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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 5/7/15)
HISTORY: Lost in Tranmission (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Dead End Express (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: Big Bang Theory (Finale) at 8pm
CMT: Party Down South (Finale) at 9pm
DIY: Income Property (Finale) at 9pm
HGTV: Rehab Addict (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Most Infamous (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Did He Do It? (Finale) at 10pm
SUNDANCE TV: The Red Road (Finale) at 10pm
TRU TV: Impractical Jokers (Finale) at 10pm
USA: Dig (Finale) at 10pm
WE TV: Mary Mary (Finale) at 10pm
FX’s Justified scored the most Critics Choice Television Awards nominations for a regular series, with five, a number matched by HBO limited series Olive Kitteredge. Tied with four nominations each: FX’s The Americans, HBO’s Bessie, CBS’s The Good Wife, Amazon’s Transparent and PBS’s Wolf Hall. HBO grabbed the most nods overall, with 27, followed by FX’s 16. A&E airs the awards show live on Sunday, May 31 at 8p.
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Former President Bill Clinton will appear at Univision’s NYC Upfront presentation on May 12, for a Q&A in front of advertisers. Theme of the morning: “This Way Forward.”
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Debbie Allen, who has acted and directed on Grey’s Anatomy in the past, will serve as exec producer/director for the ABC medical drama’s upcoming season twelve, reports Deadline. Allen has also directed Shondaland’s Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder, as well as the season finale of Fox hit Empire.
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Latin music star Alejandro Sanz will take a judge’s seat for Univision’s upcoming La Banda. Music reality competition developed by Univision, Simon Cowell’s SYCO Entertainment and Saban Brands is slated for a September premiere.
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Female-focused Lifetime announced the launch of Broad Focus on Tuesday, an initiative designed to provide women with more opportunities to write, develop, produce and direct for the net. “There is a large, untapped well of female talent out there and we want to remain first in line to that source of creativity,” said Nancy Dubuc, President and CEO, A+E Networks. Broad Focus will be showcased on-air through sponsored short-form content about women filmmakers, as well as with short films directed by women in partnership with marketers.
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TNT adjusted its summer sked, moving Public Morals to Tuesday, August 25 at 10p, and pushing the season two premiere of Legends, which originally filled that slot, to fall.
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Bob Bain (Teen Choice Awards, Miss America Pageant) will exec produce the 2015 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, his first year on the job. Spike Jones Jr. had been at the helm for 11 of the last 12 years.
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Supergirl, from Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions, was picked up by CBS. Superhero drama stars Melissa Benoist (Glee).
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TNT grabbed Robbers, starring and exec produced by country singer/actor Tim McGraw. Drama project comes from Sony Pictures Television, Timberman/Bevelry and Michael Dinner.
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Dan Sterling (The Office) inked a two-year overall deal with 20th Century Fox Television that includes serving as exec producer and showrunner for freshman Fox comedy Last Man on Earth. He joins creator and star Will Forte, Chris Miller and Phil Lord.
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Food Network stars, along with actress Valerie Bertinelli and comedian David Alan Grier, share food secrets in Guilty Pleasures starting Monday, May 25 at 10p.
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Disney Channel original movie Teen Beach 2 premieres Friday, June 26 at 8p, ahead of the series premiere of live-action series Best Friends Whenever. The original Beach flick was the second highest-rated movie ever for the net, with 13.5 million viewers.
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CNBC’s Dishonesty: The Truth About Lies premieres Thursday, May 28 at 10p. Documentary offers first-person accounts – cheating wife, insider trader, disgraced NBA ref – of people whose lying cost them dearly.
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Prepare for battle when Destination America’s BBQ Pitmasters All-Stars premieres Thursday, May 28 at 10p, with competitors from previous seasons ready to grill. A sneak preview airs Memorial Day, May 25 at 9p.
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Music Choice will feature exclusive content promoting the 2015 Billboard Music Awards across Music Choice Play, Video On Demand, Music Channels and digital properties now through the live broadcast of the awards Sunday, May 17 at 8p on ABC.
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After tonight’s season three finale of CMT’s Party Down South, find out what the crew really thought about their time in Biloxi in Party Down South: Talk of Shame. After-show airs at 10p.
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Emily Barclay (Light Between Oceans) joins the season three cast of Pivot’s Please Like Me, in production now in Melbourne for season three.
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Lorraine Toussaint (Orange Is the New Black), Thomas Q. Jones (Being Mary Jane) and Aisha Hinds (Star Trek Into Darkness) will star in TV One original movie Runaway Island, written by 2014 American Black Film Festival screenplay competition winner Christopher Brandt. Premiere is slated for Saturday, July 25 at 8p.
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Katherine McNamara (New Year’s Eve) landed the female lead in ABC Family saga Shadowhunters. McNamara will also be seen this summer in the net’s The Fosters.
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Monday’s live telecast of Undateable on NBC earned a 1.3/4 rating among A18-49, up 8 percent versus last week. The season four finale of CBS’ Person of Interest scored 1.1/4 among A18-49, down 21 percent week to week and a series low.
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CASTING CALL
Sean De Simone Casting and scientific skin care brand StriVectin are casting a female Brand Rep to sell on QVC.In search of TV Host or performer/personality with strong beauty background/interest. Should be located w/in 2 hrs of West Chester, PA (Philadelphia). Photo, Resumes and links to beautyhostcasting@gmail.com.
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