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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 4/22/15)
ID: Mansions and Murders (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: The Prancing Elits Project (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: NASA’s Unexplained Files (Premiere) at 9pm
VELOCITY: Junkyard Empire (Premiere) at 9pm and 10pm
AHC: FBI Takedowns (Finale) at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: Broadchurch (Finale) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Dual Survival (Finale) at 9pm
FX: The Americans (Finale) at 10pm
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart announced on air that his last day will be August 6. “I will be wearing a suit. I will more than likely be showered,” promised Stewart, who has hosted the Comedy Central late-nighter since 1999 and announced in February that he’s stepping down. The show will go on hiatus until his replacement, South African comedian Noah Trevor, debuts in the fall.
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That Netfix Full House spin-off is on. John Stamos will produce Fuller House, as well as guest as Uncle Jesse. Series stars Candace Cameron-Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber; their Full House castmates from ABC’s 1987-1995 incarnation, Bob Saget, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Dave Coulier and Lori Loughlin, are in discussions about making appearances. Series debuts in 2016.
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TV Land picked up original series Younger for a second season. “Younger is the first step in TV Land’s evolution,” said Keith Cox, EVP development and original programming. Comedy’s season finale airs Tuesday, June 9 at 10p.
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HBO ordered a comedy pilot from Whitney Cummings (Whitney), inspired by Maureen Dowd’s book, Are Men Necessary?. Cummings is also prepping for a 2016 HBO stand-up special.
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MTV was loud and proud at NYC’s Beacon Theatre Tuesday night, during a presentation hosted by Girl Code’s Carly Aquilino and Guy Code’s Charlamagne, featuring performances by Jessie J. and Brooklyn pop act Misterwives. The show opened with the premiere screening of the first seven minutes of Scream; actress Bella Thorne was on hand, along with Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Nev Schulman (Catfish: The TV Show), Katie Stevens (Faking It) and YouTube star Todrick Hall.
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But really, it was all about the slate. “We’re exploding our development process across screens – getting faster, more daring, putting more projects into play and taking bigger swings than ever,” said Stephen Friedman, President of MTV.“We’ve exponentially expanded the ways we connect with our audience and deliver for our advertisers.”
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Among the new series announced: late-night comedy talker Middle of the Night Show; reality show Todrick, starring Todrick Hall, Follow The Rules, a comedic look at rapper Ja Rule and his clan; live action/animated Greatest Party Story Ever and weekly talk show Girl Code Live. Broke A$$ Game Show, Are You the One? and Faking It all scored renewals. “This slate demonstrates the creative breadth of what MTV can do – epic scripted dramas, irreverent comedies, inventive format-driven series, fun topical talk shows, all with a distinct, youthful voice,” said Susanne Daniels, President of Programming for MTV.
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Former The Voice coaches CeeLo Green, Gwen Stefani and Usher are returning to the singing competition on Monday, April 27, in a one-night reunion to advise the remaining contestants. Show airs on NBC at 8p.
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Mysteries of Laura regular Janina Gavankar has joined the cast of CBS’s Dan O’Shannon (Modern Family) comedy pilot, replacing Noureen DeWulf. Laura has yet to be renewed by NBC.
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CBS’s Scorpion on Monday had a three tenths boost among A18-49 versus the week prior, logging 2.2/6 for its season finale. The net’s NICS: Los Angeles slid two tenths to a series low 1.4/4 rating among A18-49; the procedural has not yet been renewed.
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ABC’s World News Tonight was first in viewers for the third consecutive week, but NBC Nightly News had its first news demo win in six weeks. CBS Evening News brought up the rear with the largest year-to-year viewer gain (up 8 percent) among the broadcast nets.
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Dr. Phil and Live With Kelly & Michael were the top of the syndie talk heap for the second week in a row, up 3 percent each versus last week to hit 3.1. Among W25-54, Kelly & Michael were the winners, 1.6 to Dr. Phil’s 1.5.
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The series finale of TBS‘s Cougar Town brought in a combined audience of 2.7 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for the March 31 telecast and encores, including 1.6 million A18-49 and 621,000 A18-34. The net’s new series, Meet the Smiths, drew a combined audience of 1.5 million viewers and 819,000 A18-49 in Live+7 delivery for its April 3 premiere telecast and weekend encores.
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truTV’s Impractical Jokers delivered 1.8 million total viewers and ranked among basic cable’s Top 5 programs in its timeslot with A18-49, and scored Top 10 timeslot rankings among total viewers and A18-34.
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Food Network’s Sunday night saw a 20 percent rating lift versus year ago for P25-54, led by the 9p finale of All-Star Academy with .7 (640,000 impressions) and 10p’s Cutthroat Kitchen: Evilicious stunt posting.7 (710,00 impressions). The net ranked number eight among cable for the night.
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Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York delivered the franchise’s highest-rated season premiere, with 1.6 million total viewers, 944,000 P25-54 and 824,000 P18-49, according to Nielsen Live+3 data.
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Azteca America’s broadcast of the Tijuana versus Chivas Futbol Liga Mexicana averaged 575,000 total viewers and 347,000 A18-49, and Monarcas versus Cruz Azul drew 370,000 total viewers and 205,000 A18-49, according to Nielsen.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 4/19/15)
1) Shawn Mendes – Handwritten – 105,878
2) Reba – Love Somebody – 58,351
3) Hailstorm – Into The Wild Life – 52,574
Other Debuts
4) Tyler The Creator – Cherry Bomb – 50,671
7) Dwight Yoakam – Second Hand Heart – 21,296
13) Young Thug – Barter 6 – 17,149
16) Lauren Dangle – How Can It Be – 15,703
18) Dance Gavin Dance – Instant Gratification – 14,674
31) Sabrina Carpenter – Eyes Wide Open – 9,864
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