DWAYNE JOHNSON THANKS FANS FOR SUPPORT AFTER OPENING UP ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION
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DWAYNE JOHNSON THANKS FANS FOR SUPPORT AFTER OPENING UP ABOUT HIS BATTLE WITH DEPRESSION
November 19, 2015CELEBRITY NEWS: NOVEMBER 19, 2015
November 19, 2015CELEBRITY NEWS: NOVEMBER 19, 2015
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Tyga (Rapper) – 26 years old
Adam Driver (“This Is Where I Leave You”) – 32 years old
Savion Glover (Tap Dancer) – 42 years old
Sandrine Holt (“Terminator Genisys”) – 43 years old
Erika Alexander (Living Single) – 46 years old
Rocco DiSpirito (Chef) – 49 years old
Jodi Foster (“Silence of the Lambs”) – 53 years old
Meg Ryan (“When Harry Met Sally”) – 54 years old
Allison Janney (Mom) – 56 years old
Terrence “T.C.” Carson (Living Single) – 57 years old
Ann Curry (NBC Journalist) – 59 years old
Kathleen Quinlan (Chicago Fire) – 61 years old
Ahmad Rashad (Sports Broadcaster) – 66 years old
Calvin Klein (Fashion Designer) – 73 years old
Ted Turner (Founder of Turner Broadcasting) – 77 years old
Dick Cavett (The Dick Cavett Show) – 79 years old
Larry King (Talk Show Host) – 82 years old
FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ BROADWAY
November 19, 2015FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 11/19/15)
SPIKE: Lip Sync Battle: Holiday Special (Premiere) at 10pm
FYI: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown (Finale) at 9pm
WORLD: The Brain with David Eagleman (Finale) at 8pm
The final episode of E!’s The Soup is slated for Friday, December 18 at 10p. The show premiered in 1991 as Talk Soup with Greg Kinnear at the helm; host and exec producer Joel McHale will be signing off after 12 years overseeing the skewering of sacred cows.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WWE star John Cena will host American Grit, a survival-themed reality show with members of different branches of the U.S. Armed Forces acting as team mentors. One highlight? A “punishing, endurance-based obstacle course designed to break the weakest competitors.” Series debuts on Fox in 2016.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC’s The Middle, The Goldbergs, black-ish and Fresh Off the Boat all received orders for two more episodes, bringing each comedy to a 24 count.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Paley Center for Media is presenting a farewell event for FXX’s The League on Tuesday, December 8, and an evening with cast and creators from freshman CBS comedy Life in Pieces on Monday, December 14.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Johnny “Jackass” Knoxville is developing a one-hour comedic action series with NBC. Based on graphic novel series Hawaiian Dick, the show focuses on a cop exiled to Hawaii. Knoxville will exec produce with 3 Arts Entertainment’s Michael Rotenberg, David Janollari and Chickie the Cop Entertainment’s Eric Gitter.
(Source: Cynopsis)
One year into its “Way More Fun” brand refresh, truTV ordered up three new series: Almost Genius, celebrating people, places and things that are almost successful; list-based 10 Things, hosted by Girl Code’s Jamie Lee, and documentary series truOriginals: Inside Iconic Comedy. The net also gave a pilot order for hybrid show Jon Glaser Loves Gear, and a pilot presentation for travelogue Inside Caucasia. “Despite significant challenges in the TV landscape, I am pleased to see truTV gaining momentum as we build our new comedic brand,” says Chris Linn, President and Head of Programming. Versus year ago, A18-49 ratings are up 45 percent, A18-34 up 55 percent and median age down to 33 from 37.
(Source: Cynopsis)
ABC Family, soon to be Freeform, gave a straight-to-series order for horror drama Dead of Summer, from Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz & Edward Kitsis, and writer Ian Goldberg. “Dead of Summer is about what happens when summer camp goes wrong – really, really wrong,” said Karey Burke, EVP programming and development.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Real estate and reality collide in Nicole & Jionni’s Shore Flip, focused on Jersey Shore standout Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and her husband as they start a house-flipping business. The project, launching on FYI in early 2016, will be “no walk on the beach,” promises the net.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Some of the greatest poker players in the world face off in Poker Central’s Super High Roller Cash Game, premiering Wednesday, December 2 at 9p and 10p. Players pony up $250,000 and more in a high-stakes competition to win millions.
