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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 7/10/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: Redwood Kings (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Treehouse Masters (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: Masters of Illusion (Premiere) at 8pm
CNBC: American Greed (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: Sex With Brody (Premiere) at 10:30pm
FYI: Trashformers (Premiere) at 10pm
MTV2: Uncommon Sense With Charlemagne (Premiere) at 11pm
IFC: The Spoils Before Dying (Finale) at 9:30pm
(SATURDAY 7/11/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY LIFE: The Day I Almost Died (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: Building Belushi (Premiere) at 10pm
LMN: My Haunted House (Premiere) at 9pm
LMN: I Was Possessed (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Livin’ Lozada (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Flex & Shanice (Premiere) at 10pm
CBS: The McCarthys (Finale) at 9:30pm
NICKTOONS: Soccer Superstar (Finale) at 9pm
REELZ: Hollywood Hillbillies (Finale) at 9pm and 9:30pm
(SUNDAY 7/12/15)
REELZ: 2015 Miss USA Pageant at 8pm
CNN: The Hunt with John Walsh (Premiere) at 8pm
CNN: Death Row Stories (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Naked and Afraid XL (Premiere) at 10pm
FX: The Strain (Premiere) at 10pm
HGTV: Stone House Revival (Premiere) at 12pm
NAT. GEO.: The 2000s: A New Reality (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: Ray Donovan (Premiere) at 9pm
SHOWTIME: Masters of Sex (Premiere) at 10pm
VH1: Basketball Wives (Premiere) at 9pm
ANIMAL PLANET: The Last Alaskans (Finale) at 8pm
E!: #RichKids of Beverly Hills (Finale) at 10pm
Regis Philbin has joined NBC’s Today as a contributor during the 10a hour, hosted by his former Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee partner for 15 years, Kathie Lee Gifford. “I wish we had him every day, but he’s busy,” said Gifford, who was joined by her Today co-host Hoda Kotb and Philbin for the announcement on Thursday. Philbin said he’ll appear once a month.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Giuliana Rancic is exiting E! News August 10 after ten years, but will continue as co-host on the net’s Fashion Police and Live From the Red Carpet, as well as exec produce the new show Rich in Faith for Oxygen and “take my wine and clothing lines to the next level,” said Rancic.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime’s Twin Peaks reboot, originally slated to premiere in 2016, won’t arrive until 2017, revealed Mark Frost, co-creator with David Lynch. “The challenge for us is to try and come back and raise the bar above what we did the last time,” explained Lynch during an interview at the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “We’re coming back with season three of Twin Peaks after a 25-year absence. We’ve finished the scripts, we start production in September, and that will be coming out on Showtime sometime in 2017.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC 4 New York is broadcasting live coverage of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Championship ticker tape parade in Manhattan starting today at 11a. Mayor Bill De Blasio will be on hand with keys to the city.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Spike TV is developing a documentary series focused on billionaire computer anti-virus pioneer John McAfee, involved in a 2012 murder investigation in Belize. Bill Corben (Cocaine Cowboys) will direct and exec produce.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tegna Media and Debmar-Mercury will preview headline-driven, one-hour daily talk show T.D. Jakes across four Tegna stations this summer, from August 17-September 11. Jakes is a Dallas pastor with a 30,000-member church. Producers are Debmar-Mercury, Tegna Medis, Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch for 44 Blue Productions, Jakes’ TDJ Enterprises and EnLight Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox ordered a pilot for a reboot of 1980’s Urban Cowboy, from Paramount Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) will write, direct and exec produce.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first annual Players Awards tape July 19 in Las Vegas for a Tuesday, July 21 airing at 8p on BET. In addition to NBA players and awards like “Hardest to Guard” and “Clutch Performer,” the show will feature musical performances by artists including Lil Wayne.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Showtime is giving Homeland viewers a peek at upcoming season five during the third season premieres of Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex on Sunday, July 12. Drama picks up two years after Carrie’s ill-fated tenure as Islamabad station chief.