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ON TELEVISION (TUESDAY 12/22/15)
HLN: Nancy Grace (Premiere) at 8pm
HLN: Dr. Drew (Premiere) at 9pm
ABC: The Year: 2015 (Premiere) at 9pm
HBO: REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel (Finale) at 10pm
TRU TV: Adam Ruins Everything (Finale) at 10pm
Jerry Seinfeld landed a big name for the season seven premiere of his Crackle talk show, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee – President Obama. Calling taping “an unforgettable day,” Seinfeld said, “The President’s humor and generosity are the only reasons this was even possible. He was so fun and easy to be with.” Round seven is launching Wednesday, December 30 at 11:30p, one week earlier than scheduled. Why the early start? “We’re so proud of this season that we just couldn’t wait until the New Year for people to see it,” said Eric Berger, Crackle GM. In the wings: Will Ferrell, Steve Martin and Garry Shandling, among others.
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What would Donald do? Calling into Today the morning after host Steve (“I feel terrible”) Harvey misread the name of the winner during Sunday’s Miss Universe Pageant, Donald Trump, until September owner of the competition, weighed in: He would have made the women co-winners. “Things happen. It’s live television,” shrugged the GOP presidential candidate.
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Fox News is getting another crack at a GOP debate. It’s slated for Thursday, January 28, and it’s a beaut – the last one before the Iowa Caucus. Bret Baier, Megyn Kelly and Chris Wallace will moderate. FNC’s first primary debate, in August, ranks as the highest-rated non-sports cable broadcast. Ever.
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The state of California awarded tax incentives to TV series including Mistresses, relocating from Vancouver, Code Black, Rosewood and TV-movie Sharknado 4. Altogether 11 television projects got a piece of the $42 million set aside this round for the small screen.
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Outdoor Channel acquired syndicated cable air rights for the first six seasons of A&E reality show Duck Dynasty. Episodes begin airing Monday, January 18 at 8p. Dynasty family member Willie Robertson’s Buck Commander already airs on Outdoor.
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James Franco is partnering with Lifetime and Sony Pictures Television for a remake of movie-of-the-week Mother, May I Sleep With Danger?. Franco will get story-by credit and exec produce with Vince Jolivette, Diane Sokolow and Rachel Verno. The 1996 cult fave starred Tori Spelling.
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A special one-hour episode of Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle features Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, as well as “the queen of all surprise guests.” Air date: Thursday, January 7 at 10p.
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Cozi TV is adding 1980s action series The A-Team to its lineup, slated to air every night except Fridays at 10p. Mr. T and Co. make their debut in a day-long marathon January 1 beginning at 6a.
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Mexican star Gerardo Ortiz kicks off the year with TV love. The broadcast premiere of Ortiz’s concert film, Como un Sueno, airs Saturday, January 2 at 9p on Telemundo, followed by the premiere of four-part docu-series Gerardo Ortiz: Sin Censura the next day at 10p on NBC Universo.
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ESPN SportsCenter anchors Hannah Storm and John Anderson will host ABC’s coverage of the 127th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day. Theme of the event: “Find Your Adventure.”
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BET docu-series Criminals at Work bows Wednesday, January 6 at 10p. Eight-parter uses interviews, crime scene footage and reenactments to explore criminal acts in the workplace.
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New mentors Robert Irvine and Andrew Zimmern join vets Alex Guarnaschelli and Curtis Stone on the season premiere of Food Network’s All-Star Academy on Sunday, February 14 at 10p. Cooks are tasked with preparing a dish using the contents of a lunch box.
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Season three of IFC’s Todd Margaret will air as a two-night event, with the first three eps launching Thursday, January 7 at 10p, followed by the final three, one week later. Jack McBrayer (The Office) joins the cast.
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The season premiere of ABC Family’s Young & Hungry airs Wednesday, February 3 at 8p, followed by the season launch of Baby Daddy at 8:30p. By then, of course, the shows will be under the Freeform brand.
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Celebs on hand for the People’s Choice Awards are expected to include Kate Hudson, Britney Spears, Lea Michele, Vin Diesel and others, including a healthy helping of talent from CBS shows. Trophy fest airs Wednesday, January 6 at 9p on the Eye net.
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Scripps Networks Interactive’s HGTV, Food Network and Travel Channel have launched on Apple TV. The move makes the lifestyle nets available on all major digital platforms.
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TV One reports holiday movies A Royal Family Holiday and A Royal Family Christmas were the number one holiday-themed movie premieres among Black 25-54 in their premiere months. Docu-series Rickey Smiley for Real is ranked as the number two cable original series on Tuesday at 8p among Black P25-54.
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The Man in High Castle has become Amazon’s most-streamed original show ever, announced Amazon. Series launched November 20, and has been renewed for season two.
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Up against football, Sunday’s telecast of the Miss Universe Pageant – moved to Fox this year from NBC – averaged a respectable 6.2 million viewers and 1.7/5 rating among A18-49. (Without NFL competition last year the contest scored 7.7 million viewers/2.0). Of course, that’s not counting a post-Steve Harvey-gaffe viral video extension.
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