FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 8/7/15)
DISCOVERY FAMILY: Animals LOL (Premiere) at 8pm
E!: The Comment Section (Premiere) at 10:30pm
ID: Deadly Women (Premiere) at 10pm
LOGO: Secret Guide to Fabulous (Premiere) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 8/8/15)
FYI: Cabin Truckers (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Valerie’s Home Cooking (Premiere) at 12pm
(SUNDAY 8/9/15)
DESTINATION AMERICA: Project Afterlife (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Mother Funders (Finale) at 10pm
HBO: True Detective (Finale) at 9pm
WORLD: Life On The Reef (Finale) at 8pm
FOX is expanding its Empire. The network announced new drama pilot Star, from executive producer Lee Daniels, a possible companion series to the network’s breakout hit. “Like Empire, it’s set against the backdrop of the music business, but from a very different perspective,” said FOX chairman and CEO Gary Newman, noting that Star is set in Atlanta. “There is a lot from Lee’s own life that’s baked into the DNA of this project.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
The all-star cast of NBC’s holiday production of The Wiz Live! keeps growing. Uzo Aduba (Orange Is the New Black) and Amber Riley (Glee) have signed to play Good Witches on the special airing Thursday, December 3. “We are so happy to welcome two actors we’ve admired and wanted so much to work with,” said executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jon Stewart Has Left the Building airs tonight at 9p on MSNBC. Produced by NBC News’ Peacock Productions, the one-hour special celebrates Stewart’s 16-year run as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, with clips from his top interviews.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Expect a change in Sleepy Hollow when the show returns to FOX on Thursday, October 1. “What we asked for [in Season 3] was a bit of a return to the storytelling model of the first season – a bit more of the fun instead of such a deep mythology that got a little bit dense” during the show’s second season, FOX CEO Dana Walden told TVLine.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In other FOX news, Walden confirmed that the net is “in negotiations” with Marvel for an X-Men live-action TV series, and is “hopeful that we’ll be able to announce something soon.” The deal could include characters in the X-Men feature film franchise, owned by FOX, but not Marvel characters in commission at Disney and ABC.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Let the bingeing begin. The day after the Tuesday, August 25 premiere of drama Public Morals, TNT will make episodes 1-4 available through set-top VOD, the Watch TNT mobile app and online; three seasons of the net’s Cold Justice will be available leading into the season 3 finale on September 18. TruTV is offering on demand viewing of seasons 1 through 3 of Impractical Jokers. “Taking a creative approach to on demand programming and listening to viewer behavior, as well as working with our distribution partners to reach as many of their subscribers as possible, is a strategic way to engage audiences who have become accustomed to these new ways of viewing content,” said John Harran, SVP of business & product development at Turner Content Distribution.
(Source: Cynopsis)
It’s official! Prison Break is returning to FOX in 2016 as a 10-episode event series. Original stars Wentworth Miller and Dominic Purcell will reprise their roles as brothers. “It picks up the characters several years after we left them in the last season of the show,” said FOX CEO Dana Walden, adding that the sequel, “will address some questions that were set up at the end of the series.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Medium Rebecca Rosen connects the spirit world with the living world in LMN original series The Last Goodbye, debuting Saturday, August 22 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Antenna TV celebrates the 50th anniversary of I Dream of Jeannie with a 50-episode marathon on Saturday, September 19 at 8p. Can’t make it? Sitcom also airs on the net weekdays at 1p, Tues-Sat at 4a and Sundays at 3p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Child chefs compete on Food Network‘s Rachael Ray’s Kids Cook-Off, premiering Monday, August 24 at 8p. At stake: a $20,000 culinary scholarship and a web series on FoodNetwork.com.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Attention coffee lovers: Travel Channel‘s Uncommon Grounds premieres Monday, September 14 at 11p. The eight-part series follows host Todd Carmichael and his cameraman sidekick “Hollywood,” as they explore the culture of different countries through the lens of coffee.
