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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 2/5/15)
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: United Sweets of America (Premiere) at 6pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: A Very Barry Branson (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: Allegiance (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Beat Booby Flay (Finale) at 10pm

Rosie Perez is back in her co-host seat, but co-exec producer Brian Balthazar is putting The View behind him just six months into the job. One day after Perez, rumored to be out at the ABC morning talker, returned from a pre-planned hiatus, came word that Balthazar had decided to return to HGTV. The former exec producer for shows including House Hunters will serve as VP, programming and development. “The opportunity to develop long form lifestyle programming is something I have always had a passion for,” said the exec. “While my time at The View was brief, I will continue to be a big fan of the show…don’t be surprised to find me cheering the ladies on from a seat in the studio audience.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

CBS yanked The McCarthys from its Thursday schedule. Originally slated to air tonight and February 12 before a planned hiatus, the show has been replaced with Big Bang Theory reruns. The comedy was averaging 6.79 million total viewers and 1.5 among A18-49; four unaired episodes remain from its order of 15.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bravo gave the green light for a sophomore season of its first scripted series, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, from Universal Cable Productions. The January 27 telecast earned a series high1.5 million total viewers, 983,000 A25-54 and 872,000 A18-49 in Live+3.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Project Runway All Stars  Season 4 Reunion has Alyssa Milano dishing Twitter tantrums, behind-the-scenes moments, motherhood and her fellow judges on Thursday, February 19 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Aspiring entrepreneurs have the chance to turn ideas into reality in Food Network’s Food Fortunes, launching Monday, March 9 at 10p. Inventors pitch a room full of consumers on a food product, overseen by a panel of potential investors.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Smithsonian Channel’s L.A. Frock Stars, featuring searches for vintage fashions at Hollywood boutique The Way We Wore, starts its sophomore session Thursday, March 19 at 9p. Highlight: a 1957 Dior haute couture dress that catches the eye of store owner Doris Raymond.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO’s The Casual Vacancy, adapted from the book by J.K. Rowling, premieres Wednesday, April 29 at 8p with back-to-back eps. Cast of the miniseries, presented by HBO in association with the BBC, includes Harry Potter’s Michael Gambon.
(Source: Cynopsis)

It Takes a Church is back for season two Thursday, March 26 at 8p, with Natalie Grant again on hand as host. Look for special appearances by David & Tamela Mann (Madea’s Big Happy Family) and American Idol runner up Bo Bice over the course of the season, as a congregation of cupids play matchmaker.
(Source: Cynopsis)

OWN offers a double dose of food-themed docu-series with soul food restaurant-set Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s making its second season debut Saturday, February 28 at 9p, leading into the series bow of 2 Fat 2 Fly, focused on a food truck business, at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

New to the lineup of celebs digging into their family history when TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? returns Sunday, March 8 at 10p are singer Melissa Etheridge (scandalous marriage), Ugly Betty’s America Ferrara (violence in Central America), Scandal’s Tony Goldwyn (heroic 3x great grandparents) and Josh Groban (renowned scientist relative).
(Source: Cynopsis)

It’s Fox’s turn at bat with the Primetime Emmy Awards, and the net has set the date at Sunday, September 20 at 8p, live from LA. Last year’s production aired Monday, August 25, to clear the decks for NBC’s Sunday Night Football. Creative Arts Emmys ceremony will be held Saturday, September, airing on a date TBD on FXX.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Latest all-star duets announced for Sunday’s Grammy Awards, airing at 8p on CBS: Beck will perform a song from his nominated album with Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and Mary J. Blige is set to sing with Sam Smith. For the first time, CBS is live streaming the event via CBS All Access in 14 major markets; CBS.com and the CBS App for iOS and Android will offer coverage of red carpet arrivals and behind-the-scenes action.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Pop and Entertainment Tonight are partnering for live red carpet shows for two of the biggest awards show of the year. ET at the Grammys Live on Pop airs  Grammy night from 5-8p, and ET at the Oscars Live on Pop is set for Sunday, February 22  from 5-7:30. Specials will include questions from fans submitted via social media.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Billy Baldwin (Gossip Girl), Andy Buckley (Veep) and Jonathan Bennett (Mean Girls) will be special guest stars on season three of VH1’s Hit the Floor, beginning production this week for a premiere later this year.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Glee’s Naya Rivera landed a recurring role on season three of Lifetime’s Devious Maids, returning this summer. Glee is in its sixth and final season Fridays at 9p on Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes) is set to guest in a major arc on Gotham, as a handsome serial killer. Drama airs Mondays at 8p on Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives) guests on NBC’s Law & Order: SVU, as the sixth wife of a novelist played by Robert Vaughn (Man From U.N.C.L.E.). Show airs Wednesday, February 25 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Trina McGee and Blake Clark, who appeared on ABC’s 1993-2000 coming-of-age series Boy Meets World, will guest on season two of Disney Channel spinoff Girl Meets World.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Finesse Mitchell (Saturday Night Live) landed a recurring role on HBO comedy pilot Brothers in Atlanta, exec produced by SNL’s Lorne Michaels.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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