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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 12/8/14)
ABC: The Great Christmas Light Fight (Premiere) at 8pm
CBS: Mike & Molly (Premiere) at 8:30pm
DIY: Bath Crashers 1000s (Finale) at 11:30pm
NUVO TV: Dexter (Finale) at 9pm
After pulling its programming from Dish Network on Friday, CBS finally came to a multi-year retransmission deal with the satellite TV company, ending a courtroom battle over Dish’s ad-skipping DVR service AutoHop. Dish has agreed to disable AutoHop within the first week of a CBS show airing. The agreement includes CBS Sports Network and other CBS-owned channels like Showtime and Smithsonian Channel and covers retransmission consent for CBS-owned stations across the country. Dish did win some key digital rights in the deal, such as a path to over-the-top distribution of Showtime, but the agreement stops short of rights for a full Internet TV service.
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President Barack Obama sat down with BET Networks for an exclusive interview at the White House to discuss the recent unrest in America. BET’s 106 & Park airs a portion of the interview on Monday, December 8 at 5p. The full in-depth interview airs immediately following at 6p on BET News Presents: A Conversation with President Barack Obama.
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Meanwhile, Stephen Colbert welcomes President Obama as his guest on the Monday, December 8 episode of The Colbert Report. Colbert announced the news on his show’s Thursday night airing, noting that his interview will be part of a special visit to the capitol. He said that he’s calling it “Stephen Colbert Presents: Mr. Colbert Goes to Washington, D.C. Ya Later, Legislator: Partisan is Such Sweet Sorrow: A Colbert Victory Lap ‘014.” The Colbert Report airs on Comedy Central.
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Sons of Anarchy‘s finale episode, which airs Tuesday, December 9 at 10p on FX, might not come as a surprise to some viewers. A new book, Sons of Anarchy: The Official Collector’s Edition, was sent out early, resulting in readers discovering details about the show’s ending. Creator Kurt Sutter released a lengthy apology about the book’s early release, calling the gaffe “a storyteller’s worst nightmare.” He went on to ask readers not share their “wrath or pain or opinion in social media so as to not spoil the experience of others” and urged them to still tune in for the finale. “It plays much better than it reads,” said Sutter. The book will be on shelves December 10.
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CBS comedy Two and a Half Men will conclude its twelfth and final season with a special one-hour series finale on Thursday, February 19 at 9p. The show, which stars Ashton Kutcher and Emmy Award winner Jon Cryer and is executive produced by Chuck Lorre, ranked as television’s most watched comedy for five consecutive seasons from 2005-2006 through 2009-2010.
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Elton John will perform his anthem, I’m Still Standing, in a special live appearance from his concert at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015. His performance will take place right after the ball drops, ringing in the start to 2015. John’s will be one of more than 38 performances throughout the night, which begins at 8p on Wednesday, December 31 on ABC.
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PowerwomenTV teamed up with Time Inc. to launch The Climb, which focuses on successful female celebrities and entrepreneurs. Created by Amy Palmer, subjects include Tamara Mellon (Jimmy Choo), June Ambrose (stylist), Crystal Renn (plus size model), Dj Chelsea Leyland and blogger Arielle Nachmani (Something Navy). The Climb will live on People.com, Instyle.com and on the Time Inc. platform (170 million uniques per month).
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CBS has set premiere dates for three new series. Comedy The Odd Couple, starring Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon, debuts Thursday, February 19 at 8:30p. In the drama department, Battle Creek, from David Shore (House) and Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad), premieres Sunday, March 1 at 10p, while CSI: Cyber, the next generation in the successful global CSI franchise, bows Wednesday, March 4 at 10p.
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Sophomore comedy Mom moves to its new 9:30p time slot on Thursday, February 26 on CBS, following encore episodes of The Big Bang Theory.
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Shonda Rhimes, creator and executive producer of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal, is being inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The ceremony will take place at the 2015 NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 13 in Las Vegas.
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Tricon Films & Television has announced that dramedy series Sensitive Skin has received a second season order from Bell Media’s The Movie Network and Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central. The new season goes into production in Toronto in the spring of 2015. “We are thrilled to be coming back,” said star and executive producer Kim Cattrall.
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MSG Network original series Four Courses with J.B. Smoove returns for a third season on Monday, January 19. The 10 new episodes were filmed at Hudson Malone restaurant in New York City, where Smoove hosted a group of comedians, athletes and entertainers to discuss everything from NY sports to life in the Big Apple.
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Melina Kanakaredes, whose TV credits include Providence and N.Y.P.D. Blue, has been tapped to guest star on a Season 5 episode of Hawaii Five-0.
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Ana Ortiz has landed a recurring role on NBC’s Marry Me. The Devious Maids star will play a love interest for Tymberlee Hill’s Kay.
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Annie Wersching is reprising her role as ice queen Dr. Kelly Nieman on ABC‘s Castle. Showrunner David Amann teased her return during an interview with tvline.com.
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TNT drama Major Crimes has nabbed Annie Potts (Designing Women) for a guest appearance. She’ll portray Clarissa Fields, an astrologer to the stars.
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Peri Gilpin is replacing Jean Smart as school principal Catherine Taylor in the upcoming NBC comedy Mr. Robinson.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brian Baumgartner, remembered as oddball accountant Kevin on The Office, has landed a guest spot on ABC Family‘s Melissa & Joey. He’ll play Hank, a campaign investor for Melissa Joan Hart‘s Mel.
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WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 – $21.6 million
Penguins of Madagascar – $11.1 million
Horrible Bosses 2 – $8.6 million
Big Hero 6 – $8.13 million
Interstellar – $8 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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