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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 3/11/15)
OVATION: American Canvas (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Donnie Loves Jenny (Finale) at 10pm
CW: The 100 (Finale) at 9pm
Ten people were killed on Monday when two helicopters collided in Argentina for the filming of reality show Dropped for France’s TF1. Among the dead were three French sports stars: sailor Florence Arthaud, Olympic swimmer Camille Muffat and Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine. Five members of the production team and the two Argentinian pilots also died in the crash, which happened within moments of takeoff, reportedly in good weather conditions. The athletes were being flown to remote areas while blindfolded to survive in the wilderness for the Adventure Line Productions series.
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Lester Holt is holding his own in the anchor seat. With five months left to go of Brian Williams’ suspension for embellished reporting, NBC News was first for the second consecutive week in viewers and key demos the week of March 2.
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As Viacom proceeds with consolidating its Music and Entertainment groups, layoffs started at MTV and VH1 on Tuesday. The goal of the restructuring is to save $250 million, said CEO Philippe Dauman in a speech March 9. “Some of the programming that we acquired years ago just doesn’t work anymore; particularly, when you have off-broadcast programming that is ubiquitously on SVOD,” said Dauman. “So we’re going to abandon some of that programming as we go forward and continue to invest in what works.”
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Verizon customers got an email Tuesday informing them that the company’s agreements with The Weather Channel and Weather Scan expired and will not be renewed. “We were disappointed when late yesterday, March 9, Verizon FiOS dropped The Weather Channel from their lineup while our companies continued to be in active conversations regarding a contract renewal,” said the company in a statement. “They have made it clear to us that they no longer wish to negotiate, despite our desire to continue to serve their subscribers.”
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TLC’s “Say Yes to the Prom” initiative has expanded in its fourth year across the country, to make the prom dreams of high school girls come true and connect them with industry professionals for mentoring and networking. Partners include JCPenney, Make-A-Wish and Becca’s Closet. Among the organizations donating dresses is Bridals by Lori, home to TLC’s Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta. “As a mission-driven company, Discovery is committed to giving back to the communities where we live and work, and Say Yes to the Prom makes a real impact for deserving girls across the country,” said Adria Alpert Romm, chief human resources and global diversity officer, Discovery Communications. Tour kicks off Monday, March 16 in NYC.
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There’s been a twist in ABC’s Bachelorette format. During the net’s After the Final Rose on Monday, it was announced there will be not one, but two bachelorettes looking for love next summer, both from the just-concluded Bachelor season. Not clear how the math will work, but the competition starts with 25 men, who will have “the ultimate say on who would make the best wife.”
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation broke the Guinness World Records for “Largest Ever TV Drama Simulcast” on March 4, when planted spin-off CSI: Cyber was broadcast in 171 countries. That was enough to beat the record set by the 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, beamed to 98 countries in 2013.
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Music Choice and TV One are teaming to cross promote R&B Divas: LA’s newest cast member, Brave Williams. Starting today, Williams will be featured in Music Choice’s Take Back Your Music branding campaign to promote her latest video, “Road Trippin,” and the Divas episode airing Wednesday, March 11 at 10p will feature the singer visiting the Music Choice offices.
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Fusion, which worked with Sam Simon to document the final months of the producer/writer/philanthropist’s life, will air Rebel with a Cause: The Sam Simon Story Sunday, March 15 at 8p. Simon, animal rights activist and co-creator of The Simpsons, who gave much of his fortune to charity, died Sunday at age 59 after battling cancer.
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Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo headlines TV One’s HelloBeautiful Interludes Live on Saturday, March 28 at 10p. Previously recorded one-hour special features performances from NeYo’s sixth album, Non-Fiction.
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Esquire picked April Fool’s Day for the return of its “Booziest Night on TV.” Best Bars in America launches season two at 9p, followed by Brew Dogs at 10p.
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As We tv’s Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars heads to its season two finale Friday, March 13 at 9p, the cast for season three was announced. Can these marriages be saved? Here’s who’ll find out: Kendra Wilkinson and Hank Baskett (Kendra on Top), Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and Lauren Pesce (Jersey Shore), Aubrey O’Day and Travis Garland (Making the Band), Tami Roman and Reggie Youngblood (Basketball Wives) and Jeff Schroeder and Jordan Lloyd (Big Brother).
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The Cat Daddy’s back and ready to deal with more destructive felines in Animal Planet’s My Cat From Hell. New cat-astrophes averted starting Saturday, April 4 at 8p.
