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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 7/8/15)
BRAVO: Million Dollar Listing San Francisco (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY: Key & Peele (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY: Why? With Hannibal Buress (Premiere) at 10:30pm
DIY: American Rehab: Virginia (Premiere) at 11pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Going RV (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: The Spoils Before Dying (Premiere) at 9pm
NICKTOONS: Soccer Superstar (Premiere) at 9pm
A&E: Country Buck$ (Finale) at 10:30pm
FOOD: Craziest Restaurants in America (Finale) at 10pm
NAT. GEO: Yukon Gold (Finale) at 10pm
PBS: First Peoples (Finale) at 9pm
After 2005 court documents were made public in which Bill Cosby admitted to giving Quaaludes to women he wanted to have sex with, Bounce TV announced it would cease airing Cosby, effective immediately. BET-owned Centric, which had been airing The Cosby Show, also pulled the plug.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Harry Shearer will be back for seasons 27 and 28 of Fox’s The Simpsons, where he voices characters including Ned Flanders, Mr. Burns and Principal Skinner, among others. Shearer had tweeted in May that he was out, but Fox announced yesterday, “Each and every cast member of the iconic series’ voice cast will be returning.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox game show Knock Knock Live, hosted by Ryan Seacrest from an LA studio, has a crew of co-hosts to help on the road: American Idol alum Kellie Pickler, Ross Mathews, Adrienne Bailon, Jordan “Shorty” Johnson and Chuey Martinez will co-host, arriving on people’s doorsteps for surprise games beginning Tuesday, July 21 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Late Late Show host James Corden will emcee the 31st Annual Television Critics Association Awards on Saturday, August 8 at the Beverly Hilton. Past hosts include Ellen DeGeneres, Bryan Cranston, Bob Newhart and Drew Carey.
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Cutthroat Kitchen summer event Camp Cutthroat launches Wednesday, August 12 at 9p on Food Network, with twelve chefs under the eye of counselor Alton Brown. Outdoor-themed challenges like canteen cooking and tug-of-war lead to winnings of up to $75,000.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Twelve intrepid, and not shy, Naked and Afraid alums gather for Discovery’s Naked and Afraid XL. Premiere event airs Sunday, July 12 at 9p.
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Guest judges on the upcoming season of Lifetime’s Project Runway include Bella Thorne (Scream), Kiernan Shipka (Mad Men), Tracee Ellis Ross (black-ish), Shiri Appleby and Constance Zimmer (UnREAL). Season 14 launches Thursday, August 6.
(Source: Cynopsis)
USA’s Chrisley Knows Best was handed a fourth season as it nears the halfway mark of its third run. The reality show has grown season-to-season with number three averaging 2.6 million total viewers P2+ (up 17 percent over season two), 1.3 million P18-49 (up 11 percent) and 1.4 million P25-54 (up 26) with Live+7/Live+3 data. Series airs Tuesdays at 9p; midseason finale is slated for July 21.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy Central picked up late nighter @Midnightvfb With Chris Hardwick for a third season. The 40-week run, produced by Funny Or Die, is slated for 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Cartoon Network ordered Cartoon Network Studios’ original series Adventure Time and Regular Show for season eights, Uncle Grandpa and Steven Universe for third go-rounds and Clarence for a sophomore run.
(Source: Cynopsis)
We haven’t seen the last of The Last Alaskans. Animal Planet renewed the docu-series for a second season, set to premiere in 2016. An all-day marathon leads up to the freshman finale on Sunday, July 12 at 8p.
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The cast of Nat Geo four-hour movie event Saints & Strangers, set on the Mayflower, includes Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect), Michael Jibson (Hatfields & McCoys), Vincent Kartheiser (Mad Men), Rob Livingston (Band of Brothers), Natascha McElhone (Californication) and Tatanka Means (Banshee). Historical drama produced by Sony Pictures Television with Little Engine Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Toks Olagundoye (The Neighbors) has joined ABC’s Castle in a series regular role. Season eight premieres Monday, September 21 at 10p.
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Singer and former The X Factor judge Kelly Rowland is onboard season two of hit Fox hip hop drama Empire, reports TheWrap. Rowland will appear in flashback as the mother of Lucious Lyon.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season four of Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York averaged 794,000 P18-49, 870,000 P25-54 and 1.5 million total viewers, according to Nielsen Live+3, the highest-rated season for the series and the highest-rated in the Million Dollar Listing franchise among P18-49.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Destination America had its most-watched and highest-rated June ever. With an assist from the premieres of Impact Wrestling and BBQ Pitmasters: All Stars, the net saw gains of 9 percent among P25-54 in Primetime ratings and 18 percent among HH in Primetime ratings versus June 2014.
(Source: Cynopsis)
As ABC’s Bachelorette whittles down her selection of Prince Charmings, the dating show hit a seven-week high with a 2.0 A18-49 rating on Monday, up one tenth versus last week and the best since its May 18 season debut.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TV One posted a 51 percent increase in W25-54 and 47 percent lift among W18-49 for 2Q14 versus last year. It’s the best second quarter of the network’s history in Prime among P25-54, W25-54 and HHs.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox Television Stations talker test Boris & Nicole launched with a 1.0 HH rating and 3 share, up 25 percent from the year-ago time period, based on early numbers. The four-week test is running on 20 stations.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 7/5/15)
1) Meek Mill – Dreams Worth More Than Money – 214,752
2) Miguel – Wildheart – 40,500
3) James Taylor – Before This World – 32,529
Other Debuts
4) August Burns Red – Found In Far Away Place, 28,588
7) Magic Mike XXL Soundtrack – 24,673
8) X Ambassadors – VHS – 24,646
9) Easton Corbin – About To Get Real – 20,447
12) Neil Young + Promise of the Real – The Monsanto Years – 17,768
16) Slightly Stoopid – Meanwhile…Back At The Lab – 13,173
20) Vince Staples – Summertime 06 – 11,937
24) Bassnectar – Into The Sun – 10,231
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