(Source: Cynopsis)
GSN gave the green light to 40 episodes of original game show Winsanity, hosted by Donald Faison (Scrubs). Shooting begins in early 2016; Electus is producing.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The premiere date for Oxygen’s Rich in Faith has moved from December 2 to Wednesday, December 9 at 10p, with back-to-back episodes. Docu-series focuses on Rich Wilkerson Jr., the pastor who made headlines marrying pals Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Syfy picked up Ghost Hunters for season eleven and Paranormal Witness for season five, 13 eps each. Both series had their finales last night.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The Carbonaro Effect fetched an order for 13 more episodes, and Hack My Life for ten, from truTV.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Boy band One Direction returns to headline the Billboard Hollywood Party, part of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2016. The group, formed in 2010 on UK’s The X Factor, will perform three songs on Thursday, December 31.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Barbara Walters Presents American Scandals offers new, “bombshell” information about a chilling murder in “Menendez Brothers: The Bad Sons” on ID Monday, November 23 at 10p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
CW has set Thursday, January 14 as the date for the World Dog Awards. George Lopez hosts.
(Source: Cynopsis)
UFC champ Holly Holm appears on a special edition of Inside MMA, focused on her stunning defeat of Ronda Rousey last Saturday. Show airs live on AXS TV Friday, November 20 at 11:30p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Tuesday’s Today broadcast, during which Charlie Sheen revealed that he is HIV positive, drew 5.54 million viewers and 2.31 among A25-54, per early numbers, tops in both measures among morning shows. The week of November 2, Today averaged 4.89 million total viewers and 1.83 in the news demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Four of the Big Five nets have dropped one tenth in A18-49 ratings this season versus the same time last year: NBC (to 2.8), CBS (2.6), Fox (2.1) and the CW (.7). ABC slipped three tenths, to 2.2. The numbers do not, however, include DVR playback.
(Source: Cynopsis)
NBC’s Chicago Med debuted to a solid 2.2 rating among A18-49 on Tuesday, winning its 9p timeslot.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The iHeartRadio’s Fiesta Latina on Telemundo reached a cumulative audience of 2.51 million total viewers and 1.29 A18-49, according to Nielsen. The show averaged 1.07 million total viewers and 519,000 in the demo.
(Source: Cynopsis)
BROADWAY
The Illusionists opens on Broadway today.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/the-illusionists/
KHLOE KARDASHIAN CONTRACTS A STAPH INFECTION WHILE AT LAMAR ODOM’S BEDSIDE
November 18, 2015KHLOE KARDASHIAN CONTRACTS A STAPH INFECTION WHILE AT LAMAR ODOM’S BEDSIDE
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DEREK JETER SUED FOR BACKING OUT OF A DEAL FOR AN UNDERWEAR LINE THAT WOULD HAVE INVOLVED 50 CENT
November 18, 2015DEREK JETER SUED FOR BACKING OUT OF A DEAL FOR AN UNDERWEAR LINE THAT WOULD HAVE INVOLVED 50 CENT
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MICHAEL PHELPS & FIANCEE NICOLE JOHNSON ARE EXPECTING A BABY
November 18, 2015MICHAEL PHELPS & FIANCEE NICOLE JOHNSON ARE EXPECTING A BABY
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DAVID BECKHAM IS PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
November 18, 2015DAVID BECKHAM IS PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S SEXIEST MAN ALIVE
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CELEBRITY NEWS: NOVEMBER 18, 2015
November 18, 2015CELEBRITY NEWS: NOVEMBER 18, 2015
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Carly Aquilino (MTV2’s Girl Code) – 25 years old
Christian Siriano (Fashion Designer) – 30 years old
Mila J (R&B Singer) – 32 years old
Damon Wayans Jr. (Happy Endings) – 33 years old
Nasim Pedrad (Formerly of Saturday Night Live) – 34 years old
Christina Vidal (“Freaky Friday”) – 34 years old
John David Jackson (aka Fabolous) (Rapper) – 38 years old
David Ortiz (Baseball Player) – 40 years old
Chloe Sevigny (American Horror Story) – 41 years old
Mike Epps (“The Hangover” movies) – 45 years old
Megan Kelly (Fox TV Host) – 45 years old
Daphne Rubin-Vega (Smash) – 46 years old
Owen Wilson (“Wedding Crashers”) – 47 years old
