FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 5/27/15)
CBS: The Briefcase (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: Bullseye (Premiere) at 9pm
NBC: iHeart Radio Country Festival at 9pm
ABC FAMILY: Freak Out (Finale) at 10:30pm
COMEDY: Big Time in Hollywood, FL (Finale) at 10:30pm
HGTV: Property Brothers (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Mansions and Murders (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Little Women: NY (Finale) at 10pm
POP: Impress Me (Finale) at 10:30pm
Charter Communications announced plans to purchase Time Warner Cable, as well as proceed with its acquisition of Bright House Networks. The agreements create a cable company, “New Charter,” that will serve 23.9 million customers in 41 states. Subject to regulatory approval, the deal will lead to “real benefits and great long-term value for the customers, shareholders and employees of all three companies, ” said Charter president and CEO Tom Rutledge. Offered Brian Roberts, chairman and CEO of Comcast, whose own pact with TWC ended when federal regulators indicated they would not approve the transaction, “This deal makes all the sense in the world. I would like to congratulate all the parties.”
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The Critics’ Choice Television Awards named the Most Exciting New Series, based on pilots, early episodes and trailers premiering after May 1. Honorees include FX’s American Crime Story, NBC’s Aquarius and Blind Spot, Fox’s Minority Report and Scream Queens, ABC’s The Muppets, CBS’s Supergirl and Lifetime’s Unreal. The CCTAs air live on A&E Sunday, May 31 at 8p, hosted by Cat Deeley (So You Think You Can Dance) and preceded by a red carpet show at 7p.
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Discovery Family Channel is launching its own YouTube portal for Kids Kuts’ Classic Film Series, featuring families’ depictions of classic movie scenes (think toddlers fiddle-dee-deeing about Tara). “This is a great way to engage our audience – with kids and parents working together – to get them involved in Discovery Family fun,” said Tom Cosgrove, network GM.
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Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard are burning up Spike TV. Not only will they face off on the finale of Lip Sync Battle, they’re set to host the net’s Guys Choice Awards, taking place June 6 and airing Thursday, June 18 at 9p. “Gird your loins, boys, Cookie is coming to town,” warned exec producer Casey Patterson.
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Ryan Seacrest will fill his free time hosting Fox reality show Knock Knock Live, offering people a chance to make their fondest wishes come true. Series from Seacrest, Dick Clark Productions and XIX Entertainment premieres Tuesday, July 21 at 9p.
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The Jim Gaffigan Show and Impastor debut on TV Land Wednesday, July 15 at 10p and 10:30p, respectively. “Younger has been a huge step in TV Land’s reinvention as a network exploring riskier and more challenging content,” said Keith Cox, EVP of development and original programming. “We are adding to our line-up of contemporary comedies.” The Exes returns the same night, at 11p.
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Yankee hero Derek Jeter will be honored with the Legend Award at Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Sports Awards on Thursday, July 16 at 8p. “Inspiring kids to follow their dreams and live a healthy lifestyle is so important to me,” said the Captain.
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Season two of GSN’s Skin Wars launches Wednesday, June 10 at 9p. Winner of the body paining competition takes home a $100,000 cash prize, a trip to the World Body Painting Festival in Austria and a custom brush collection.
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Patti LaBelle will tour Philly on Ovation travel series On the Record with Mick Rock, premiering Sunday, August 2; the “Lady Marmalade” singer’s segment airs August 23.
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CNBC follows high-octane adventures in The New High: Extreme Sports, premiering Thursday, June 18 at 10p. Correspondent Carl Quintanilla delves into the worlds of wingsuit jumpers, kiteboarders and obstacle course racers.
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Max Greenfield (New Girl) is joining FX’s American Horror Story: Hotel, premiering in October. But his stay might not be long. “Max Greenfield (like you’ve never seen him) is checking into the hotel…but not checking out,” tweeted producer Ryan Murphy.
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Michael Gambon (The Singing Detective) stars as Sir Winston Churchill and Lindsay Duncan (Private Lives) as Clementime Churchill in Churchill’s Secret, an ITV and PBS project about controversy during the U.K. prime minister’s post-war years. Filming begins in June in London. Two-hour movie will air on PBS in 2016, after its ITV run.
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Charlene McKenna (Ripper Street) has hopped aboard Lifetime prehistoric pilot The Clan of the Cave Bear, starring Millie Brady and Johnny Ward.
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Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black) landed a recurring role on NBC’s upcoming event series Heroes Reborn.
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The new summer season of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior got off to a solid start Monday, up two tenths from last year’s premiere to 1.8 among A18-49. Week two of ABC’s The Bachelorette earned 1.6 in the demo, down a half point.
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SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 5/24/15)
1) Twenty One Pilots – Blurryface – 133,558
2) Pitch Perfect 2 Soundtrack – 56,359 (After 2 weeks – 148,505)
3) Taylor Swift – 1989 – 40,170 (After 30 weeks – 4,829,981)
Other Debuts
4) Zedd – True Colors – 39,178
5) Jamie Foxx – Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen – 31,163
6) Faith No More – Sol Invictus – 30,774
7) Brandon Flowers – The Desired Effect – 29,118
14) The Story So Far – Story So Far – 21,707
15) Gerardo Ortiz – Hoy Mas Fuerte – 19,926
19) Silverstein – I Am Alive In Everything I Touch – 15,342
20) Mariah Carey – #1 To Infinity – 15,183
22) Kelsea Ballerini – The First Time – 13,465
25) Sawyer Fredericks – Complete Season 8 Collection (The Voice) – 10,956
29) Trey Songz – Intermission I & II – 9,406
31) Emery – You Were Never Alone – 9,012
36) Sammy Hagar & The Circle – At Your Service – 7,260
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