FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 4/17/15)
CW: Cedric’s Barber Battle (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Premiere) at 8:30pm
CW: The Messengers (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY LIFE: Diagnose Me (Premiere) at 10pm
LIFETIME: Bama State Style (Premiere) at 11pm
PBS: VOCES on PBS (Premiere) at 10pm
PIVOT: Angry Planet (Premiere) at 10pm
SYFY: Bitten (Premiere) at 8pm
ABC: Last Man Standing (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: Cristela (Finale) at 8:30pm
(SATURDAY 4/18/15)
TV LAND: 2015 TV Land Awards at 9pm
AMC: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 9pm
BBC AMERICA: Tatau (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 9pm
SUNDANCE TV: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: The Ride (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: Orphan Black (Premiere) at 9pm
HALLMARK: Good Witch (Finale) at 8pm
(SUNDAY 4/19/15)
CBS: The 50th Academy of Country Music Awards at 8pm
CNN: High Profits (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Naked and Afraid (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Cutthroat Kitchen: Evilicious (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: The Real Housewives of Atlanta (Finale) at 8pm
FOOD: All-Star Academy (Finale) at 9pm
Time magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people included a diverse list from the world of television, including Lorne Michaels, Kim Kardashian, John Oliver, Lee Daniels, Laverne Cox, Jorge Ramos, Kevin Hart, Julianna Margulies and Jill Soloway. Of Ramos, a news anchor on both Fusion and Univision, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour said, he “knows he has a voice and is not afraid to use it.” So does Kardashian, points out Martha Stewart, at least to amass an audience. “She has 29 million followers on Instagram and 31 followers on Twitter, and her E! show, Keeping Up With the Kardashians is considered appointment TV,” noted the domestic doyenne.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Nathan Fillion has re-upped with Castle for an eighth season, pending an official pickup by ABC, but showrunner David Amann, who took the reins last year from Andrew Marlowe, will not be back. Fillion’s co-star, Stana Katic, has not yet re-signed with the detective show, airing its season finale Monday, May 11 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said he was “caught by surprise” by reports in February accusing him of misrepresenting events during the Falklands War. “I was an idiot for not being prepared for it before a presidential election,” O’Reilly told the LA Times. As for Brian Williams, in the midst of a six-month suspension for misreporting, O’Reilly predicts a return for NBC Nightly News anchor. “America is a forgiving country,” said O’Reilly. “The pundits may not be, and the ideologues may not be. But the folks are…You find a guy with recognition and talent, you find a place for him.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Entertainment winners of the 74th annual Peabody Awards, announced Thursday, included SundanceTV’s The Honorable Woman and Rectify, FX’s The Americans and Fargo, Cinemax’s The Knick, HBO late nighter Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, CW’s Jane the Virgin and British anthology Black Mirror. Ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC will be held May 31, and air on Pivot Sunday, June 29 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FX Networks grabbed television rights to blockbuster Furious 7 for FX, FXX and FM, along with The Longest Ride, Taken 3, Kingsman: The Secret Service and Home.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The X Factor UK has been renewed by AXS TV for a second year, bringing season 12 of the singing competition to the U.S. within 24 hours of its broadcast across the pond. Series was created by Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertaiment; Cowell returns as judge.
(Source: Cynopsis)
LAFF launched Wednesday with the addition of all six seasons of Spin City to a sitcom lineup that includes The Drew Carey Show, Night Court and Empty Nest, among others. The Katz Broadcasting net is available in half the country, including 18 of the top 25 markets.
(Source: Cynopsis)
HBO gave a series order to Sarah Jessica Parker comedy Divorce, about the uncoupling of a husband and wife played by Parker and Thomas Haden Church (Wings). Parker will exec produce through her Pretty Matches Productions. Aaron Kaplan, Paul Simms and Alison Benson will also exec produce, with Sharon Horgan, who wrote the script, serving as showrunner.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Starz comedy Survivor’s Remorse is back in production, filming season two in Atlanta. Series comes from basketball star LeBron James, Tom Werner, Mike O’Malley, Maverick Carter, Victor Levin, Paul Wachter and Hilton Smith.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Two episodes make up hour-long I Love Lucy Superstar Special, airing on CBS Sunday, May 17 at 8p. Like the net’s Christmas Lucy specials, the eps are “newly colorized with a vintage look.” Included is material from “L.A. at Last!” that has not been broadcast since it first aired in 1955.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Among those added to an eclectic list of presenters for the 50th Academy of Country Music Awards, airing Sunday, April 19 at 8p on CBS: Dallas Cowboys stars Troy Aiken, Tony Romo and Jason Witten, Beth Behrs (2 Broke Girls), Dr. Phil McGraw, Reese Witherspoon, Steven Tyler and Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Presenters set for the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmys on Pop include Criminal Minds’ Shemar Moore (who picked up a trophy himself in 2000 for his work on The Young and the Restless), Regis Philbin, Steve Harvey, Marie Osmond, Craig Ferguson, Nancy O’Dell and Alex Trebek, along with a constellation of stars from the four daytime soaps. Ceremony airs Sunday, April 26 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
British actors David Harewood (Homeland), Neil Morrissey (Line of Duty), Katherine Kelly (Mr Selfridge) and Tobias Menzies (The Honorable Woman) joined the cast of AMC’s The Night Manager, co-produced with BBC One and The Ink Factory.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The second episode of the new Bounce TV original series Mann & Wife increased viewership over its series premiere episode to become the net’s most-watched original to date, delivering 268,000 HH (up 3 percent), 168,000 A25-54 (up 35 percent) and 127,000 W25-54 (up 35 percent).
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Neal McDonough, Shirley Knight, DB Woodside, Gary Valentine, Ana Gasteyer, Daniella Alonso
Monkey Kingdom – A Documentary about monkeys
Unfriended – Shelley Hennig, Moses Storm, Renee Olstead, Will Peltz, Jacob Wysocki, Courtney Halverson, Heather Sossamon, Matthew Bohrer
True Story (Limited Release) – Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Robert John Burke, Gretchen Mol, Ethan Suplee, Maria Dizzia, Connor Kikot
Child 44 (Limited Release) – Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel, Kinnaman, Paddy Considine, Fares Fares, Jason Clarke, Vincent Cassel
The Road Within – Robert Sheehan, Zoe Kravitz, Dev Patel, Kyra Sedwick, Robert Patrick, Ali Hillis, Eric Matheny, Matt Riedy
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday April 18, 2015
Broadway Festival – from 8th to 14th St.
Sunday April 19, 2015
Myrtle Ave. Festival – from Forest to Wyckoff Ave.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $55 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $50 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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