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Joy Behar is heading back to The View. The co-host, who left her daytime perch in August 2013, will return for the ABC daytime talker’s upcoming 19th season. “Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in,” said Behar. “I’m looking forward to sticking my two cents into the hot topics, especially now that Hillary and the Donald are in the spotlight.”
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The Biggest Loser is losing host Alison Sweeney, who’s been with the weight loss competition for 13 seasons. Sweeney, who replaced Caroline Rhea in 2007, isn’t leaving the small screen – the Days of Our Lives actress stars in Hallmark’s Love On the Air, which she also exec produced, premiering Saturday, September 26, as well as another installment of Murder, She Baked for Hallmark Movies & Mysteries on Sunday, November 15.
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Welcome to Sweden’s Greg Poehler has a new gig: a lead role in DirecTV‘s You Me Her. The 10-episode comedy, which also stars Rachel Blanchard (Fargo), centers on a happily married couple with fertility struggles.
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Prepare for another Kimye sighting. MTV announced rapper Kanye West will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at this year’s Video Music Awards. The VMAs’ highest honor has previously been bestowed on Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Beyonce and Jackson himself. Ceremony airs live at 9p on Sunday, August 30.(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC announced the new man who’ll be headlining the 20th season of The Bachelor. Ben Higgins, the 26-year-old software salesman from Denver who came in third on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s season of The Bachelorette, will be looking for love when the series premieres in January 2016.
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Family Therapy with Dr. Jenn is set to bow in early 2016. The VH1 series sheds light on the complicated world of celebrity clans. Families seeking therapy include Dina Lohan and Michael Lohan, Damon Dash and brothers Jeremy Dash and Bobby Dash, Bam Margera and mom April Margera, Tiffany “New York” Pollard and mom Sister Patterson, and Teen Mom’s Briana Dejesus and sister Brittany Dejesus.
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Custom car guru Rick Dore and WWE superstar Chuck Palumbo are back to rebuild legendary cars and transform lives, when the second season of Rusted Development premieres on Discovery Monday, September 7 at 10p.
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Steve Harvey kicks off its fourth season with a two-day premiere airing Tuesday, September 8 and Wednesday, September 9. “What Men Think: The Event” features 2,000 guys answering questions about sex, love and relationships. The show’s first ever celebrity man panel includes David Otunga, Bill Rancic, Geraldo Rivera and Todd Chrisley. Check local listings for time and channel.
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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire launches a new season on Monday, September 14 with a new host, Chris Harrison of The Bachelor franchise, at the helm. Harrison replaces Terry Crews. The game show is returning to its original ladder format. Check local listings for time and channel.
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Esai Morales landed a guest-starring role on the upcoming season of Blue Bloods. The CBS procedural returns Friday, September 25.
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Newcomer Violett Beane is joining Season 2 of The Flash as DC Comics accelerator Jesse Quick, reports TVLine. The show returns Tuesday, October 6 at 8p on The CW.
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Molly Gordon (Orange Is the New Black) has been added to the cast of TNT pilot Animal Kingdom.
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Food Network’s Rachael Ray’s Kids Cook-Off premiered Monday night to a .6 rating A25-54 (620,000 impressions), to rank #5 in the 8p time slot among cable. The series launch drew a .6 rating among A25-34, to rank fourth, with 33 percent of the audience under 35.
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