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A&E: Beyond Scared Straight: Back Talk (Premiere) at 8pm
A&E: Beyond Scared Straight (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: American Takedown (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Rookie Blue (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: Under The Dome (Premiere) at 9pm
FOX: BOOM! (Premiere) at 8p
MYX TV: Bagged (Premiere) at 8pm
SPORTSMAN: Sheep Shape (Premiere) at 8:30pm
USA: Graceland (Premiere) at 10pm
CARTOON: Regular Show (Finale) at 6pm
FX: The Comedians (Finale) at 10:30pm
ID: Women in Prison (Finale) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Life Below Zero (Finale) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Dead End Express (Finale) at 10pm
AXS TV struck a licensing deal with Disney-ABC Television Group for off-network cable rights to the first three seasons of Nashville. The ABC drama “is the perfect complement to our growing lineup of music-inspired series,” said Mark Cuban, CEO of AXS TV. “We are confident that Nashville will connect with our viewers, while attracting a new audience of those who may have missed out on watching from the beginning of the series.”
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For the first time, HBO is offering free access to full episodes of programming on Facebook, for new comedies Ballers and The Brink. Ballers star/exec producer Dwayne Johson will host the first episode of his show on his Facebook page (49 million followers), while The Brink can be sampled on the series page. The episodes are also available on HBO NOW and HBO GO; shows air Sundays at 10p and 10:30p.
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ABC Family is taking a different tack to increase sampling of Becoming Us. Sister nets Fusion and Lifetime will air key episodes of the docu-series, about a teen who learns his dad is becoming a woman. “As we all look to find new and innovative ways to reach our viewers and help them find great shows, I’m very grateful that my colleagues at Lifetime and Fusion are willing to showcase our incredible show on their networks,” said net president Tom Ascheim. Fusion will air catch-up stacks of episodes 1-3 on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 at 8p; Lifetime premieres episode 4 on Tuesday, June 30 at 10p prior to its airing on ABC Family, where it has the Mondays-at-9p slot.
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The CW announced its fall lineup, which launches in October with only one new show. The Flash and iZombie arrive Tuesday, October 6; Wednesday, October 7 brings Arrow and Supernatural; The Vampire Diaries and The Originals bow Thursday, October 8; Reign and America’s Top Model debut Friday, October 9, and the series premiere of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is paired with the season premiere of Jane the Virgin on Monday, October 19 – giving the newcomer a little extra time to make an entrance.
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USA ordered a second season of drama series Mr. Robot, which had garnered industry buzz and nearly 2.6 million views in its pre-linear launch across digital platforms before its premiere last night at 10p. “We knew from the moment we read Sam Esmail’s provocative script, and witnessed the brilliant performances of Rami Malek and Christian Slater,that Mr. Robot is a stand-out series that is unlike anything currently on television,” said USA Network president Chris McCumber. “The overwhelmingly positive fan reactions to the pilot and the broad sampling of it, reaffirms our confidence in the series.”
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Fox News and Sarah Palin have parted ways, but the split was amicable, reports Politico. The one-time VP candidate’s contract was up this month and FNC decided not to renew.
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Winners of the 2015 National Edward R. Murrow Awards, recognizing outstanding work by news organizations, include ABC News for Overall Excellence; CBS News for Breaking News, Newscast, Continuing Coverage, News Series, Use of Sound/Video, Writing and Website; NBC’s Today for Hard News and Sports Reporting; Al Jazeera America for News Documentary; CNN for Investigative Reporting and ESPN for Feature Reporting.
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Got Your 6, saluting shows that accurately portray veterans and military families, announced its first round of “6 Certified” projects. Included are season 20 of Dancing With the Stars, which had Army veteran and double amputee Noah Galloway as a contestant, as well as episodes of Hawaii Five-0, Modern Family and The Night Shift.
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NBCUniversal Domestic TV Distribution signed a development deal with TV host/journalist/producer Shaun Robinson (Access Hollywoood) for Robinson’s production company, RobinHood Productions to develop and/or produce scripted and unscripted TV projects across all platforms for NBCU’s domestic distribution division. Robinson will be leaving Access Hollywood to focus on production.
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BET’s DeSean Jackson: Home Team premieres Tuesday, June 30 at 10p. Docu-series from Rogue Atlas looks at the life of the NFL star at work and at home.
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Arts net Ovation premieres two documentaries on “Ovation Spotlight” next month. Stealing History, about lost and stolen art, bows Sunday, July 19 at 12p, followed a week later by Let the Scream Be Heard, focused on expressionist painter Edvard Munch.
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Season four of Cooking’s My Grandmother’s Ravioli starts in NYC with a mean matzo ball soup recipe on Wednesday, July 29 at 8p, launching Mo Rocca’s search for more favorite family dishes.
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Hank Azaria, Don Cheadle, Brad Garrett, Norm Macdonald and Kevin Pollak are onboard for the first Super High Roller Celebrity Shootout. Tournament will take place this weekend in Las Vegas, airing on NBCSN for three Wednesdays starting July 29. Producer Poker Central is launching a 24/7 TV net on October 1.
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Sets of twins compete for a prize of $222,222.22 on VH1’s Twinning, premiering Wednesday, July 22 at 10p. Lighthearted Entertainment produces.
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Alana De La Garza (Forever) will recur on season two of CBS’s Scorpion as the head of Homeland Security.
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Jussie Smollett (Empire) will bump into little sister Jurnee Smollett-Bell (True Blood) when he guest stars on WGN America thriller Underground, in production for a 2016 debut. It’s the first time the sibs have appeared on-screen together since 1994-95’s On Our Own.
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Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) landed a recurring role in Syfy’s Hunters, a drama from The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd slated for a 2016 debut.
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Michael Weston (House) and Stephan Mangan (Episodes) will play the title roles in drama Houdini & Doyle, for Fox, UK’s ITV Encore and Canada’s Shaw Media. House’s David Shore and David Hoselton are exec producing.
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Masters of Sex hasn’t seen the last of Sarah Silverman. The comedian returns to the Showtime drama for a multi-episode arc as Helen during season three, premiering Sunday, July 12 at 10p.
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Add Lili Taylor to the cast members back for season two of the ABC anthology series American Crime. Taylor joins Felicity Huffman, Timothy Hutton, Elvis Nolasco and Richard Cabral, all playing new characters.
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Without NBA Finals competition, NBC’s America’s Got Talent rose three tenths among A18-49 on Tuesday, to 2.6/10. At 10p, the net’s I Can Do That! got a one tenth bump, to 1.4/5.
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