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COOKING: Cake Hunters (Premiere) at 9pm
SPORTSMAN: MeatEater (Premiere) at 8pm
CNN: The Seventies (Finale) at 9pm
ID: Untouchable: Power Corrupts (Finale) at 9pm
SUNDANCE TV: Rectify (Finale) at 10pm
USA: Complications (Finale) at 9pm
The six-month suspension of Brian Williams, bumped in February from his NBC News anchor perch for misreporting, is officially over. For his next act, in September Williams heads to MSNBC, where it’s expected he’ll play a role in rejuvenating the last place major cable news channel. The “lean forward” net will start standing straighter under new NBC News chairman Andy Lack, according to the Wall Street Journal, with a pivot to straight news in daytime. Meet the Press anchor Chuck Todd is also part of the rescue effort, leading an afternoon news show.
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NBC has tapped Ryan Seacrest to host live late-night coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil. And the net has high hopes for Rio. “The late night atmosphere will be electric,” said Jim Bell, Olympics exec producer. Seacrest was a correspondent for the 2012 London Games, the most-watched television event in U.S. history, and co-hosted the closing ceremony. Bob Costas will once again host during primetime, for a record 10th stint.
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Jeb Bush is set to appear on Stephen Colbert’s first night as host of CBS’s The Late Show on Tuesday, September 8. “My first GOP candidate!” tweeted Colbert. “Luckily I do 200 shows a year, so I think I can fit them all.” George Clooney and Kendrick Lamar are also onboard for Colbert’s bow.
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Taya Kyle, widow of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle (American Sniper), as well as Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary and Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy join country star Brett Eldredge as judges on the (not Trump-owned) 2016 Miss America Competition. Pageant airs from Atlantic City on ABC Sunday, September 13 at 9p. For the first time, fans will have a vote – the winner of “America’s Choice” (#MissAmericaVote) is guaranteed a spot in the top 15.
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Thousands of The Walking Dead fans will win tickets to the AMC zombie drama’s season 6 premiere event at Madison Square Garden on Friday, October 9, two days before its linear launch. The net is partnering with New York Super Week Presented by New York Comic Con, local radio stations and affiliates on ticket giveaways and sweepstakes for the red carpet event in NYC. Also included: a panel with 18 members of the cast.
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Described as “a true genre-bending dark drama,” scripted Spotless will debut on Esquire in November. The 10-parter stars Marc-Andre Grondin (C.R.A.Z.Y.), Denis Menochet (Inglorious Basterds), Miranda Raison (24: Live Another Day) and Brendan Coyle (Downton Abbey).
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Comedy Donny!, based on the life of ad exec/TV personality Donny Deutsch, debuts on USA Tuesday, November 10 at 10:30p, with a Chrisly Knows Best lead-in. Carlton Cuse/Ryan Condal drama Colony, starring Lost alum Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies (The Walking Dead), premieres Thursday, January 14, after WWE Smackdown.
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It takes three episodes to wrap up season seven of Bravo’s Real Housewives of New York City. Reunion launches Tuesday, August 18 at 9p (what did the women really think of Bethenny’s return?), continuing Tuesday, August 25 at 8p, and concluding Thursday, August 27 at 9p. But wait, there’s more! “Secrets Revealed” special on Thursday, September 3 at 9p offers never-before-seen footage from the season.
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Season six of TLC’s Sister Wives kicks off with a two-hour event Sunday, September 13 at 9p, followed by a “Best of Sister Wives Tell All” special at 10p.
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An upcoming episode of AHC’s Manhunt: Kill or Capture is ripped from the headlines. “El Chapo: Cartel Killer,” airing Wednesday, August 19 at 10p, focuses on the search for the notorious Mexican drug lord, who escaped from prison in June.
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The popular opera pairing of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci comes to THIRTEEN’S Great Performances at the Met on Sunday, September 6 at 12p on PBS. (Check local listings, opera fans – in New York, THIRTEEN will air the operas at 12:30p.)
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Hallmark Channel’s Good Witch, just starting production in Toronto, will air a two-hour, sneak preview season two premiere in October. The series, launched in February, was the top primetime drama Saturday nights at 8p.
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Odd Mom Out earned a season two renewal from Bravo. The comedy was Bravo’s highest-rated new series launch for 2015, averaging 958,000 total viewers and 568,000 among P18-49 across just ended season one, according to Nielsen Live+3 data.
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Season nine of the current version of BBC America’s Dr Who bows Saturday, September 19 at 9p with a two-parter written by showrunner Steven Moffat. In the premiere, the Doctor will come face to face with Missy (Michelle Gomez).
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Season two of Satisfaction launches on USA Friday, October 16 at 10p.
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Adult Swim is lapping up a third season of Rick and Morty. The animated intergalactic adventure series’ sophomore premiere on July 26 was number one in its time period among all key adults and men, and up 154 percent among P18-54 and 121 percent among P18-49 versus its season one launch.
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Michael Vartan (Alias) landed a role in E! drama pilot The Arrangement, centered on a actress who’s offered an arranged relationship with a popular actor.
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It just took a little delayed viewing to nudge Jon Stewart’s final night as host of Comedy Central’s Daily Show on August 6 to series-high numbers. In Live+3, the show delivered 5.1 million viewers and 2.6 million among A18-49, up 48 percent and 44 percent, respectively, from Live+SD; in live viewing the show came in second to a 2008 appearance by Sen. Barack Obama.
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Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People delivered a 2.01 P25-54 rating and 3.98 million total viewers P2+ on Friday, August 7 in L+3, the series’ best special yet across P/M25-54, all 18-49s, P6-11, P12-17, P2+. It was also the #1 Prime telecast on all of TV for men.
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Without the CMAs on ABC this week, NBC saw three tenths lifts for its reality shows on Tuesday: America’s Got Talent rose to 2.5/9, while Hollywood Game Night was boosted to 1.4/5. CBS’s Zoo was up two tenths, to 1.2/4.
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The summer finale of ABC Family‘s Pretty Little Liars delivered 1.4 million/2.0 rating among A18-34, 1.2 million/3.4 among W18-34 and 1.8 million/1.4 among A18-49, reaching an 18-month high in total viewers with 3.1 million.
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BROADWAY
Penn & Teller On Broadway is closing this Sunday August 16, 2015.
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