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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 3/6/15)
ABC: In an Instant (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Say Yes to the Dress (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Texas Flip and Move (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 3/7/15)
DESTINATION AMERICA: Mountain Monsters (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: My Haunted House (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: PBC on NBC (Premiere) at 8:30pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Chris Hemsworth, Musical Guest: Zac Brown Band at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 3/8/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: North Woods Law (Premiere) at 8pm
DIY: Barnwood Builders (Premiere) at 9pm
MUNDO FOX: Los Golden Boys (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Oprah: Where Are They Now? (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Long Island Medium (Premiere) at 9pm
E!: Total Divas (Finale) at 9pm
HBO: Togetherness (Finale) at 9:30pm
TELEMUNDO: Top Chef Estrellas (Finale) at 8pm
Controversy can’t keep Bill O’Reilly down: Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor has seen a ratings boost since its host came out swinging against accusations of exaggerated reporting. Tuesday’s show posted the biggest audience of 2015, with 3.38 million total viewers and 590,000 among A25-54, up 25 percent and 41 percent year-to-year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
No hard feelings: In a follow-up to the Monday night finale of HGTV’s Ellen’s Design Challenge, which featured a “shocking twist” that was actually pretty shocking, disqualified winner Tim McClellan appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show Thursday to say it’s all good. McClellan was booted after producers found that a table like the one he’d designed for the competition already existed, but although he insisted he’d never seen the piece of furniture before, McClellan acknowledged the similarities between the tables. “I understand the decision made and I accept it,” McClellan told the talk show host. DeGeneres, an interior design aficionado whose A Very Good Production was behind the HGTV hit, told her guest, “I think you’re talented and I want to do something with you.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tracey Ullman is returning to the UK for a BBC One comedy series. Six-part The Tracey Ullman Show (same name as her 1987-1990 Fox series, different show) will have Ullman playing a variety of characters. Said Shane Allen, controller of comedy commissioning at the BBC, “It’s about time the Americans gave her back.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kal Penn (Battle Creek) crunches data to explore how people’s lives are influenced in unexpected ways when it comes to things like sex, food, crime and money, in Nat Geo’s The Big Picture with Kal Penn. New series launches Monday, March 30 at 9p, and internationally in 170 countries.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One has two premiere offerings for Easter season. Ernie Hudson (Oz) and Vanessa Bell Calloway (Shameless) star in original movie To Hell and Back, a network original movie about a man tormented by Satan bowing Saturday, April 4 at 8p, and “gospel’s biggest night,” The 30th Annual Stellar Awards, moves to new home TV One on Easter Sunday, April 5, 8p. “The premiere of these inspirational programs during Easter weekend was fueled and encouraged by the overwhelmingly positive response to past faith-inspired material featured on the network,” said D’Angela Proctor, the net’s SVP of original programming and production.
(Source: Cynopsis)
What do Snoop Dogg, Shaquille O’Neal, Ludacris and Martha Stewart have in common? They’re among those who will kick Justin Bieber when he’s (sitting) down on Comedy Central’s roast of the cocky Canadian pop star. Show tapes March 14 to air Monday, March 30 at 10p. Kevin Hart is roast master.
(Source: Cynopsis)
This should be fun: Animal Planet’s number one series, River Monsters, is back for season seven Sunday, April 5 at 9p, with lethal salmon, killer crocs and an underwater predator that “likes to snack on men’s genitals.” The net’s “Monster Week” in late May will include special River Monsters: Prehistoric Terror.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC News’ Peacock Productions announced six new episodes of Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon are on the way for NBC. Special half-hour episodes air Saturday, March 7 and April 11 at 8p; remaining hour-long shows will air later this year. Series is created in part with NCredible Entertainment.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox Business Network wants another chunk of Strange Inheritance. The weekly program, launched to 289,000 viewers January 26, will have a 26-ep season two.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Great American Country renewed Flippin’ RVs for season two, Junk Gypsies for a third run and Celebrity Motor Homes for a fourth go-round. “Great American Country is about the spirit of America and how Americans are enjoying life’s journey,” said Allison Page, GM, Great America Country, HGTV and DIY.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? returns with new eps Sunday, March 8 at 10p. First out of the gate: Big Brother host Julie Chen travels to rural China to learn about her grandfather.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Host Nick Jonas will perform on Nickelodeon’s 28th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards, airing Sunday, March 28 at 8p. Also taking the stage: Iggy Azalea, Jennifer Hudson and Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nickelodeon renewed live-action comedies Bella and the Bulldogs for season two and The Thundermans for a third round. Bella, the net’s number one show, is averaging 2 million total viewers for premiere episodes; Thundermans is averaging 1.1 million K2-11.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season five of My Little Pony trots to Discovery Family Saturday, April 4, with back-to-back premiere eps beginning at 11a. The net promises a season “full of Cutie Mark Magic.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope) will star in ABC comedy pilot Family of the Year, as an All-American mom whose life isn’t as perfect as it appears.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Olivia Colman (Broadchurch), Tom Hollander (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest) and Elizabeth Debicki (The Great Gatsby) have joined the cast of AMC’s The Night Manager, set to begin filming this spring for broadcast in 2016. Mini-series is a co-production of The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Add Elisabeth Shue (CSI) and Jason Schwartzman (The Grand Budapest Hotel) to the guest cast of upcoming Starz series Blunt Talk, exec produced by Seth MacFarlane and Jonathan Ames. Comedy is slated for a summer 2015 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Adam Rothenberg landed a lead role in ABC drama pilot L.A. Crime, from ABC Studios and Mandeville.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The series premiere of CBS’s CSI: Cyber on Wednesday delivered 10.3mllion viewers and posted 1.8/6 among A18-49, according to Nielsen Live+SD ratings, up 50 percent in in the demo and up 3.56 million viewers from the February 11 winter finale of Stalker.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Never gets old: The ninth episode of Fox’s Empire extended its ratings rise streak, hitting 5.8/17 among A18-49, the highest Live+SD demo rating for a regular broadcast drama since 2009.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pass out the cigars! TBS’s Conan in Cuba 11p airing delivered an average 1.3 million viewers on Wednesday, up from 642,000 for Conan the night before.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CBS This Morning posted its best February sweep total viewer delivery in 20 years, gaining 10 percent in viewers, to 3.53 million, versus to last year.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s Good Morning America won the February sweep in total viewers (5.73 million) and A25-54 (2.11 million), according to Nielsen, its third straight February win in viewers its and its 2nd in the last 3 years in the news demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Chappie – Sharlto, Dev Patel, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Brandon Auret, Sigourney Weaver, Hugh Jackman
Unfinished Business – Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, June Diane Raphael, Nick Frost, James Marsden, Britton Sear
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, Tina Desai
Bad Asses on the Bayou (Limited Release)- Danny Trejo, Danny Glover, Loni Love, John Amos, Davi Jay, Jimmy Bennett, Jacqueline Fleming, Sammi Rotibi
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $20 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $100 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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