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ON TELEVISION (WEDNESDAY 1/6/16)
CBS: People’s Choice Awards 2016 at 9pm
ABC: American Crime (Finale) at 10pm
AHC: Blood Feuds (Finale) at 10pm
BET: Criminals At Work (Finale) at 10pm
CBS: Mike & Molly (Finale) at 8:30pm
CNBC: Restaurant Startup (Finale) at 10pm
FOX: American Idol (Finale) at 8pm
FXX: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Finale) at 10pm
FXX: Man Seeking Woman (Finale) at 10:30pm
ID: Shadow of a Doubt (Finale) at 10pm
TLC: My 600-LB Life (Finale) at 8pm
The Big Bang Theory set a record for the largest ever Live+7 viewer lift, adding 7.18 million viewers for the show’s December 17 episode. Sheldon and Amy taking their relationship to the next level prompted an increase of 42% over the Live+SD average (24.43 million from 17.25 million), making it the season’s most-watched episode of a scripted program.
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That ’70s Show alums Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson are reuniting to play brothers in The Ranch. The Netflix comedy focuses on Colt (Kutcher), a confident-but-failed semipro football player who returns to Colorado to help run his family’s ranching business. Masterson plays his second-fiddle brother, Rooster. Debut is this spring.
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Barbra Streisand is heading to Modern Family. Well, sort of. The actress lends her voice to tonight’s episode of the ABC sitcom. Streisand shared the news on Twitter, posting, “Watch #ModernFamily Wednesday Jan. 6th at 9pm on ABC! You might hear a familiar voice… Dunphys, can you hear me?” Streisand’s husband, James Brolin, stars on CBS family comedy Life in Pieces.
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Donald Trump is headed back to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The Republican presidential candidate guests on the talker Monday, January 11 at 11:30p. He was previously on the September 11 episode.
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Kocktails with Khloe added chef Sharone Hakman (MasterChef) to appear in all eight episodes. The new talker features celebrity guests, including host Khloe Kardashian’s friends and family, in the kitchen and around the table for a lively dinner party prepared by Hakman. Show premieres Wednesday, January 20 at 10p on fyi.
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The first round of presenters have been announced for the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards. They include: Amy Adams, Jaimie Alexander, Patricia Arquette, Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Mel Gibson, Amber Heard, Bryce Dallas Howard, Kate Hudson, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Eddie Redmayne, Kurt Russell, J.K. Simmons, Channing Tatum and Olivia Wilde. Ricky Gervais returns for the fourth time to host the ceremony, airing Sunday, January 10.
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Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia’s Seven Bucks Productions has secured a script deal with Fox for drama Boost Unit (wt). The action drama follows the newest recruit of LAPD’s Auto Theft Task Force, a notorious getaway driver with a hidden past.
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Primary Wave Entertainment is teaming with DJ Steve Angello on a scripted series about the fast-paced world of electronic dance music, according to Variety. The show plans to prominently feature Angello’s music.
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Netflix is set to launch new series from DreamWorks Animation, including a remake of animated adventure Voltron. Also in the works is Trollhunters from Guillermo del Toro.
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The Royals will continue to reign. E! has picked up a 10-episode, third season of the scripted drama centering on a fictional, modern day, royal family. Sudser airs Sundays at 10p.
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The View‘s ratings dip has prompted a move behind the scenes. Veteran booker Todd Polkes has been added to the team, reports Variety. Polkes is leaving The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore for his daytime gig at ABC. Polkes joins longtime show bookers Donald Berman and Natalie Bubnis.
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UP original series The McGhee Family (wt) brings mom, dad and their now five-year-old sextuplets back to television, as the clan explore new milestones, like learning how to swim and getting a pet. Location shooting is underway in and around the family’s Columbus, Ohio hometown with a premiere set for spring. Also on UP: There’s help on the way for families tackling issues with newborns to teens, in the form of parenting expert Jo Frost. Jo Frost: Nanny on Tour bows Thursday, January 28 at 8p.
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INSP‘s Handcrafted America premieres Tuesday, March 1 at 8p. In each half-hour episode, Jill Wagner meets three gifted craftsmen and gets a behind-the-scenes look at their handiwork, as well as the process of conception and design.
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Animal Planet brings back Treehouse Masters on Friday, January 15 at 10p and plants the sophomore season of Yankee Jungle in the 9p time slot on Saturday, January 23.
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BBC America’s Almost Royal airs back-to-back premiere episodes on Monday, January 18 at 10p. The half-hour comedy stars British aristocrats/siblings Georgie and Poppy Carlton traveling the country as investigative journalists and turning to celebrity experts to learn about American culture.
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Saturday Night Live returns January 16 with first-time host Adam Driver and Chris Stapleton debuting as musical guest. The following week, on January 23, UFC fighter and actress Ronda Rousey premieres as host with Selena Gomez providing the musical entertainment. The show airs Saturdays at 11:30p.
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VH1‘s Hit The Floor, starring McKinley Freeman as the conflicted captain of the L.A. Devils basketball team, is back Monday January 18 at 9p.
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Virginia Madsen guest stars on a spring episode of CBS‘ Elementary as a potential love interest for Gregson.
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Rachel Keller (Fargo) has nabbed the female lead in FX pilot Legion.
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Josh Groban and Kat Von D have landed guest spots an CBS sitcom Life in Pieces. Groban will play a guitar salesman; Von D will, fittingly, portray a tattoo artist.
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Marisol Nichols is reprising her role as FBI Agent Natalie Colfax on CBS series Criminal Minds. She’ll appear on Season 11’s 15th episode. Nichols first played the character in October.
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ABC‘s The Bachelor was Monday’s #1 show in A18-49 (1.8/6) with a season high in its 2-hour slot. The net won the night by 70 percent in A18-34 over its closest competition (1.7/6 vs. 1.0/4 CBS).
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Discovery Channel was cable’s #1 non-sports network for Men in 2015 and ended the year with double-digit gains in Total Viewers P2+ and ratings increases across key demos vs. last year in L+3. The net finished 2015 with its highest rated year ever across both Persons 25-54 and Men 25-54 and its most watched year ever in Total Viewers P2+. The network also delivered its highest rated year in more than 10 years among Women 25-54 and Women 18-49.
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GSN announced that 2015 was its most-watched year ever in both cable prime time and total day among Total Viewers and the key demos, A18-49, Women 18-49, A25-54 and Women 25-54.
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