FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 1/26/15)
CBS: Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2015 (Premiere) at 8pm
BBC AMERICA: Top Gear (Premiere) at 8:30pm
BBC AMERICA: Mud, Sweat and Gears (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: Fashion Police: 2015 SAG Awards (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX BUSINESS: Strange Inheritance (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Ellen’s Design Challenge (Premiere) at 9pm
PBS: A Path Appears (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: The Manipulation Game (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Bizarre Foods, Delicious Destinations (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC picked up two trophies at Saturday’s 2015 Producers Guild of America Awards in LA: The Voice (NBC) for competition television, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon (NBC) for live entertainment and talk. Rounding out the other TV categories were Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) for comedy, Cosmos: A Space Odyssey (Fox/NatGeo) for non-fiction TV and Sesame Street (PBS) for outstanding children’s program. As previously announced, HBO’s The Normal Heart was honored with the Stanley Kramer Award for raising awareness of important social issues.
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David Letterman takes a turn as guest on CBS’s Late Late Show on Tuesday, January 27, with Regis Philbin in the host seat. The late nighter, from Letterman’s Worldwide Pants, is using guest hosts to fill the void between the exit of Craig Ferguson last December, and James Corden’s start on March 23.
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John Stamos stars in an untitled ABC Studios comedy pilot from Danny Chun (The Office) and Galavant creator Dan Fogelman, ordered by Fox. The net also picked up drama Studio City, from Warner Bros. Television.
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Former NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will exec produce Mandalay Sports Media-produced pilot Shaq Inc. (wt), ordered by TruTV. Scripted comedy is inspired by the running of O’Neal’s business empire.
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Spike TV puts the focus on fisticuffs in monthly series Premier Boxing Champions, launching Friday, March 13 at 9p. In addition to the fights, programming designed to energize the sport’s fan base will showcase the boxers. “The fighters are the stars,” said Spike president Kevin Kay. “We will give them a platform to demonstrate why they are among greatest and most exciting athletes in the world.”
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Working with Ellen DeGeneres and her A Very Good Production team was “a real joy,” Arthur Smith, exec producer from A. Smith & Co. for HGTV’s Ellen’s Design Show. “In spite of her busy schedule, Ellen stayed very connected to the production.” As for the series, launching tonight at 9p, “Even though this is a serious competition, the show has a great does of fun and showmanship,” says Smith. “Viewers will love the elements of competition, original design, creativity and fun.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law) wrote, directed and stars in Up romantic comedy Christian Mingle: The Movie, bowing Sunday, February 8 at 7. Lacey Chabert (Party of Five) plays a marketing exec looking for Mr. Right online.
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TLC, home of Little People, Big World, is again exploring everyday life inside a family led by parents with a form of dwarfism. In Our Little Family, all three young children also are little. Promises the net, “With a house full of vivacious personalities and tons of laughter, the family faces any challenge thrown their way,” starting Tuesday, February 17 at 10p.
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Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials airs tonight at 8p on CBS. What to expect? This year’s theme for the fan-voted spot is “New School versus Old School,” with classics like Coke’s 1980 “Mean Joe” spot competing against contemporary faves like Budweiser’s “Brotherhood” from 2013. Viewers vote for their favorites here. The Super Bowl is “the only network show where viewers who DVR the program often fast forward through the game just to watch the commercials,” says Juma Entertainment’s Robert Horowitz. “That’s why for 15 years the commercials have had their own show.” Juma and IMG produce.
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Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath hosts the 2015 Grammy Prediction Special on AXS TV. Industry experts rate the chances of this year’s crop of nominees on Tuesday, February 3 at 10p.
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Viewers will have a peek at Elvis Presley’s autos (including a Stutz Blackhawk and the van the King used to sneak out of Graceland) in the season two debut Americarna, roaring back to Velocity with back-to-back eps Tuesday, February 17 starting at 10p. “This season is the ultimate car guy’s take on American cultural history,” said Velocity GM Robert Scanlon.
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Richard Lewis (Curb Your Enthusiasm) is onboard Starz comedy Blunt Talk, from Seth MacFarlane (Family Guy) and Jonathan Ames (Bored to Death). Series stars Patrick Stewart (Star Trek: The Next Generation).
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Kyle Dean Massey (Hart of Dixie) joined Nashville in a recurring role. New eps of the ABC drama launch Wednesday, February 4 at 10p.
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John Leguizamo (The Kill Point) will star in CBS’s Taxi-22, a project developed by the late James Gandolfini, reports Deadline. CBS Television Studios is producing.
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Fox procedural Backstrom debuted to a 1.9/6 rating among A18-49. Lead-in was American Idol, with 2.8/9 in the demo.
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Access Hollywood’s Golden Globes coverage delivered a 2.0 HH rating the week of January 12, up 5 percent from prior week, to set a season high.
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Meet the Press drew 3.05 million viewers and 927,000 among A25-54 on January 18, the highest yet for Chuck Todd, who took over for David Gregory on September, and best for the news show in ten months. Meet the Press came in second to CBS’s Face the Nation, which delivered its largest audience (4.22 million and 1.1 in the demo) since November 2013.
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Country singer and The Voice mentor Blake Shelton’s turn as Saturday Night Live host gave the NBC late night sketch comedy show a 4.7 HH rating in metered markets and 2.2 among A18-49, a boost of 15 percent in households and 10 percent in the demo and the second highest ratings of the season.
(Source: Cynopsis)
2015 SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/21st-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
American Sniper – $64.4 million
The Boy Next Door – $15 million
Paddington – $12.4 million
The Wedding Ringer – $11.6 million
Taken 3 – $7.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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