FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 12/1/14)
ID: My Strange Criminal Addiction (Premiere) at 10pm
TELEMUNDO: Reina De Corazones (Finale) at 8pm
El Rey cancelled action drama Matador, despite a season two renewal ahead of its July series premiere. “Ultimately it was a business decision but to be clear, we were very proud of the series on every level,” said the net in a statement. “Creatively it hit the mark and we are gratified that it celebrated diversity in front of the cameras and behind the scenes.” Season one ended in October.
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Fox is not extending its Red Band Society order past the original 13 episodes. The teen drama’s fall finale (episode 10) airs Wednesday, December 3 at 9p; the most recent airing hit a series low .7 rating in the A18-49 demo.
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Matt Lauer’s Today interview with Ray Rice and his wife Janay will air on the NBC morning show today, December 1 and Tuesday, December 2. It’s the NFL player’s first interview about the domestic violence incident in February that led to his suspension, overturned Friday.
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Joe Bastianich is leaving Fox’s MasterChef franchise. The restaurateur has been on the cooking competition mother ship for all five seasons; his third MasterChef Junior season, launching January 6, will be his last. Bastianich, who said he is focusing on the global expansion of his culinary enterprises, will continue on MasterChef Italia in Italy, as well as On the Road for Italy’s Sky Network. He will also continue as producer of CNBC’s Restaurant Startup, launching season two in January.
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Guest hosts filling in after Craig Ferguson steps down as host of CBS’s The Late Late Show on Friday, December 19 include Judd Apatow, Will Arnett, Wayne Brady, Drew Carey, Sean Hayes and Kunal Nayyer, among others. CBS daytime is pitching in, too, with original after-dark editions of The Talk airing January 12-16. James Corden takes up permanent residency Monday, March 9.
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Doctor Who fans will have to wait until the sci-fi drama’s Christmas special to find out whether reports that Jenna Coleman will not return next season are true, a BBC spokesman told Radio Times. Special airs on BBC America Christmas day.
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CBS’s 15th annual Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials is slated for January 16, with hosts Boomer Esiason (The NFL Today) and Katharine McPhee (Scorpion). Winners decided by viewer vote.
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As CES approaches in January, brands, agencies, and sellers are preparing to converge at the massive show to examine the newest innovations in consumer technology hardware, content, tech delivery systems and more. “For storytellers, brands, or anyone communicating a proposition, everything now is a data opportunity,” says StoryTech Managing Partner Lori Schwartz. “For instance, why should content creators care about 3D printing? Here’s why: not only can it impact the operational side of what you do when it comes to product manufacturing, but it can also inform your thinking around partnerships with brands and how it can be part of a bigger story; for instance, if you’re Polaroid, you might think about developing 3D picture frames. Or big fans of Family Guy might want to print out their favorite poses of Peter.” If you’d like to learn more about the CES trends predicted by StoryTech, join their Google+ hangout on December 3rd.
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Weight Watchers has veered away from celebrity endorsements for its new ad campaign from Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, OR, which went wide on Sunday. “When you use celebrities and show before-and-after photos, what you’re doing is kind of implying it’s easy,” Lesya Lysyj, presidentof WW in North America, told the NY Times. Spots are scheduled on shows that draw multiple viewers per household, like NBC’s The Voice and AMC’s Walking Dead, to promote conversation about the emotionally charged challenges of losing weight. According to Kantar Media data, Weight Watchers spent $82.7 million on U.S. ads in the first half of 2014, versus $100.3 during the same period last year.
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Jon Lindstrom (General Hospital) joins the season two cast of HBO’s True Detective, starring Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch.
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Billy Baldwin (Backdraft) landed a recurring role on the sixth and final season of TV Land’s Hot in Cleveland, airing Wednesdays at 10p.
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NBC’s Constantine dipped 18 percent among A18-49 to .9/3 on Friday, according to early Nielsens. The drama is on the renewal bubble as it runs through its 13-ep order.
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CBS had demo dips for Christmas specials Frosty the Snowman (1.1) and Yes Virginia (.7) on Friday, down 35 percent and 50 percent, respectively, versus 2013.
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The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade delivered 22.6 million viewers to NBC, the biggest non-sports broadcast this season, but down from 2013’s record 25.2 million.
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ABC’s Charlie Brown Thanksgiving and CBS’s Survivor tied for number one among A18-49. The 41-year-old animated special, moved from Thursday to Wednesday, had a 2.7 million viewer gain versus its year-ago telecast (8.0 million versus 5.3 million).
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ABC’s Dancing with the Stars finale on Tuesday was up over its year-ago Tuesday finale by 1 million viewers and 20 percent among A18-49, and had its best finale number since November 2012.
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Mexican actor Roberto Gomez Bolanos, aka Chespirito, died November 28 of heart failure. He was 85. The comedian had roles in numerous series including El Chavo del Ocho and Chespirito. “Mexico has lost an icon,” tweeted Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
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Trailblazing puppeteer Bob Baker died November 28 of natural causes. He was 90. The co-founder of the Bob Baker Marionette Company, Baker’s television projects included Bewitched and Star Trek.
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Real World star Ryan Knight was found dead Thanksgiving morning, November 27. He was 29. Knight appeared on several of MTV’s Challenge seasons. The news comes two weeks after the death of fellow Real World alum Diem Brown at age 34 of cancer.
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2014 SOUL TRAIN AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.bet.com/shows/soul-train-awards/nominees.html
WORLD AIDS DAY
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $56.9 million
Penguins of Madagascar – $25.8
Big Hero 6 – $18.8 million
Interstellar – $15.8 million
Horrible Bosses 2 – $15.7 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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