FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (FRIDAY 10/16/15)
CINEMAX: The Knick (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY: Gold Rush: The Dirt (Premiere) at 8pm
DISCOVERY: Gold Rush (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: Beasts Behaving Badly (Premiere) at 8pm and 8:30pm
NBC: Truth Be Told (Premiere) at 8:30pm
PIVOT: Please Like Me (Premiere) at 10pm
USA: Satisfaction (Premiere) at 10pm
DISNEY: Jesse (Finale) at 8pm
OWN: Tyler Perry’s for Better or Worse (Finale) at 9pm
(SATURDAY 10/17/15)
CENTRIC: According To Alex (Premiere) at 10pm
DIY: The Vanilla Ice Project: Best Of (Premiere) at 10pm
HBO: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (Premiere) at 10pm
NBC: Saturday Night Live – Host: Tracy Morgan, Musical Guest: Demi Lovato at 11:30pm
(SUNDAY 10/18/15)
AMC: Comic Book Men (Premiere) at 12am and 12:30am
HBO: Doll & Em (Premiere) at 10:30pm
OVATION: Portrait Artist of the Year (Premiere) at 12pm
OWN: Belief (Premiere) at 8pm
Looks like new FOX comedies The Grinder and Grandfathered are sticking around – the network is picking up six additional scripts for each show. Most recent A18-49 ratings were a soft .9 and 1.0, respectively, but the series have grabbed positive reviews and upscale audiences.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Donald Trump is heading to NBC‘s Today for a Town Hall Discussion, broadcast live from New Hampshire on Monday, October 26. Co-host Matt Lauer will moderate. As part of the deal, Lauer will also have a live one-on-one interview with Trump before the town hall.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Hollywood activist lineup has been announced for the Environmental Media Awards on October 24. Lance Bass will host the ceremony, Blythe Danner will present to daughter Gwyneth Paltrow (EMA Green Parent Award Honoree), and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley will present to George Miller (Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree). Fusion’s coverage of the event will be featured across all its platforms.
(Source: Cynopsis)
FX has ordered a 10-episode, first season of Atlanta, a half-hour series created by and starring Donald Glover. “Atlanta draws on Donald’s considerable talents as a musician, actor and writer to give us something unique,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET Centric docu-series According to Alex, featuring Whoopi Goldberg, her daughter Alex and their family, debuts Saturday, October 17. It’s an assignment 44 Blue Productions takes seriously. “This is such an important series for us,” says Stephanie Noonan Drachkovitch, co-founder and president of the company. “Working with another famous family, much like we did for Wahlburgers, is a huge honor for us as producers.They’ve entrusted us to introduce them into the world of unscripted television and to tell their story on a much deeper and personal level than ever before.”
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC is developing a half-hour comedy sequel to the 1997 Julia Roberts film, My Best Friend’s Wedding, says The Hollywood Reporter. Ron Bass, who wrote the feature, will pen the script with Jessica Amento.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Rapper/entrepreneur Sean Combs is teaming with ABC to develop a series based on the real-life events of his former assistant SarahSnedeker, now an executive at his Revolt Films. The comedy, which has received a script commitment with a penalty attached, centers on a small-town girl who lands a dream job and is thrown into a world of extravagance, debauchery and adventure.
(Source: Cynopsis)
John Kander and Fred Ebb, the songwriting team behind Cabaret and Chicago, provide the soundtrack for PBS’ First You Dream – The Music of Kander & Ebb, premiering Friday, November 20 at 9p. The special is part of the fifth annual PBS Arts Fall Festival.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Harry Eastwood travels the country in search of the most decadent desserts in Sinful Sweets. Cooking Channel series debuts Friday, October 30 at 8:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Science Channel‘s All-American Makers returns for a second season on Wednesday, November 4 at 10p. The show gives U.S. do-it-yourselfers, innovators and entrepreneurs the opportunity to turn their big ideas into big money.
