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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/11/15)
DISCOVERY: Alaskan Bush People (Premiere) at 9pm
DISCOVERY: Men Women Wild (Premiere) at 10pm
DISCOVERY FAMILY: Lost & Found with Mike & Jesse (Premiere) at 10pm
ESQUIRE: Going Deep with David Rees (Premiere) at 10pm
FOX BUSINESS: Strange Inheritance (Premiere) at 9pm
FUSION: Unreported World (Premiere) at 9pm
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Kitchen Crashers (Premiere) at 5pm
GSN: Hellevator (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: Your Worst Nightmare (Premiere) at 9pm
REVOLT: GGN on Revolt (Premiere) at 10:30pm
WORLD: Independent Lens (Premiere) at 8pm
Fox is starting the new year with some big sked changes. Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life premieres Sunday, January 3 at 8:30, replacing Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which returns to Tuesdays. Animated Bordertown debuts Sunday at 9:30p, slipping into Last Man on Earth’s slot. The exit of limited series Scream Queens makes room for New Girl, returning Tuesday, January 5 at 8p. Grandfathered slides to 8:30p on Tuesday, followed by Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and at 9:30p, The Grinder. The final season of American Idol bows Wednesday, January 6.
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More Fox moves: Sleepy Hollow relocates to Fridays at 8p starting February 5. The supernatural drama’s fall finale airs Thursday, November 19 at 9p. And Fox renamed midseason drama Lookinglass, which started as The Frankenstein Code. Now it’s called Second Chance, and it premieres Wednesday, January 13 at 9p.
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NBC renewed Dick Wolf dramas Chicago Fire for season five and Chicago P.D. for round four. NBC chairman Bob Greenblatt shared the good news at premiere party in (of course) the Windy City; Wolf’s Chicago Med debuts Tuesday, November 17 at 9p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The 14th annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina airs at noon on Thanksgiving on NBC, following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. John O’Hurley (Devious Maids) returns as host.
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The Stars Wars score gets the full symphony treatment at the American Music Awards, airing Sunday, November 22 at 8p on ABC. Pentatonix will do the honors, at a ceremony hosted by Jennifer Lopez.
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The first identified victim of the Jared Fogle sex scandal speaks out on syndicated Dr. Phil on Thursday, November 12 (check local listings). The woman contacted the show after seeing an episode that revealed audio recordings of the former Subway spokesman talking about luring children.
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Add Grammy winners Zac Brown, Harry Connick, Jr., Celine Dion and Lady Gaga to the list of performers for Sinatra 100 – An All-Star Grammy Concert. Special airs Sunday, December 6 at 9p on CBS.
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CMA Country Christmas airs Thursday, December 3 at 9p on ABC. Two-hour special, hosted for the sixth year by Jennifer Nettles, features performances by Jewel, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes and Darius Rucker, among others.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The fishbowl world of celebrity dating gets a look-see in E!’s Famously Single, arriving in 2016. Docuseries plops eight romantically challenged celebs in an LA loft with experts who help them learn to find love.
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Who needs Match.com when you have your mother? That’s the premise behind TLC’s Married by Mom and Dad, debuting Sunday, December 13 at 10p. The reality show follows parents as they vet their children’s romantic prospects, with the ultimate goal of walking them down the aisle.
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Roseanne Barr is back and ID’s still got her. The comedian returns for season two as host of Momsters: When Moms Go Bad on Black Friday, November 27 at 10p. Momsters ranked as ID’s number one series in 4Q15.
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FX ordered a sixth round of American Horror Story. “AHS has pioneered a new television form as well as becoming FX’s highest rated show – while also pushing every conceivable boundary of creative excellence and audacity,” said FX Networks CEO John Landgraf. Through its first four episodes, AHS: Hotel, airing Wednesdays at 10p, is up 7 percent versus last year’s Freak Show among A18-49, and up 1 percent in total viewers.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Good Wife) landed a major role on AMC’s The Walking Dead, as villain Negan. Production on the zombie drama’s season six finale begins this week in Atlanta.
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Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm in the Middle) and Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off) will guest star as the parents of Cooper Barrett in Fox’s upcoming Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life, reports TVLine.
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Anjelica Huston (Prizzi’s Honor) and Cherry Jones (24) will guest on season two of Amazon’s Transparent. Series returns Friday, December 11 exclusively on Prime Video.
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Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black) will recur on Fox’s Rosewood, as a former beauty queen. Freshman drama airs Wednesdays at 8p.
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Dr. Phil was the highest-rated syndicated talk show for the week of October 26, up 17 percent to 3.4 in Live+SD versus last week, and up 6 percent versus last year. Number two was Live with Kelly & Michael with 2.9, up 7 percent for its best ratings of the season. Third place Ellen DeGeneres hit 2.7, a 17 percent boost week to week and also a season best.
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Also hitting a season high: Court show Judge Judy, with 7.2 (up 4 percent). Hot Bench hit a series best 2.4, up 50 percent from last year, while Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court had a season high 1.35.
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