Romany Malco (“The 40 Year Old Virgin”) – 47 years old
Kirk Hammett (Metallica) – 53 years old
Elizabeth Perkins (Weeds) – 55 years old
Ramona Singer (Real Housewives of New York) – 56 years old
Oscar Nunez (The Office) – 57 years old
Kevin Nealon (Weeds) – 62 years old
Delroy Lindo (Blood & Oil) – 63 years old
Dennis Haskins (Saved By The Bell) – 65 years old
Linda Evans (Dynasty) – 73 years old
Susan Sullivan (Falcon Crest) – 73 years old
Brenda Vaccaro (Johnny Bravo) – 75 years old
FIRST LOOK/ ON TV/ POWERBALL
November 18, 2015FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 11/18/15)
DIRECT TV: Undeniable with Joe Buck (Premiere) at 8pm
NBC UNIVERSO: Heros (Premiere) at 8pm
ID: True Nightmares (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Are You The One? (Finale) at 10pm
PBS: Earth’s Natural Wonders (Finale) at 8pm
PBS: The Brain with David Eagleman (Finale) at 10pm
SYFY: Ghost Hunters (Finale) at 9pm
SYFY: Paranormal Witness (Finale) at 10pm
TV ONE: Unsung (Finale) at 9pm
VELOCTIY: Overhaunlin’ (Finale) at 9pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to SNL: NBC’s Saturday Night Live is closing out the year with a bang. Ryan Gosling makes his first appearance as host on December 5, with musical guest Leon Bridges; Chris Hemsworth returns for a second hosting gig on December 12 with Chance The Rapper, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler return to their old stomping grounds on December 19, with – wait for it – Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, performing for the first time on the late nighter since 2002.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Pushing Daisies, the dramedy that ran from 2007 to 2009, has been resurrected courtesy of The CW – specifically the network’s digital home, CW Seed. The series is exclusively available on Roku devices right now, and will be accessible on all CW Seed platforms beginning December 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Ready for A Spoonful of Sugar? The Wonderful World of Disney Presented by Target brings Mary Poppins to ABC on Saturday, December 12 at 8p. The holiday event marks the first network television broadcast of the Julie Andrews classic in 13 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
WE tv is developing Basketball Moms [wt], a one-hour, unscripted series about five Houston-area mothers whose sons play on rival youth basketball teams and dream of making it to the NBA. “Any show focused on parents, kids and a shared activity has the right ingredients for high drama. Add in the potential of an NBA career and the transformational impact of that on both player and family and you take things to a whole other level,” said Marc Juris, WE tv president.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Mel B makes business her business in Celebrity Inc., premiering Monday, November 30 at 9p. The one-hour Pop special takes viewers inside the multi-billion dollar industry of celebrity endorsements.
(Source: Cynopsis)
People’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015 debuts tonight, November 18 at 9p on Lifetime. Bellamy Young(Scandal) hosts the one-hour special.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Kenny Rogers will receive the “Artist of a Lifetime” award (presented by Ram Trucks) during the sixth annual CMT Artists of the Year special, premiering Wednesday, December 2 at 8p.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Here’s Johnny! A lot! In January 2016, Antenna TV is bringing Johnny Carson back to late night with a 60-minute classic Carson episode airing at 11p, rebroadcast at 2a, each weeknight. On weekends, the net will run 90-minute episodes at 10p with a rebroadcast at 1:30a. It marks the first time the episodes will run in a strip since Carson went off the air in 1992.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Disney Channel is set to spread holiday cheer with its annual “Fa-La-La-Lidays.” The winter programming event kicks off with the television premiere of Frozen Fever on Sunday, November 29 at 6:30p and continues through December with holiday-themed episodes of BUNK’D, Girl Meets World, K.C. Undercover, Best Friends Whenever, Austin & Ally and Liv and Maddie, beginning Friday, December 4.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Andrea Bocelli: Cinema debuts on “Great Performances,” Friday, November 27 at 9p on PBS. The superstar tenor lends his voice to a symphonic salute to the movies.
