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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 12/15/15)
BOUNCE TV: Off The Chain (Premiere) at 9pm
ESQUIRE: Uncorked (Finale) at 10pm
MTV: Finding Carter (Finale) at 10pm
NBC: The Voice (Finale) at 9pm
NICK: Nick News with Linda Ellerbee (Finale) at 8pm
USA: Chrisley Knows Best (Finale) at 10pm
USA: Donny! (Finale) at 10:30pm
WGN AMERICA: Manhattan (Finale) at 9pm
Mark Burnett has been appointed president of MGM Television and Digital Group, after MGM struck a deal for the remaining 45 percent that Burnett, Roma Downey and Hearst hold in United Artists Media Group. Burnett will report to Gary Barber, MGM chairman and CEO. MGM acquired a 55 percent stake in the venture last year. “Demand for quality content is stronger than ever and the opportunities to grow our pipeline and develop projectsfrom the wealth of Intellectual Property in the MGM and United Artists libraries are enormous,” said Burnett. “There is no better time to be creating premium content for distribution across multiple platforms.” A previously announced streaming channel will continue to be controlled by Burnett, Downey, Hearst and MGM. Downey takes on the role of chief content officer, as well as president of faith and family unit LightWorks.
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Apparently film success hasn’t soured Melissa McCarthy on the small screen. The Mike & Molly star tweeted Monday that she was “shocked and heartbroken” at the news that CBS was canceling the comedy, moving to Wednesdays on January 6 for the remainder of its sixth and final season. “I would have shot this show for 50 more years,” said McCarthy. “I’ll miss my 2nd family.”
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TV personality Giselle Blondet has been tapped to host upcoming Telemundo reality show Gran Hermano (Big Brother), debuting Sunday, January 10 at 8p. Blondet hosted beauty pageant Neustra Belleza Latina for seven years.
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Entertainment Tonight vets Leeza Gibbons and Mark Steines have been tapped to replace retiring Bob Eubanks and Stephanie Edwards as hosts of KTLA Channel 5’s broadcast of the Rose Bowl Parade, starting in 2017. Eubanks has been announcing the parade since 1979, Edwards since 1982.
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in DirecTV’s favor in a California class-action suit over early termination fees. The court determined that DirecTV’s contract, which prohibits class-action suits in favor of arbitration, is valid.
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Amazon Prime is developing Highland, starring Margaret Cho as a woman fresh out of rehab who moves back in with family who run a pot dispensary. Dramedy is a co-productions between Amazon Studios and Tomorrow Studios.
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Special Star Wars-themed episodes of Mythbusters air Wednesday, December 16 at 9p and 10p on Science Channel, following Raiders, Raptors and Rebels: Behind the Magic of ILM at 8p. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is officially, finally released on the big screen December 18.
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As E!’s The Soup is served for the last time on Friday, December 18 at 10p, guests popping in include Nathan Fillion, Seth Green, Eric Idle, Haley Joel Osment, Adam Scott and more.
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El Rey is offering 24 hours of the 2002 remake of The Twilight Zone, starting Thursday, December 31 at 6a. Fourteen hours of Miami Vice follow.
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Billboard Women in Music 2015 premieres Friday, December 18 at 8p on Lifetime. Among the honorees in the annual special are Lady Gaga as Woman of the Year, Missy Elliott as Innovator and Loretta Lynn as Legend.
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See George Hamilton with his signature tan – but without the silver hair – in 1960’s Where the Boys Are, Monday, December 21 at 9:45p on TCM.
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Lottery winners go house-hunting in My Lottery Dream Home, premiering Friday, January 8 at 11p on HGTV. “Every lottery winner featured in the series can’t believe they now have millions of dollars to spend on a home,” said host David Bromstad. “It’s an incredible feeling for me to show them properties they never dreamed they could afford.”
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Nominees have been announced for the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards. ABC, FX Networks and HBO landed the most nods with 14 each, followed by Fox with 12. Fargo was the series with the most noms at eight; HBO’s The Leftovers and Amazon’s Transparent each scored six. Gala will broadcast live on A&E, Lifetime and LMN Sunday, January 17 at 8p.
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Tom Hughes (The Game) will play Prince Albert in ITV eight-part event series Victoria. Jenna Coleman stars as Queen Victoria.
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Michael Trucco (Battlestar Galactica) will play a love interest for Paget Brewster’s character on John Stamos comedy Grandfathered, airing Tuesdays on Fox.
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Richard Rankin (Burnt) landed a role on season two of Outlander. Starz drama returns in spring 2016.
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ABC soap Blood & Oil hit a series low .7/2 among A18-49 for its finale on Sunday, according to preliminary numbers. The winter finale of fellow freshman Quantico followed with 1.3/4, for its best rating since October 25.
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Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People scored a 2.29 P25-54 rating with 4.66M total viewers P2+ on Wednesday, December 9 in L+3, the night’s most-watched cable telecast in P2+. The series earned season highs across M25-54, M18-49 and M18-34 and was up week-to-week across all 25-54s, 18-49s, and 18-34s.
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The finale of Univision music competition La Banda reached 5.1 million total viewers 2+ for all or part of the three-hour broadcast on Sunday. The show averaged 2.7 million viewers, 1.1 million among A18-49 and 518,000 A18-34.
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Fox Business News reports it is wrapping 2015 as the fastest-growing cable channel on TV, with its highest-rated year ever in Total Day, Business Day and Prime Time, in viewers and the news demo. All of the financial news net’s post-market programs recorded double digit growth across the board: After the Bell, Risk & Reward with Deirdre Bolton and Making Money with Charles Payne all had their highest rated year ever in both total viewers and the demo, and ratings stalwart Lou Dobbs Tonight ends 2015 up 47 percent in total viewers and 38 percent in the demo.
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