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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 9/18/15)
ADULT SWIM: Black Jesus (Premiere) at 11pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Tanked (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: I Love Kellie Pickler (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: We Have Issues (Premiere) at 10:30pm
NICK: SpongeBob SquarePants (Premiere) at 7:30pm
NICK: Harvey Beaks (Premiere) at 8pm
NICK: Sanjay and Craig (Premiere) at 8:15pm
NICK: Pig Goat Banana Cricket (Premiere) at 8:30pm
WORLD: American Express (Premiere) at 8pm
ANIMAL PLANET: Treehouse Masters (Finale) at 9pm
LIFETIME: Atlanta Plastic (Finale) at 10pm
(SATURDAY 9/19/15)
ANIMAL PLANET: Pit Bulls & Parolees (Premiere) at 10pm
BBC AMERICA: Doctor Who (Premiere) at 9pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Alaska Monsters (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO. WILD: Vet School (Premiere) at 10pm
OWN: Iyanla: Fix My Life (Premiere) at 9pm
OWN: Oprah: Where Are They Now? (Premiere) at 10pm
(SUNDAY 9/20/15)
E!: Live From The Red Carpet: Primetime Emmy Awards at 6pm
FOX: 67th Annual Emmy Awards at 8pm
DESTINATION AMERICA: Alaska Haunting (Premiere) at 10pm
E!: Dash Dolls (Premiere) at 9pm
BRAVO: Married To Medicine (Finale) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (Finale) at 9pm
NAT. GEO.: Port Protection (Finale) at 10pm
WORLD: In Their Own Words (Finale) at 9pm
MYX TV: Eat Your Words (Premiere) at 8pm
Whether they watched for education or entertainment, CNN’s Republican Debate on Wednesday night pulled in nearly 23 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. An average of 22.9 million people watched the three-hour-plus event, which set records as both CNN’s biggest audience in network history and the longest-ever Presidential debate.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jon Stewart spent some of his newly free time on Capitol Hill this week. The former Daily Show host joined a group of 9/11 first responders in their effort to get Congress to permanently extend a law – the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act – that provides health care to rescue workers injured or sickened during the September 11, 2001 attacks. “I want to apologize to all the men and women, first responders, that you had to come down here today,” Stewart said, reports the New York Times. “I’m embarrassed for our country. I’m embarrassed for New York. I’m embarrassed that you, after serving so selflessly with such heroism, have to come down here and convince people to do what’s right.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
Exclusive: Fuse acquired The PJs, a three-time Emmy-winning animated series created by Eddie Murphy, who stars, along with Larry Wilmore and Steve Tompkins. The network will air all 43 episodes in three-hour blocks every Tuesday night at 7p, beginning September 29.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jon Taffer, who stars in Spike TV’s original series Bar Rescue, has signed a first-look development deal with the network. Bar Rescue is currently in season 5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Craig Ferguson is making History with the development of Join or Die with Craig Ferguson, from Comedy Dynamics and Green Mountain West. The comedian will debate provocative topics with a panel of celebrities and history experts. Fun fact: The expression, “Join or Die” is not only Benjamin Franklin’s 1754 rallying cry to the divided colonists, it’s also the tattoo Ferguson got on his forearm after becoming a US citizen.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Oxygen Media greenlighted two new series – Fix My Mom and Virtually In Love. The former premieres Tuesday, November 3, at 10p before moving into its regular 9p time slot and aims to mend rocky mother-daughter relationships by pushing pairs beyond their comfort zones in a series of physical and emotional challenges. Virtually in Love, debuting next year, gives young couples the opportunity to finally be face-to-face with the person they’ve been dating online. Fix My Mom is produced by Bunim-Murray Productions with Gil Goldschein, Julie Pizzi, Sean Rankine, Dave Rupel and Mark Seliga serving as executive producers. Virtually in love is produced by Fly On The Wall Entertainment with Allison Grodner, Rich Meehan and Dena Waxman exec-producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
