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CBS: Undrafted (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: South Park (Premiere) at 10pm
COMEDY CENTRAL: Moonbeam City (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NAT. GEO.: Drugs, Inc. (Premiere) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Underworld , Inc. (Premiere) at 10pm
CNBC: Make Me A Millionaire Inventor (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: MasterChef (Finale) at 8pm
NBC: America’s Got Talent (Finale) at 9pm
TV LAND: Impastor (Finale) at 10:30pm
TV ONE: Hollywood Divas Reunion (Finale) at 9pm
TV ONE: Born Again Virgin (Finale) at 10pm
Nina Tassler is stepping down as Chairman of CBS Entertainment in December. Tassler, who has held the post since 2004, will remain with CBS in an advisory role through at least 2017. Glenn Geller, EVP of current programming for CBS Network Television Entertainment Group, will take over as President, CBS Entertainment, and report to CEO Leslie Moonves. “I owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Leslie, my colleagues at CBS and all the actors, producers and writers who were part of this incredible journey,” said Tassler. “I will always love this place, yet it is time for my next chapter, and I’m thrilled that I can pursue my other creative interests while still being part of the company.” Moonves noted that Geller will assume his full duties as President immediately, working closely with Tassler during the transition.
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Isaac Caldiero made history – and took home $1 million – on Monday as the first contestant to win NBC’s American Ninja Warrior over the show’s seven seasons. The 33-year-old professional rock climber scaled the course’s towering Stage 4 rope climb in 26.14 seconds, narrowly beating out fellow competitor Geoff Britten.
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BET Networks struck a deal with Black&Sexy TV to bring its online programming to network television. Headed by Dennis Dortch and Numa Perrie, Black&Sexy TV debuted in 2011 as a digital entertainment and lifestyle network. “BET is always looking for innovative ways to bring content to the channel that suits our audience,” said Pete Danielsen, EVP of Program Planning, Scheduling and Acquisitions. “We noticed Black&Sexy TV has a dedicated fan base, and their fans’ obsession for this content mirrors the obsession our audience has for BET and our content.” Black&Sexy TV kicks off its linear premiere of RoomieLoverFriends on Wednesday, September 16 at 11p.
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David Feherty is leaving CBS for NBC Sports. The golf analyst inked a five-year deal that includes NBC’s coverage of Olympic golf, the PGA Tour, the European Tour and the Ryder Cup, a first-look development pact with Universal Television and an extension of his Golf Channel interview show, Feherty.
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TV One has begun production on Rickey Smiley For Real, a one-hour series featuring the syndicated radio personality, host and stand-up comedian. The show centers on Smiley as he navigates the ups and downs of professional demands, single fatherhood, and intimate relationships. The series will debut in November.
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Comedy Central has renewed The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore for a second season. The pact keeps the show on the air through the end of 2016.
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History’s Forged in Fire will be back for a sophomore season. The show, which averaged 1.6 total million viewers in Live+7 delivery, follows the most talented bladesmiths as they create weapons from the Japanese katana to the medieval broadsword.
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CNBC has renewed West Texas Investors Club for a second season. The show centers on self-made multimillionaires Rooster McConaughey and Butch Gilliam, who invest in promising entrepreneurs.
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Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid returns with brand new episodes on Sunday, October 4 at 10p. Each week, the survival series pairs complete strangers, leaving them stranded in an extreme environment.
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In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, El Rey Network presents content celebrating the Latin Community’s achievements. Beginning today, the net will air a selection of short films created by Latino independent filmmakers as well as encore presentations of El Rey Network Presents: The Director’s Chair and new episodes of series From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series.
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Kirstie Alley nabbed a guest-starring role in Will Arnett‘s new comedy, Flaked. The Netflix series rolls out in 2016.
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Here’s to another Full House reunion. Dave Coulier landed a guest spot on FOX’s new John Stamos comedy, Grandfathered.
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Nickelodeon‘s Blaze and the Monster Machines heats up with special guest Joe Manganiello (True Blood) as the voice of the Fire Chief in “Fired Up!” on Friday, September 25 at 12p. The preschool show follows the adventures of monster truck Blaze and his eight-year-old driver.
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The cast of Disney Channel‘s BUNK’D will host “Monstober,” a month-long Halloween celebration, beginning Thursday, October 1. The programming event includes the premiere of the Disney Channel Original Movie Invisible Sister on Friday, October 9 at 8p, a “Descendants” Mal-oween marathon and Halloween-themed episodes.
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Nationally syndicated talk show FABLife debuted on Monday, September 14, 2015 in the U.S. Metered Markets as the No. 1 new syndicated show in HH (1.1/3), W18-49 (0.5/4) and W25-54 (0.6/4).
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NBC led the primetime ratings week of September 7 to 13 in A18-49, total viewers and all other key measures. The net’s 3.7 rating for the week is the highest for NBC during an opening week of the NFL season in three years (since a 3.7 in 2011).
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With the 21st season premiere of Dancing With the Stars and #Dancebattle America, ABC was Monday’s most-watched TV network (10.9 million) with its biggest audience on the night since May. Dancing ranked as Monday’s #1 broadcast in Total Viewers (13.6 million) and A18-49 (2.3/7).
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About 4.2 million Total Viewers 2+ tuned in to all or part of Univision‘s two-hour premiere of La Banda. The music-based reality competition show, which aired Sunday, September 13, averaged 2.6 million Total Viewers 2+, 1.2 million A18-49 and 522,000 young A18-34.
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