(Source: Cynopsis)
TLC airs actress Alfre Woodard’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? on Sunday, August 9 at 9p. Woodard sets out to learn more about her paternal grandfather’s family and uncovers the story of her great-grandfather Alec, who endured the horrors of slavery and ascended from servitude to successful landowner.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Moveable Feast with Fine Cooking heads back to public television this fall. Produced by WGBH and Fine Cooking magazine and hosted by Australian celebrity chef Pete Evans, the series kicks off its 13-episode, third season on Saturday, September 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy has confirmed Haven‘s return date as Thursday, October 8 at 10p. The show will premiere new episodes on Syfy channels in 87 countries with the UK, Germany, Spain, Asia and Benelux among the first to air them in primetime.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Witches of East End alum Madchen Amick has been tapped to guest on American Horror Story: Hotel. The anthology series returns to FX in October.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Saturday Night Live vet Bill Hader is headed to FOX‘s Brooklyn Nine-Nine. He’ll guest-star in the show’s Season 3 premiere on Sunday, September 27.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kim Raver (24) has been cast as an FBI special agent on Bones. Her character appears in the first two episodes of the FOX drama’s 11th season, starting Thursday, October 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
John Stamos will reprise his role as Sir Jean Hamm on Season 2 of ABC midseason comedy Galavant.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pitbull guest stars and performs on the season two of Empire. FOX drama returns Wednesday, September 23 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kenny Johnson (The Shield) landed a series-regular role on ABC‘s Secrets and Lies.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tom Everett Scott (Southland) is joining Reign as Queen Elizabeth’s trusted advisor. The show’s third season bows Friday, October 9 at 8p on The CW.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Fantastic Four – Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Time Blake Nelson, Chet Hanks
The Gift – Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall. Joel Edgerton, Allison Tolman, Busy Philipps, Beau Knapp, Wendell Pierce, David Denman
Shaun The Sheep Movie – Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber, Kate Harbour, Tim Hands, Andy Nyman, Simon Greenall
Ricki And The Flash – Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Rick Springfield, Mamie Gummer, Audra McDonald Sebastian Stan, Nick Westrate, ailey Gates
Cop Car (Limited Release) – Kevin Bacon, James Freedson-Jackson, Hays Wellford, Camryn Mannheim, Shea Whigham
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (LR) – Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni, Abigail Wait, Miranda Bailey, John Parsons, Madeleine Waters
Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet (Limited Release) – Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Quvenzhané Wallis, Alfred Molina, Frank Langella,
Sneakerheadz (Limited Release) – Documentary about people who buy sneakers
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday August 7, 2015
Metro Tech Area Fair – on Duffield St. from Myrtle to Willoughby St.
Saturday August 8, 2015
Times Square Summer Fair – on 45th St. from 5th to 7th Ave.
The Giglio Feast of Saint Antonio – on Pleasant Ave. bet. 114th & 116th St.
Jamaica Arts & Music Summer Festival – on Jamaica Ave. from Parsons Blvd. to 169th St.
Sunday August 9, 2015
World Trade Center Fair – on Liberty St. from Broadway to Trinity Place
Dominican Day Parade – on 6th Ave. from 38th St. to 54th St.
60th Street Festival – from 5th to Madison Ave.
The Giglio Feast of Saint Antonio – on Pleasant Ave. bet. 114th & 116th St.
SUMMER STREETS ON PARK AVE.
This will happen for the next 3 Saturdays in August (8/1/15, 8/8/15, 8/15/15) from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park along Park Ave.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerstreets/html/about/about.shtml
MEGA MILLIONS
Today’s Jackpot is $20 million
You can now play in 43 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
POWERBALL
Saturday’s Jackpot is $50 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
BROADWAY
Hamilton officially opened on Broadway last night.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/lin-manuel-mirandas-hamilton-opens-broadway-n404596
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