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lifetime is teaming with The Jim Henson Company on Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow, starring Mary Steenburgen (Last Man on Earth), Jay Harrington (Benched) and Chris “Ludacris” Bridges (Fast and Furious). The movie is “an unproduced gem from our Company’s archives,” said Henson CEO Lisa Henson, daughter of the late Jim Henson. “I have fond memories from my childhood of my father planning and developing this production.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Born Again Virgin focuses on a writer who blogs about her “sex-fast,” as well as the sexcapades of 30-something pals. Scripted comedy debuts on TV One Wednesday, August 5 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jealousy, romance and kettlebells color Bravo’s Work Out New York, a peek at the world of elite fitness training in the city. Docu-series launches Tuesday, August 18 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WAGS (Wives and Girlfriends of Sports Stars) premieres on E! Tuesday, August 18 at 10p. Goal of the reality show’s cast: “getting and keeping that pro-athlete man,” says the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Competition series Steampunk’d debuts on GSN Wednesday, August 19 at 10p. Contestants work in teams to transform ordinary objects into masterpieces.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Season three of comedy cartoon Mickey Mouse debuts on Disney Channel Friday, July 17 at 8:25p. Show will be available on WATCH Disney, Disney.com and iTunes the day after the linear premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Comedy Central gave a two-season pickup to Workaholics, for rounds six and seven. New eps arrive in January.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Aaron Tveit (Graceland) will play Danny Zuko and Carlos PenaVega (Big Time Rush) takes on Kenickie in Fox’s Grease: Live, slated for a January 31 premiere. Julianne Hough is onboard as Sandy.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Melinda Page (Mad Men) has joined the season three cast of SundanceTV’s Rectify, reports TheWrap. Drama airs Thursdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Amy Acker (Person of Interest) will recur as Lois Litt’s sister on season five of USA’s Suits. Dramedy airs Wednesdays at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Margo Martindale (Justified) will recur on season seven of CBS’s The Good Wife. Drama returns Sunday, October 4 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The role played by Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) in Showtime pilot Roadies is being revamped and recast. Writer/director/exec producer Cameron Crowe is re-writing, reports Deadline.
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Bounce TV delivered the second best day in its history on July 5, peaking at 4p with 629,000 total viewers and delivering nearly half a million viewers in prime time, according to Nielsen Live+SD.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Following the manhunt for two Clinton Correctional Facility escapees, ID one-hour special, Prison Break: Killers on the Run and update Prison Break: The Manhunt Ends reached over 8.6 million unique viewers P2+ across all airings, according to Live+3 data. Specials from NBC News’ Peacock Productions were presented under the net’s “instamentary” series strand.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Fox’s MasterChef hit a season high 1.7/7 among A18-49 on Wednesday, up 21 percent. The second week of Extant’s sophomore run on CBS had a 14 percent bump, to .8/3.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Character actor Irwin Keyes died July 8. He was 63. In addition to numerous film roles, Keyes appeared on TV shows including The Jeffersons, Married…With Children and Growing Pains.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Minions – Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, Jennifer Saunders, Geoffrey Rush, Pierre Coffin
The Gallows – Reese Mishler, Pfeifer Brown, Ryan Shoos, Cassidy Gifford, Travis Cluff, Price Morgan, David Herrera, Gannon Del Fierro
Self/Less – Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Michelle Dockery, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen
NYC STREET FAIRS
Saturday July 11, 2015
Fourth Ave. Festival – on 4th Ave. from 9th to 14th St.
Times Square Summer Festival – on Broadway 47th to 57th St.
Sunday July 12, 2015
Chinatown Festival – on Lafayette Street from Canal to Leonard Street
52nd Street Fair – on 52nd St. from 6th to 7th Ave.
Bastille Day 2015 Festival – on 60th St. from 5th Ave. to Lexington Ave.
111th St. Salsa Street Party & Old Timer’s Stick Ball Game – on West 111th St. bet. 5th and Lenox Ave.
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $106 million
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POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $50 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
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