FIRST LOOK
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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 12/3/15)
NBC: The Wiz Live!! (Premiere) at 8pm
FYI: Food Porn (Premiere) at 9pm
HGTV: Flip or Flop (Premiere) at 9pm
Behind the Magic: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, exploring the making of the 1937 Disney classic, airs Sunday, December 13 at 8p. Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time) narrates.
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John Fogerty and Spoon have been added to Imagine: John Lennon 75th Birthday Concert, joining performers including Willie Nelson, Steven Tyler and Sheryl Crow. Event will be broadcast on AMC Saturday, December 19 at 9p.
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TV One will air the 18th Annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Friday, December 4 at 8p, the first time the ceremony has been rebroadcast on another network since PBS started airing it in 2000. This year’s recipient was Eddie Murphy.
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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders makes his first Tonight Show appearance on Tuesday, December 8 on NBC.
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The VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly special premieres Monday, December 7 at 9p with T.I. hosting, and Elle King performing. Among the slew of celebs: Miss Piggy.
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The series launch of Stevie J & Joseline Go Hollywood airs Monday, January 25 at 9p on VH1. The Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta spin-off is followed by the sophomore season premiere of K. Michelle: My Life at 9:30p.
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Nickelodeon’s Make it Pop is back for season two Monday, January 4 at 7p. Scripted series follows an eclectic group who form a band.
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NBC’s The Biggest Loser is getting a makeover for season 17. The series returns Monday, January 4 at 9p not only with a new host, veteran Loser trainer Bob Harper, but a new logo, gym and format changes. Theme of the season: “Temptation.” Onboard for the season is the first Survivor winner, Richard Hatch.
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A new batch of Cake Wars launches on Food Network on Monday, January 11 at 9p. Over the course of 13 episodes, bakers concoct creations with themes including Star Wars, Sesame Street, Minecraft and more.
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With President Obama’s State of the Union speech scheduled for an earlier-than-usual January 12, the two-hour season two premiere of ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter has been pushed from Tuesday, January 5 to January 19.
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Hollywood Game Night is back for season four on Tuesday, January 5 at 8p. Emmy-winner Jane Lynch repeats as host, with celebs including Geena Davis, Helen Hunt, Eva Longoria, Laverne Cox, Melissa Etheridge, Kesha, Apolo Ohno and Al Michaels, among others, playing along.
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Crackle’s The Art of More won a renewal for season two less than two weeks after its November 19 launch. The streaming service’s first one-hour scripted series, starring Dennis Quaid and Kate Bosworth, had garnered 2 million views, with most importantly over half of viewers new to the net.
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You’re the Worst was renewed for a third season on FXX. While the dark comedy recently drew a soft 402,000 viewers in Live+3, the show is “already one of the most critically acclaimed comedies on television, [and] also one of the most innovative,” said Nick Grad, president of original programming for FX Networks and FX Productions. Series creator Stephen Falk was signed to an overall deal to develop and produce projects.
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Samurai Jack has been revived. The Emmy-winning animated series from Genndy Tartakovsky, canceled by Cartoon Network in 2004 after 52 episodes, will return with a new season on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in 2016.
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Emmy and Peabody Award winning 60 Minutes producer Henry Radliffe II died December 1 after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 66. Radliffe was CBS’s first African-American bureau chief.
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BROADWAY
Al Pacino stars in China Doll which opens on Friday December 4, 2015.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/china-doll/
School of Rock: The Musical opens on Sunday December 6, 2015.
http://ppc.broadway.com/shows/school-rock-musical/
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