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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/21/15)
TV ONE: Unsung: Peaches & Herb (Premiere) at 8pm
BRAVO: Best New Restaurant (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Dual Survival (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Fire in the Hole (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY LIFE: The Mistress (Premiere) at 10pm and 10:30pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: RV Nation (Premiere) at 8pm
SCIENCE: All-American Makers (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: American Horror Story: Freak Show (Finale) at 10pm
Comedy Central is set to tape a roast of pop star/underwear model Justin Bieber. Where to start: peeing in a restaurant mop bucket? Egging his neighbor’s house? Abandoning a pet monkey in Germany? “Justin has been asking us for a few years to roast him, and we just kept telling him to go create more source material first,” said Kent Alterman, president, content development & original programming. “We’re thrilled he listened.” James Franco was the last to take the heat, in 2013.
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NBC’s promoting TV Everywhere by offering its Super Bowl coverage – halftime included! – as well as hit show The Blacklist everywhere, for free. The net is offering 11 hours of access starting at noon on February 1, no log in necessary. “We are leveraging the massive digital reach of the Super Bowl to help raise overall awareness of TV Everywhere by allowing consumers to explore our vast TVE offering with this special one-day-only access,”said Alison Moore, GM and EVP, TV Everywhere for NBCUniversal.
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John Walsh, longtime host of America’s Most Wanted and currently host of CNN’s The Hunt, was named spokesman and on-air talent for free-to-air multicast channel Justice Network, launched Tuesday. Walsh hosts hourly PSAs using information from law enforcement agencies about high-risk criminals and missing children. “His personal crusade for justice touched so many Americans and will be a driving force behind our network brand, public service announcements, and programming influences,” said Justice Network CEO Steve Schiffman.
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Honorees added for the 32rd Annual Paleyfest include Showtime’s Homeland, HBO’s Girls, CW’s Jane The Virgin, FOX’s Glee, ABC’S Modern Family, Starz’s Outlander, MTV’s Teen Wolf and FX’s American Horror Story: Freak Show. Already announced: ABC’s Scandal, CBS’s The Good Wife and CW’s Arrow and The Flash. Comedy Central’s Key & Peele, Broad City Kroll Show and Workaholics will be part of a special salute to the net. Event returns to the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland March 6-15.
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Bob Newhart will add another feather to his cap when the publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild honor the beloved TV vet with their lifetime achievement award on February 20 at the Beverly Hilton. Previous winners include Clint Eastwood, Julie Andrews and last year’s honoree, Jerry Lewis.
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The story of a musical giant is recounted in Smithsonian Channel’s Legend of Lead Belly, premiering Monday, February 23 at 8p. The one-hour Black History month special about a Huddie Ledbetter, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, hails from Eagle Rock Entertainment.
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Simulcasting the 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild on Sunday, January 25 is just the beginning for TNT and TBS. The nets are going full-force digital, with a team of social media correspondents and influencers offering behind-the-scenes play-by-play using the hashtag #sagawards. In addition to social media ambassador Matt McGorry (How to Get Away with Murder), thelodown.com founder Lo Bosworth and lifestyle, beauty and fashion bloggers Marianna Hewitt and Sazan Barzani will serve as official social media correspondents.
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J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) makes his debut as host of Saturday Night Live on January 31. Musical guest is D’Angelo and his band, The Vanguard.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cookie Monster has a treat: PBS Kids and Sesame Street are premiering Cookie Monster special The Cookie Thief on Monday, February 16 (check local listings). SNL alum Rachel Dratch guests.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Also ahead on PBS Kids is new series Nature Cat, premiering this fall. The show about a house cat who dreams of exploring the great outdoors was created by brothers David Rudman (The Muppets) and Adam Rudman (Tom & Jerry).
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s peril on the high seas when season four of Wicked Tuna hits NatGeo shores Sunday, February 15 at 9p. The fishing docu-series will air internationally in 171 countries. Season two of spinoff Wicked Tuna: North vs. South starts production in early 2015 in the Outer Banks.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season two of ASPiRE’s Laff Mobb’s We Got Next premieres Wednesday, February 4 at 10p. The weekly “clean stand-up” reality series features profiles of and performances by the next generation of African-American comics.
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Rob Lowe (Parks and Recreation) will star in 10-part UK series Apocalypse Slough for Sky1, reports Deadline. Lowe plays a charismatic, rebellious priest who joins an eclectic group of people watching the end of the world on TV (but maybe not cable?).
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CBS’s NCIS: Los Angeles delivered 9.5 million total viewers and a 1.5 rating among A18-49 on Monday, according to Nielsen fast nationals, down 25 percent in the demo to match a series low. The net’s 2 Broke Girls (2.2) and Scorpion (2.2) both slid two tenths, while Mike & Molly (2.1) held steady.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s State of Affairs got a ratings bump Monday, rising 24 percent in viewers (4.5 million) and 57 percent among A18-49 (1.1). Fox’s Gotham (2.2) and Sleepy Hollow (1.3) matched series lows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jane the Virgin’s first original at-bat after star Gina Rodriguez scored a win at the Golden Globes hit a series high .6/2 among A18-34 and .9/3 among W18-34 on Monday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 1/18/15)
1) Meghan Trainor – Title – 194, 522
2) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 92,196 (After 12 weeks – 4,035,800)
3) Kidz Bop Kids – Kidz Bop 27 – 77,380
Other Debuts
6) Mark Ronson – Uptown Special – 30,047
7) Jazmine Sullivan – Reality Show – 29,708
11) Ella Henderson – Chapter One – 20,434
18) Guster – Evermotion – 13,296
20) Panda Bear – Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper – 12.076
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