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ON TELEVISION (THURSDAY 1/21/16)
BBC AMERICA: London Spy (Premiere) at 10pm
BRAVO: Recipe for Deception (Premiere) at 10pm
CW: DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (Premiere) at 8pm
CW: The 100 (Premiere) at 9pm
FX: Baskets (Premiere) at 10pm
IFC: Portlandia (Premiere) at 10pm
SHOWTIME: Dark Net (Premiere) at 11pm
CMT: I Love Kellie Pickler (Finale) at 10pm
FYI: Food Porn (Finale) at 9:30pm
NBC: Heroes Reborn (Finale) at 8pm
Original cast members from some of TV’s most iconic comedies will be on hand for NBC’s Must See TV: A Tribute to James Burrows, celebrating the sitcom director’s 1000th episode (for NBC’s Crowded). “The caliber of talent joining us to celebrate Jimmy’s accomplishments is a testament to his imprint in television history,” said Paul Telegdy, president, alternative and late night programming. In addition to previously announced Friends dropping by (albeit Matthew Perry in a pre-taped segment), cast members from Cheers, Frasier, Will & Grace, Taxi, The Big Bang Theory, Wings, Mike & Molly will be on hand, as well as Two and a Half Men’s Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen. Special airs Sunday, February 21 at 9p.
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CBS O&O’s and affiliates on Mountain and Pacific time will have the option of airing the Grammy Awards live on Monday, February 15, rather than on a delayed basis. The move follows a similar strategy for The Oscars, Emmys and Golden Globes, so viewers can keep pace with social chatter. Participating stations in the Pacific time zone will rerun the awards show after the live broadcast.
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Nielsen is adding Facebook to its social ratings, for the past three years restricted to Twitter. Slated to debut in the first half of 2016, the new data, dubbed Social Content Ratings, “is part of Nielsen’s ongoing effort to evolve our measurement to reflect the total audience across screens and platforms,” said Nielsen Social president Sean Casey. “Nielsen Social measurement is evolving to provide a comprehensive, standardized picture of how consumers are responding to program content through social media, wherever and whenever.” Social media conversation about original video programming from TV and OTT streaming providers will be measured for linear airtimes as well as on a 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week basis. Next up: Instagram.
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BET had a question for Fox News contributor Stacey Dash after the Clueless actress suggested on Wednesday’s Fox & Friends that, “if we don’t want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like BET and the BET Awards and the Image Awards where you’re only awarded if you’re black.” Along with a shot of Dash on the network’s The Game, BET tweeted, “Soooooo @RealStaceyDash can we get our check back…or nah?”
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The recipients of the NAACP Chairman’s Award, presented during the 47th Annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday, February 5 at 9p on TV One, include Brittany “Bree” Newsome; Justice League NYC; Concerned Student 1950 Collective at the University of Missouri, Columbia; The University of Mississippi NAACP College Chapter; Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III; Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley; Rev. Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, and Jussie Smollett. Two-hour special airs live.
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My Time/Your Time earned a pilot order from CBS. Comedy comes from Hilary Winston (Bad Teacher) and Carter Bays and Craig Thomas (How I Met Your Mother).
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The first series to be produced at the Viacom International Studios in Miami: Nickelodeon telenovela I Am Frankie. Adapted from Latin American series Yo Soy Frankie, the show centers on “an experimental android who navigates the perils and wonders of being a teenager.” The studio, completed late last year, is a multiplatform production hub for all Viacom properties.
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Freeform’s “That’s So Throwback” event Saturday, January 23 and Sunday, January 24 includes High School Musical on Saturday at 4:30p followed by Clueless and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. On Sunday, Grease is the word at 9:30p.
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Smithsonian Channel and Major League Baseball are teaming for four docs, focused on Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Ted Williams. Narrated by Martin Sheen, Major League Legends will air Monday nights at 8p, starting February 29.
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Daytime’s FABLife will not be back for a second season. “We’re extremely proud of everyone involved with the show and would like to thank them for all of their contributions and tireless efforts,” said Janice Marinelli, president of Disney/ABC home entertainment and television distribution. Exec producer and co-host Tyra Banks exited two months after the lifestyle show’s September launch.
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Harry, the one-hour show hosted by entertainer Harry Connick, Jr., has been sold in over 90 percent of the country, reports NBCUniversal Domestic Television Distribution. It debuts in national syndication September 12, 2016.
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Brandon Jay McLaren (Graceland) will recur on NBC’s Chicago Fire. Dick Wolf drama airs Tuesdays at 10p.
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Devious Maids signed Ryan McPartlin (Chuck) to a recurring role. The Lifetime dramedy was renewed for season four in September.
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Meagan Good (Minority Report) landed a recurring role on CBS’s Code Black. Freshman medical drama airs Wednesdays at 10p.
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NBC won the week of January 11 in the A18-49 demo, the first network since 1997-98 to top 15 of the season’s first 17 weeks. CBS drew the most primetime viewers, averaging 10.6 million.
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Sunday’s post-NFL playoff 60 Minutes, featuring Charlie Rose’s interview with Sean Penn, was seen by 20.6 million viewers. That’s the CBS news show’s biggest audience since 2008.
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CW’s The Flash returned from its winter hiatus up 10% among A18-34 for its last original (to 1.1/5) and steady among A18-49 (1.3/4), and placed first in its time slot among M18-34 (1.3/6).
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Tuesday’s season two premiere of ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter opened to 3.3 million total viewers and 1.0 among A18-49; the second hour hit series lows of 3 million and .9.
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Food Network’s Worst Cooks in America posted a 1.0 rating across both A25-54 and A25-34 on Sunday, up 35% and 86% respectively versus year-ago and ranking 5th for the Sunday 9p timeslot. Guy’s Grocery Games delivered a .8 rating among A25-54, up 62% year-over-year, and its highest rating ever among A25-34, .9, up 77%.
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Syndicated talk shows Dr. Phil (up 25% week to week) and Live With Kelly and Michael (down 17% after hitting a season high) tied for W25-54 viewers the week ending January 10, with 1.5.
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Steve Harvey scored all-time record high metered market ratings with newly crowned Miss Universe, Pia “don’t beat yourself up” Wurtzbach as his guest. The January 18 show hit 2.6/6, up 44% versus last year.
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Discovery’s Gold Rush delivered a 3.02 P25-54 rating with 5.51 million total viewers P2+ on Friday, January 15 in L+3, reaching season highs across M25-54, P18-49 M18-34 and P12-17.The episode was Friday night’s #1 non-sports telecast on all of TV for the 13th straight week in M25-54 and M18-49.
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Hallmark Channel’s Love on the Sidelines garnered a 2.1 HH rating and 2.4 million total viewers to become the #1 HH rated program of the day on Saturday. On Sunday, the premiere of Hallmark Movies & Mysteries’ Flower Shop Mystery: Mum’s the Word averaged a 1.2 HH rating and became the most-watched January original premiere in network history.
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BROADWAY
Spring Awakening is closing on Sunday January 24, 2016.
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