In a fashionably timely announcement, WE tv this week is launching eight-ep shortform weekly web series Goo Ru Style, hosted by celeb stylist Goo Goo Atkins and available on WEtv.com and WE tv’s YouTube Channel. Topics of focus include: What to Wear When, Finding Your Celebrity Style Match and Closet Essentials.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Back to answer disgruntled home owners’ most pressing question, HGTV’s Love It or List It will return for season 12 premiering Monday, September 21, at 9p, complete with suitable snark from real estate expert David Visentin and designer Hilary Farr.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tom Degnan (Madam Secretary) will have a recurring role in the CBS sci-fi drama Limitless, based on the 2011 film starring Bradley Cooper. Cooper is reprising his role as a recurring guest star and serves as an exec producer.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Andrew Daly(Silicon Valley) scored a recurring role in the John Stamos comedy Grandfathered, for Fox, which features Stamos as along time bachelor whose life takes a 180 when he discovers he’s a father – and a grandfather. Daly will play Stamos’ son.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Same night as the Republican debate, other side of the political spectrum, Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon helped earn Fallon a 3.2 rating, his best number in seven months.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CNN’s win was a loss for the broadcast networks, as ratings for NBC’s America’s Got Talent scored its lowest ever A18-49 finale number, 2.1/7, and Fox’s MasterChef finale was even with last week but dipped 25 percent from last year’s ender with a 1.5/5.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Television’s three new nationally syndicated strips maintained their relative standings in the early going with some strong gains in key markets. New talker FABLife (1.0/3 two-day metered market average), which opened on Monday, September 14 along with Crime Watch Daily and Crazy Talk, led the rookies, finishing first or second in its time period in five of its top eight markets.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Crime Watch Daily hit its highest ratings yet on Wednesday. The daytime true-crime show surged 25 percent to a series high 1.0/3 metered market average, according to Nielsen. In the W25-54 demographic, Crime Watch improved 20 percent from the prior day and jumped 50 percent from its September 14 premiere to a new high 0.6/4 average demo rating. It’s the first hourlong, daily crime show to air in first-run syndication.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Crazy Talk’s (0.3/1) two-day metered market average) saw its ratings double in Chicago, triple in Washington, DC and more than quadruple in Houston.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Among the closely watched veteran talkers premiering this week, Dr Phil (3.0/8 metered market average) debuted his 14th season on Monday, September 14, with his primary runs jumping 76 percent from his lead-in and 11% from last September. “Phil” won his time periods in both NY and LA with annual increases of 41% in NY and 27% in LA.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials – Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Aidan Gillen, Barry Pepper, Rosa Salazar, Lili Taylor, Patricia Clarkson
Black Mass – Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Peter Sarsgaard, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane
Captive – David Oyelowo, Kate Mara, Leonor Varela, Jessica Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers, Michael K. Williams
Everest (Limited Release) – Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Michael Kelly, Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Jake Gyllenhaal
Jeremy Scott The People’s Designer (Limited Release) – A Documentary about the Creative Director of Moschino.
Pawn Sacrifice (Limited Release) – Tobey Maguire, Peter Sarsgaard, Liev Schreiber, Michael Stuhlbarg, Lily Rabe, Robin Weigert, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Aiden Lovekamp
Sicario (Limited Release) – Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel Kaluuya, Jeffrey Donovan, Raoul Trujillo
War Pigs (Limited Release) – Mickey Rourke, Dolph Lundgren, Luke Goss, Chuck Liddell, Noah Segan, Steven Luke, Jake Stormoen, Ryan Kelley
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday September 18, 2015
Midtown East Block Party – on 54th St. from Lexington to 3rd Ave.
Smorgasbord in Central Park – Summerstage – enter through 72nd & 5th Ave.
Saturday September 19, 2015
Bleecker Street Event – on Bleecker Street from 7th to 8th Ave.
Broadway Autumn Fair – on Broadway from Waverly Pl. to 14th St.
Oktoberfest In Central Park – Rumsey Playfield, Central Park Entrance at 72nd St.
West 75th St. Block Party Blast – on 75th St. bet. West End and Riverside Dr.
Jerome Ave. Festival (Bronx) – from Moshulu to Gun Hill Road
Sunday September 20, 2015
Fulton St. Follies – on Fulton St. from Dutch St. to Broadway
39th Annual Columbus Ave. Festival – from 68th to 86th St.
92 St. Y Lexington Ave. Festival – on Lexington Ave. from 79th to 96th St.
MEGA MILLIONS
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