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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 3/10/15)
BBC AMERICA: Wild Alaska (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Newlyweds: The First Year (Premiere) at 10pm
GSN: The Chase (Finale) at 8pm
ID: Obsession: Dark Desires (Finale) at 9pm
SPIKE: Framework (Premiere) at 10pm

AMC gave a two-season order for a companion series to monster hit The Walking Dead. First season of the as-yet-untitled drama, set in LA, will include six one-hour eps premiering in late summer; sophomore run is set for 2016. Dead’s Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and David Alpert are exec producers for the new series, which, like the original, is being produced by AMC Studios. “From the beginning … we’ve been asked questions about what was going on in other parts of the zombie apocalypse, and what it looked like as the world really did ‘turn,’” said AMC president Charlie Collier. “Through this new series, we’re going to find out.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Kevin Spacey (House of Cards) will exec produce and narrate six-part CNN documentary Race for the White House, delving into some of the country’s most famous Presidential campaigns. “When we created the CNN Original Series brand, this is exactly the type of programming we had in mind,” said Jeff Zucker, president of CNN Worldwide. “Race for the White House will be the perfect complement to our coverage of the 2016 campaigns and election.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Apple will be the exclusive launch device for HBO’s upcoming standalone streaming service, arriving next month, the companies announced Monday. For $14.99/month, customers get HBO’s entire library of shows and films; sign up in April and one month is free. It’s the first time HBO will be accessible without a cable or satellite subscription.
(Source: Cynopsis)

“Mad Men Dining Week,” part of the countdown to the AMC drama’s series finale, features prix-fixe lunch menus at NYC 1960s mainstays like Delmonico’s, Le Cirque and ‘21’ Club, for $19.69 from March 23-29. Restaurant details here; Mad Men returns for its final run Sunday, April 5 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

TV Land’s The Soul Man is going live for its season four premiere Wednesday, March 18 at 10:30p. Former The View host Sherri Shepherd guest stars.
(Source: Cynopsis)

UP premiere movie Noah’s Ark kicks off the net’s Easter season programming on Sunday, March 22 at 7p. Passion of the Christ airs Palm Sunday, March 29 at 7p, with Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treador arriving Easter Sunday, April 5 at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Lucy Lawless is reunited with exec producers Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert (Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus) in Starz original series Ash vs. Evil Dead, follow up to horror film franchise The Evil Dead, filming in New Zealand this spring for a late 2015 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Natalie Morales (Parks and Recreation), William Devane (24: Live Another Day) and Mary Elizabeth Ellis (New Girl) co-star in Fox comedy pilot The Grinder, about a TV star (Rob Lowe) who returns to his hometown when his hit series ends.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Michael Kenneth Williams (Boardwalk Empire) landed a lead role in Sundance TV’s Hap and Leonard, as an openly gay Vietnam vet. He’ll also star in sister net IFC’s The Spoils Before Dying, produced by Funny or Die.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Don Johnson (Miami Vice) has been cast in the lead in ABC drama pilot Boom, as an oil tycoon. Johnson will also exec produce with Tony Krantz and Josh Pate.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Week two of Fox’s Last Man on Earth won its Sunday timeslot in broadcast with 1.8/5 among A18-49, according to early Nielsens, but was down .6 from its premiere. In L+3, the premiere grew 38 percent in the demo. The second episode of ABC’s Secrets & Lies delivered 1.4/4 among A18-49, down one tenth.
(Source: Cynopsis)

AMC was the top cable net in February, ranking number one for the first time in three demos: A18-49, M18-49 and M18-34. The Walking Dead is the number one show in all of television among A18-49, while Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul had the biggest cable series premiere in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)

BBC drama Poldark premiered to 6.95 million average viewers Sunday, winning its 9p timeslot. Lead-in was the season four finale of Call the Midwife, drawing 8.7 million.
(Source: Cynopsis)

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