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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 4/23/15)
SPORTSMAN: Saving Private K-9 (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Vikings (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: Welcome to Myrtle Manor (Finale) at 10pm
Spike TV renewed buzzy hit Lip Sync Battle, its most-watched original series ever with an average 3 million viewers. “Lip Sync Battle is a television and viral rock star for Spike,” said net president Kevin Kay of cable’s number one rated series in its timeslot among A18-49. Twenty new episodes debut in 2016.
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Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) is set to star in upcoming Starz drama Counterpart. The espionage thriller was created and written by Justin Marks (The Jungle Book).
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Dancing With the Stars could be losing one of its most popular dancers for the duration of the season. E! reports that Derek Hough broke a toe, sprained his ankle and suffered ligament damage while rehearsing Monday night. His partner, Nastia Liukin, is currently rehearsing with troupe member Sasha Farber.
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USA pulled the plug on Sirens after two seasons. The series, produced by Denis Leary and Bob Fisher, was the cable network’s foray into scripted half-hour comedy.
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Imagine having teeth so damaged it hampers leading a normal life? Lifetime makeover series Smile documents the emotional, psychological and physical journey of transformative dental procedures. Series debuts Thursday, May 28 at 10p.
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NBC and iHeartMedia announced the full lineup for the 2015 iHeartRadio Country Festival. This year superstar group features Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Little Big Town, Dierks Bentley, Brantley Gilbert, Justin Moore, The Band Perry, iHeartRadio’s On The Verge artist Sam Hunt and Tyler Farr. Two-hour event airs Wednesday, May 27 at 9p and video streams live on Yahoo Live.
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Kim Kardashian executive produces HLN documentary Red Flag, premiering Tuesday, May 5 at 9p during “Mental Health Awareness Month.” The special focuses on mental illness among young adults and how to use the power of social media to help them.
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CBS‘s The Talk salutes The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards with a special show dedicated to daytime television’s biggest night on Monday, April 27 at 2p. Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood will be joined live in-studio by some of the night’s biggest winners for a post-Emmy celebration. This year marks the fourth year the show has paid tribute to Daytime Emmy winners.
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Netflix renewed superhero drama Daredevil. Doug Petrie and Marco Ramirez will take over for Steven DeKnight as showrunners for the second season, bowing in 2016.
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BBC Worldwide North America Sales & Co-productions and PBS announced that critically acclaimed drama Last Tango in Halifax is returning for a third season in the U.S. Six-part series premieres Sunday, June 28 at 8p on PBS.
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Griffin Dunne is joining the second season of WGN America drama Manhattan in a recurring role as a tenacious and self-destructive newspaper reporter.
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Amelia Rose Blaire (True Blood) has been tapped for a recurring role in MTV‘s Scream. She’ll play the host of a popular podcast.
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Haley Lu Richardson, last seen as Tess on Ravenswood, is heading to another ABC Family show. She’ll recur on upcoming drama Recovery Road as Ellie, the smart ambitious “friend” of main character Maddie (Jessica Sula).
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The season 4 premiere of VH1‘s Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta at 8p on Monday, April 20 delivered a 2.5 rating among adults 18-49 (Live+SD) and over 3.5 million total viewers, the highest ever season debut for the series. The season premiere was the number one cable telecast for the day among W18-49 and W18-34.
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