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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 4/27/15)
AZTECA AMERICA: Baila Si Puedes (Premiere) at 7pm
SCIENCE: Countdown to Catastrophe (Premiere) at 8pm
WEATHER: Tornado Alley (Premiere) at 9pm
AMERICAN HEROES CHANNEL: Hitler: The Rise and Fall (Finale) at 10pm
HISTORY: Rivermen (Finale) at 10pm
E! confirmed on Friday the launch of a “ground-breaking, authentic” reality series following former Olympian Bruce Jenner’s life as a transgender woman. “This series will present an unfiltered look as Bruce boldly steps into uncharted territory and is true to himself for the first time,” said Jeff Olde, EVP, programming and development. Eight-parter premieres Sunday, July 26 at 9p.
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Any doubts about public interest in Jenner’s transition were vanquished when Nielsen ratings came in for ABC’s 20/20: Bruce Jenner – The Interview. The two-hour special was Friday’s top show in total viewers (16.9 million and A18-49 (5.2/17), and the biggest Friday non-sports telecast since 2003 in young adults.
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Comcast officially pulled the plug Friday on its plan to buy Time Warner Cable, a $45.2 billion deal in the works since February of last year. “It wasn’t going to happen,” CEO Brian Roberts told CNBC. “That’s the judgment we heard the government had reached.” The agreement was structured so the company does not have to pay a break-up fee.
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The Daytime Emmys were handed out this weekend, with Creative Arts categories presented Friday at an event at the Universal Hilton, and a live telecast on Pop on Sunday. Of note: a three-way tie for Special Guest Performer in a Drama Series, between Donna Mills (General Hospital), Fred Willard(The Bold and the Beautiful) and Ray Wise (The Young and the Restless). Discovery Family Channel’s R.L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour: The Series was named Outstanding Children’s Series, and The People’s Court Outstanding Legal Program. Outstanding Morning Program went to CBS Sunday Morning, Live! With Kelly & Michael won Outstanding Talk Sow Host and Jeopardy won Outstanding Game Show.
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Three months after its launch, Justice Network has helped recover a missing child. The multicast net’s 30-second message about a Houston girl who had been missing since 2013 led to a tip from a viewer that was forwarded to law enforcement, and resulted in the her rescue. “Someone watching the Justice Network recognized this child and did the right thing,” said John Walsh (America’s Most Wanted), host and spokesperson for the net.
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BET Networks’ 2015 programming slate features more original programming hours than ever before, it was announced at the Viacom-owned company’s Upfront at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. Brandy Norwood and Kelly Rowland were on hand to promote romantic comedy Zoe Moon, starring Norwood as a single mom embarking on a new life, and Chasing Destiny, featuring Destiny’s Child member Rowland’s search for the next female superstar group.
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Also coming up for BET: Punk’d, a revival of the MTV series; docu-series The Label, focused on record companies and About the Business, set in the Hollywood entertainment world; Criminals at Work, a look at crime in the workplace and DeSean Jackson: Home Team, centered on the NFL star’s home life.
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Getting ready for Centric’s African-American women audience are reality show According to Alex, featuring Whoopi Goldberg’s daughter, Alex Martin Dean; docu-series #MyCurrentSituation, showing people grappling with situations in the workplace; Curve Appeal, a makeover show for plus-size women with Queen Latifah exec producing and docu-series From the Bottom Up, showing women working on making comebacks.
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“Black consumers experience BET Networks differently than any other network because of our 35 years of history, tremendous experience and insights,” said Debra Lee, chairman and CEO, BET Networks. “We continue to give our viewers what they want – high quality content that respects, reflects and elevates them.”
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Frank Langella will return for season four of FX’s The Americans, as a KGB handler. “It’s just awesome to be able to write for him,” said creator/exec producer Joe Weisberg.
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Evan Peters has joined the cast of American Horror Story: Hotel. Peters, like Sarah Paulson, will have starred in all five AHS installments. Production begins on Hotel in late summer in LA, launching on FX in October.
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ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy rose seven tenths versus last week to a 2.8 rating among A18-49 on Thursday, a seven-month high. The exit of leading man Patrick Dempsey, who still had a year left on his contract, had been accidentally leaked online by EW. “After 11 seasons on Grey’s Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey is moving on to pursue other interests,” said ABC. “’McDreamy’ will be greatly missed.”
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42ND ANNUAL DAYTIME EMMYS – WINNERS LIST
Here is the list for the Broadcast Winners and the Creative Arts Winners.
http://emmyonline.com/daytime
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Furious 7 – $18.3 million
Paul Blart: Mall Cap 2 – $15.5 million
The Age of Adeline – $13.4 million
Home – $8.3 million
Unfriended – $6.2 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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