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A sperm bank heist, hot French kissing, a designated Staff Fart Room…must be Childrens Hospital, back for season six on Adult Swim starting Friday, March 20 at midnight. Coming in April: season three of the net’s China, IL, set in “the worst college in America.”
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Internet star Grace Helbig’s upcoming comedy/talk show for E! has a name, and it’s easy to remember: The Grace Helbig Show. Half hour series with the YouTube charmer (over 2 million subscribers can’t be wrong) and an array of celebrity guests premieres Friday, April 3 at 10:30p.
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David Hasselhoff (Baywatch) is set to play dad to Ian Ziering’s character in Syfy’s Sharknado 3. Hasselhoff joins Bo Derek, who will play the mother of Tara Reid’s character in the Asylum production, premiering in July.
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Rob Reiner guests as a version of himself on two episodes of Showtime’s HAPPYish, premiering Sunday, April 26 at 9:30p.
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Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti will star as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs in the HBO pic based on the tennis players’ 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match.
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The premiere of USA event series Dig delivered a combined L+3 audience of 5.8 million total viewers and 2.2 million A18-49, a 105 percent lift in audience over L+SD and an 88 percent boost in the demo. A combined audience of almost 9 million viewers tuned in for the debut ep across USA and sister nets Bravo, Esquire and Oxygen from March 5-8.
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The season 19 finale of ABC’s The Bachelor and After the Final Rose gave the net a new Monday season high in A18-49 with its best rating on the night since March 10, 2014, but the finale dropped 18 percent from season 18’s closer for a season finale low; after show special dropped 29 percent.
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HGTV achieved its highest-rated Saturday night in network history on March 7, averaging a 0.74 P25-54 rating in Prime and more than 6.1 million total viewers.
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CBS Television Distribution boasts the number one show in every first-run genre for the February Sweep: Dr. Phil (talk show, 3.6HH), Wheel of Fortune (game show, 3.9HH), Entertainment Tonight (news mag, 3.9HH), Judge Judy (court show, 7.3HH) and Hot Bench (new strip, 1.8HH).
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Some syndie newcomers showed big gains versus their September premiere weeks. Hot Bench was up 38 percent, Celebrity Name Game (1.4) had a 27 percent boost, The Real (1.3) rose 30 percent and Judge Faith (.8) had a 13 percent lift.
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Discovery’s Dual Survival on Wednesday, March 4 delivered a series high in Persons and Women 18-49, and a season-high among P25-54 in Live+3, earning 1.55 HH /1.19 P25-54 /1.59 M25-54/1.10 P18-49/0.81 W18-49, with 2.044 million total viewers.
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Food Network’s All-Star Academy delivered over 1.6 million viewers P2+ on Sunday and posted a .7 rating (710,000 impressions) among A25-54, ranking third among W25-34. Guy’s Grocery Games won a .6 rating (610,000 impressions) and Cutthroat Kitchen scared up a .8 (780k impressions), placing Food Network as the fifth most viewed cable network for the night among A25-54 and W25-34 viewers.
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Cougar Town drew a combined audience of 3.5 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its February 17 episode and encores, a 37 percent jump compared to the prior week’s episode. In key demos, the show garnered 2.0 million aA18-49 (up 28 percent versus the prior week).Across TBS platforms, the series is reaching an average 2.9 million viewers per episode in its sixth and final season.
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The February 17 winter premiere and encore of TNT‘s Rizzoli & Isles drew a combined audience of 7.7 million viewers in Live+7 delivery, with 2.8 million A25-54. The drama ranked as one of basic cable’s Top 3 original dramas among total viewers and A25-54 for the month of February.
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WE tv’s Mary Mary delivered 1.3 million total viewers on Thursday, reaching a season debut high in the A18-49 (762,000), W18-49 (655,000) and W25-54 (628,000) demos.The show ranked as the top cable telecast of the night in all key African-American demos.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 3/8/15)
1) Kelly Clarkson – Piece By Piece – 82,856
2) Fifty Shades of Grey Soundtrack – 58,267 (After 4 weeks – 451,000)
3) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 43,991 (After 19 weeks – 4,504,352)
Other Debuts
4) Brandi Carlile – Firewatchers Daught – 41,556
13) Third Day – Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship – 23,165
17) G-Unit – The Beast – 17,639
21) Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Chasing Yesterday – 13,893
25) Rixton – Let The Road – 12,675
26) Steven Wilson – Hand Cannot Erase – 12,369
30) Casting Crowns – Glorious Day: Hymns of Faith -10,083
31) Shania Twain – Still The One: Live In Vegas – 9,417
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