FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 5/18/15)
ABC: The Bachelorette (Premiere) at 9pm
BOUNCE: Off The Chain: Rudy Rush (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Street Outlaws (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: House Hunters Off The Grid (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: 2 Broke Girls (Finale) at 8pm
CBS: Mike & Molly (Finale) at 8:30pm
CBS: Stalker (Finale) at 9pm
CBS: NCIS: Los Angeles (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: The Following (Finale) at 8pm
NAT. GEO.: The Big Picture With Kal Penn (Finale) at 8pm
NAT.GEO.: Street Genius (Finale) at 8:30pm
NBC: The Night Shift (Finale) at 10pm
Bob Dylan will perform on CBS’s Late Show tomorrow, May 19, David Letterman’s penultimate night as host. Dylan’s last performance on Late Show took place in 1993.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Twin Peaks revival is back on at Showtime, and “even bigger than we expected,” said net president David Nevins. Creator David Lynch, who pulled out of the limited event series in early April over financial issues, will direct the whole shebang, which will include more than the originally-announced nine hours. “Totally worth the extra brewing time,” said Nevins. Cult fave Peaks aired in 1990-91.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC News Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos apologized for not disclosing charitable contributions he made to the Clinton Foundation during the time he was reporting on the nonprofit, and said he will not moderate ABC News’ GOP primary debate as a result. “I made charitable donations to the Foundation in support of the work they’re doing on global AIDS prevention and deforestation, causes I care about deeply,” Stephanopoulos said. “I thought that my contributions were a matter of public record. However, in hindsight, I should have taken the extra step of personally disclosing my donations to my employer and to the viewers on air during the recent news stories about the Foundation.” Calling it an “honest mistake,” ABC News said they stand behind Stephanopoulos.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jude Law will play the title role inThe Young Pope, a co-production between HBO, SkyandCanal +. Production of the eight-part series about Pius XIII shoots this summer in Italy, the U.S., Africa and Puerto Rico.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Mindy Project, canceled by Fox after three seasons, has landed at Hulu with a 26-episode order for season four. Despite soft ratings during its Fox run, the Universal Television comedy performed well with multiplatform views, particularly on Hulu.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Portia de Rossi was upped to series regular on ABC’s Scandal. (If you saw the season four finale, you’ll know why.) Tweeted the actress, “Thank you @ScandalABC I can’t wait to start season 5!!”.
(Source: Cynopsis)
OWN’s highest-rated series, The Haves and the Have Nots, is back Tuesday, June 30 at 9p with a funeral and a fire. The drama’s return follows the premiere of the new season of another Tyler Perry show, comedy Love Thy Neighbor, back Friday, June 26 at 9p and 9:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of Sundance TV’s Rectify launches Thursday, July 9 at 10p. All 16 episodes from past seasons will be available during “Binge on the Fourth of July: The Rectify DVR Marathon” beginning Saturday, July 4 at 2p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The pregnancy odyssey of UP’s Erin and Chad Paine ended with the arrival of their first child on May 14. The long journey to the joyful moment is chronicled in the new season of Bringing Up Bates, launching Thursday, June 4 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jack Black and Adam DeVine (Pitch Perfect 2) join the off-the-cuff pop culture conversation on E!’s The Grace Helbig Show Sunday, May 31 at 11p. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson stops by June 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A stop on Martina McBride’s concert tour is featured on AXS TV Sunday, May 31 at 8p – complete with three-piece background vocal section and four-piece horn section.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A pre-Memorial Day Idiotest pits Marines against Marine wives on Wednesday, May 20 at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton will return for season two of ABC anthology series American Crime, for a sophomore run described by ABC Entertainment Group president Paul Lee as “a completely different scenario and a completely different crime.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kathy Najimy has joined the cast of Unforgettable, transplanted from CBS to A&E for season four, as a series regular. MTV VJ La La Anthony and E.J. Bonilla (Guiding Light) are also signed up.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tim Guinee (Homeland), theater vet Reg Masters (You Can’t Take it With You) and Tzi Ma (24) have joined the cast of AMC’s western period drama Hell on Wheels, returning this summer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Alan Van Sprang (Reign) will recur as a guest star on ABC Family’s upcoming Shadowhunter as villainous Valentine, while Harry Shum Jr. (Glee) plays a high warlock.
(Source: Cynopsis)
On average during the May sweep, ABC was up 27 percent on Thursday among A18-49 (to 1.9) and led the night during the month for the first time since May 2009. The net boasts it was the only broadcaster up on the night May to May.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Up against the season finales of ABC’s Scandal and NBC’s The Blacklist, the premiere of Fox limited series Wayward Pines delivered 1.0/3 among A18-49 on Thursday, holding its Bones lead-in number.
(Source: Cynopsis)
2015 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – WINNERS LIST
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/bbma/6568580/billboard-music-awards-2015-winners-list
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
Pitch Perfect 2 – $70.3 million
Mad Max: Fury Road – $44.4 million
Avengers: Age of Ultron – $38.8 million
Hot Pursuit – $5.8 million
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 – $3.6 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)
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