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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 8/19/15)
ABC FAMILY: Young & Hungry (Premiere) at 8pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: RV Nation (Premiere) at 10pm
GSN: Steampunk’d (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: American Rehab: Charleston (Premiere) at 11pm
PBS: The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (Premiere) at 8pm
A&E: Duck Dynasty (Finale) at 9pm
BRAVO: Flipping Out (Finale) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Land Rush (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: Mr. Robinson (Finale) at 9:30pm
PBS: The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: I Am Jazz (Finale) at 10pm
NBCUniversal said Tuesday it is investing $200 in news site BuzzFeed. “Buzzfeed has built an exceptional global company that harmonizes technology, data and superior editorial abilities to create and share content in innovative ways,” said NBCU CEO Steve Burke. Last week, the company announced a similar investment in Vox Media that included a digital advertising collaboration.
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FX Networks picked up another blockbuster, landing exclusive U.S. commercial TV premiere rights for Straight Outta Compton. The Universal film, which opened last weekend to $60 million, joins Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation, Minions, Jurassic World and Furious Seven in the FX queue.
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And for his next act: WWE fan Jon Stewart, fresh off his The Daily Show run, will host WWE’s four-hour SummerSlam PPV event on August 23 on WWE Network. Stewart had “battled” World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins in a WWE storyline.
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A former assistant director on The Big Bang Theory is suing Warner Bros. Television for age discrimination. A 25-page complaint alleges Christopher Klausen, 55, was not prepared for the “successive demotions” he would face” after turning 50, and claims he was illegally terminated after season eight.
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IFC must like what it sees in Documentary Now! – the net has renewed the series from Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Seth Meyers ahead of its debut on Thursday, August 20 at 10p. So far the parody has grabbed 250,000 views for its “pre-premiere” across platforms.
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After almost two years on the air, TV One morning show News One Now is going up against the big boys, with a time slot change to 7a starting Monday, September 14. “We are confident News One Now is ready to take on the traditional morning news crowd,” said host Roland S. Martin. “We believe the diversity of our focus and continual coverage of issues of import to the African American community will resonate significantly.”
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MTV announced nominations for socially-voted Best Song of Summer. Winner wlll be revealed live during the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards pre-show, airing Sunday, August 30 at 8p.
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Haven will end its run on Syfy after the conclusion of its fifth season, picking up Thursday, October 8 at 10p. The supernatural drama, based on a Stephen King novella, had been averaging 1.1 million A24-54 and 2.3 million viewers.
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Patricia Heaton and husband David Hunt’s FourBoys Entertainment inked a pod deal with Warner Bros. Television to develop and produce projects for WBTV. Heaton recently re-upped to star in WBTV’s The Middle.
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John Hamlin is expanding his production relationship with CMT, where he had been SVP of music events and talent, with his new production company, Switched On Entertainment. Hamlin will continue as exec producer of CMT’s marquee music franchises, as well as develop new series and events for the net as part of a first-look, multi-year deal.
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CMT doc Johnny Cash: American Rebel premieres Saturday, September 12 at 9p, the 12th anniversary of the Man in Black’s death. Cash’s children, John Carter Cash and Roseanne Cash will appear along with June Carter’s daughter, Carlene Carter.
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Fuse is airing “Dogg Days of Summer” every weekday this week at 5p, honoring rapper Snoop Dogg with one-hour music tributes.
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Nick News With Linda Ellerbee special “Before I Go…Living With Dying” offers stories about children dealing with terminal illnesses. Premiere date is Sunday, August 23 at 8p on Nickelodeon.
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El Rey movie marathon “Shaken Not Stirred” features ten James Bond movies starting Friday, August 21 at 6a, and running through Sunday, August 23 at 6a. Net founder/filmmaker Robert Rodriguez chose the flicks. First up: From Russia With Love.
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NBC holiday movie Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors is set for Thursday, December 10 at 9p. Movie is based on the unusual upbringing of the country star.
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The Jacksons: Next Generation debuts Friday, October 2 at 8p, focusing on a new generation of the music clan. Tito’s sons, Taj, Taryll and TJ, known as music group 3T, work to balance family and career on the Lifetime docu-series.
