FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 10/22/15)
BRAVO: Inside The Actors Studio (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD: Chopped: Impossible (Premiere) at 8pm
FOOD: Restaurant: Impossible (Premiere) at 9pm
HISTORY: Great Wild North (Premiere) at 10pm
TRU TV: Billy On The Street (Premiere) at 10:30pm
WEATHER: So You Think You’d Survive? (Premiere) at 10pm
CMT: Gainesville: Friends Are Family (Finale) at 10pm
COOKING: Carnival Eats (Finale) at 10pm
WE TV: L.A. Hair (Finale) at 10pm
CNBC announced the names of the candidates who made the cut for the two-hour Republican candidate debate on Wednesday, October 28 at 8p. In: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, Carly Fiorina, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, Chris Christi, John Kasich and Rand Paul. Not ready for primetime, apparently, are Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Lindsey Graham, who spar at 6p. Overseeing matters will be CNBC hosts Carl Quintanilla and Becky Quick and chief Washington correspondent John Harwood.
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It’s official: Chris Rock will host the 88th Academy Awards. The Saturday Night Live vet, who most recently directed the comedy special Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, also hosted the 2005 telecast. Ceremony airs Sunday, February 28 on ABC.
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ESPN will lay off about 300 staffers this week, or 4 percent of its workforce, said network president John Skipper. In a memo, Skipper characterized the cuts as part of a plan to “reimagine our future, to embrace change and make the right choices for our business,” noting ongoing initiatives include integrating emerging technology in the business, enhancing marketing efforts with new tech tools and integrating distribution efforts.
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Hallmark Channel will be the first media partner for animal welfare organization Best Friends Animal Society, part of a campaign to stop the killing of cats and dogs in shelters and inspire people to adopt. The partnership is part of Hallmark Channel’s Pet Project, a cross-platform advocacy initiative that will include on-air elements, PSAs, print ads and grassroots efforts.
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Ballerina Misty Copeland and writer Tracy Oliver have a dance drama set at Fox, via 20th Century Fox Television. The two will exec produce with Principato Young’s Brian Dobbins, Peter Principato and Paul Young.
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Hulu picked up Casual for a 13-episode sophomore season. The Lionsgate Television dysfunctional family comedy premiered October 7.
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Mythbusters will be back for its final season on Discovery Saturday, January 9. The science series premiered in 2003. Fans will still be able to catch hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman on Discovery sister net Science, which will house the Mythbusters library as well as run a Holiday Mega Marathon from Wednesday, December 23 at midnight until Sunday, January 3 at 8p, airing every episode in chronological order.
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On the heels of word that a revival of Gilmore Girls is in the works at Netflix, Up announced plans for an all-day Stars Hollow marathon Sunday, October 25 starting at 10a, including pop-ups with GG trivia. Up, which recently acquired the cult fave 2000-2007 drama, airs back-to-back eps of the show Monday-Friday.
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One-hour special Hozier: The Church Tapes includes a performance as well as interview footage of the Grammy nominee on Friday, November 6 at 10p on Smithsonian Channel.
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PBS’s Live from Lincoln Center gets its ghoul on with Danny Elfman’s Music from the Films of Tim Burton, featuring a symphony orchestra and choir performing Elfman’s scores from Burton works including Batman, Beetlejuice and The Nightmare Before Christmas, Friday, October 30 at 9p (check local listings).
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Battle of the Nutcrackers returns to Ovation starting Saturday, November 28 at 12:30p with a 1993 performance featuring Macauley Culkin. The viewer favorite is revealed and repeated on Monday, December 21 at 11p.
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TV One’s Allstate Gospel Superfest: A Holiday Special premieres Saturday, November 22 at 6p. Chart-toppers include Mary Mary, J MOSS, 21:03, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Lisa Page Brooks and Virtue, among others.
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Rufus Sewell (The Man in the High Castle) has joined the cast of ITV’s Victoria. The eight-part drama stars Jenna Colman (Doctor Who) as the queen.
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Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order; Criminal Intent) has been cast as the Wizard of Oz in upcoming NBC 10-episode drama Emerald City. Adria Arjona (True Detective) plays Dorothy.
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Premiere week of Telemundo’s Celia delivered 91 percent growth year-to-year (771,000 vs. 404,000) among A18-49 and 112 percent among total viewers (1,920,000 vs. 906,000), according to Nielsen. Celia is the net’s first project under its new Bio-Musical genre, programmed for the Hispanic market.
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It never gets old: ABC’s Tuesday telecast of 1966 animated special It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown delivered 5.9 million total viewers and 2.0/7 among A18-49, and was number one its timeslot with W18-34 (tie).
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CW’s The Flash topped the 8p hour Tuesday among A18-34 (1.2/5) and M18-34 (1.4/7), and ranked third among A18-49. For the night, the superhero drama was up 5 percent versus last week in total viewers (2.47 million).
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TBS’s telecast of the 2015 National League Championship Series Game 3 between the Chicago Cubs and New York Mets averaged 9.2 million total viewers and a 5.8 U.S. HH rating, the net’s most-viewed LCS Game 3 ever and its most-watched NLCS game of all time, according to Nielsen fast nationals. TBS won the night across all of cable television in prime time, based on metered market delivery.
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BROADWAY
Dames At Sea officially opens on Broadway today.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/dames-sea/#loc=highlights
Amazing Grace is closing on Broadway this Sunday October 25, 2015.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/amazing-grace/#loc=highlights
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