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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 5/29/15)
ABC: What Would You Do? (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Tanked (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Alaskan Bush People (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: Building The Bahamas (Premiere) at 11pm
E!: New Money (Premiere) at 10:30pm
HGTV: American Dream Home Giveaway (Premiere) at 1pm
LMN: Strange Empire: Rise of the Women (Premiere) at 9pm
WE TV: Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 5/30/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: Treetop Cat Rescue (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Family Flip (Premiere) at 12pm
MSNBC: Lockup Extended Stay: Long Island (Premiere) at 10pm
STARZ: Outlander (Finale) at 9pm
(SUNDAY 5/31/15)
AFRICA CHANNEL: Intersexions (Premiere) at 9pm
AMC: Halt and Catch Fire (Premiere) at 10pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Finding Bigfoot (Premiere) at 9pm
COOKING: Big Bad BBQ Battles (Premiere) at 8pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Paranormal Survivor (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX: Golan The Insatiable (Premiere) at 9:30pm
FOX NEWS: The Greg Gutfield Show (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Rocky Mountain Reno (Premiere) at 12pm
TLC: Return to Amish (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Gypsy Sisters (Premiere) at 10pm
WEATHER: 3 Scientists Walk Into a Bar (Premiere) at 7pm
FOOD: Spring Baking Championship (Finale) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Wicked Tuna (Finale) at 9pm
Trevor Noah has a start date: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah makes its debut on Comedy Central Monday, September 28. The last hurrah for John Stewart, who announced in February he’d be leaving the late-nighter after 16 years, is August 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) will sit down with Matt Lauer on Monday’s Today show for his first interview since being critically injured in a June 2014 highway crash. On May 27, Morgan reached a confidential settlement with Walmart, whose truck rammed into the back of a limo van carrying Morgan and others. Comedian and passenger James McNair was killed. “Walmart did right by me and my family, and for my associates and their families,” said Morgan.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Bounce TV licensed broadcast rights to all five seasons of The Bernie Mac Show in a multi-year agreement with Twentieth Television. The comedy will air weekdays with back-to-back eps starting June 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Over $4 million has been raised for a UCLA endowment for STEM scholars, named for CBS’s The Big Bang Theory. An initial donation from the Chuck Lorre Family Foundation has been supplemented by gifts from nearly 50 people associated with the comedy, including cast members, crew, Warner Bros. Television, CBS and other industry leaders. Twenty Big Bang Theory scholars will be selected for the 2015-16 academic year to receive financial assistance.
(Source: Cynopsis)
There are a slew of TV stars past and present who will take the stage at the 69th Annual Tony Awards. Presenters include Jason Alexander, Bryan Cranston, Larry David, Neil Patrick Harris, Marg Helgenberger, Debra Messing, Jim Parsons, David Hyde Pierce, Keifer Sutherland and Ashley Tisdale. Show airs live on CBS Sunday, June 7 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CMT documentary Urban Cowboy: The Rise and Fall of Gilley’s, the story of the honky tonk that inspired the 1980 John Travolta film, premieres Saturday, June 13 at 9p. Movie airs at 6p. Not enough? A series based on the drama is in development at Fox.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s a battle of bakers in Food Network’s Cake Wars, premiering Monday, June 29 at 8p. “Viewers had a sweet spot for Cupcake Wars, and now everything is bigger and better,” promises Bob Tuschman, net GM and SVP.
(Source: Cynopsis)
AMC’s Hell on Wheels is back for its fifth and final season starting Saturday, July 18 at 9p. First seven episodes air this summer, with the back end following in 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of Spike TV’s Catch a Contractor, offering justice for wronged homeowners, launches Sunday, June 21 at 10p. Premiere ep features a grandmother left without a single working toilet after entrusting her savings to a shady workman. Busted!
(Source: Cynopsis)
Add Keke Palmer to the cast of Fox’s Grease: Live, slated for January 31, 2016. The True Jackson, VP alum, who also has a role in upcoming Fox comedy horror series Scream Queens, will play Pink Lady Marty.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Olsen twins may have taken a pass, but Lori Loughlin will return as Becky for Netflix’s Full House sequel, Fuller House. The actress shared the news on GMA Thursday.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney XD is sending Phineas and Ferb off in style, with a 37-hour marathon of every episode. Celebration starts Saturday, June 13 at 6a, until the one-hour series finale, “Last Day of Summer,” on Sunday, June 14 at 7p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A new episode of a Disney Junior series will air every weekday from Monday, June 29 through Thursday, August 13 as part of the net’s “Soaring Over Summer” multi-platform event. Fresh installments of Sofia the First, Doc McStuffins, Miles from Tomorrowland, Jake and the Never Land Pirates and Henry Hugglemonster alternate each weekday at 9a on Disney Channel and 7:30p on Disney Junior; guest stars include Audra McDonald, Isla Fisher, Sean Astin, David Tennant, Malcolm McDowell and Alton Brown.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The season premiere of WE tv’s Braxton Family Values on May 21 delivered 1.8 million total viewers and series highs of 1.14 million A25-54 and 944,000 W25-54, according to Nielsen Live+3 numbers, making it number one in cable in the demo at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syndicator Michael King died May 27 after being admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. He was 66. With his brother Roger at King World Productions, King helped turn Oprah Winfrey’s talk show, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy and Dr. Phil into juggernauts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
San Andreas – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, Paul Giamatti, Hugo Johnstone-Burt, Art Parkinson
Aloha – Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bill Murray, John Krasinski, Danny McBride, Alec Baldwin
Club Life (Limited Release) – Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Szohr, Robert Davi, Danny A. Abeckaser, Jay R. Ferguson, Al Sapienza, Ryan O’Nan, Allegra Carpenter
Results (Limited Release) – Guy Pearce, Cobie Smolders, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Michael Hall, Brooklyn Decker, Constance Zimmer
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday May 29, 2015
East Side Spring Fair – on 54th St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Saturday May 30, 2015
Lexington Ave. Spring Spectacular – from 34th to 42nd St.
3rd Ave. Community Benefit Festival – from 66th to 86th St.
6th Annual NYC Multicultural Festival – St. Nicholas Ave. from 141st to 145th St.
St. Nicholas Ave. Festival – from 181st to 188th St.
Sunday May 31, 2015
Bleecker St. Event – on Bleecker from Christopher to 8th Ave.
6th Ave. Spring Fest – from 34th to 42nd St.
22nd Annual Spring Crafts Festival – on Broadway from 66th to 72nd St.
Grand Ave. Festival – on Grand Ave. from 65th to 72nd St.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $233 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $171 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
CASTING CALL
Seeking DYNAMIC DESIGN DUO to host a new TV makeover series! Open to couples, siblings, business partners, etc., with interior design/contracting/real estate/property flipping expertise to tackle fun and uniquely challenging renovations. Email designduocasting@gmail.com with: names, city, phone number, expertise, recent photos, and website/links.
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