(Source: Cynopsis)
VH1’s Hit the Floor is back on Monday, January 18 at 10p. The show’s third season will feature special guest stars William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Jonathan Bennett, Andy Buckley, Francia Raisa, Kim Wayans and the return of Lynn Whitfield.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Graceland alum Aaron Tveit has nabbed a starring role in CBS comic thriller BrainDead. The series bows in summer 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Jillian Murray(Cabin Fever: Patient Zero) has booked a recurring role on CBS medical drama Code Black.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere of Telemundo‘s new drama Celia reached 2.38 million total viewers and 926,000 A18-49. The series ranked as the #1 program in its time period regardless of language in Miami among total viewers and A18-49; as well as the #1 Spanish-language program in its time period among total viewers and A18-49 in New York.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BET’s Hip Hop Awards 2015 was the #3 cable award show in 2015 among A18-49 and the top performing awards show for the net this year. More than 2.3 million viewers tuned in for the premiere, which was simulcast on BET, MTV and MTV2.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Through five weeks of the 2015 NFL regular-season, The NFL on CBS is averaging 18.2 million viewers (Persons 2+). This year’s 18.2 million viewers is the highest number of average viewers for the first five weeks of the season for the AFC television package in 29 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Turner issued a 3Q15 report that boasts its television, digital and mobile platforms are reaching an average of 76% of adults 18+ domestically per month for the year-to-date. Strong showings in Live+7 delivery for the quarter included TNT, Adult Swim and TBS, which accounted for three of basic cable’s Top 10 networks in primetime with total viewers and A18-49. Turner also claimed two of the Top 10 in primetime with A18-34, led by Adult Swim in first place.
(Source: Cynopsis)
MOVIES
Goosebumps – Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Ryan Lee, Amy Ryan, Jillian Bell, Halston Sage, Steven Krueger
Bridge of Spies – Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda, Amy Ryan, Eve Hewson, Peter McRobbie, Billy Magnussen, Austin Stowell
Crimson Peak – Mia Wasikowsk, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman, Leslie Hope, Doug Jones
Woodlawn – Sean Astin, Nic Bishop, Caleb Castille, Sherri Shepherd, Jon Voight, C. Thomas Howell, Richard Kohnke, Lance Nichols
Meadowland (Limited Release) – Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Giovanni Ribisi, Elisabeth Moss, Ty Simpkins, John Leguizamo, Kevin Corrigan, Merritt Wever
NYC STREET FAIRS
Friday October 16, 2015
United Nations Block Party – on 47th St. from 1st to 2nd Ave.
Saturday October 17, 2015
The 6th Annual Taste of the Seaport – South Street Seaport
Marco Polo Festival: Chinatown and Little Italy Celebration – Mulberry St. bet. Grand and Bayard
Crazy 8 Cartoon Festival – on 8th St. between 5th & 6th Ave.
P.A.L. Festival – on University Place from Waverly Pl. to 14th St.
Circle of Sisters Expo – Jacob Davits Center – West Side Highway & 34th St.
People En Espanol Festival – Jacob Javits Center – West Side Highway & 34th St.
Greenpoint Ave. Festival (Queens) – on Greenpoint Ave. from Queens Blvd. to 44th St.
Sunday October 18, 2015
Making Strides Cancer Walk – Central Park Bandshell on 72nd St.
Walk To End Alzheimer’s – Riverside Park on 97th St. and Riverside Dr,
Greenwich Village Fair – on Greenwich Ave. from 7th to 8th Ave.
Circle of Sisters Expo – Jacob Davits Center – West Side Highway & 34th St.
People En Espanol Festival – Jacob Javits Center – West Side Highway & 34th St.
24th Annual Broadway – between 86th St. and 96th St.
Main Street Islip Fall Festival – on Main St. from Route 111 to Smith Ave.
New York City Wine And Food Festival is from Thursday 10/15/15 until Sunday 10/18/15.
http://corporate.nycwineandfoodfestival.com/
Open House New York is from Saturday 10/17/15 until Sunday 10/18/15.
http://www.ohny.org/weekend/overview
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