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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/3/14)
NBC: Christmas in Rockefeller Center at 7pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: U.S. Bounty Hunters (Premiere) at 10pm
ID: Mail Order Murder (Premiere) at 9pm
TRU TV: Barmageddon (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Mob Wives (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: Suave Says (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Weekend Fix (Finale) at 10pm
HBO ordered the long-gestating 1970s rock drama from Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and creator Terence Winter to series. Set in New York, the show focuses on a record executive (Bobby Cannavale) trying to find a new sound in the drug- and sex-fueled music biz.
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If CBS and Dish Network can’t agree on a carriage deal by Thursday at 7p, CBS will go off the air in 14 cities including LA, New York and Chicago, warned the net on Tuesday. “In the last few weeks, we have granted two extensions, in the hopes that this would give both parties sufficient time to come to a resolution,” said CBS. “The second extension, which protected Dish subscribers’ programming over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, was the final one.”
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Season three of Comedy Central’s Kroll Show, launching Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30p, will be its last. The sketch series “comes full circle as we learn the fate of all the infamous characters portrayed,” said the net. Guest stars for the last hurrah include Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen and Casey Wilson, among others.
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The Teletubbies have a slew of new playmates. Owner DHX Media acquired Canadian animation producer Nerd Corps Entertainment for $57 million, giving the company 200 more half-hours of children’s shows, in a deal expected to wrap before Christmas.
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George Clooney appears in a spot for ITV’s annual Text Santa appeal, on the set of Downton Abbey. Hugh Bonneville, aka Downton’s Lord Grantham, starred with Clooney in the newlywed A-lister’s The Monuments Men.
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Jimmy Kimmel collaborated with The Killers for the band’s latest Christmas single, with proceeds benefiting the (RED) campaign. Watch it here – but have a hankie handy.
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Ken Ehrlich will produce the Grammys through 2017, announced the Recording Academy. CBS airs the 57th annual telecast on Sunday, February 8 at 8p – Ehrlich’s 35th year onboard.
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Bravo’s serving up a new cooking competition, with restaurateur Tom Colicchio onboard as host, judge and exec producer. Best New Restaurant, premiering Wednesday, January 21 at 10p, evaluates eateries on food, decor, concept and hospitality. Lest anyone think the contest is a piece of cake, the series is also exec produced by Hell’s Kitchen terror Gordon Ramsay.
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Lifetime original movie Whitney has a premiere date: Saturday, January 17 at 8p. Angela Bassett, known for her portrayals of Tina Turner, Rosa Parks and Katherine Jackson, among other real-life women, makes her directorial debut in the film chronicling the tumultuous relationship between the late Whitney Houston and husband Bobby Brown.
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Comedian Bill Burr pulls no punches in Netflix special I’m Sorry You Feel That Way, premiering Friday, December 5. “If you have strong religious beliefs, politically correct opinions, or are easily offended by crude language and sexual innuendo, consider yourself warned,” cautions the trailer.
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Starz is whetting viewers’ appetites for the second half of season one of Outlander, returning Saturday, April 4 at 9p, with “25 Days of #OutlanderOfferings.” Excusive content released on Twitter and Facebook leads up to a marathon of the series’ first eight eps on Christmas Day.
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“Have you had work done?” is the type of question General Hospital star Nancy Lee Grahn and a panel of GH fans will ask soap celebs on comedic talk show GH Now, debuting on ABC.com in January. Promo here.
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The People Magazine Awards are set for Thursday, December 18 at 9p on NBC. The two-hour live show from Dick Clark Productions will include appearances from stars including Jennifer Aniston, Kate Hudson, Michael Keaton and Jennifer Lopez.
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Add Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked) to the stars lighting up Logo TV’s New Now Next Awards. The special, hosted by Glee’s Darren Criss and narrated by singer Cyndi Lauper, airs Sunday, December 7 on Logo TV and Friday, December 12 on MTV.
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The Producers Guild of America announced TV nominees for its 2015 awards. Drama nods went to Breaking Bad, Downton Abbey, Game of Thrones, House of Cards and True Detective. Comedies nominated included The Big Bang Theory, Louie, Modern Family, Orange Is the New Black and Veep. For a full list of noms, go here.
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Larry Wilmore will host the 67th Annual Writers Guild Awards in NYC on Saturday, February 14. That’s just shy of a month after Wilmore starts as host of Comedy Central news program The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore on January 19.
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Enrique Iglesias won the most nominations – 10 – for Univision’s 2015 Premio Lo Nuetro a la Musica Latina, broadcast live on Thursday, February 19. Romeo Santos was close behind with nine nods. Fans can cast votes here.
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The nomination announcement for the 46th NAACP Image Awards will live stream on Tuesday, December 9 at 9a, with stars including Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Tessa Thompson (Dear White People) and Jason George (Grey’s Anatomy) on hand. Ceremony broadcasts live Friday, February 6 at 9p on TV One.
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USA’s over-the-top reality show family the Chrisleys ramp up the holiday spirit with two specials. First they host a broadcast of It’s a Wonderful Life on Sunday, December 14 at 8p, then star in A Very Chrisley Christmas, December 17 at 10p, which includes never-before-seen footage from season two, airing Tuesdays at 10p.
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How do penny pinchers celebrate the holidays? TLC special Extreme Cheapskates: Merry Cheapskate Christmas answers the question on Wednesday, December 10 at 9p. Hint: it involves junkyard gifts and a “turkey” made from ground meat and chicken.
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Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Alycia Debman Carey (Into the Storm) have been cast in the pilot for AMC’s untitled Walking Dead spin-off.
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Natalie Zea (The Following), up for grabs after ABC opted out of straight-to-series drama Members Only, landed a lead in the TBS comedy pilot from Daily Show’s Jason Jones, who will star, and Samantha Bee.
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Brandon T. Jackson (Tropic Thunder) joins the cast of NBC midseason comedy Mr. Robinson, starring Craig Robinson (The Office).
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ABC’s CMA Country Christmas was up for the second consecutive year in total viewers (8.9 million versus 7.4 million) and among A18-49 (1.6/4 versus 1.5/4) on Monday, delivering its second-best ever numbers in viewers and young adults.
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HGTV’s Property Brothers premiered Wednesday to a .96 rating among P25-54 and over 3.6 million viewers, the net’s highest-rated premiere since 2009. HGTV averaged .67 rating among P25-54 for the night, up 46 percent versus the prior four weeks.
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Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush was number one in all of television on Friday among M25-54 (2.74) and M18-49 (2.02) delivery for the third consecutive week. The show drew 3.76 million viewers P2+.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 11/30/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 281,212 (After 5 weeks – 2,495,770)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 217,118
3) Eminem – ShadyXV – 137,560
Other Debuts
6) Rick Ross – Hood Billionaire – 74,444
16) Beyonce – Beyonce (Platinum Edition) – 42,959
17) Pitbull – Globalization – 38,177
30) David Guetta – Listen – 24,800
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