(Source: Cynopsis)
A 9-season marathon of GRB Entertainment‘s Untold Stories of the ER is being featured on Discovery Life from Sunday, November 29 through Friday, December 4. The programming event leads up to the show’s Season 10 premiere.
(Source: Cynopsis)
History premieres Christmas Through the Decades on Wednesday, November 25 at 10p. The limited series, which runs for four consecutive weeks, explores what the holiday season was like in America over the years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Music Choice will count down the top 100 songs of 2015 on MC 100, airing four consecutive nights beginning Tuesday, November 24 through Friday, November 27 at 8p. The special features a full catalog of this year’s biggest hits from artists like Taylor Swift, Fetty Wap, The Weeknd, Ed Sheeran, Beyonce, Selena Gomez, and Rihanna. America’s Next Top Model: British Invasion winner and host of Music Choice’s The Weekend Countdown, Sophie Sumner, will host this year’s show.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Soprano alum Tony Sirico nabbed a guest spot on The Grinder. He’ll appear in a January episode of the Fox series.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Dark Knight Rises) will appear as themselves on ABC‘s The Muppets on Tuesday, December 1.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Sunday’s 60 Minutes, featuring Scott Pelley’s report from Paris on the terrorist attacks that killed over 100, was the nation’s most-watched non-sports program for the week. The broadcast drew 18.1 million viewers to finish at #2, behind only Sunday Night Football, according to Nielsen Live+SD ratings for November 15. America’s #1 news program also made Nielsen’s Top 10 broadcasts in the key demos, tying for fourth in A25-54 (4.7/11) and placing sixth in A18-49 (3.6/10).
(Source: Cynopsis)
Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship on Sunday posted a .8 rating (720,000 impressions) among A25-54 and a .7 rating (200,000 impressions) among A25-34, up 17 percent and 49 percent, respectively, versus year-ago.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Wheel Of Fortune was once again the #1 game show with a 7.2 HH rating, growing 9 percent vs. the previous week. Season to date, it is also #1 with a 6.5 HH rating. Jeopardy! grew 6 percent week to week to a 6.6 HH rating, finishing as the #2 game show of the week.
(Source: Cynopsis)
For the week of November 2, FABLife grew by double digits week-to-week in Households (up 14 percent) and total viewers ( up 10 percent), while holding even among W18-49 and Women 25-54.
(Source: Cynopsis)
The first full week of November sweeps produced high ratings for entertainment magazines. Entertainment Tonight (new season high 3.4, up 6 percent from the week before) was number one for the seventh straight week. Access Hollywood (new season high 1.8, up 6 percent) tied TMZ (1.8, up 20 percent), which recovered after dropping to a season low. Extra (new season high 1.6, up 14 percent) grew 7 percent from last year. The Insider (new season high 1.3, up 8 percent) also set a season record.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Judge Judy (new season high 7.8, up 8 percent) had its biggest ratings in nearly two years and topped all syndicated strips for the 20th week in a row. It was the number one court show for the 998th straight week, more than 19 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court delivered its highest ratings for the season in Homes (1.42) for the week of November 2. The show also experienced growth in key demos, including in 0.79 in W18-49 (versus 0.77 the previous week) and 0.65 in A25-54 (versus 0.58 the previous week).
(Source: Cynopsis)
POWERBALL
Today’s Jackpot is $70 million.
Powerball is played in 43 states.
GINNIFER GOODWIN IS PREGNANT FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH HUSBAND JOSH DALLAS
November 17, 2015GINNIFER GOODWIN IS PREGNANT FOR THE SECOND TIME WITH HUSBAND JOSH DALLAS
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