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DIY: American Rehab: Restoring Victoria (Premiere) at 11pm
FXX: The League (Premiere) at 10pm
FXX: You’re The Worst (Premiere) at 10:30pm
LMN: Ctrl Plus Alt Plus Del (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NICKTOONS: NFL Rush (Premiere) at 9pm
OXYGEN: Snapped: She Made Me Do It (Premiere) at 10pm
TLC: My Big Fat Fabulous Life (Premiere) at 9pm
TLC: Suddenly Royal (Premiere) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung: The Force MD’s (Premiere) at 8pm
TV ONE: For My Man (Premiere) at 10pm
A&E: Lachey’s Bar (Finale) at 10:30pm
CBS: Extant (Finale) at 9pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Key & Peele (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: Home Free (Finale) at 9pm
NBC: The Carmichael Show (Finale) at 9:30pm
NBC: Last Comic Standing (Finale) at 10pm
Singer/actress Vanessa Williams, who was crowned the first African American Miss America in 1984, returns to the Atlantic City competition for the first time in 32 years on Sunday. Williams’ role: head judge. The 2016 Miss America Competition airs September 13 at 9p on ABC.
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Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper has a new job: host of the NBC weight loss competition. On the show since season 1, Harper promises season 17 “is going to be a completely different ballgame with me at the steering wheel.” Harper replaces Alison Sweeney, who announced her exit last month after 13 cycles.
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Times Square’s about to get a little more crowded – NBC is utilizing the iconic NYC tourist magnet for marketing campaigns for Blindspot and Heroes Reborn. On September 12-13, the public can have a photo taken with a ball of animated fire in their hands; photos will be streamed to the Square’s digital billboard and shared via social media. On September 19-20, pedestrians can have a pic of their head placed on a tattooed body, a la Blindspot’s Jane Doe. A special two-hour Heroes premiere event airs Thursday, September 24 at 8p; Blindspot precedes it on Monday, September 21 at 10p.
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American Heroes Channel is partnering with Boston College to present the inaugural “Red Bandanna Hero Award,” inspired by BC alumni Welles R. Crowther, who saved as many as 12 people after the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11. First winner is Minneapolis fireman Jake LaFerriere, set to be honored during the televised BC football game on Friday, September 18 at 8p on ESPN.
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The National Air and Space Museum is asking Trekkies for images or film of the original studio model of the USS Enterprise, as conservators work to restore the Star Trek ship to its appearance in 1967. Firsthand, original film only; no screen captures needed. For details contact StarshipEnterprise@si.edu.
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“Millionaire Matchmaker” Patti Stanger may have ended her relationship with Bravo in July, but she’s rebounded nicely with WE tv.
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MTV greenlit unscripted prank show Ladylike, and ordered three female-centric comedy pilots: Little Darlings, about vigilante college pals, created by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson; an untitled project from Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont focused on weed dealers, and a project starring Girl Code alum Nicole Byer as a woman forced to move in with her sister after causing a fire in her NYC apartment.
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Hillary Clinton stops by Studio 6B for a sit-down on NBC’s Tonight Show on September 16, the same night as the second GOP front-runner debate on CNN. The former Secretary of State’s first late night talker visit since she announced her presidential run will come five days after GOP candidate Donald Trump chats with Jimmy Fallon.
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NFL Network is launching Football Town on September 17, after the Thursday Night Football postgame show. Eight-part docu-series focuses on the importance of football in small towns.
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E!’s ready to put its best foot forward as the official TV and digital media partner of NY Fashion Week. Beginning Thursday, September 10, the net will feature nightly coverage on E! News, “fashion flashes” during the day with breaking news updates and short form content on-air and online.
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Hallmark Channel has lined up more presenters for the 5th Annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards, airing Friday, October 30 at 9p. To name a few: Alison Sweeney, Dancing With the Stars’ Derek Hough and Bindi Irwin; Danica McKellar (The Wonder Years), Fred Willard (Modern Family), Cameron Mathison (Murder She Baked) and Bruce Boxleitner (Cedar Cove).
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Music Choice is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month now through October 18, boosting its Latino content by 50 percent, including block programming on its Musica Urbana, Tropicales and Pop Latino channels. Highlights include an artist of the month folder featuring videos from Prince Royce September 14-28.
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The first batch of presenters has been announced for the 67th Emmy Awards telecast: Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Honourable Woman), LL Cool J (Lip Sync Battle), Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard, late night host Jimmy Kimmel and Parks and Rec’s Amy Poehler. Show airs Sunday, September 20 at 8p on Fox.
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The Thursday, September 10 broadcast of TV One’s News One Now will be devoted to an in-studio interview with the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, his first live national broadcast since announcing the upcoming 20th Anniversary Million Man March. The net offers a special two-hour block of programming marking the occasion from 8-10p on Friday, October 9.
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TV One ordered a second season of scripted comedy Born Again Virgin. “The continual character development, strong writing and topical humor combined with key demo weekly ratings gains and strong social engagement confirm the show’s ability to deliver new and younger audiences,” said D’Angela Proctor, TV One SVP original programming and production. Currently airing Wednesdays at 10p, the series recently posted its third consecutive week of gains in W18-34, and is a top 3 cable program in its time slot among Black HHs, W18-34 and P18-49.
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Richard E. Grant (Dig) has joined the season six cast of HBO’s Game of Thrones. Drama returns in April 2016.
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Emily Rios (Breaking Bad) will star opposite Ryan Phillippe in USA’s Shooter. Exec produced by Mark Wahlberg, drama pilot focuses on a sniper charged with thwarting the assassination of the President.
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Fox is asking a cool half million for a 30-second spot in red-hot Empire, reports AdAge – and the Wednesday, September 23 season two premiere is already sold out. The drama will air once again with limited commercials. Last year the priciest non-sports program was CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, which fetched $344,827 per spot. Lincoln and Pepsi are Empire sponsors.
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Viacom announced the launch of Viacom Play Plex, a suite of mobile TV apps available to pay TV and mobile networks subscribers in 180 countries starting in 4Q14. There will be a separate app for each of Viacom’s major international TV channel brands Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Channel, Spike and BET offering VOD access to a range of current as well as a live, local linear stream of the channel and games for Nick Play. Viacom Play Plex “opens up new distribution opportunities for us, particularly in the fast-growing mobile TV sector,” said Bob Bakish, CEO Viacom International Media Networks.
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The season premiere of syndicated LIVE With Kelly and Michael was up 10 percent in HH over last year’s opener (to 3.2/9) in metered markets, and up 17 percent among W25-54 (to 1.4/8). It was the second-highest-rated premiere since 2007, after the debut of co-host Michael Strahan in 2012.
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On a holiday weekend Monday, NBC’s American Ninja Warrior hit a season low 1.6 among A18-49, according to early Nielsens, but it was enough to win the night in the demo. ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise slipped .1 versus last week to 1.4 to match last summer’s finale; After Paradise hit a series high 1.1.
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TV One was up 26 percent versus summer 2014, up 20 percent among P25-54 and 27 percent among W18-49. Driving the ascent were original movie premieres and three back-to-back hours of Unsung and Unsung Hollywood, Hollywood Divas and Born Again Virgin on Wednesdays.
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British actress Judy Carne died September 4. She was 76. Carne was best known for her “sock-it-to-me” role on Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In.
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