right now and already has a huge fan base thanks to the amazing talentinvolved,” said Casey Patterson, EVP, Talent Development and Production, Viacom. Filmed in NYC, the show is slated for an April 2 premiere.
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Hallmark’s daytime show Home & Family Holiday Special has a primetime premiere Monday, November 24 at 8p. Joining hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare: Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Genie Francis and Marilu Henner.
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CBS Thanksgiving eps include NCIS and NCIS: New Orleans on Tuesday, November 25. At 8p, a holiday travel surge causes a delay at Dulles Airport that leads to a case involving a terrorist threat, and in the next hour the New Orleans team reopens a cold case and prepares for their annual feast. At 9:30p on Thursday, November 27, The McCarthys celebrate the day of giving thanks by trying to get Gerard to dump his girlfriend.
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Step lively: TLC is airing a six-hour marathon of dance competition/docu-series Ballroom Blitz on Wednesday, November 26 starting at 1p.
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Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum are among the country music stars performing in CMT’s Ultimate Kickoff Party, a live special Friday, January 9 at 9p celebrating the first national college championship game on January 12.
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The holiday season has a little something for everyone when it comes to very special TV movies – but Lifetime is forging its own purr-fectly original path with Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever.
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HGTV is offering a sneak peek at five upcoming lifestyle series on New Year’s Day. Castle Hunters (Magilla Entertainment) airs at 10a and 10:30a; Half-Price Paradise (Scott Brothers Entertainment, Inc.) at 2p and 2:20p; Living Big Sky (Orion Multimedia) at 6p and 6:30p); Island Life (Left/Right, Inc.) at 7p and 7:30p and Building Hawaii (Zodiak USA) at 11p and 11:30p.
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MSG Network offers up a marathon of the Piano Man with “A Thanksgiving State of Mind: The Billy Joel Marathon.” Six concerts run from 8a to 2a on Thursday, November 27.
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The tenth season of FXX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia launches Wednesday, January 14 at 10p, followed by the series premiere of new comedy Man Seeking Woman at 10:30p.
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FX starts the new year with three premieres: season six bow of Archer is Thursday, January 8 at 10p, Justified launches its sixth and final season Tuesday, January 20 at 10p and the third season of The Americans debuts Wednesday, January 28 at 10p.
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Fox is moving Glee to Fridays for its sixth and final run, starting with a two-hour premiere on January 9 and settling into its regular 9p slot the following week. Season three of MasterChef Junior launches Tuesday, January 6 at 8p, and new unscripted series World’s Funniest Fails debuts Friday, January 16 at 8p; freshman procedural Backstrom bows Thursday, January 22 at 9p. March brings the series premiere of Will Forte comedy The Last Man on Earth Sunday the 1st at 9p, the third season kickoff of The Following on the 2nd at 8p, Hell’s Kitchen on the 3rd at 8p. New ensemble comedy Weird Loners premieres Tuesday March 31 at 9:30p.
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OWN docu-series Raising Whitley is back for season two Saturday, January 3 at 9p, followed at 10p by Sag Harbor. The one-hour special produced by Ish Entertainment focuses on an exclusive African-American enclave in the Hamptons.
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Season two of Bravo’s Thicker Than Water premieres Sunday, January 4 at 9p, with oldest son Marcus joining the Tankard clan in Brooklyn. From Monday, January 5 through Friday, January 9, fans can join the family for live Q&As on the series’ Facebook page.
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William Shatner (Star Trek) will guest in a four-ep arc on Syfy’s Haven next year. Midseason finale of the drama, based on the Stephen King novella “The Colorado Kid,” airs Friday, December 5 at 7p.
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Ellen Barkin (The Big Easy) guest stars on Showtime pilot Happyish, as a head hunter who works with Steve Coogan’s character.
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Nora Arnezeder (Safe House) landed a starring role in CBS thriller Zoo. Summer drama also stars James Wolk (You Again).
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After hitting season highs on November 7 opposite CBS’s low-rated Hollywood Awards, ABC’s Last Man Standing and Cristela were down in fast nationals on Friday (1.3/5 from 1.5/5 and 1.0/4 from 1/1/4, respectively). But NBC’s Constantine got a nice ratings rebound, jumping to 1.1/4 from .8/3.
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The Latin Grammy Awards on Univision Thursday averaged 2.0/6 among A19-49 and 4.8 million total viewers, a 10 percent bump from last year. The net was number one in the demo on LA, Miami, Houston, Dallas and Phoenix.
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President Obama’s address on immigration Thursday night delivered almost 8 million viewers to cable news, according to early Nielsen numbers, with over half – 4.9 million – going to Fox News. MSNBC had 1.76 million and CNN drew 1.68 million. In the news demo, it was NFC: 958,000, CNN: 637,000 and MSNBC: 320,000.
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Bounce TV reports over 1.7 million people tuned into the season three premiere of original series Off The Chain during its premiere week. The first episode of the season featured actress/comedien Kim Coles and encores Thanksgiving night, Nov. 27 at 11p.
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2014 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $123 million
Big Hero 6 – $20.1 million
Interstellar – $15 .1 million
Dumb And Dumber To – $13.8 million
Gone Girl – $2.8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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