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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 3/9/15)
A&E: Bates Motel (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: The Returned (Premiere) at 10pm
AHC: Forbidden History (Premiere) at 9pm
FOOD: Food Fortunes (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Hotel Amazon (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: The Bachelor (Finale) at 8pm

NBC pulled low-rated Allegiance from its Thursday sked, and moved The Slap from 8p to 10p. Leading into The Blacklist at 9p will be Blacklist-themed Dateline specials. Allegiance and The Slap scored .8 among A18-49 on Thursday; sandwiched in between, once-mighty The Blacklist drew 1.7 in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The peacock net also announced summer premiere dates for new Charles Manson drama Aquarius, launching Thursday, May 28 at 9p and settling into its regular Thursday slot on June 4; competition series American Ninja Warrior and America’s Got Talent, back Monday, May 25 and Tuesday, May 26, respectively, at 8p, and drama Hannibal, starting season three June 4 after Aquarius.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Minister and civil rights activist Dr. Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., has joined Fox News as a contributor, to provide social and cultural commentary across the net’s programming. “Alveda has brilliantly carried the legacy of the King family to the next generation and has been a source of inspiration for many Americans,” said Fox News chairman Roger Ailes on Friday. “Her passion and mission for social change will be a valuable contribution to our network.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season five of Homeland will jump ahead two and a half years, and Claire Danes’ Carrie will no longer be a CIA officer, revealed showrunner Alex Gansa at Paleyfest on Friday. The Showtime drama, returning in September, will shoot in Europe, Gansa revealed.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Zombies are invading the NAB Show. Walking Dead cast member Steven Yeun, comic book creator and series exec producer Robert Kirkman and AMC president Charlie Collier will be on hand for “More of What You Crave: The World of ‘The Walking Dead,’” scheduled for Tuesday, April 14 at 9a.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The merging of E! and Esquire’s marketing teams led to two SVP exits last week. “To more fully align the E! and Esquire Marketing department we have restructured the team and as a result Leigh Anne Gardner and Tim Rosta are leaving the company,” said NBCUniversal. “We thank them for their contributions and wish them the best.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lifetime is expanding its Little Women franchise with Little Women: NY, premiering Wednesday, March 25 at 10p. One Big Apple face will look familiar: Lila Call, who first made waves on Little Women: LA, the net’s number one original series in its Wednesday-at-9p time period.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Melanie Griffith will co-star in ABC’s untitled comedy pilot written and exec produced by Wendy & Lizzie Molyneux about parents raising extremely gifted children. Griffith will play a former beauty queen who invites her daughter’s family to move in with her.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Saved by the Bell’s Mark-Paul Gosselaar is set as the lead in NBC comedy pilot People Are Talking as a neurotic college ethics professor, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under) will star in ABC drama pilot Broad Squad as a type-A mom and rookie cop.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Matthew Lillard (The Bridge) landed the male lead in NBC comedy pilot Problem Child, inspired by the 1990 film.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Joy Bryant (Parenthood) was cast as co-lead in ABC drama pilot The Advocate, opposite Kim Raver (24), about women who launch a patient advocacy firm.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Chris Chalk (12 Years a Slave) guests on Gotham as tech genius Lucias Fox, with an option to return during the Fox drama’s sophomore run.
(Source: Cynopsis)

ABC limited series American Crime debuted Thursday to a timeslot-winning 2.0/7 among A18-49, dipping .3 from its first half hour to its second in the 10p slot.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Its third week, CBS’s The Odd Couple added 1.4 million viewers versus last week (to 12.5 million), and was up 7 percent among A18-49 (to 3.0/9).
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sunday’s season finale of TLC’s Sister Wives was the series’ most watched episode ever, with 3.4 million P2+ viewers in Live+3. The tell-all special that aired immediately following the finale averaged 2.7 million P2+.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The premiere of USA’s DIG delivered 1.83 million viewers Thursday night and a .6 rating among A18-49. Lead-in for the new event series was an airing of 2011 film Fast Five, which drew 1.5 million viewers and .6 in the demo. Dig featured a trailer for the action film franchise’s upcoming Furious 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Chappie – $13.3 million
Focus – $10 million
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel – $8.6 million
Kingsman: The Secret Service – $8.3 million
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water – $7 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)

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