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Oxygen premieres syndicated comedic talk show Crazy Talk exclusively on cable beginning Monday, September 14 at 7p and 7:30p. Tanisha Thomas (Bad Girls Club) and Ben Aaron (New York Live) dish viral TV clips on the series from NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution.
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There’s no place like Nome: Miners face a shorter season in Alaska on Bering Sea Gold, back for season five on Discovery Friday, September 4 at 9p. Mantra: “Find gold before debt takes hold.”
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Never gets old: The Fairly OddParents landed a 13-episode season 10 on Nickelodeon. It’s the kids net’s third longest running animated series, after SpongeBob SquarePants and Dora the Explorer.
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Aggressive fisherman, malicious mischief and bears wandering too near the chicken coop: It’s time for season two of Rugged Justice, premiering on Animal Planet Sunday, September 6 at 8p.
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Comedy Central’s Another Period, about two spoiled sisters out for fame and riches in 1902 Rhode Island, was renewed for season two. Series created by and starring Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome airs Tuesdays at 10:30p.
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Keeley Hawes (The Casual Vacancy) and Leslie Caron are onboard six-part ITV drama The Durrells, based on Gerald Durrell’s trilogy of Corfu memoirs.
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Levi Miller (Pan) will play the son of Calista Flockhart’s character on CBS’s Supergirl. Drama debuts Monday, October 26 at 8:30p.
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Anne Hathaway will star in and produce a limited series adaptation of novel The Ambassador’s Wife. Mark Gordon Company will finance and produce the project, based on the life of the wife of a British ambassador to Yemen.
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Bravo’s Flipping Out hit a season high in all key demos, delivering 1.4 million total viewers, 771,000 P25-54 and 730,000 P18-49, according to Nielsen Live+3 data. The net’s Watch What Happens Live garnered its highest Monday night (8/10/15) ratings of the year among all key demos, delivering 1.7 million total viewers, 1 million P25-54 and 970,000 P18-49. Not to be outdone, the season seven finale of The Real Housewives of New York City (8/11/15) delivered 2.1 million total viewers, 1.3 million P25-54 and 1.2 million P18-49, up 15 percent, 15 percent and 18 percent in each respective demo versus the prior week’s episode.
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The premiere of Up’s first original drama series, Ties That Bind, reached over 1 million viewers, and the 9p telecast on August 12 was the net’s strongest original series premiere ever in P18-34. Are they happy over at Up? “We are tremendously pleased,” says EVP/GM Amy Winter. “It’s a very compelling, family drama that we believe will build on its strong premiere and generate positive word-of-mouth as the series progresses.This is a great start.”
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Syndication’s Hot Bench matched a series high 2.1HH rating the week of August 3, ranking fourth among daytime strips despite a week of reruns.
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Live With Kelly & Michael landed in first place among talk shows for the third consecutive week with a steady 2.6HH rating. Ellen DeGeneres was down 12 percent to 1.5, a season low, to tie with Steve Harvey.
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Azteca America ranked ahead of its Spanish-language competitors with the highest-rated Liga MX delivery of the week among key demos, including A18-49, and delivered its best season-to-date ratings for a soccer match on August 14 with the broadcast of Santos Laguna vs. America, averaging 592,000 total viewers and 386,000 adults 18-49, according to Nielsen.
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Under the Dome had the most Live+7 growth of any broadcast program for the week ending August 2. The CBS summer drama had a 90 percent lift, to reach 1.9 among A18-49. DVR playback added 3 million total viewers, for an L+7 7.68 million.
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The July 27 series premiere of Cartoon Network’s We Bare Bears ranked #1 for the day among all key demos, with double-digit delivery gains among all key kids and boys. The strip ranked as the #1 program in its 6:30p time period among kids 2-11 and 6-11 and all key boys, and was the #1 series for the week among all key boys.
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TBS’s Clipped opened the month with a combined audience of 2.6 million viewers in Live+7 delivery for its July 28 episode and encores, up 4 percent over the prior week. The comedy also scored its third consecutive week of growth, including a 6 percent increase among A18-49, for a total of1.2 million in the demo.
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