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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/12/15)
ABC FAMILY: Kevin From Work (Premiere) at 8pm
AHC: Manhunt: Kill or Capture (Premiere) at 10pm
CNBC: Make Me a Millionaire Inventor (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson (Premiere) at 10pm
FOOD: Beach Eats U.S.A. (Premiere) at 10:30pm
ID: Swamp Murders (Premiere) at 10pm
SCIENCE: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? (Premiere) at 10pm
TRAVEL: Thrill Factor (Premiere) at 8pm and 8:30pm
UP: Ties That Bind (Premiere) at 9pm
DIY: American Rehab: Virginia (Finale) at 11pm and 11:30pm
CBS is foregoing “air-conditioned skyboxes” for Democratic and Republican convention coverage in favor of participants “on the ground,” said CBS News president David Rhodes at TCA. As for limiting the number of candidates in the CBS-aired debates on November 14 (Dem.) and February 13 (GOP), as Fox News did, Rhodes said a decision would be made closer to the dates. Face The Nation’s John Dickerson was named principal moderator.
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Showtime’s Twin Peaks will rise after some initial backstage drama. Network chief David Nevins said at TCA the sequel will head into production in September with David Lynch onboard as director/executive producer.
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More romance is in store at The CW. The network is developing a series based on the Nicholas Sparks novel The Notebook, which is being written by Todd Graff. Graff is also an executive producer alongside Theresa Park and Sparks, for Nicholas Sparks Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The Notebook was made into a hit feature film in 2004.
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The Weather Channel is marking the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a week of cross-platform programming August 24-28. The slate includes a visit to two cities devastated by the storm in Katrina: 10 Years Later, and Katrina 2065, a Sam Champion-hosted look at likely scenarios if Hurricane Katrina hit 50 years from now.
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Kendrick Lamar will be Stephen Colbert‘s first musical guest when Colbert slides into the chair at The Late Show on September 8. Colbert said at TCA it was fitting for Lamar to kick off the new show since the rapper was his last musical guest on The Colbert Report.
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Showtime is stepping up its presence in the documentary field, CEO David Nevins announced at TCA. On the slate for late 2015 are docs about Marlon Brando, Jimi Hendrix, Barney Frank and Warren Jeffs, as well as in-depth interviews with all 12 living CIA directors Additionally, New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz’s rags to riches story will be the subject of I Am Giant: Victor Cruz, a Showtime Sports original film set to premiere this fall. The network will also debut rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight’s story American Dream/American Knightmare on September 26 at 9p.
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George Lopez is heading back to the sitcom stage with the TV Land launch of Lopez, a comedy scheduled to premiere in 2016. John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky are writing and exec-producing.
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TNT renewed action-adventurer The Last Ship for a third season. Season two of the series, basic cable’s top scripted summer series among A25-54, according to Nielsen data, wraps September 6.
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The CW is standing behind unscripted series Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Whose Line Is It Anyway? Following strong runs this summer, both are getting renewed for 2016.
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New challenges and opportunities for Buddy Valastro are baked into the seventh season of Cake Boss, which will return to TLC with a two-hour event Tuesday, September 7 at 8p.
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Showtime has picked up dramas Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex for fourth seasons. Both head into production in 2016 with 12-episdoe orders.
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Country artist Jennifer Nettles, Gerald McRaney and Ricky Schroder have joined the cast of NBC’s upcoming TV movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors. Based on the story of Parton’s upbringing in the Great Smokey Mountains, the movie was written by Pamela K. Long, who exec-produces with Sam Haskell and Parton.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Matt Ryan will reprise the role of John Constantine on an episode of The CW’s Arrow. Ryan played the character on NBC’s canceled Constantine. “It will be a well-deserved tip of the hat to all the Constantine fans who were so incredibly supportive of that series,” said Arrow exec producer Marc Guggenheim. Constantine was produced by Warner Bros., co-owner of The CW. Season four of Arrow premieres Wednesday, October 7 at 8p.
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Britney Spears will make a guest appearance in an upcoming episode of Jane The Virgin on The CW. The “Oops!…I Did It Again” singer’s role is still under wraps. Season two of Jane launches Monday, October 12 at 9p.
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Sunday’s season two finale of HBO anthology series True Detective delivered 2.73 million viewers, down 22 percent from the season one closer and 15 percent from the June 21 premiere, but up 25 percent from the week prior. Last year’s run was the most-watched freshman season in HBO history.
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The season two premiere of Adult Swim’s Rick & Morty was the #1 watched telecast of the day among A18-24 and all key men. The telecast charted double-digit year-over-year delivery gains, ranging between 32 percent and 88 percent among all key adults and men.
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Live With Kelly & Michael was the only syndicated talker to rise in the ratings, up 4 percent from the week prior to rank first in the genre with 2.6. K&M also topped the W25-54 demo, with 1.4.
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Judge Judy ruled the syndie chart with 6.8, a 13-week best. Despite being in reruns, Judy was up 5 percent versus last year.
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