FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 12/10/14)
A&E: Country Buck$ (Finale) at 10:30pm
BBC AMERICA: The Game (Finale) at 10pm
COMEDY: South Park (Finale) at 10pm
COMEDY: Key & Peele (Finale) at 10:30pm
COOKING: Best In Chow (Finale) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: The Getaway (Finale) at 9pm
Police drama Rizzoli & Isles will make it to season six on TNT, with a largest-yet order of 18 episodes. This summer, the show was the number one basic cable drama in total viewers with 7.6 million average viewers in Live+7. Seems like a no-brainer, but the renewal was reportedly delayed by the exit of TNT and TBS programming president Michael Wright, who had been negotiating with Warner Horizon Television for a two-season deal. Series returns in February to finish out season five.
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ox Broadcasting and Fox International Channels will premiere M. Night Shyamalan event series Wayward Pines in 125 countries on Thursday, May 14 at 9p, the largest day-and-date launch ever for a scripted series. The 10-episode psychological thriller from FX Productions stars Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent.
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Fusion has launched on Apple TV, featuring an exclusive first look at the season premiere of No You Shut Up, as well as highlights from the net’s daily and weekly topical programs, full episodes of original series, documentaries and curated content. “Fusion’s audience was born on the digital frontier,” said Fusion CEO Isaac Lee. “We are taking a significant step to make sure we are reaching this powerful and dynamic audience everywhere they consume content.”
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Showtime Networks has launched Showtime Anytime on the Xbox One game console, available for free to Xbox Live members in the U.S. Users have unlimited on demand access to hundreds of hours of programming, plus the live broadcast of the net’s East and West Coast feeds.
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Syfy is developing Superman prequel Krypton, with DC Entertainment and Warner Horizon Television. Creators David S. Goyer and Ian Goldberg will exec produce.
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TeenNick’s Open Heart debuts Tuesday, January 20 at 9p. The live-action mystery series from Epitome Pictures in association with marblemedia stars Degrassi alums Cristine Prosperi and Justin Kelly.
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Comedian Michael Colyar headlines a one-hour special on Bounce TV’s Off the Chain, tonight at 10p.
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How to Get Away with Murder’s Matt McGorry will serve as social media host leading up to the 2015 Screen Actor’s Guild Awards, offering updates and behind-the-scenes details via his personal Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts. TNT and TBS will simulcast the ceremony Sunday, January 25 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The nominees for the 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards were announced Tuesday. Outstanding comedy nods went to Black-ish, House of Lies, Key & Peele, Orange Is the New Black and Real Husbands of Hollywood; drama contenders include Being Mary Jane, Grey’s Anatomy, House of Cards, How to Get Away with Murder and Scandal. Winners will be announced live during a ceremony airing on TV One Friday, February 6 at 9p. For a complete list of nominees, go here.
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The American Film Awards named its selections for the top TV programs of the year. Making the cut: The Americans, Fargo, Game of Thrones, How to Get Away with Murder, Jane the Virgin, The Knick, Mad Men, Orange Is the New Black, Silicon Valley and Transparent. Honorees are “more than just milestones in a year of excellence,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI president and CEO, but “a part of our American cultural heritage, a new chapter in the story of the art form.”
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CBS’s 60 Minutes hit Nielsen’s top ten most-watched broadcasts for the seventh straight week, the venerable newsmagazine’s longest streak since January 2009.
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TNT’s The Librarians was the week’s most-watched entertainment program on basic cable the week of December 1, drawing a combined audience of 7.3 million viewers in Live+SD for its premiere and encore.
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Former Miss America, actress and humanitarian Mary Ann Mobley Collins died December 9 of complications from breast cancer. She was 77. Mobley was a member of the National Board of Trustees for the March of Dimes, the National Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation and the National Council on Disability, and an advocate for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Childhelp.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 12/7/14)
1) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 230,238 (After 6 weeks – 2,726,008)
2) Pentatonix – That’s Christmas To Me – 208,450 (After 7 weeks – 616,167)
3) AC/DC – Rock or Bust – 171,902
Other Debuts
4) Idina Menzel – Holiday Wishes – 63,199
8) Mary J. Blige – London Sessions – 54,638
20) Wu-Tang Clan – Better Tomorrow – 24,386
23) Walk The Moon – Talking Is Hard – 23,745
28) She & Him – Classics – 18,307
40) Omarion – Sex Playlist – 12,644
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