FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS/ WEEKEND BOX OFFICE

FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (MONDAY 6/1/15)
ABC: The Whispers (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: The First 48: Murder in the Family (Premiere) at 8pm
FOX: So You Think You Can Dance (Premiere) at 8pm
HGTV: Love It or List It (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Devious Maids (Premiere) at 9pm
LIFETIME: unReal (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: American Genius (Premiere) at 9pm
VH1: T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle (Premiere) at 9:30pm

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar will talk to Fox News Channel’s Megyn Kelly, their first TV interview since allegations surfaced that 19 Kids and Counting oldest son Josh had fondled five girls, including some of his sisters, as a teenager. Conducted from the Duggars’ Arkansas home, portions will run during The Kelly File on Wednesday, June 3 at 9p, with additional content airing during a one-hour special on Friday, June 5 at 9p. The couple will “share our hearts with you about the pain that we walked through as a family twelve years ago, the tears we all shed and the forgiveness that was given,” said the elder Duggars in Michelle’s blog. TLC has pulled repeats of the reality show, which recently wrapped its most recent season.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Fox hit Empire is back for an 18-episode season starting Wednesday, September 23. Cast member Taraji P. Henson announced the premiere date on Twitter. Sophomore run will be split into two cycles, with guest stars including Chris Rock, Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic are back for season eight of ABC’s Castle, but Penny Johnson Jerald announced she won’t be reprising her role as Captain Victoria Gates. “I am surprised and saddened to learn that I will no longer be part of the Castle family,” tweeted Jerald on Friday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Sofia Vergara will receive the first ever “Actors Inspiration Award” at the 6th Annual Los Angeles Golf Classic on Monday, June 8, part of the SAG Foundation’s 30th anniversary celebration. The honor recognizes contributions the Modern Family star has made to the acting community.
(Source: Cynopsis)

The Tony Awards gets its first “Live! From the Red Carpet” production, hosted by Darren Criss (Glee) and Laura Osnes (Grease). Star Trek alum George Takei will serve as official fan correspondent. Action airs on TonyAwards.com, CBS.com, Playbill.com and TimeOut.com between 5:30p-8p ahead of the awards show on CBS Sunday, June 7.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Season four of Spike TV’s Bar Rescue continues in San Francisco on Sunday, June 21 at 9p, where host Joe Tapper deals with a family member who can’t stop guzzling the inventory, when he’s not giving it away. Oh, and there’s family debt, and the business’s “pornographic” past.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Erin Andrews (Dancing With the Stars) and Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) co-host the CMT Music Awards airing Wednesday, June 10 at 8p. Frontrunner: Carrie Underwood, with five nominations, including “Video of the Year.”
(Source: Cynopsis)

Jennifer Hudson, Greg Kinnear and Jeffrey Wright (Boardwalk Empire) have joined the cast of HBO movie Confirmation, about the hearings of Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Kerry Washington plays Anita Hill, while Wendell Pierce (Treme) takes on Thomas.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Add Rob Morrow to the cast of FX’s American Crime Story: The People Vs. O.J. Simpson. The Northern Exposure star will play DNA expert Barry Scheck.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Bob Saget is the latest Full House alum to hop aboard Netflix spin-off Fuller House. “This completes the perfect reunion,” posted guest star and co-exec producer John Stamos on Twitter.
(Source: Cynopsis)

NBC’s Aquarius debuted to 5.7 million total viewers and 1.1/4 among A18-49 on Thursday.
(Source: Cynopsis)

HBO’s Game of Thrones got a 67 percent lift in Live+3 ratings, up 1.7 to hit 4.2 among A18-49, the biggest boost among cable for the week ending May 24.
(Source: Cynopsis)

Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle was the top cable original on Thursday with a 1.0 rating among A18-49, up from .7 the week prior.
(Source: Cynopsis)

2015 CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS WINNERS LIST
http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/critics-choice-television-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201509015/

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE
San Andreas – $53.2 million
Pitch Perfect 2 – $14.4 million
Tomorrowland – $13.8 million
Mad Max: Fury Road – $13.6 million
Avengers: Age of Ultron – $10 million
(Source: Box Office Mojo)