FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/13/15)
A&E: Storage Wars: Behind The Locker (Premiere) at 9:30pm
CNBC: Consumed: The Real Restaurant Business (Premiere) at 10pm
POP: Sing It On (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: The Middle (Finale) at 8pm
ABC: The Goldbergs (Finale) at 8:30pm
ABC: Nashville (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: CSI: Cyber (Finale) at 9pm
CW: Arrow (Finale) at 8pm
FOX: American Idol (Finale) at 8pm
AMC sister nets BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV and WE tv will skip regularly scheduled programming during the Mad Men series finale Sunday, May 17 at 10p, to air a special message commemorating the series. Leading up to the closer, AMC will air a marathon of all seven seasons in consecutive order beginning on Wednesday, May 13 at 6p.
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The American Civil Liberties Union is requesting an investigation into gender inequality “at all levels of the film and television industry” in the hiring of women directors. “Women directors aren’t working on an even playing field and aren’t getting a fair opportunity to succeed,” said Melissa Goodman, director of the L.G.B.T., Gender and Reproductive Justice Project at the A.C.L.U. of Southern California. “Hollywood doesn’t get this free pass when it comes to civil rights and gender discrimination.”
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Turner Broadcasting and Live Nation Entertainment are teaming for the Live Nation Music Awards, to be simulcast on TNT and TBS. Show celebrates live musical performances in categories like “Best On-Stage Collaboration,” “Best Special Effects in a Festival” and “Road Warrior of the Year.” Live Nation will produce in collaboration with IMG and Dick Clark Productions. Air date: October 1.
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ABC anthology drama American Crime will bring some of the actors from season one back for season two in a different plotline, a la FX’s American Horror Story. “It’s a completely different scenario. Different crime,” said ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee in a conference call Tuesday. Season one centered on the murder of a war veteran.
(Source: Cynopsis)
At a private meeting with network owned and affiliate stations, NBC News chairman Andrew Lack said a decision on the fate of suspended anchor Brian Williams will come “soon,” according to the Daily Beast. Williams is four months into a six-month suspension as the network investigates possible incidences of misreporting.
(Source: Cynopsis)
USA gave a series pickup to Queen of the South. The one-hour drug trade drama, based on best-seller “La Reina Del Sur,” comes from Fox Television Studios and Universal Cable Productions. Premiere is slated for 2016.
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Stana Katic will be back on Castle for season eight. The procedural had been renewed by ABC with Nathan Fillion onboard, but Katic hadn’t finalized a deal. Does the fact that Katic only signed on for one year signal the end is nigh? Not any more than McDreamy’s death bodes ill for Grey’s Anatomy, according to ABC president Paul Lee, who said in a conference call on Tuesday, “I would like to see them run for many, many years to come. They’re both powerful, vibrant brands with incredibly passionate audiences.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Limited Partnership, about one of the first gay couples to marry, premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens Monday, June 15 at 10p (check local listings).
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SNL alum Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan and Kenan Thompson have joined the voice cast of PBS Kids series Nature Cat, about a housebound feline who dreams of outdoor adventure. Animated series slated for a November 25 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Judge Judy ruled syndication with 6.8 the week ending May 3; second place court show was Judy Sheindlin-created Hot Bench, with a series high 2.0 in Live+SD.
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With its host facing criticism in the medical community, Dr. Oz scored a 1.4 rating, down 39 percent versus last year. Wendy Williams was up 21 percent versus last year, with 1.7.
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TNT‘s second round coverage of the NBA Playoffs is averaging 4.3 million total viewers and a 2.9 HH rating. Over the past week, TNT’s coverage won the night across cable television three times among total viewers.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TBS‘s new comedy Your Family or Mine delivered a combined audience of 2.9 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its April 21 episode and encores, up 13 percent versus to the prior week and 1.3 million A18-49, up 7 percent.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Actress Audree Norton died April 22 at age 88. Norton, who was deaf, appeared on series including Mannix, Family Affair and The Streets of San Francisco, and helped launch the National Theatre of the Deaf.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/10/15)
1) Mumford & Sons – Wilder Mind – 231,438
2) Josh Groban – Stages – 98,625 (After 2 weeks – 274,877)
3) Various Artists – Now 54 – 70,613
Other Debuts
4) Tech N9ne – Special Effects – 58,388
6) My Morning Jacket – The Waterfall – 33,054
8) Chris Stapleton – Traveller – 27,032
13) Ciara – Jackie – 19,866
18) Various Artists – Now #1s – 13,795
24) Best Coast – California Nights – 9,511
29) Granger Smith – 4×4 – 8,740
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