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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 11/24/15)
GREAT AMERICAN COUNTRY: Log Cabin Living (Premiere) at 10pm
NAT. GEO.: Badlands, Texas (Premiere) at 10pm
ABC: Dancing With The Stars (Finale) at 9pm
A&E: Storage Wars (Finale) at 9:30pm
A&E: Storage Wars: Miami (Finale) at 10:30pm
BRAVO: The People’s Couch (Finale) at 10pm
COOKING: Eat The Nation (Finale) at 10:30pm
COMEDY: Drunk History (Finale) at 10:30pm
E!: Botched (Finale) at 9pm
FYI: Arranged (Finale) at 10pm
MYX TV: The Doll Life (Finale) at 8pm
TRAVEL: Hotel Impossible (Finale) at 10pm
Saying she has “never experienced a more positive and thoughtful atmosphere than Fox News Channel,” Fox & Friends’ Elisabeth Hasselbeck nevertheless is leaving the network. The former The View co-host explained, “I want to start my day with my children first.” Said Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, “I respect her incredibly difficult, yet deeply personal decision. She has been a great addition to the Fox & Friends franchise.”
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HBO’s broadcast of a U2 concert that had been scheduled for November 14 and postponed due to the November 13 terrorist attacks has been rescheduled for Monday, December 7. U2: iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE LIVE IN PARIS will be shot live at the Accorhotels Arena in Bercy, and air on HBO the same day. “We’re going to put on our best for Paris,” said U2’s Bono.
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Snip, snip. The third quarter of 2015 was the sixth consecutive quarter to see a decline in total pay TV subs thanks to cord cutters, according to a new report from SNL Kagan. Year to date, cable has lost 672,000 subscribers; the number of U.S. households with a pay TV subscription dropped to 82.4 percent, down from 87.3 percent in 2010.
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Fargo will return for a third season on FX. The award-winning (Emmys! Golden Globes! Peabody!) limited series, airing Mondays at 10p, is three episodes shy of its season two finale.
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NBC is giving equal time to GOP candidates John Kasich, Mike Huckabee, James Gilmore and Lindsey Graham for Donald Trump’s 12-minute November 7 appearance on Saturday Night Live. The give-back includes time on 18 NBC affiliates in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina on November 27 and 28, and the November 28 broadcast of SNL. A deal with George Pataki is also expected.
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The Steve Harvey Morning Show and Premiere Networks are giving away over 7000 turkeys, an annual event for the syndicated talker since 2009. Many giveaways to local families and organizations will take place live on air.
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Fixer Upper’s Ultimate Escape Sweepstakes kicks off Tuesday, December 1 during the renovation show’s season premiere at 9p. Grand prize: a two-night stay at Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia bed-and-breakfast in Waco, TX. A special code will appear onscreen during the series, which viewers can use online to enter.
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ABC extended its contract with dick clark productions and the Miss America Organization to air the Miss America pageant through 2018. The new agreement adds three years to the existing pact.
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E! is teaming with Mandalay Sports Media for L.A. Clippers Dance Squad, a docu-series centered on the on- and off-the-court lives of the members of a high-energy dance team. Premiere is slated for early 2016.
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Christmas competition event Santas in the Barn launches on truTV Tuesday, December 2 at 9p. Winner of the best Santa search lands $100,000.
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Music Choice is teaming with Popstar! magazine for Popstar! On Demand, including original content and teen-focused celebrity news. In return, Popstar! will promote Music Choice on its digital properties and in the magazine.
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The Late Show’s Stephen Colbert will return to host the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors, broadcast Tuesday, December 29 on CBS at 9p. This year’s honorees include Carole King, George Lucas, Rita Moreno, Seiji Ozawa and Cicely Tyson.
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Today’s Al Roker and Hoda Kotb will be spending New Year’s morning in front of the camera – again – for NBC’s live coverage of the 127th Rose Parade on Friday, January 1 at 11:30a. It’s Rokers 19th year and Kotb’s third time on the job in Pasadena.
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HDNet Movies is airing a “Stage to Screen” block on Sunday, December 20 at 3p. Featured: Hello Dolly!, Oklahoma! and South Pacific.
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Newly colorized episodes of The Andy Griffith Show make up a one-hour special on Friday, December 25 at 8p on CBS. “The Christmas Story” was originally broadcast in 1960, while “The Pickle Story” premiered in 1961.
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Peacock Productions peeks behind the curtain for The Making of The Wiz Live!, on Wednesday, November 25 at 8p. One-hour special on NBC goes backstage as cast, crew, costumers and musicians prepare for the big show Thursday, December 3 at 8p.
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Empire’s Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard will host Fox holiday music special Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays, airing Wednesday, December 9 at 9p. Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Jamie Foxx will be among the guests.
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Yearly countdown Funniest Commercials of the Year premieres on Spike Thursday, December 17 at 10p. Comic Gabriel Iglesias hosts.
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Matt Bomer (American Horror Story: Hotel) has been cast as the lead in Amazon pilot The Last Tycoon, based on the unfinished F. Scott Fitzgerald novel.
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Joining Bella Thorne on ABC Family pilot Famous in Love are Carter Jenkins (The Following), Jesse Henderson (Finding Carter) and Keith Powers (Straight Outta Compton), among others.
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Taboo, FX and BBC One’s eight-episode drama series, will star Michael Kelly (House of Cards), Jonathan Pryce (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Oona Chaplin (The Hour), in addition to Tom Hardy. Filming starts in London this week.
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Bravo announced the casts for two pilots. Onboard True Fiction (wt) are Olivia Grant (Indian Summers), Stephen Friedrich (Mr. Robot), James Ransone (The Wire), Ana Coto (Ouija) and Jamie Ray Newman (Wicked City). Joining My So Called Wife (wt): Inbar Lavi (Gang Related), Rob Heaps (Frankenstein and the Vampire: A Dark and Stormy Night), Parker Young (Suburgatory) and Stephen Bishop (Being Mary Jane).
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Fuse reports ratings and audience growth in its core demos since its September 30 re-launch as a network aimed at Latino and multicultural Millennials, reaching 18.3 million total viewers in the 8p-1a time period during the first six weeks. The six-episode run of Fluffy Breaks Even reached 6.1 million viewers while Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce reached a total of 6 million viewers. “Building a unique brand and partnering with some of the most creative talent in the industry has proven to be a winning formula,” says Bill Hilary, president of Fuse Media. “This re-launch provides a great foundation as we continue to build on this success.”
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ABC’s American Music Awards delivered a 3.5/10 rating among A18-49. Up against Sunday Night Football, the broadcast retained 95 percent of its delivery year to year in total viewers (11 million), and 92 percent in the demo, earning the network’s best entertainment numbers in the time period since the Oscars in May.
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