FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 1/23/15)
LIFETIME: Bring It! (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Preacher’s Daughters (Premiere) at 10pm
PBS: American Masters (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Love, Lust or Run (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 1/24/15)
AHC: Patriots Rising: The American Revolution (Premiere) at 8pm
STARZ: Black Sails (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: VH1 Storytellers (Premiere) at 7pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Blake Shelton, Musical Guest: Blake Shelton at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 1/25/15)
NBC: The 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant at 8pm
E!: Live From The Red Carpet: 2015 SAG Awards at 6pm
TBS & TNT: The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at 8pm
HISTORY: Sons of Liberty (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: Galavant (Premiere) at 8pm
Empire did it again. In its third outing, the freshman Fox drama jumped four tenths, to a 4.4/13 rating among A18-49. That follows a 5 percent lift from week one to week two. American Idol also saw a four tenths uptick, to 3.4/11 in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Former American Idol judge Paula Abdul and singer/dancer Jason Derulo will sit at the judge’s table for season 12 of Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance, joining returning judge and co-creator/exec producer Nygel Lythgoe. Mary Murphy’s exit was announced earlier this month. Reality series returns this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Were reports of Rosie Perez’s exit from The View greatly exaggerated? ABC announced the co-host, currently on hiatus to rehearse for upcoming Broadway production Fish in the Dark, will be back on the talker Tuesday, February 3. “We look forward to welcoming multi-talented Rosie Perez back to her seat,” said the net on Thursday. “She brings her rich life experience and passion to the table – something we’ve sorely missed while she’s been away.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lisa Kudrow (Friends) will host the Writers Guild Awards on February 14. “One of my most proud professional moments was when I qualified to join the Writers Guild,” said Kudrow, who is a co-creator of HBO’s The Comeback and Showtime’s Web Therapy.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN’s Sag Harbor explores the exclusive African American Hamptons enclave, established as a refuge from racism in the early 20th century. Special featuring restaurateur B. Smith airs Sunday, January 25 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WE tv is launching Sex Box, a couples therapy show that includes participants having (soundproof, thank you) sex in box in the studio, on Friday, February 27 at 10p. Based on the UK original, the reality show will be “amazingly honest, provocative and yes, dare we say it, educational,” promises the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Hide the hooch – season three of CMT’s Party Down South launches Thursday, February 26 at 9p. Cast members recap the episode at 10p on Party Down South: Talk of Shame, hosted by Christine Lakin (Step by Step).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Olympic figure skaters Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski have been enlisted to offer their takes on all things Super Bowl during NBC’s pre-game coverage, launching Sunday, February 1 at noon. Since teaming for the Sochi Olympics in February, the twosome have reported on events including the Kentucky Derby and the Academy Awards.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Matchbox Twenty “takes over” AXS TV on Sunday, February 15 starting at 12p. The event features concert performances from bands including Counting Crows, Train and The Fray, as well as the premiere of concert film Matchbox Twenty Live North at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Live with Kelly & Michael will air its fourth annual live post-Oscars show on Monday, February 23 at 9a, with Academy Awards host Neil Patrick Harris confirmed as a guest. Last year’s telecast was the talker’s highest-rated broadcast ever.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Melissa Benoist (Glee) has been cast as the lead in CBS drama Supergirl. Pilot comes from Berlanti Studios in association with Warner Bros. Television.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pharrell will make a cameo on the Sunday, February 8 ep of Fox’s The Simpsons, reports EW. The rapper and The Voice coach will play himself.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wheel of Fortune was the number one show in syndication the week ending January 11, jumping 25 percent week to week to a season high 8.0 HH rating. Jeopardy hit a 7.6 HH rating, up 23 percent, another season high.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syndicated magazine shows had big gains for a second week. Hitting season highs were Entertainment Tonight with 3.9, up 26 percent versus the prior week; Inside Edition, up 21 percent to 3.4, and TMZ , with a season high of 2.2.Matching season highs: Access Hollywood (1.9, up 27 percent), Extra (1.7, up 21 percent) and The Insider (1.4, up 17 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Talk shows also saw nice gains: In its third week as the top gabber, Live with Kelly & Michael rose 6 percent to hit 3.3 and Dr. Phil returned with original episodes for a 33 percent leap to 3.2. Ellen DeGeneres, up 22 percent to 2.8, was third.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fixer Upper on Tuesday garnered a 1.25 A25-54 rating, helping HGTV achieve its highest-rated Tuesday night ever among A25-54 with a .78.HGTV was the number two cable network among A25-54 and W25-54 and the top cable network among upscale viewers W25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Strange Magic (Animated) – Alan Cumming, Evan Rachel Wood, Kristin Chenoweth, Maya Rudolph, Sam Palladio, Meredith Anne Bull, Alfred Molina, Elijah Kelley
Mortdecai – Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ewan McGregor, Olivia Munn, Paul Bethany, Jeff Goldblum, Jonny Pasvolsky, Michael Culkin
The Boy Next Door – Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, John Corbett, Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Nelson, Lexi Atkins, Hill Harper, Jack Wallace
Cake (Limited Release) – Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington, Mami Gummer, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy, Chris Messina, Lucy Punch
Black Sea (Limited Release) – Jude Law, Scoot McNair, Ben Mendelssohn, David Threlfall, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Michael Smiley, Jodie Whittaker, Sergey Puskepalis
Song One (Limited Release) – Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen, Ben Rosenfield, Lola Kirke, Cass Dillon, Paul Whitty, Elizabeth Ziman
MEGA MILLIONS
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POWERBALL
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